User:Mrg3105/sandbox for Jimbo's quotes

sometimes what happens around here is that good people get mad at each other, and things spiral out of control.

--Jimbo

Mon Feb 3 14:31:31 UTC 2003

I don't think it's really ever useful to ascribe bad motives to people on talk pages or in the comments field.

First, it tends to escalate any conflict by rising the ire of the other person. If you already think the other person has bad motives, keep in mind that they probably don't think so, and that you're saying so will just tend to make them dig in their heels.

Second, it leaves a less-clean "paper trail" in case the person needs to be banned. YOU be an angel, and let the OTHER PERSON be the devil, and then if it's absolutely impossible to resolve the situation otherwise, I have a clean paper trail, clearer proof of who was not working co-operatively.

But the irony is, I believe, strict adherence to civility will mean that we almost never get to the 2nd point, because problems will usually be worked out amicably.

--Jimbo

Sun Feb 23 11:33:29 UTC 2003