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last week" that a junior staffer may get from a manager or supervisor in the hallway or via e-mail. In fact, since there are no managers or leaders on Knowledge (XXG) overseeing the work of editors, you might never hear these types of encouraging words. By clicking on "Page information" on the left of any page, you can see the number of times the page in question has been viewed. However, the only feedback you get is from fellow editors like yourself, who have not been tasked with the job of encouraging or developing other editors. Unfortunately, feedback from fellow editors tends to skew to the negative side of the continuum.
171:). Sometimes, you may get a longer, more detailed form of feedback via a Talk page message, but instead of beginning with thanks for all the good things you have added to articles from a certain topic, the editor launches into a critique of your non-standard reference citation parameters and your non-compliance with various formatting guidelines. Or worse, an editor may accuse you of being a "lazy" editor whose "sloppy writing" and "careless work" is bringing down the standard of the encyclopedia. Ouch! 124:: creating a high-quality, free, online encyclopedia that will contain all the sum of human knowledge (cue rapturous and inspirational symphonic and choral music and images of dramatic sunrises and pictures of the vast expanses of the cosmos)… However, the day-to-day and week-to-week experience of being a volunteer editor on a massive online project like Knowledge (XXG) can sometimes be less than inspiring. 128: 35: 105: 200:
player in the section, at the back of the orchestra, no one will say "good job" or "thanks for your great playing". But it is still worthwhile to play as a volunteer, because if YOU know that you are playing well, you know that you are contributing to a greater purpose: making beautiful music for the
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Because Knowledge (XXG) is edited online by editors, many anonymous, who come from all over the world, you may not even get that occasional encouraging "sounds good" comment that a string section player may get from time to time from her section leader, or the occasional "good work on the Smith file
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So you may devote much of your free time to creating articles, fixing errors and improving writing, but the only feedback you get from weeks or months of work may be curtly-worded edit summaries such as "Revert unnecessary text", "Rvt poor writing" or even "Revert junk" or "Revert crap" (the latter
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By showing more genuine thanks and gratitude to our fellow editors for the good work they are doing on the project, it can help to improve the editing environment, which can reduce editor drop-out rates and help encourage new users to join the project. Then, perhaps we will all feel more like this
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raise the matter of formatting: "You may not be aware, but last month, the editors on this article came to the consensus that we would use XYZ formatting style for all references. A how-to-guide on using this formatting style is available at ." And why not close with a friendly line: "Best wishes
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to the value of the project and improving the encyclopedia, this sense of self-worth can help to sustain your motivation during long periods of editing in which you get either no positive feedback, or even just negative feedback ("revert useless added text"), or critical Talk page messages: "Your
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Returning to Knowledge (XXG), if you think about all the good things you are contributing to the encyclopedia—updated information, new statistics, additional examples, grammar corrections, formatting fixes, etc.—you can have a good feeling about your contribution to the larger, greater project of
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We all need to work more on improving how we provide feedback to our fellow editors. Yes, editor X is adding content to an article with references using an incorrect formatting style, which is not the style that was agreed to on the article last month after an extensive Talk page discussion. But
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One thing that can improve your experience when you are participating in a large initiative or project is to change your mindset. Instead of participating in the project with the hopes of recognition and praise for your contribution, participate for the joy of contributing to a great, worthwhile
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The addition of the "Thanks" button, which allows editors to thank other editors for their work is a step in the right direction. It is a great tool to send a quick "thanks" when you like the new text an editor has added, the work they have done to fix some grammar, or the new article they have
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Editing Knowledge (XXG) can sometimes seem to be a thankless task. You may spend much of your free time creating articles and fixing them, and all you may hear back from other editors is criticism or reversion notifications. While we should edit Knowledge (XXG) for the love of the project, not
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The sense that your contributions are not appreciated is not a problem unique to Knowledge (XXG). Junior office workers employed in large, bureaucratic organizations may also feel like insignificant parts of a machine, and they may feel that their efforts are not
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Part of the challenge is not unique to Knowledge (XXG). Indeed, a person working as a rank-and-file member in any large group, such as a junior staffer working in a cubicle in a huge government department or massive multinational corporation or an
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edits are lowering the quality of article X...the article was better before you started making changes.") Just like the double bass player at the back of the section, you need to believe that you are helping to contribute to the larger project.
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formatting to article." If the editor who made the formatting error is watching the article, they will see the correction and the edit summary, which will help them to learn about how to improve it.
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section may never get a "thank you" or praise. But they still enjoy playing, because they know that their contribution is part of what makes the whole orchestra concert sound great for the audience.
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Another approach would be to simply correct the formatting error and use a neutral, factual wording in the edit summary that does not criticize the editor who made the error, e.g., "Apply
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It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Knowledge (XXG) contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
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creating and maintaining a reliable, high-quality encyclopedia. If you believe that on balance, you are
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and they may feel that they are not being recognized for their contributions to the larger project.
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created. But as editors, we need to do more than press the "Thanks" button from time to time.
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Assume that everyone's assuming good faith, assuming that you are assuming good faith
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primarily with the hope of being thanked, a little more thanks would go a long way.
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initiative. Let's return to the analogy of playing as a string player in a huge
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If you want to make an editor aware of formatting errors, remember that, as
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Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack
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Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument
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Knowledge (XXG) is not here to tell the world about your noble cause
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Criticisms of society may be consistent with NPOV and reliability
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with your editing, and thank you for the work you're doing : )"
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remember that they are likely adding material to the article in
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Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article
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Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals
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Knowledge (XXG) is not being written in an organized fashion
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Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify
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Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass
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What to do if your article gets tagged for speedy deletion
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Children's lit, adult new readers, & large-print books
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Editing Knowledge (XXG) is like visiting a foreign country
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How many Wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb?
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How to put up a straight pole by pushing it at an angle
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No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability
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Knowledge (XXG):Do not expect rewards for your editing
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Don't demolish the house while it's still being built
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