User:Ed Poor/Arguments

Lively, vigorous argument is a good thing in itself,

and won't drive away anyone who's worth keeping. We're not a

social club here, we're producing a product, and if a little

shouting helps that project, that's fine. What drives people

away is when they feel they aren't contributing. If they spend

more time arguing than writing, and the arguments don't actually

serve to improve the articles, then they feel their time is being

wasted.

So arguments here should be judged not on their belligerence,

but on their productivity. Is the argument truly seeking to

make a better article, or is it just arguing for the sake of

argument, or to push an agenda?