User:Slowking4/Drain the swamp - an inspire campaign idealab project

Drain the swamp is an inspire campaign idealab project grant.

Thesis

Serious harassment thrives in an uncivil environment; New editors are greeted with an impersonal wall of templated warnings;

we need to cultivate people who can welcome new editors to the site.

Situation

incivility is widespread. w:Wikipedia:Civility wide flouted. processes are designed to bite, and facilitate biting. AfC is broken; NPP is broken; help desk is broken.

circles of civility are not broken: Teahouse is stable; Women in Red is stable; wiki loves monuments is stable; 1lib1ref worked.

presentation slides

c:File:Drain_the_swamp_idea_lab_proposal.pdf

action plan

develop a standard of practice using existing tools to welcome new editors
train people in the practice, using human resource management skill sets, and tools
monitor trainees conduct
measure improved new editor on boarding
measure increased new editor retention

standard of practice

existing places to look for new editors