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* It helps immensely if you are an established editor with a history on the site. While we won't dismiss a newbie out of hand, having "street cred" will get more (and more serious) attention paid to your suggestion. |
* It helps immensely if you are an established editor with a history on the site. While we won't dismiss a newbie out of hand, having "street cred" will get more (and more serious) attention paid to your suggestion. |
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* Be polite (or at least calm), even if — ''especially'' if — |
* Be polite (or at least calm), even if — ''especially'' if — the discussion isn't going your way. Getting snarky or insulting because you're not finding the support you want is not going to win you points with ''anyone''. |
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For an example how ''not'' to try to get a policy changed, see [[Topic:Vnpmfc6vpn4n2toz|this thread]] on the talk page for [[Magnificent Bastard]]. |
For an example how ''not'' to try to get a policy changed, see [[Topic:Vnpmfc6vpn4n2toz|this thread]] on the talk page for [[Magnificent Bastard]]. |
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