What are the rules about interacting courteously with other uses on WikiAnswers?

No, there are no "written" rules or policies, as we are trying hard not to become a site driven by a multitude of guidelines and regulations. This is a community, where folks collaborate on questions and answers. It's about cooperation, communication and tolerance. Courtesy should be a given.

Although Supervisors may have and indeed show diverse convictions, characters and ways of doing things, they should always keep in mind the common goal: creating and maintaining a quality permanent information resource. To enter into a bitter conflict with another Supervisor or to disrespect his or her work in any way is something that should never happen. We're all human and we will all make mistakes from time to time. We're also learning and sharing a project that is in constant expansion, and new challenges will always appear. Below are some recommendations from WikiAnswers Supervisors to help new supervisors to understand the ins and outs of effectively communicating with other supervisors. They are not meant to replace the official WikiAnswers Terms of Use or other WikiAnswers guidelines as presented in our detailed Help Center.

Here are some things to keep in mind along the way: * Before reverting a Supervisor's contribution, contact him or her and explain your concerns. Supervisors do not typically vandalize or spam the site, therefore reverting is probably not justified.

* Contact a Supervisor if you think he or she blocked a contributor without proper justification. Always let the Supervisor imposing a block know in advance if you plan to release a block or to request its release, and provide a clear and polite explanation for your reasons.

* Never speak negatively to contributors about other Supervisors or entice them to go against their work. Always talk to other Supervisors if you believe that they are behaving inappropriately.

* Try always to avoid airing differences with other supervisors at the Q&A, discussion pages, message boards and at the Supers Forum, as that may induce others to get involved turning matters more complex.

* Be polite and friendly when communicating with other Supervisors, especially when leaving posts on their public message boards. It may be a good idea, when disagreeing with other supervisor, to contact him or her as privately as possible at first, it shows courtesy and also allows to someone that made an error of judgment, to solve it without much exposure. When a disagreement arises, try to arrive at an understanding or at least find common ground. Should this fail, you can request the assistance of an experienced Supervisor or Community Assistant who both trust.