Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Dispute resolution (section)

===Focus on content===
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Focus on article content during discussions, not on editor conduct; comment on content, not the contributor. Wikipedia is written through collaboration, and [[WP:Assume good faith|assuming that the efforts of others are in good faith]] is therefore vital. Bringing up conduct during discussions about content creates a distraction to the discussion and may inflame the situation.

Focusing on content, and not bringing up conduct, can be difficult if it seems other editors are being uncivil or stubborn. [[WP:Staying cool when the editing gets hot|Stay cool]]! It is never to your benefit to respond in kind. When it becomes too difficult or exhausting to maintain a civil discussion based on content, you should seriously consider going to an appropriate dispute resolution venue [[#Requesting other editors' help for content disputes|detailed below]]; but at no juncture should you lose your temper. Wikipedia is not like a lot of the Internet: we expect editors to be polite and reasonable at all times.