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Before I exit for good, I wanted to add a potentially helpful suggestion, since I saw some atmosphere discussion elsewhere. There is an excellent extension for promoting goodwill and a positive atmosphere on a wiki, it is called '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Thanks Thanks]''' (it requires the Echo extension, which is also '''very''' useful to users, providing enhanced notifications). The '''Thanks''' extension allows both users and admins to give thanks and show appreciation for efforts on helpful edits. Such an extension could help to offset the tone of hurried, "brief, or blunt" (quoting Cole) admin actions, by supplementing it with some highly positive and appreciative ones that are a quick, easy click while reviewing changes/diffs. Having such a feature is a great way to help foster a community atmosphere, and I'd imagine it is why it is used on Wikimedia/Wikipedia projects. I install both on the wikis I work on, as I find it has a very beneficial effect on atmosphere. Good luck and cheers! :) - [[User:CrystalFlower|CrystalFlower]] ([[User talk:CrystalFlower|talk]]) 13:26, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Before I exit for good, I wanted to add a potentially helpful suggestion, since I saw some atmosphere discussion elsewhere. There is an excellent extension for promoting goodwill and a positive atmosphere on a wiki, it is called '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Thanks Thanks]''' (it requires the Echo extension, which is also '''very''' useful to users, providing enhanced notifications). The '''Thanks''' extension allows both users and admins to give thanks and show appreciation for efforts on helpful edits. Such an extension could help to offset the tone of hurried, "brief, or blunt" (quoting Cole) admin actions, by supplementing it with some highly positive and appreciative ones that are a quick, easy click while reviewing changes/diffs. Having such a feature is a great way to help foster a community atmosphere, and I'd imagine it is why it is used on Wikimedia/Wikipedia projects. I install both on the wikis I work on, as I find it has a very beneficial effect on atmosphere. Good luck and cheers! :) - [[User:CrystalFlower|CrystalFlower]] ([[User talk:CrystalFlower|talk]]) 13:26, 26 August 2021 (UTC)