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"WP:RETENTION" and "WP:WPER" redirect here. For the page about retaining subject-matter experts in particular, see WP:Expert retention. For WikiProject Edit requests, see WP:WikiProject Edit requests. For WikiProject Elections and Referendums, see WP:WPE&R.

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WP:RETENTION: These editors are willing to lend a helping hand. Just ask!

WikiProject Editor Retention aims to retain Wikipedians. Editors are as important as content. Without editors, there are no contributions. Without contributions, the encyclopedia grows stagnant. Editor retention is the concern and proactive effort of retaining contributors.

We aim to do the following: discuss patterns of behavior or processes that discourage editors, guide editors to optimal venues for having their questions answered or disputes resolved, and create projects to provide support and recognize editors. Policies are not decided here, but are discussed, hoping to find solutions that are specifically geared toward retaining editors. Since some of the topics are controversial and contentious, we ask that editors strive for civility in their participation in discussions and projects here.

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Editing Goals<br>Overview<br>Project Goals<br>Discussions & Links

Editing Goals

Stay calm and maintain a professional demeanor. Patience is key.

Avoid conflict , even when you know you are right. Give other editors the benefit of the doubt.

Assume good faith toward your collaborating editors, if not their edits. Assuming good faith is not intended to be self-destructive, but to avoid conflict.

Ignore attacks . Not easily done, but a real timesaver. Attacks and counter-attacks are hazardous to your mental health. The best and most frequently offered administrative advice is to move on, and, if absolutely necessary, return the next day.

Don't take it personally . Editors make mistakes. Communicating our thoughts is not easily done on the Internet.

Don't isolate your interpretation . There are many interpretations other than yours. What you read might NOT be what was meant.

Don't think of editing as a competition . WE are cohorts, collaborating to improve our thing.

Don't edit when angry or upset . Stay off the article and talk page in question. Never let your anger or frustration be the deciding factor in your behavior.

Don't forget the human dimension of Wikipedia editing. Keep things in perspective. There is a real, living and breathing, sensitive human on the other side of the discussion.

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Exercises Daily

Johnson524

Editor of the Week<br>for the week beginning May 10, 2026

A 5-tool editor! Joining in 2022, Johnson524 has been a boon to the project. They helped the editors at Talk:Syrian civil war come to a consensus on including a collage in the article's infobox - a topic which has been very contentious in the past, and on a high-profile page. They are collegial and considerate, while still moving the work forward. Johnson524 has contributed a score of Good Articles, expanding our coverage of current events, Catholicism, and North Carolina. Johnson524 has also helped out with new page patrol, copy editing, and DYK.

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Overview

Editor retention is a Wikipedia-wide problem. This WikiProject aims to build a stronger Wikipedia for the future, a Wikipedia in which editors want to work and participate, rather than pointing fingers or making accusations at one another. Pointing out the positive actions of administrators and others is encouraged, as we believe the best way to lead is by example. We want to point out what is RIGHT about Wikipedia, encourage others to use those methods, and establish new methods and ideas that make editing Wikipedia enjoyable, fulfilling, and rewarding for everyone.

Spreading awareness

Editors can display one of these userboxes to promote the project and let editors know your interest.

Welcome new users from the Special:Log/newusers list with our welcome template: {{subst:WikiProject Editor Retention/Welcome}} or one of the standardised templates found at Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome templates. Another available option for finding new editors is "Recent changes" in the drop-down menu (under the WikiGlobe to our left)...