Concordia is an organization of editors on Wikipedia that strive to encourage civility and fair treatment among all editors in the Wikipedian community, from the WikiGnome to the Wikiholic. The project was designed to have a friendly and helpful environment to support any unfortunate Wikipedians that have become victims of incivility, hostility, or continual disrespect. Concordia also aims to continually preserve the five pillars that define Wikipedia's character and Wikipedia's guidelines for civility.

The word Concordia has many meanings, from the Latin word for "harmony" (literally "with (one) heart") to the Roman goddess of harmony and concord.

We are a community-driven project; however, we have no official position within Wikipedia. Our group strives to encourage fair treatment for all Wikipedia users and to improve civility in the community. If you have something to add to this page, then add it. If you have a goal that is relevant to the group, or way we could accomplish a relevant goal, then please tell us.

1. Concordia members are not moderators, judges or or anything of the like. We simply believe that civility makes the Wikipedia a better place.
2. Concordia members are responsible for their actions: Concordia, as an organisation, is not.
3. Concordia members aren't given superiority over any other Wikipedian on the ground they a Concordian member
4. Concordia is not a bad faith organisation.

Our goal, put very simply, is to encourage the community to be more civil so Wikipedians may state their opinions in an appropriate manner. We hope to promote civility within the community to make Wikipedia a nicer place to work. We acknowledge, respect, and support the goals of other organizations in Wikipedia, such as Wikipedia: Esperanza, which has as its goal the creation of a stronger sense of community among Wikipedians. However, we believe that the significance of civil conversation in the interaction of all Wikipedians is sufficiently important in and of itself to justify that it be given the kind of attention it can receive from an organization such as this one.

Editors should not discriminate against other editors for their beliefs or how they express them, so long as they have behaved suitably. If you have an issue with any user because of their actions, express your concerns to them in private (not in a public discussion, for instance) and do not hold their actions against them, but instead be civil and assume good faith. This helps make Wikipedia easier to work in, and helps prevent disputes from forming.

These pillars form much of the basis of Wikipedia, and are central to it. They should be respected by all editors, no matter how long or much they have edited here. People should ensure their edits are within these base rules in order to retain structure within the community.

One pillar mentions keeping a cool head in a hot situation. This is easily broken, especially in high-profile straw polls. How about a nice cup of tea?

People should remain civil, if not friendly, to each other at all times and try to find common ground between one another through negotiation, as they would do in real life situations.

People should always follow Wikipedia's rules of civility, and they should be properly enforced.

The members of Concordia are working on many things to promote civility and develop this organization. Some of these are listed below.

1. Spread the Five Pillars.
2. Encourage civility with 'minor trinkets', eg a coffee cup and a few words.

1. Roll-out civility barnstar.

   Barnstar has been created and is currently undergoing the Barnstar approval process.

2. Work with users to help them become more civil.
3. Promote civility and peace, rather than warping into enforcing justice.
4. Set up a deletion noticeboard.
5. Make a voluntary help desk to help resolve civility issues before the dispute resolution process.
6. Establish general noticeboard linking to pages requiring assistance to remain civil.

1. Expand this page and create templates for our members to use.
2. Elect council for a 3-month term.
3. Create civility templates.
4. Change our name.

Anybody is welcome to become a member, whether they have been a member for a minute or year, made 10 edits or 10,000.

We ask people to add their names here.

This organisation is run by a seven-person council. Councillors then decide on major things. The current seats in the council are:

Concordia is an organization of editors on Wikipedia that strive to encourage civility and fair treatment among all editors in the Wikipedian community, from the WikiGnome to the Wikiholic. The project was designed to have a friendly and helpful environment to support any unfortunate Wikipedians that have become victims of incivility, hostility, or continual disrespect. Concordia also aims to continually preserve the five pillars that define Wikipedia's character and Wikipedia's guidelines for civility.

The word Concordia has many meanings, from the Latin word for "harmony" (literally "with (one) heart") to the Roman goddess of harmony and concord.

We are a community-driven project; however, we have no official position within Wikipedia. Our group strives to encourage fair treatment for all Wikipedia users and to improve civility in the community. If you have something to add to this page, then add it. If you have a goal that is relevant to the group, or way we could accomplish a relevant goal, then please tell us.

1. Concordia members are not moderators, judges or or anything of the like. We simply believe that civility makes the Wikipedia a better place.
2. Concordia members are responsible for their actions: Concordia, as an organisation, is not.
3. Concordia members aren't given superiority over any other Wikipedian on the ground they a Concordian member
4. Concordia is not a bad faith organisation.

Our goal, put very simply, is to encourage the community to be more civil so Wikipedians may state their opinions in an appropriate manner. We hope to promote civility within the community to make Wikipedia a nicer place to work. We acknowledge, respect, and support the goals of other organizations in Wikipedia, such as Wikipedia: Esperanza, which has as its goal the creation of a stronger sense of community among Wikipedians. However, we believe that the significance of civil conversation in the interaction of all Wikipedians is sufficiently important in and of itself to justify that it be given the kind of attention it can receive from an organization such as this one.

Editors should not discriminate against other editors for their beliefs or how they express them, so long as they have behaved suitably. If you have an issue with any user because of their actions, express your concerns to them in private (not in a public discussion, for instance) and do not hold their actions against them, but instead be civil and assume good faith. This helps make Wikipedia easier to work in, and helps prevent disputes from forming.

These pillars form much of the basis of Wikipedia, and are central to it. They should be respected by all editors, no matter how long or much they have edited here. People should ensure their edits are within these base rules in order to retain structure within the community.

One pillar mentions keeping a cool head in a hot situation. This is easily broken, especially in high-profile straw polls. How about a nice cup of tea?

People should remain civil, if not friendly, to each other at all times and try to find common ground between one another through negotiation, as they would do in real life situations.

People should always follow Wikipedia's rules of civility, and they should be properly enforced.

The members of Concordia are working on many things to promote civility and develop this organization. Some of these are listed below.

1. Spread the Five Pillars.
2. Encourage civility with 'minor trinkets', eg a coffee cup and a few words.

1. Roll-out civility barnstar.

   Barnstar has been created and is currently undergoing the Barnstar approval process.

2. Work with users to help them become more civil.
3. Promote civility and peace, rather than warping into enforcing justice.
4. Set up a deletion noticeboard.
5. Make a voluntary help desk to help resolve civility issues before the dispute resolution process.
6. Establish general noticeboard linking to pages requiring assistance to remain civil.

1. Expand this page and create templates for our members to use.
2. Elect council for a 3-month term.
3. Create civility templates.
4. Change our name.

Anybody is welcome to become a member, whether they have been a member for a minute or year, made 10 edits or 10,000.

We ask people to add their names here.

This organisation is run by a seven-person council. Councillors then decide on major things. The current seats in the council are:

Template loop detected: Wikipedia:Concordia/Timeline

You can talk on our talk page or on IRC channel. Rules for the IRC channels are available here.

• Wikipedia:Kindness Campaign
• Wikipedia:Esperanza
• Wikipedia:Harmonious editing club
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedians against censorship

You can talk on our talk page or on IRC channel. Rules for the IRC channels are available here.

• Wikipedia:Kindness Campaign
• Wikipedia:Esperanza
• Wikipedia:Harmonious editing club
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedians against censorship