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The Editor Retention problem and the Openness Resolution[edit]
In a unanimous vote, the Wikipedia Foundation Board enacted the Openness Resolution. That resolution discusses the importance of the issues surrounding Openness. Additionally, the resolution directly calls upon the community to, among other things, "improve and make friendlier policies and practices regarding templates, warnings, and deletion".
Rejection of good-faith contributions is a major factor in editor attrition.
Therefore: We should improve Editor Retention by reducing the Rejections of good-faith contributions.
Rejection can be a total reversion of a large contribution.
Rejection can be a total deletion of an article, image or a cateogory.
Why do we need a solution?
Potential existential issue for Wikipedia.
Rejection is most likely to affect people who perceive themselves as part of a "out group"-- new editors, older readers, people not tech-savvy, people not 100% fluent in English, people not highly literate, etc. In short, the very people we most need to include.