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by sgift 922 days ago
Ah, yes, the age old "I'm not an asshole! I just have high standards!"

High standards can be communicated without being toxic. It's just more effort. If most people had the same high standards for their answers they have on the contributions of others (whether on Wikipedia or in general) things would be far better.

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> High standards can be communicated without being toxic.

Depends on the perception of toxicity. Just not being supportive or pointing out objective flaws is sometimes perceived as toxic by some people, while others take any sh*t and critique and consider it as valuable as long as it's true.

This is especially problematic in an international project, where multiple cultures clash. Though, this is likely only a problem for English Wikipedia.