Avoiding the destructive effects of divisive or inflammatory behavior is the over arching general principle which forms the basis of a number of fundamental policies including Wikipedia:No personal attacks, Wikipedia:Assume good faith, Wikipedia:Civility, and Wikipedia:Neutral point of view.

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See also: Wikipedia:No factions of belief, an alternative proposal to address some of the same problems