I don’t think most disputes get “resolved”.
I think one person simply gives up. Maybe they don’t think the issue is
that important, maybe they feel that they don’t have the time to argue it,
maybe they feel that the other person involved is too unpleasant to want to try
to engage with, maybe they’ve found that no matter what they do, they
never make a difference. (I’ve walked away for all of those. But it doesn’t
mean the person involved is happy with the outcome, it’s probably just another
of those “straws” that eventually break the camel’s back and one
day the person walks away forever from contributing.
Kerry
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[mailto:gendergap-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Daniel and Elizabeth Case
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6:27 AM
To: Addressing gender equity and
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Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Arbcom
election
>I bet the majority
of people 1) have no clue what arbcom is 2) probably don't care much if they do
because most people won't end up there
Exactly. I suspect the
irrelevance of ArbCom to so many editors is perhaps a good thing ... perhaps
more disputes than we are ever aware of get resolved at the lowest levels, the
way they’re supposed to be, with no long-term effect on the
participants’ enthusiasm for contributing further.
Daniel Case