hi,
My first question is whether or not you think this metric or some variant can be used to detect current conflict in articles (rather than the existence of past conflict). My thinking is that if conflict can be detected early, it may be possible for the peacemakers to guide the conflict to a consensus rather than attempt to do so once hostilities are well-established.
the simplest approach would be to automatically detect 3R violations (or 2R, if it made sense).
best,
dj