--- Kelly Martin kelly.lynn.martin@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/28/05, Poor, Edmund W Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com wrote:
- it's not a matter of two people "disputing"
- it's a matter of one party being "right" and the other party being
"wrong"
I disagree. It's a matter of two people disputing. One of them may be disputing in a manner we approve of and the other disputing in a manner we do not. The purpose of dispute resolution is not to Find What Is Right, but rather to enable the disputants to come to an agreement without tearing each other's heads off.
Hmm. I would see the purpose of dispute resolution as simply to resolve the dispute; sometimes we do this by helping the disputants come to a civilised agreement, sometimes we do this by ruling on editors' behaviour and applying sanctions. The former is preferable, but isn't always possible. For those cases, we shouldn't be afraid to "Find What Is Right" (with respect to our policies, that is).
-- Matt
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