Part of the problem here is that we don't get a lot of news out of Belarus. So even if someone is interested and has a general opinion we may still not know the specifics. I know not to trust anything 172 writes but can't vouch for the factual basis of the alternative article.
Fred
From: "Alex R." alex756@nyc.rr.com Reply-To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:57:40 -0500 To: anthere8@yahoo.com, "English Wikipedia" wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Re: Alexander Lukashenko
From: "Anthere" anthere8@yahoo.com
Anthere a écrit:
Could someone have a look at the conflict over Alexander Lukashenko, between Adam Carr and 172. And give their opinion ? I hardly dare to say it, but I reverted to a version that is anterior to december 2003, to insure it was "somehow" stable.
Actually, I wrote this message initially to ask if some people could have a look at the issue generating the conflict, but saw no effect whatsoever. I also listed it on [[request for comment]], where it had no result
either.
Sort of an experiment. Which lend me to think the step 2 of Wikipedia:Conflict resolution is not very likely to lead to success.
I think that you may have comments or may not, but the fact of the matter is that the wiki is a collaborative process open to all. We should keep that in mind and this step in the dispute resolution process gives input to anyone interested. If there is no one interested then the parties appear to recognize the differeing POVs and if that cannot be reconciled you can take the dispute resolution process further.
I also think that involving other people in troubled waters, is perhaps asking for more troubles than not.
I think that it really has to do with content and that is something that we can help with to one degree or another.
Perhaps, rather than public calling for help (at the risk of attracting people willing to bring trouble), discreetly asking for help to specific people (known for their ability to handle conflict for example) is more likely to be beneficial.
If both are useful why not try posting it and soliciting comments; really at an early stage this could only get people interested in the subject page, that would be a good thing, no?
Alex756
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