[WikiEN-l] Forgive and forget

Ray Saintonge saintonge at telus.net
Sun Jan 7 01:54:45 UTC 2007


Thomas Dalton wrote:

>>What is wrong with 'move on' as a form of dispute resolution? Beats vendetta and vindictiveness any day.
>>    
>>
>It's simply resolving the dispute by accepting defeat. In some cases,
>the dispute may be so trivial that it's easier to simply let the other
>person win, but not always.
>
Saying "Move on" can be a convenient tactical strategem for winning an 
argument, especially if the article is in your preferred state when you 
say it.  Sometimes finding a third path is preferable to putting the 
issue into a win/lose paradigm.

Ec




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