[WikiEN-l] Civility poll results

[Ray Saintonge]

FT2 wrote:
>    - Dispute resolution is the communally mandated way of resolving all
>    disputes. Because disputes can be volatile, dispute resolution is expected
>    to be actively promoted by all users who wish to engage in a dispute, either
>    by trying to resolve it, or by referring the dispute to a formal resolution
>    venue.

The problem with this one is that when things get to a formal stage the 
battle has likely already been lost.  Formal dispute resolution is 
highly adversarial with the disputants willing to pull out any evidence 
that could remotely help their cause; this exacerbates the problem and 
brings attention to details that would have otherwise been dismissed as 
insignificant.

Better to find ways that bring disputants together instead of wedging 
them apart.

Ec