Wikipedia:Diffusing conflict

Diffusing conflict

Now and then someone undertakes to "diffuse" a conflict budding somewhere in the project. Probably they really mean they want to defuse the problem, as in "remove its fuse" – like from a bomb – to avoid blow-ups. Diffusing a conflict would be to spread it over a wide area, which is presumably not the intention.

Sometimes people write lengthy posts at WP:ANI, or propose Arbcom cases, in hopes of defusing a situation; however, the ensuing drama often means the conflict is diffused instead.

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  Smoke can be seen diffusing at left. Next time, call the bomb defusing team.
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  Avoid blow-ups
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  Next customer!

External links

• "12 tips for diffusing office conflict" (especially recommended – from Pest Management Professional)
• "How to Diffuse a Difficult Situation - in Just Five Words" (for those in a hurry to begin diffusing)
• "The 1 Skill Leaders Need To Diffuse A Conflict Between Employees" (for when the diffusion need is urgent)
• MANAGING CONFLICT AND DIFFUSING ANGER (for advanced diffusers)

Casting dispersions, inciteful comments, and so on

Closely related concepts include:

• duel citizens;
• casting dispersions, casting of ass Persians, veiled ass Persians, or even unnecessary ass Persians;
• making inciteful, diffamatory , or half-hazard comments;
• hoisting blame;
• being foist with one's own petard (or pittard);
• supporting something in good conscious;
• sewing chaos;
• receiving carpe blanch;
• maintaining a civil and constructive manor;
• venturing where angles fear to tread;
• pedalling bogus arguments;
• committing sudoku;
• for all intensive purposes; and of course
• feeling loathe to do something (or maybe doing it weather or not).

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  Making inciteful comments
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  We can't support you in good conscious
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  Sewing chaos
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  An effluent neighborhood

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  A civil and constructive manor
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  She's going to work weather or not
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  Breeches of civility
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  The right to bare arms
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  Buy in large

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  Duel citizens (and see also [1])
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  Where angles fear to tread
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  Pedalling bogus arguments
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  It's a doggie-dog world
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  My curiosity
  was peeked
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  My curiosity
  was peaked

Casting

Ass

Persians

Casting of ass

Persians

Veiled ass

Persians

Unnecessary ass

Persians

(With proper care and feeding this ass-Persians gag can be milked for years.)

Applying solutions

Diffusing the balm

Conflict is inevitable when dealing with other editors, so knowing how to apply the proper solution is key. When discussion looks like it's about to explode, it's important to diffuse the balm, before things get out of hand.

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Univalved administrators

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  A univalved,^[2] inveterate admin. This one's "running" for Arbcom.
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  Then, of course, there are the unevolved admins.
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  Cetacean needed^[3]
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  NOTBURRO.
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  Long-term tendonitis editing^[4]
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  Assume good faixa

Significant coverage

"I have now also added sauces to the page"

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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sauces
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent saucers
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sorcerors
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent salsas
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sawsedges
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sawstops
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sawtooths
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  Significant coverage in Kabul, Afghanistan (not Iran, so we are not casting as Persians)

Guide to unappealing or appalling blocks

Not to be confused with WP:Guide to appealing blocks.

".... and I've seen some whoppers"

Stalkers are invited to contribute appalling or unappealing blocks to this collection (perhaps later to be broken out as its own page)

Admins note! Important! It is unethical (and time-consuming) to go out and make an appalling block just to get something on the list!

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-04-24/Office actions
• "hands-down the worst block I've seen in my time on Wikipedia, and I've seen some whoppers"
• Intent to unblock

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  An appalling block
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  Unappalling blocks

Fusing conflicts

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  Fusing conflict