[WikiEN-l] Re: Arbitration Commitee Seeking Comment

Mon Jun 6 11:04:15 UTC 2005

On 6/6/05, Michael Snow <wikipedia at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Rebecca wrote:
> 
> >On 6/6/05, Michael Snow <wikipedia at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> As a result, I think that for us mediation is more likely
> >>to be useful much earlier in the process, as disputes are only beginning
> >>and before they have really had a chance to heat up. This would require
> >>watching more closely for situations where mediation can help, and a
> >>more interventionist approach from the mediators, rather than waiting
> >>for cases to come to them.

Now you're talking. I think this would solve one half of the problem,
by getting in early - though I still think mediators could do with a
bit of help learning some skills.

-- ambi