Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Dealing with disputes: Difference between revisions

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===Be wary of snap judgments===

Keep in mind that the editors who may ''look'' the most disruptive, may not actually be the problem. In some complex disputes, there may be a normally good editor whomay hashave been goaded into a state of incoherence by someone wikistalkinga themwikistalker, or by harassment from a [[Wikipedia:Tag team|Tag team]] of agenda-driven editors. So don't make snap judgments on what you see, justsee—just gather the information to get a sense of the history of the participants. Keep an open mind.

==Remind them of the goals==