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Instruct involved editors to discuss the contentious material on the article's Talk page. Request outside opinions through the [[WP:BLPN|biographies of living persons noticeboard]], which is monitored by many editors and admins who are familiar with BLP issues.
It is important to remember that article subjects who are aggrieved by potential BLP violations on their biographies are generally not experienced Wikipedia editors, and they may be unfamiliar with our general conduct policies. They are often extremely angry at the fact that material they believe to be defamatory or privacy-invading is posted on the world's 10th-most-popular Web site. Exercise patience and restraint with them, and do not block them for minor violations (such as threatening a libel lawsuit over potentially-defamatory material.) Instead, refer them to the [[m:OTRS|OTRS system]] by giving them this e-mail address: '''
===Other kinds of content disputes===
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