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=='''The Olive Branch''': A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)==
Welcome to the first edition of ''The Olive Branch''. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in [[WP:DR|dispute resolution]] (DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are [[User:Ocaasi/DRlist|active in DR]], but if you would prefer not to receive any messages, just
'''Background''': Let's start with brief overview of the DR ecosystem. Most disputes begin at an article talk page, and many are settled there. Policy specific questions are typically raised at a noticeboard, such as [[WP:BLPN]] (biographies of living persons), [[WP:RSN]] (reliable sources), [[WP:ORN]] (original research), [[WP:FRINGE]] (alternative beliefs/pseudoscience), [[WP:CP]] or [[WP:NFCR]] or [[WP:MCQ]] (copyright), [[WP:PM]] (mergers), [[WP:RM]] (page moves), [[WP:ELN]] (external links), [[WP:NN]] (notability), [[WP:ANI]] (administrator's incidents), or [[WP:AN3]] (edit warring). User conduct issues go through [[WP:WQA|Wikiquette noticeboard]] while more serious situations warrant an [[WP:RFC/U]]. Small disputes can start with the lightweight [[WP:3O|Third opinion]] process; more substantial disputes wind up at the [[WP:DRN|Dispute resolution noticeboard]]; and even more intractable issues arrive at [[WP:MEDCOM|the Mediation Committee]]. Some complex questions can be resolved with an [[WP:RFC]]. Last, [[WP:ARBCOM]] often needs to step in and levy a decision. An obvious observation here that there are ''a lot'' of places where dispute resolution happens. Some of them are more extensive, better known, or more effective than others.
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