| Future absences |
My activity will be subject to a gradual decrease in volume for the near future:
- None planned: fully here. :)
Code is borrowed from User:FT2, with thanks.
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| Advice for Dispute Resolution |
It is essential that you bear in mind throughout dispute resolution that the end result of the discussions should be one that has the most positive effect on the encyclopedia. Bear that in mind, and I'm confident you will all be able to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
- —AGK on User talk:AGK ([1])
Perhaps this will be useful to editors in dispute.
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| The Aim of the Mediator |
In all cases [Mediators] strive to achieve conciliation through negotiation. Mediators listen to both sides, they attempt to help each party recognize and value the other party's position. Mediators attempt to resolve differences in a mutually agreeable manner, and try to ensure meaningful discussions can take place.
- —The Mediation policy, #Mediators ([2])
Very useful thought, and one I often refer to.
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Hello! I'm Anthony, known as AGK on various Wikimedia projects. There's not much I can say about myself, really—the curious might wish to review my activities or contributions. You can probably catch me on Freenode IRC as "[AGK]", and you can email me using the details here. My favourite article happens to be " 0.999...". I try not to be too much of a metapedian, but fail rather badly.
I became an administrator over a year ago (April 2007), and I contribute from that angle as well; I'm also a mediator, and I will be happy to get involved in a heated dispute that requires third-party intervention (drop a note on my talk page, or formally request mediation if you prefer). If you have any assistance, queries, or requests, visit here and drop me a message; or, see below.
Contact AGK
If you need to contact me on-Wiki, user talk:AGK is the quickest way to leave me a message. If you have a topic for discussion that you would like me to address privately, user:AGK/Contact has full information on connecting with me via IRC, email, and Skype. When private-messaging me on IRC, emailing me, or adding me as a Skype contact, please include your full Wikipedia account name.
Some quotations
- "...Conflict is going to happen whether you want it or not. People will butt heads. Sometimes when you least expect it."
- "...Progress in mediation comes swiftly for those who try their hardest."
- "...We are none of us infallible—not even the youngest of us."
- "...Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."
- "...We may have different religions, different languages, different coloured skin, but we all belong to one human race..."
and Quips
- "...If Barbie is so popular, why do you need to buy her friends?"
- "...The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners."
- "...How many Visual Basic programmers does it take to change a lightbulb? They don't know how. They have C++ programmers to change their lightbulbs. They make wonderfully decorated light switches, though..."
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