Commons:Dispute resolution

Shortcut:COM:DISPUTE

COMMONS DISCUSSION PAGES(index)

• Commons Help desk
• Village pump(general discussion)
  • Copyright
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  • Technical
• Graphics and photography discussion
  • Photography critiques
  • Image improvement
    • Illustration workshop
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    • Photography workshop
    • Video and sound workshop
• Categories for discussion
• Undeletion requests
• Deletion requests
• Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard
• Translators' noticeboard
• Work requests for bots

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• Contact administrators
  • Vandalism
  • User problems(Dispute resolution)
  • Blocks and protections
• Bureaucrats' noticeboard
• CheckUser requests
• Oversight requests

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• Telegram
• IRC^webchat
• Commons mailing list(archive)
• Commons' bugs on Phabricator

Sometimes disputes (disagreements) arise between users and thendispute resolutionis necessary.

Basic dispute resolution

• Talk to the user directly. Usetalk pages,be civil, polite andassume good faithif possible.
• Consider asking other users foradvice(not intervention) on how to handle the dispute.
• Try to find creative solutions or compromises that can satisfy everyone. Make sure you understandCommons' policies and guidelinesyourself, and consider whether the other person may be right.

More advanced dispute resolution

• If necessary go toCommons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems.
• If it's a substantial content issue that has a wider impact, considerCommons:Village pump(or other language equivalents) to settle the content issue (unless adeletion requestorcategory discussionwould be more appropriate).