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The Third Opinion is a guide for the use of third-party mediators in a dispute. Sometimes editors cannot come to a compromise, and require a tiebreaker—a third opinion.

This page is for informally resolving disputes involving only two editors. More complex disputes should be worked out on article talk pages, or by following the dispute resolution process.

Listing a dispute

• List a controversy involving only two editors.
• Use short, neutral explanations of both sides of the argument, and provide links to appropriate talk pages or specific edits in question.
• Sign the listing with "~~~~~" (five tildes) to add the date without your name.
• Do not discuss on this page. Leave the discussion to the linked talk page.
• Provide a third opinion on another item on the list, if one exists.

Listings that do not follow the above instructions may be removed.

Providing third opinions

• Only provide third opinions on the relevant talk pages, not on this page.
• While this page is meant to provide a swift procedure, do not provide third opinions recklessly. Remember that in many of these cases, you alone get to decide either way. Read the arguments of the disputants thoroughly.
• Consider watching pages on which you state your opinion for a week or so, to ensure your opinion is not ignored. Articles listed on this page are frequently watched by very few people.
• You are, of course, entirely free to provide a third option—that is, to disagree with both disputants.
• After providing a third opinion, remove the listing from this page.

Active disagreements

• No third-opinion requests are currently pending.

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