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This page in a nutshell: Most people who say they're "diffusing conflict" don't really mean it. And some other wreckage thrown in for good measure.

Now and then someone undertakes to "diffuse" a conflict budding somewhere in the project. Probably they really mean they want to defuse the problem, as in "remove its fuse" – like from a bomb – to avoid blow-ups. Diffusing a conflict would be to spread it over a wide area, which is presumably not the intention.

Sometimes people write lengthy posts at WP:ANI, or propose Arbcom cases, in hopes of defusing a situation; however, the ensuing drama often means the conflict is diffused instead.

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  Smoke can be seen diffusing at left. Next time, call the bomb defusing team.
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  Avoid blow-ups
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  Next customer!

External links

• " 12 tips for diffusing office conflict" (especially recommended – from Pest Management Professional)
• " How to Diffuse a Difficult Situation - in Just Five Words" (for those in a hurry to begin diffusing) - "There's a simple sentence that can help you to diffuse a difficult situation, and stop a fight before it begins." Possibly that's " with all due respect".
• " The 1 Skill Leaders Need To Diffuse A Conflict Between Employees" (for when the diffusion need is urgent)
• MANAGING CONFLICT AND DIFFUSING ANGER (for advanced diffusers)

Closely related concepts include:

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  Making inciteful comments
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  We can't support you in good conscious
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  Sewing chaos
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  An effluent neighborhood
• Much adieu about nothing
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  Having de Gaulle to do something

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  A civil and constructive manor
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  She's going to work weather or not
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  Breeches of civility
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  The right to bare arms
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  Buy in large
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  Aired on the side of caution

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  Duel citizens (and see also [1])
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  Where angles fear to tread
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  Pedaling bogus arguments
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  It's a doggie-dog world
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  My curiosity
  was peeked
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  My curiosity
  was peaked ^{citation needed}
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  For all intensive purposes
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  Non-consensual editing (Not illustrated: sensual editing)

Casting

Ass

Persians

Casting of ass

Persians

Repeated

ass

Persians

Veiled ass

Persians

Unnecessary ass

Persians

Baseless [7] [8]

Pussy-grabber [9]
(Formerly ass but someone objected [10])

Persians

Persian asses

Democratic ass

Republican ass

Casting

aspersion

Diffusing the balm

Conflict is inevitable when dealing with other editors, so knowing how to apply the proper solution is key. When discussion looks like it's about to explode, it's important to diffuse the balm, before things get out of hand.

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  A univalved, ^[2] inveterate admin. This one's "running" for Arbcom.
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  Then, of course, there are the unevolved admins.
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  Cetacean needed ^[3]
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  NOTBURRO.
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  Long-term tendonitis editing ^[4]
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  Assume good faixa
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  No personnel attacks

"I have now also added sauces to the page" ^[1]

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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sauces
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent saucers
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sorcerors
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent salsas
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sawsedges
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sawstops
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  Significant coverage in multiple independent sawtooths
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  Significant coverage in Kabul, Afghanistan (not Iran, so we are not casting as Persians)

Stalkers are invited to contribute appalling or unappealing blocks to this collection (perhaps later to be broken out as its own page)

Admins note! Important! It is unethical (and time-consuming) to go out and make an appalling block just to get something on the list!

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-04-24/Office actions
• " hands-down the worst block I've seen in my time on Wikipedia, and I've seen some whoppers"
• Intent to unblock

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  An appalling block
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  Unappalling blocks

External links

• Appalling blocks in Croydon

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  Fusing conflict