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The same result would have occurred if User C had become involved in the dispute without ever knowing that the dispute was listed at the 3O project page or before the dispute was listed there. The fact that User C was or was not biased or was or was not neutral would have no effect: the dispute would
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opinions, not fourth opinions, and is intended for the situation where two editors who are debating a point in full good faith just get "stuck" and can't come to a decision. Once a third editor has entered the dispute, the dispute is no longer stuck. (Indeed, even if a "genuine" Third Opinion is
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User D, who frequently issues Third Opinions, sees the dispute on the Third Opinion project page, thinks about issuing an opinion under the Third Opinion Project, and looks at article X and its talk page to get the background on the
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With no intention to issue a Third Opinion, and without removing the dispute from the WP:3O page, User C goes to article X and expresses his or her opinion about the subject of the dispute.
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User D sees User C's comments and, without issuing a Third Opinion, removes the dispute from the Third Opinion dispute list because more than two editors are involved in the dispute.
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states that Third Opinions are available under the project only if there are exactly two editors involved in the dispute. Consider the following scenario:
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It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Knowledge (XXG) contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
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User C happens to look at the Third Opinion project page, sees the dispute about X, and thinks that the dispute is interesting.
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given, it cannot "unstick" them by itself; the dispute will still not be settled until they come to consensus.)
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User A and User B are having a dispute at article X. They are the only two editors involved in the dispute.
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User C's opinion was a third opinion but was not a Third Opinion but was a Third Opinion.
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A or B lists their dispute at the Third Opinion Project to get a neutral third opinion.
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Although this page contains elements of what some warped minds might
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The reason is, basically, simple: the Third Opinion Project offers
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The Third Opinion Paradox arises from the fact that
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