User blog comment:ForestFairy/How to resolve conflict/@comment-9380534-20150821040527

"What may sound strange, is that conflict in itself is positive"

I must disagree with this statement. Conflict, inherently, is an adverse thing that can occur to a community. The feedback and changes from conflict *can* be helpful, but for the most part, I have to state that conflict, "in itself" is not postitive, at all. Avoiding conflict is one of the biggest responsibilties of an admin. They should always proactively communicate with users who look to stir up strife, in order to avoid and preemptively stop what can become a prodigious mess, that can have massive detrimental effects on a wiki.