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Futility Studies (futil)

Negative and null results, reported in full. The archive's largest holding by design.

November 2025

1. [1] arghXiv:2511.09852 [pdf]

   Effect of a Structured Exchange Protocol on Dispute Termination: A Controlled Comparison

   E. Cavill, D. Corrigan

   3 pages, 1 table. Protocol and the chair's instructions are reproduced in Appendix A. Subjects: Null and Negative Results (futil.NUL) (primary class); Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP); Moderation and Channel Governance (disc.MOD); Social Discourse (disc.SOC)

2. [2] arghXiv:2511.06104

   Periodicity in Extended Disputes: Estimation of the Return Interval

   Q. Barratt, E. Cavill, D. Corrigan

   19 pages, 6 figures. The disputes observed here have since returned to the configuration described. Subjects: Non-terminating Dispute (argu.LOOP) (primary class); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); General Futility (futil.GEN)