Combine two sources without blending their status
Zwei Mitteilungen zu einem verlässlichen Stand verbinden
Identify which message updates which detail and distinguish a confirmed change from a separate unresolved request.
Mediation is not copying every sentence. Compare the sources by topic, date and status, then give the recipient a coherent current picture. An original invitation says a workshop begins Friday at 16:00 in room A. A later organiser message explicitly changes only the room toB and confirms that time is unchanged. A participant’s separate request for a 17:00 start is not an organiser decision. Say Laut der späteren Mitteilung … and distinguish the request with dagegen or allerdings. Newer information only replaces what it actually addresses. Do not let the newest message of any kind override an authorised confirmation merely because it appears later.
Die ursprüngliche Einladung nennt Raum A und sechzehn Uhr.
The original invitation states room A and four o’clock.
Laut der späteren Mitteilung ändert sich ausschließlich der Raum.
According to the later message, only the room changes.
Der Beginn bleibt ausdrücklich unverändert.
The starting time explicitly remains unchanged.
Die Bitte um einen späteren Beginn ist dagegen noch unbeantwortet.
The request for a later start, however, is still unanswered.
Bestätigt sind damit Raum B und sechzehn Uhr.
RoomB and four o’clock are therefore confirmed.
Eine Änderung der Uhrzeit müssten wir uns gesondert bestätigen lassen.
We would need separate confirmation of a change to the time.
Mediation is not copying every sentence. Compare the sources by topic, date and status, then give the recipient a coherent current picture. An original invitation says a workshop begins Friday at 16:00 in room A. A later organiser message explicitly changes only the room toB and confirms that time is unchanged. A participant’s separate request for a 17:00 start is not an organiser decision. Say Laut der späteren Mitteilung … and distinguish the request with dagegen or allerdings. Newer information only replaces what it actually addresses. Do not let the newest message of any kind override an authorised confirmation merely because it appears later.
Identify which message updates which detail and distinguish a confirmed change from a separate unresolved request.
Do not merge room B from the confirmation with 17:00 from an unanswered request and present the combination as the official arrangement.
For each detail, track source, authority, time and status. A confirmed room change does not confirm a participant’s separate time request.
Write a 180–220-word German summary for a colleague: original invitation Friday 16:00 room A; later organiser confirmation room B, time unchanged; participant asks for 17:00 but has no answer. Explain the current confirmed arrangement, identify the open request and suggest the appropriate clarification without inventing approval.