controversial articles and neutrality problems

I suppose that from a quality standpoint, it's not terrible to have an article that's deadlocked on a fine issue like "do we say 'X says Y is true' or do we just say 'Y is true'?" But from a community health standpoint, these kinds of debates really make Wikipedia a crappy place to do work, and drive out all but the most stubborn editors. Even if they're civil and not rude, sheer stubbornness is enough to drive people out.

Can we find a better way?