How do I manage conflict in the workplace?

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My workplace has an excessive amount of personal conflict among developers. There are some legitimate technical disagreements involved, but I wish it could be kept to a discussion about issues and not about people. Is there anything I can do about this from my lowly position, being that I don't have any formal leadership role on the team?

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