Wikipedia:Requests for mediation

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Requests for mediation is the second-last step in dispute resolution on Wikipedia. Requests for mediation is carried out by members of the Mediation Committee, and is a formal but voluntary process to assist individuals in developing a mutual agreement to resolve a dispute over content. Mediation does not provide binding resolution to disputes; mediators can not, do not, and will not issue rulings on disputes.

Before requesting formal mediation, parties should attempt informal resolution prior to filing; disputes that have not attempted informal resolution may be rejected by a member of the Mediation Committee with the direction to attempt informal resolution. Requests for mediation is the penultimate dispute resolution process, and as such prior dispute resolution must have been attempted.

The Mediation Committee considers requests to open new cases only where all parties to the dispute indicate willingness to take part in mediation; parties are given seven days from the time of the initial request to indicate their acceptance. Parties are expected to watchlist the case page and follow any developments; it is the responsibility of the parties to follow the progress of the mediation.

The Mediation Committee uses and enforces a strict format to all requests, which will be automatically created when the case page name is entered into the input box below. For a guide to filing a request for mediation, see this page. Preliminary acceptance of a case by the Mediation Committee is an indication that all the requirements for mediation have been met at that time, however cases are not assigned to mediators as they have the freedom to mediate cases at their discretion.

• Mediation policy
• Guide to filing a case
• Common reasons cases are rejected
• Guide to accepted cases

Instructions

• Requests:

• Please read the guide to filing a case and common reasons cases are rejected before filing a request.
• If you have questions about how to file a request, please feel free to ask the Committee Chair.
• Please note that all parties must sign the request within 7 days or the case will be rejected.

• You must:

• Have attempted other types of informal dispute resolution—including an article request for comment, a Mediation Cabal case, a third opinion, or similar—before requesting formal mediation.
• Watchlist the case page; if additional information is required, you will be asked there, and expected to respond within the seven day period.

• You must not:

• Attempt to hold a debate on this page, as discussions take place after acceptance, not before; if you wish to debate on whether to mediate, please do so on the case's talk page.
• Move or remove any content on the mediation pages under any circumstances; content removal is restricted to members of the Mediation Committee.

   Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/

New requests

Calvary Chapel

Involved parties

1. Dvanduyse (talk · contribs), filing party
2. 63.18.33.114 (talk · contribs)
3. 71.203.159.204 (talk · contribs)
4. Feline Hymnic (talk · contribs)

Articles involved

• Calvary Chapel (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted

• RfC http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Calvary_Chapel&action=edit&section=26
• WP:30 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Calvary_Chapel&action=edit&section=32
• Extensive discussion, requests to other editors on talk page, quotation of sources, revision for NPOV based on feedback from other editors opposed to this material. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Calvary_Chapel&action=edit&section=25
• Article tagged for conflict of interest. Raised issues involving conflict of interest on talk page. Other editors have not discussed this issue. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Calvary_Chapel&action=edit&section=30

   *** here, please link to prior attempts at Dispute Resolution for
   *** this dispute; for example, if informal mediation with the MedCab
   *** has been attempted, link to the case; any article requests for
   *** comments, link to the talk page discussion where the RfC occured;
   *** any third opinions, link to the section on the third opinion page.
   *** Note that talk page discussion by itself does not qualify as
   *** sufficient prior dispute resolution.

   *** Cases that have not attempted sufficient, prior DR will be rejected.

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Issues to be mediated

The party filing this request uses this section to list the issues for mediation. Other parties can list additional issues in the section below.

• Issue 1: Supposition that material is "unencyclopedic" and to be reverted without discussion.
• Issue 2: Supposition that material is historically significant, well sourced, and reasonably neutral in tone after multiple revisions.
• Issue 3: Supposition that material is an attack on a living person.
• Issue 4: Supposition that material is factual, sufficiently sourced in regards to a living person, and an appropriate addition to a section titled "criticisms."
• Issue 5: Supposition that criticisms by published authors about the influential founder and head of a church do not apply to the church movement in general and are therefore not appropriate for this article.
• Issue 6: Supposition that the specific criticisms focus on the direct influence of the founder and head of the church on the church itself, thereby making the information relevent to an article about the church.

Additional issues to be mediated

Other parties can use this section to list any others issues they wish to include in the mediation. Please do not modify or remove any other party's listing. Please sign all additions to this section if there are more than two parties involved in this case.

• Additional issue 1
• Additional issue 2

Parties' agreement to mediate

All parties should sign below, indicating that they agree to mediate the issue. If any party fails to sign, or if a party indicates they do not agree, then the mediation will be rejected. Only "Agree" or "Disagree" and signatures should appear here; any comments will be removed, but can be made at the talk page.

1. Agree. Don Van Duyse (talk) 11:48, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee

A member of the Mediation Committee will indicate acceptance/rejection/other relevant notes in this section. Non-Committee members should not edit this section.

Rejected requests

Darren Meade (bodybuilder)

• Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Darren Meade (bodybuilder)

• Rejected 24 October 2008

Joe the Plumber

• Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Joe the Plumber

• Rejected 26 October 2008

Aspartame controversy

• Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Aspartame controversy

• Rejected 5 November 2008

John McCain presidential campaign, 2008

• Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/John McCain presidential campaign, 2008

• Rejected 8 November 2008

Glasnost

• Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Glasnost

• Rejected 14 November 2008

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