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| ===Issues to be mediated=== | ===Issues to be mediated=== | ||
| Editors have used the following methods in an attempt to control the content of these articles: | |||
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| * Infusing original research and defmamtory statements in articles and talk pages | |||
| *Consistency of a policy on identifying authors' affiliations (should authors not members of the A.S. be protected from any identification of their background or affiliations). | |||
| * Endless unwarranted complaints about individual users with opposing POV's | |||
| *Extent and number of quotations by Rudolf Steiner on race/ethnicity related topics in the main article ] when an entire sub-article ] is devoted solely to this question, and provides room for all such quotations. | |||
| ⚫ | * Disguising the sources of information/reports - specifically disguising of works by members of the Anthroposophical Society as sources on anthroposophy; in particular a report by a Dutch commission on Steiner's comments about race. (This is at issue in two articles) | ||
| *Use of links to pages including original research, or use of such pages as sources. | |||
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* Redirection of content to defamatory websites - including housing of official documents on those websites | ||
| * Repeated deletion of links to critical websites without discussion or explanation | |||
| *Inclusion of editorial commentary on sourced material ("This conclusion is not surprising given the author's obvious bias...", etc.) | |||
| * Repeated deletion of properly cited quotations that are critical of Steiner or Waldorf without discussion or explanation | |||
| *Appropriateness of biographical information in the article about ] (this is contested) | |||
| * Repeated selective citing of Misplaced Pages policy to intimidate new users | |||
| *Objectivity of information in and tone of ] article | |||
| *Tone of comments on talk pages, including the question of whether Misplaced Pages policies such as the assumption of good faith and avoidance of personal attacks are being followed. | |||
| ===Additional issues to be mediated=== | ===Additional issues to be mediated=== | ||
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Involved parties
- Hgilbert (talk · contribs)
- Wonderactivist (talk · contribs)
- Pete K (talk · contribs)
- Goethean (talk · contribs)
- Thebee (talk · contribs)
- DianaW (talk · contribs)
- Fergie (talk · contribs)
- Professor marginalia (talk · contribs)
- Vindheim (talk · contribs)
- Trueblood (talk · contribs)
- Lumos3 (talk · contribs)
Articles involved
Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted:
- Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Religion and philosophy
- User:Longhair help from an administrator
Issues to be mediated
Editors have used the following methods in an attempt to control the content of these articles:
- Infusing original research and defmamtory statements in articles and talk pages
- Endless unwarranted complaints about individual users with opposing POV's
- Disguising the sources of information/reports - specifically disguising of works by members of the Anthroposophical Society as sources on anthroposophy; in particular a report by a Dutch commission on Steiner's comments about race. (This is at issue in two articles)
- Redirection of content to defamatory websites - including housing of official documents on those websites
- Repeated deletion of links to critical websites without discussion or explanation
- Repeated deletion of properly cited quotations that are critical of Steiner or Waldorf without discussion or explanation
- Repeated selective citing of Misplaced Pages policy to intimidate new users
Additional issues to be mediated
- Repeated referencing of defamatory original research websites within the articles and discussion pages
- Excessive whining and complaining to administrators
- Editors who produce incoherent pre-packaged opinions and reference them on their own original research websites
- Producing / Reverting edits without discussion
- Abuse of the mediation process
- Abuse of the quoting of Misplaced Pages Guidelines to intimidate new users
- Abuse of the Misplaced Pages Guidelines
- Editors "teaming up" to revert edits and gaming the 3RR rule
- Editors who attempt to pull administrators into private discussions about Misplaced Pages articles off-line
- Editors who appeal to administrators to protect or semi-protect articles in an attempt to preserve their POV
- Whether allegations of defamation by Misplaced Pages editors should invalidate a given external source
- Whether external sources can contain what Misplaced Pages policy calls 'original research'
- Whether arbitration rather than mediation is appropriate to resolve these issues
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 signatures and "agree" or "disagree" should appear here; any comments will be removed.
- Agree. Hgilbert
- Agree --Vindheim 09:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
- Disagree. Comments on discussion page.DianaW 12:56, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
- Agree trueblood 19:59, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
- Agree Professor marginalia 22:04, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
- Agree. — goethean ॐ 13:55, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
- Agree. Thebee 14:54, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
- Agree--Fergie 20:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
- Agree Lumos3 09:22, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
- Agree Wonderactivist 22:52, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Decision of the Mediation Committee
- Accept/Reject/Extend: Reason for rejection (if rejected), additional required information (if extended.)
- For the Mediation Committee, (Mediation Committee members only.)