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Senkaku Islands

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Request for formal mediation
ArticleSenkaku Islands (talk) 
Submitted25 Apr 2011
MediatorNot yet assigned
StatusAwaiting party agreement
NotesNone

Dispute specifics

Involved users
  1. Ajl772 (talk · contribs), filing party Note: I am attempting to file this as an uninvolved neutral party.
  2. Qwyrxian (talk · contribs)
  3. Phead128 (talk · contribs)
  4. Tenmei (talk · contribs)
  5. John Smith's (talk · contribs)
  6. STSC (talk · contribs)
  7. Phoenix7777 (talk · contribs)
  8. Benlisquare (talk · contribs)
  9. Bobthefish2 (talk · contribs)
  10. Oda Mari (talk · contribs)
  11. Kusunose (talk · contribs)
  12. HXL49 (talk · contribs) Note: My apologies to you HWL49. I may have been a bit hasty in adding your name to this list. You may recuse from participating in this particular request. – AJLtalk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Articles concerned in this dispute
Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted
Previous attempts: (archived)
Current attempts: (unarchived)

Issues to be mediated

All aspects of article content over which there is disagreement should be listed here. The filing party should define the scope under "Primary issues", which is used to frame the case; other parties to the dispute can list other issues under "Additional issues", and can contest the primary issues on the case talk page.

Primary issue
  • Constant disruption of talk page by running around in circles discussing whether or not the title represents a neutral point of view.
Additional issues (added by other parties)
  • Same as above, but within the context of the Senkaku Islands dispute. Note: This addendum was added by Phead128 in the above statement. – AJLtalk 06:47, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unstated premises in the "primary issue" need to be explicit. Otherwise, these hidden factors skew negotiation in ways which undercut all reasonable hope for a constructive and lasting outcome.
  • Issue #1, Domino effect. This article title is complicated by the anticipated "domino effect" which flows from every step of its development. It is counter-productive to pretend otherwise.
  • Issue #2, Looking backward. This article title -- and this subject -- is a battleground. It is impractical to pretend that it is not.
  • Issue #3, Looking forward. A structural premise of mediation is that all necessary parties have agreed to participate; but this is not the case here.

    The scope of "primary issues" which frame this case does also include future contributors who have not yet caused us to run around the mulberry bush. In the future as in the past, this article title will attract the participation of editors whose single-purpose perspective will skew our collaborative editing process.

  • Issue #4, Fact vs. factoid. Our conventional processes for discerning the threshold requirements for inclusion in Wikipedia -- our core concepts, policies and procedures -- were construed as tangential in talk page threads; but they are not irrelevant or dispensable. It is unacceptable to pretend otherwise.
In our mediation process, the consequences of some foreseeable problems can be mitigated by identifying them. --Tenmei (talk) 09:30, 5 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Parties' agreement to mediation

All parties please indicate below whether they agree to mediation of this dispute; remember to sign your post. Extended comments should be made on the case talk page. Every party listed above will be automatically notified that this request has been filed.

  1. Agree. – AJLtalk 04:07, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Agree. STSC (talk) 04:35, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Decline. I have only been involved in one significant dispute of this page, and so will not be of much use nor qualified to comment. Moreover, who wonders who entrenched and nasty this could be... HXL's Roundtable and Record 04:50, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • Response: My apologies to you HWL49. I may have been a bit hasty in adding your name to this list. You may recuse from participating in this particular request. – AJLtalk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Decline. As per my intentions to maintain my WP:COOL and keep the peace, I am reluctant to engage in discussion on contentious issues for the time being. Hence, I will keep my distance from this particular topic. Never mind, just realised this was a RfM, and a little input can't hurt. Even though my involvement in the subject in recent times is minimal, I'll participate anyway. Agreeing. -- 李博杰  | —Talk contribs email 06:44, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Agree. John Smith's (talk) 09:52, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Agree. Phead128 (talk) 05:15, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Agree. Though I'm not fully convinced this is the place to talk about the matter. It might be WP:NCGN. Oda Mari (talk) 08:08, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Agree. While its true that there are other forums to take this to, we've already done that, haven't we? We've definitely discussed the issue at NCGN; I feel like we've discussed it at NPOVN, although that may have been a different SI related topic. Is there some reason to work there first before going into mediation, when it's invariably the case that it will come back here eventually anyway? Qwyrxian (talk) 08:22, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Addendum: In addition, I think part of the reason this belongs here is because other editors have argued, in essence, that there's a conflict between how the Article Title policy and NPOV interact with regards to this specific case. Personally, as everyone here knows, I don't see a conflict, but I can easily see how those opposed to the current name might feel that any one single noticeboard won't actually solve the matter. Qwyrxian (talk) 08:25, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Agree. I don't expect much from this. Let's see what happen. ―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 08:45, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Agree. --Tenmei (talk) 14:58, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Agree. --Kusunose 17:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment from the Mediation Committee: Now that the #Issues to be mediated have been specified, the below conversation is probably redundant so I've collapsed it. I'll notify everybody below of the newly-added issues, then ask them to add their formal response to this request. For the Mediation Committee, AGK [•] 21:13, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Peripheral and earlier discussion.
  1. Comment. Unless #Issues to be mediated is properly filled, I withhold my intention to participate in. Basically if it is the NPOV of title, then we are not involved party, it should be discussed at either WP:NPOV, WP:NCGN or WP:Title. All these guidelines state NPOV title is not subject to change.―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 10:58, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Response: I disagree Phoenix; you have been involved in the most recent reincarnation of the NPOV-title issue. – AJLtalk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Comment. I suspend my decision as per Phoenix7777. Oda Mari (talk) 14:52, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Response: Please review the completed form. – AJLtalk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Comment. Unless #Issues to be mediated are made specific, this is a kind of stepping stone to nowhere. --Tenmei (talk) 15:34, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Response: Please review the completed form. – AJLtalk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Decision of the Mediation Committee

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