Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Rudolf Steiner

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This Request for Mediation has been closed.

This case was closed at 02:11, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
The reason given for closure was: Closed due to inactivity.
Parties: If you wish to resume this mediation, please file a new request.

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Filed: 02:39, October 8, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Involved parties

[edit] Articles involved

Two further articles involved, removed from the list by Pete K on 14 October, in seeming violation of the rule for Requests for mediation

"Non-committee members may not remove anything from this page or accept/reject cases; this may only be done by members of the Mediation Committee." are

[edit] Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted:

[edit] Issues to be mediated

[edit] Initial list

Most signatures to the mediation process were given in response to this list of mediation issues

  • Exclusion 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)
  • 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).
  • Extent and number of quotations by Rudolf Steiner on race/ethnicity related topics in the main article Rudolf Steiner when an entire sub-article Rudolf Steiner's views on race and ethnicity is devoted solely to this question, and provides room for all such quotations.
  • Use of links to pages including original research, or use of such pages as sources.
    • Use of links to pages not including original research (transcripts or articles) residing on websites that do include original research
  • Inclusion of editorial commentary on sourced material ("This conclusion is not surprising given the author's obvious bias...", etc.)
  • Appropriateness of biographical information in the article about Rudolf Steiner (this is contested)
  • Objectivity of information in and tone of Waldorf education article
  • Tone of comments on talk pages, including the question of whether Wikipedia policies such as the assumption of good faith and avoidance of personal attacks are being followed.

[edit] Amended list by a second party

On October 14, after all of the below signatures were given, the above list was deleted and replaced with the following (by Pete K)

  • Disguising the sources of information/reports when such sources are clearly biased - 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)
  • Editors "teaming up" to file unwarranted complaints about editors with opposing POV's in an attempt to ban editors
  • Repeated deletion of properly cited quotations that are critical of Steiner or Waldorf
  • Repeated selective citing of Wikipedia policy to intimidate new users
  • Producing / reverting edits on controversial pages without discussion
  • Editors "teaming up" to revert edits and gaming the 3RR rule
  • Editors who appeal to administrators to protect or semi-protect articles not involved in an edit war in an attempt to preserve their POV
  • Abuse of the mediation process
  • Abuse of the Wikipedia Guidelines
  • One editor's continued implication of and smear campaign against watchdog group PLANS in a related articles - including allegations of "hate group" and "activities characteristic of hate groups" - citing his own self-produced reference.

[edit] 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 --Vindheim 09:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Decision of the Mediation Committee

  • Accept:
For the Mediation Committee, —Guanaco 02:46, 15 October 2006 (UTC)