Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Senkaku Islands

Senkaku Islands

Request for formal mediation
Article	Senkaku Islands (talk)
Submitted	25 Apr 2011
Mediator	Not yet assigned
Status	Awaiting party agreement
Notes	None
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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. – AJL^talk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles concerned in this dispute

• Senkaku Islands (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
• Senkaku Islands dispute (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted

Previous attempts: (archived)

• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 1#Title
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 2 Note: Most of Archive 2 deals with the title of the article.
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 3#Requested move
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 3#Page move
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 3#Pinnacle Islands
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 3#Requested move
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 5#Controversy and Request for change of name
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 5#Quick poll of involved users
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 6#What should the title of this article be?
• Talk:Senkaku Islands/Archive 7#Is the title POV? Note: This thread was recently archived (today). – AJL^talk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Current attempts: (unarchived)

• Talk:Senkaku Islands#The title/name of this article sounds quite POV
• Talk:Senkaku Islands#Suggestion: Follow Liancourt Rocks precedent

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)

• Additional issues

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. – AJL^talk 04:07, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
2. Agree. STSC (talk) 04:35, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
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)
     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. – AJL^talk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
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)
5. Agree. John Smith's (talk) 09:52, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
6. 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)

• 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)

Response: I disagree Phoenix; you have been involved in the most recent reincarnation of the NPOV-title issue. – AJL^talk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

• Comment. I suspend my decision as per Phoenix7777. Oda Mari (talk) 14:52, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Response: Please review the completed form. – AJL^talk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

Response: Please review the completed form. – AJL^talk 07:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee

A member of the Mediation Committee will indicate whether this request is to be accepted or rejected. Notes concerning the request and questions to the parties may also be posed by a committee member in this section.

• Request to filing party: Please specify what this dispute is about by completing the #Issues to be mediated section. Thank you. For the Mediation Committee, AGK [•] 13:52, 25 April 2011 (UTC)