Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Jimmy John's

Jimmy John's

The filing party (the editor who opened this request) will add the basic details for this dispute below.

Editors involved in this dispute

1. Taquim (talk · contribs) – filing party
2. Mendaliv (talk · contribs)

Articles affected by this dispute

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_John%27s

Other attempts at resolving this dispute that you have attempted

• Talk:Jimmy John's#Mentions of Liataud and big game hunting

Issues to be mediated

What is this dispute about? What sections, sentences, or issues in the article(s) can you not agree on? If you are the editor who opened this request, list these issues to be mediated under "Primary issues". If you did not open this request, you can add additional issues to be mediated under "Additional issues". The issues to be mediated would be properly agreed upon later, if this request for mediation is accepted.

Primary issues (added by the filing party)

1. There were calls for boycotts of Jimmy Johns after pictures started circulating on social media showing the founder of Jimmy John's posing with big game such as rhinos that he had killed. This news event was covered by most national news outlets including the Wall Street Journal. In spite of extensive news coverage of an incident with implications for not just the company founder but the company as well, editor Mendaliv refuses to allow mention of hunting in the Jimmy John's article. Of particular concern is that the Jimmy John's article has been marked as unbalanced because "A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject." Mendaliv is responsible for this lack of balance because s/he will not allow information such as this to be covered in the Wikipedia article.

Additional issues (added by other parties)

• Additional issue 1
• Additional issue 2

Parties' agreement to mediation

If you are a named party, please sign below and indicate whether you agree or refuse to participate in mediation. Remember that all editors are obliged to resolve disputes about content through discussion, mediation, or other similar means. If you do not wish to participate in mediation, you must arrange another form of dispute resolution. Comments and questions should be made underneath the numbered list below, to avoid confusion.

1. Agree. Taquim 06:29, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
2. Disagree. This case is not ripe for mediation. Taquim has only just begun contributing to the talk page. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 13:23, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee

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• Reject. Fails to satisfy prerequisite to mediation #5, "A majority of the parties to the dispute consent to mediation". For the Mediation Committee, TransporterMan (TALK) 22:51, 24 April 2016 (UTC) (Chairperson)