Wikipedia talk:Mediation Cabal/Cases/16 March 2012/Occupy Wall Street

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Guys, is it okay if we use the talk page for non-substantive questions about the mediation process? I've read the page at WP:M but I looked through a couple messy past mediation cases, and they violate the stated rules. I've never been in a mediation case but already it looks like the issue is being favorably framed in Becritical's favor with the wording How to provide due weight within the article to show neutral point of view will providing an informative and well-sourced section because I don't agree. To me, it's about how to handle this issue instead (which was omitted from the past discussions page until I added it) because I've read every past discussion and I strongly believe the issue is escalating the issue as a means of gaming the system to sidestep consensus which failed already 4 times. I don't want to waste space on the project page talking about these questions I have, so can someone please shed some light on my first impressions of this crusade we're about to enter into? 완젬스 (talk) 06:58, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

We could discuss those issues as well. Feel free to add it to that section on the mediation project page, if you haven't done so already. As I explained before, the Mediation Cabal is much more lightweight and informal than the Mediation Committee. The mediation policy provides suggestions on how to go about mediation. Should you have any concerns please contact me. Also, to ensure that everything stays organized and structured, I may "archive" discussions from the project mediation page and bring it over here to the talk page. Regards, Whenaxis talk · contribs | DR goes to Wikimania! 01:15, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

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I'll be releasing a statement later today

I am afraid of spreading myself too thin. I have taken on a couple extra articles and I'm afraid my efficacy will suffer over there if I devote the needed amount of time here. It takes a lot of time, influence, and focus to bring about desired outcomes, which clearly BeCritical and SomeDifferentStuff both have, so I'll keep this page on my watchlist. I wish the best of luck to you both. Regards, 완젬스 (talk) 08:17, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

I am sorry to see that you have to depart at such an early stage in the mediation. We hope that you can return and provide your thoughts. Regards, Whenaxis talk · contribs | DR goes to Wikimania! 23:12, 17 March 2012 (UTC)