Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Top/Instructions
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Instructions
- Requests:
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- Please read the guide to filing a case and common reasons cases are rejected before filing a request.
- If you have questions about how to file a request, please feel free to ask the Committee Chair.
- Please note that all parties must sign the request within 7 days or the case will be rejected.
- You must:
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- Have attempted other types of informal dispute resolution — including an article request for comment, a Mediation Cabal case, a third opinion, or similar — before requesting formal mediation.
- Watchlist the case page; if additional information is required, you will be asked there, and expected to respond within the seven day period.
- You must not:
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- Attempt to hold a debate on this page, as discussions take place after acceptance, not before; if you wish to debate on whether to mediate, please do so on the case's talk page.
- Move or remove any content on the mediation pages under any circumstances; content removal is restricted to members of the Mediation Committee.
