Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Transcendental Meditation

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[edit] Transcendental Meditation


This Request for Mediation has been closed.

This case was closed at 08:21, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
The reason given for closure was: Inactivity.
Parties: If you wish to resume this mediation, please file a new request.

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Filed: 17:25, February 5, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Involved parties

[edit] Articles involved

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

[edit] Issues to be mediated

  • Article is a battleground between those who practice Transcendental Meditation and those who oppose it
  • Preceived conflict of interest among all parties
  • Undue weight in terms of the amount of criticism and controversy; also, undue weight regarding critical studies
  • Whether sources meet guidelines for WP:RS
  • Extensive use of quotations
  • Whether specific Criticism sections violate wp:nor#Synthesis_of_published_material_serving_to_advance_a_position
  • Citing opinion in the article
  • Civility on the part of one editor

[edit] Additional issues to be mediated

  • Allegation of undue weight in terms of the amount of criticism and controversy; also, claims of undue weight regarding critical studies ((Restatement of third issue by User:Timidguy)
  • Whether or not citations for or a list of all 600 studies that have shown positive results for TM belong in a wikipedia article.

[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.
  1. Agree. Andries I am only involved in the dispute on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Andries 16:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
  2. TimidGuy 17:25, 5 February 2007 (UTC) Agree.
  3. Agree. Tanaats 20:42, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
  4. Agree.(olive 23:42, 5 February 2007 (UTC))
  5. Agree. Sethie 17:51, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
  6. Agree. Duedilly 04:50, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Decision of the Mediation Committee

  • Accept:
For the Mediation Committee, Shyam (T/C) 07:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I can take this case as well. Proceed on the article talk page rather than here. -Ste|vertigo 08:47, 16 February 2007 (UTC)