Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/09 January 2012/

Where is the dispute?
The American University in Cairo This section should explain where the problem is. Link to the articles where the dispute is taking place.

Who is involved?
Wikipedia editors The list of the users involved. For example:


 * User:A
 * User:B

What is the dispute?
A calm explanation of what the problem is. Be as precise as you wish, but avoid general statements such as "User:X has a POV regarding article Y", as that's usually unhelpful. Provide diffs if possible, but try to keep the description brief. A list of issues that need to be addressed would also help. Several years ago, the entry was tagged for requiring cleanup, citations and neutral point of view. I believe those issues have been addressed and would like to have some verification of this so the tags might be removed.

What steps have you already taken to try and resolve the dispute?
I have added citations and sources to document facts, edited out "PR" language that had been written from a decidedly non-neutral point of view and adjusted content as appropriate to comply with standards for colleges and universities. Talk page discussion and at least one prior good faith attempt at dispute resolution is a bare minimum. (Click your back button and see What Mediation Cabal is Not for help.) If this has not occurred, then you shouldn't be here. Please provide a link to the prior dispute resolution discussion and if the issues have been discussed elsewhere, provide a link to that discussion as well.

What issues needs to be addressed to help resolve the dispute
Describe the issues that are causing this dispute to get stuck. Does the conversation need better structure? Are folks having difficulty communicating? Are they talking past each other? Stuff like that.

I am a representative of the university and would like affirmation that the content is appropriate and presented within guidelines so that the tags can be removed.

What can we do to help resolve this issue?
We are here to help you, but we need to know how. Sometimes mediators will look at a dispute and have no idea where to start, so please help us out. Do note that we will not "take sides" in any dispute. And finally:

Kindly advise.