Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-05-17 The NoZe Brotherhood

Mediation Case: 2006-05-17 The NoZe Brotherhood
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Request Information

 * Request made by: Cjosefy 13:56, 17 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is the issue taking place?
 * The NoZe Brotherhood, Talk:The_NoZe_Brotherhood


 * Who's involved?
 * User:Mel Etitis, User:Cjosefy, User:IronChefSakai, User:LtPowers


 * What's going on?
 * Disagreement on whether The NoZe Brotherhood should be termed a "secret society" or a "student society" in the opening sentence of the article.


 * ''What would you like to change about that?
 * I would like more outside views on this issue. During a RfC User:LtPowers made comments leaning towards using "secret society", however, User:Mel Etitis seems to take issue with this.


 * If you'd prefer we work discreetly, how can we reach you?
 * Talk page is fine.


 * Would you be willing to be a mediator yourself, and accept a mediation assignment in a different case?
 * No.


 * This is, following the Categorical Imperative, the idea that you might want to do
 * what you expect others to do. You don't have to, of course, that's why it's a question.



Mediator response
After viewing the edit history of this article as well as the RfC response, I see a couple things: I believe that "collegiate secret society" satisfies both parties. It acknowledges that the group is a secret society, while also acknowledging that is it a student-run organization.
 * 1) The RfC response suggested using collegiate secret society
 * 2) The edit history does not show this change anywhere

Please edit the article according to the RfC recommendation. Amalas  =^_^=  16:58, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

The introductory link was changed as recommended, so this case is now closed. Amalas  =^_^=  19:28, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

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