Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-07-14 NPOV on fossil record

Mediation Case: NPOV on fossil record
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Request Information

 * Request made by: Wing Nut 18:41, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is the issue taking place?
 * Fossil record and talk:Fossil record


 * Who's involved?
 * me and Raul654 and Nowimnthing and ScienceApologist


 * What's going on?
 * They reverted my changes on the grounds of "irrelevance" and - what's worse - "POV pushing". I thought I was balancing the article by adding an opposing POV (as well as a supporting POV) - based on references, of course, none of this is my own opinion! I also thought that NPOV requires inclusion of other POVs. But ScienceApologist said (twice!) that it was because of NPOV that he's excluding these viewpoints.


 * ''What would you like to change about that?
 * I'd like them to allow my description of the point of view of (a) non-scientists and (b) design theorists about the fossil record, in the article which is about the fossil record.


 * Would you prefer we work discreetly? If so, how can we reach you?
 * Out in the open is fine. --Wing Nut 18:41, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Mediator response
Aeon here I will take this one.

Closed. Other side unwilling to mediate. No Response form Wing Nut at all. Closed.

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