Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-06-06 British Isles

Request details
The various protagonists in a running dispute on Geography article  British Isles article have failed to reach an agreement on the introduction to the Article. The historical use of the phrase to include Ireland is considered offensive by some and attempts have been made (but have failed) to find a form of words that will reflect history while allowing the article to progress as a geography article.

Who are the involved parties?
User:Billreid User:Bastun User:Dave souza User:GoodDay User:Nuclare User:Snowded User:TharkunColl User:Waggers User:Wotapalaver User:86.42.91.234

What's going on?
Of recent days the debate has orientated around the use of the word "many" - see the talk page for details

What would you like to change about that?
The editors would like assistance to find an acceptable form of words.

Mediator notes
My name is Iamzork and I would like to act as an informal mediator for this case. At this time I would like to remind you that the Mediation Cabal is a completely informal, unofficial means of dispute resolution. The official means are the Mediation Committee and the Arbitration Committee. If any parties are not satisfied with the results of this mediation, they are free to ignore them; once again, this is an unofficial process. I am an editor like you - if you've ever heard of the term "peer mediation", this is it. Thanks to all parties for your cooperation. Now, let's get started! (Oh, and just as a sidenote, remember to sign all posts you make on this page with four tildes (~) . This will make everyone's lives easier, instead of having to trace back through the page's edit history. Thanks for your cooperation.) --Iamzork (talk) 02:44, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Administrative notes
Hey, guys - I just found this page and this one. Take a look at them - they may offer some insight to the problem (and I found them interesting). --Iamzork (talk) 12:36, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and this one too. --Iamzork (talk) 12:45, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

I would assume that most of us are all too familiar with those pages ..--Snowded (talk) 14:00, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Is everyone okay with a public mediation on the talk page? If not, feel free to email me privately at [mailto:iamzork@gmail.com iamzork@gmail.com]. Otherwise, please write "I agree to public mediation" and sign it below. I will try to wait until all parties listed above reply, but if it takes an obscene amount of time, we may begin mediation. If anybody disagrees with this (or anything I or any other parties say during mediation), don't hesitate to comment about it. We're here to solve problems - we can't do that if we don't know what they are. (I do not have IRC, but will get it if it becomes necessary.)
 * Assent is taking place on the talk page - one refusal todate--Snowded (talk) 15:48, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree to public mediation --Snowded (talk) 04:20, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree to public mediation Waggers (talk) 21:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree to public mediation. GoodDay (talk) 21:29, 7 June 2008 (UTC)