Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2009-04-30/War of the Pacific

Where is the dispute?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:War_of_the_Pacific#No_neutral_2

Who is involved?
A short list of the users involved, for example;


 * User:Arafael
 * User:Likeminas

What is the dispute?
There’s an ongoing disagreement on the article War of the Pacific as to whether Bolivia declared war on Chile. Several sources actually state that Bolivia did declare war on Chile. Among those are; Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565235/war_of_the_pacific.html ; Onwar.com http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/papa/pacific1879.htm and Globalsecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/war-of-the-pacific.htm User Arafael insists that a declaration of war document is needed to include the statement above.

User Likeminas states such a document is not need it claim and statement can be verified via a reliable source.

What would you like to change about this?
Please see whether sources presented are reliable and comply with NPOV.

Mediator notes
Per WP:REF, providing veribiale sources is a perfectly acceptable way of validating information. The sources named seem fine, and check out. I wouldn't think that a war document is needed. It is worth noting that arafael is peruvian, so may have a POV on the subject, making participation unwise. I will keep an eye on the page, and request protection if it gets out of hand Fahrenheit  15:52, 22 May 2009 (UTC)