Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2009-07-25/The Age of Reason

Where is the dispute?
Talk:The Age of Reason

Who is involved?

 * User:Awadewit
 * User:Carlaude
 * User:Jayen466
 * User:Mattisse
 * User:Paine Ellsworth
 * User:SamuelTheGhost

What is the dispute?

 * There is disagreement over what the opening line of the lead should say, that is, how the opening sentence should characterize The Age of Reason. For example, should it include the phrases such as "Biblical inerrancy" or "challenges internal consistency and historical accuracy of the Bible". diff, diff, diff
 * There is disagreement over the tone of the writing in the article. Some users have called it "dry" and "dull" and argued that the article should reflect Paine's own writing style while others have described the tone as "encyclopedic" and argued that the article should not reflect Paine's style. diff, diff, diff, diff, diff
 * There is disagreement over what should be covered in the article, but it is unclear what precisely editors see as needed additions. diff

What would you like to change about this?
The discussion is disorganized and vague. If someone could help us keep on track and prompt us to be specific in our proposals, I think we could come to a consensus.

How do you think we can help?
We need to clarify the various proposals for what editors see as the needed changes to the article. If editors could put forth specific suggestions for changes, it would help everyone on the talk page to have something concrete to discuss.

Mediator notes
I'll get on this tomorrow, on a Saturday; I've had a bit of a busy week. Apologies in advance (I hadn't realized it'd been six days since I picked this up!) Xavexgoem (talk) 02:26, 1 August 2009 (UTC)