Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Caste system in India

Caste system in India

 * Editors involved in this dispute
 * 1) – filing party


 * Articles affected by this dispute


 * Other attempts at resolving this dispute that you have attempted
 * User_talk:Kautilya3
 * Talk:Caste system in India
 * User_talk:A.j.roberts
 * User_talk:A.j.roberts

Issues to be mediated

 * Primary issues (added by the filing party)
 * 1) Reversion:  Why are you citing stuff from the 1800s? / DNA/genetics are not acceptable for this article  /  Please do not use WP:PRIMARY sources; discuss WP:LEAD changes on the talk page first and obtain consensus. (TW))


 * Additional issues (added by other parties)
 * Additional issue 1
 * Additional issue 2

Parties' agreement to mediation

 * 1) Agree. A.j.roberts (talk) 07:46, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
 * 2) Disagree. This is highly premature. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 11:19, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
 * 3) Disagree. Maybe opening an WP:RFC would be solution so that new consensus can be held for not using very old sources or not including genetic studies in caste articles. Capitals00 (talk) 13:14, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee

 * Reject. With two "disagrees" cannot satisfy prerequisite to mediation #5, "A majority of the parties to the dispute consent to mediation." For the Mediation Committee, TransporterMan  ( TALK ) 16:32, 29 November 2017 (UTC) (Chairperson)