Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Galactus

Dispute specifics

 * Involved users
 * , filing party


 * Articles concerned in this dispute


 * Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted
 * Exhaustive discussion at various talk pages, including Talk:Galactus, talk pages of other articles, talk pages of various users including User talk:BOZ, and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Comics.

Issues to be mediated

 * Primary issues
 * David A and TheBalance are the top two of the four main contributors to the Galactus article; User:Asgardian has been banned, and User:Mobb One is less active. Disputes over content between these four contributors have continued for a few years now, and a sizeable percentage of their edits to this article have been reversions of each other's contributions. The issues between David A and TheBalance are most prominent on Galactus, but have spilled over into other articles on similar subjects. There has been a significant amount of talk page discussion between David A and TheBalance, but this seems to have resolved nothing and they have become very hostile towards one other. I feel that this dispute can only be resolved with the aid of an outside editor willing to look into the issues and help these two work together or at least not step on each others' toes. I am not involved in the dispute, but I have offered my assistance to help them resolve it. BOZ (talk) 22:46, 29 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Additional issues (added by other parties)
 * Neither party willing to compromise
 * I attempted for several days in April to informally mediate here. My approach was to telescope back from disputed details until reaching a more generic phrase that neither would object to. As I wrote then, and seems relevant here, "I'm afraid that trying to reach common ground is doomed when you each refuse to budge from your positions, reject compromise phrasing (User:TheBalance), and seem unable to work with the concept of succinct responses and short replies (Dave)." I urged them to collaborate and seek "reasonable compromise" and "commonality". I wish I had been more successful, and hope more experienced mediators here can help. --Tenebrae (talk) 05:54, 3 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Additional issue 2

Parties' agreement to mediation

 * All parties should sign below, indicating that they agree to mediate the issue. If any party fails to sign within seven days, or if a party indicates they do not agree, then the mediation will be rejected. Only "Agree" or "Disagree" and signatures should appear here; any comments will be removed, but can be made at the talk page.


 * 1) Agree. BOZ (talk) 22:46, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Agree. Please note my Talk comment about what approach I think has a chance to work. Dave (talk) 08:06, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) Agree. TheBalance (talk) 15:46, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee

 * A member of the Mediation Committee will indicate acceptance/rejection/other relevant notes in this section. Non-Committee members should not edit this section ; all comments should go on the talk page, unless a party is specifically requested to reply here by a Committee member.


 * Users notified. AGK   15:00, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Accept. For the Mediation Committee, AGK   18:45, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree to mediate this case. --  tariq abjotu  22:15, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


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