Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Kashmir - the most dangerous place in the world

Kashmir - the most dangerous place in the world

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


 * Articles affected by this dispute


 * Other attempts at resolving this dispute that you have attempted

Issues to be mediated

 * Primary issues (added by the filing party)
 * 1) The topic "Kashmir - the most dangerous place in the world" was the opinion of President Bill Clinton. However, his opinion was supported by the facts presented in a book, “Engaging India: Diplomacy, Democracy and the Bomb” by former US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott.


 * 1) This book is praised by prestigious institutions such as Yale and Foreign Affairs (http://www.foreignaffairs.com).


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

Parties' agreement to mediation

 * 1) Agree. Maakhter (talk) 06:45, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee

 * Reject: Fails prerequisites for mediation #4, "The parties must have first engaged in extensive discussion of the matter in dispute at the article talk page," and #8, "No related dispute resolution proceedings are active in other Wikipedia forums". This is a case pending before Articles for Deletion (case page is here which is, in effect, a dispute resolution procedure. Maakhter should make his case for retention at that page. For the Mediation Committee, TransporterMan  ( TALK ) 14:05, 23 October 2014 (UTC) (Chairperson)