Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Morikami Park

Morikami Park
 view edit delete watch Filed: 23:49, February 25 2007 (UTC)

Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted:
Mokumbear 02:54, 3 March 2007 (UTC)Mokumbear I have comsistently tried to bring my edits into compliance with Wikipedia's and Dalbury's suggestions. Every attempt to create a more NPOV and better cite sources has been rebuffed.
 * 1) informed  of Wikipedia policies regarding sourcing and neutral point of view here.
 * 2) Discussion of the relevance of Wikipedia policies to the edits at Morikami Park and Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens took place here.

Issues to be mediated

 * Unable to have edits accepted with clearly factual, citable sources.
 * There is a book titled George Morikami: Pineapple Pioneer that details the Park's history. The author, Virginia Aronson, has corresponded with me and also feels that the Park has been progressively been placed on a path to destruction by it's current "stewards".
 * Her book is for sale at the Morikami Park's own gift shop, online and at the Park.
 * The Park is no longer solely public as was intended by the donator of the land. It is now a public/private endeavor. The Morikami's official web site makes this clear.
 * The Park is no longer free for the public to visit. There is a $10 admission fee.
 * Also clearly shown by the Morikami's official web site.
 * The Park was donated to Palm Beach County on the exacting condition that it forever remain a public park and recreation area. There are Palm Beach County public records that clearly back up my edits.

Additional issues to be mediated

 * 1) has repeatedly added unsourced material advocating a particular point of view to the article. See, , ,  and.
 * 2) has attempted to use a newly created anoymous web page as a source for one of his claims,,.
 * 3) There is a possibility that sockpuppets or meatpuppets have been used in this dispute. See the edit histories of, , , and . Note that  was blocked after posting purported personal identification information about.
 * 4) Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens should be included in this mediation request, as Mokumbear and others have tried to add the same unsourced POV material to it as well.

Parties' agreement to mediate

 * All parties should sign below, indicating that they agree to mediate the issue. If any party fails to sign, or if a party indicates they do not agree, then the mediation will be rejected. Only signatures and "agree" or "disagree" should appear here; any comments will be removed.


 * 1) Agree. Mokumbear 02:43, 3 March 2007 (UTC)Mokumbear
 * 2) Agree -- Donald Albury 11:44, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Agree -- Ebyabe 13:30, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee
Accept, excluding the sockpuppet investigation, that is not within our jurisdiction.
 * For the Mediation Committee, ^ demon [omg plz] 23:35, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

I can take this. We can ask that the puppet thing be looked at. -Ste|vertigo 08:15, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I am new to editing and especially mediation, I would like a clarification as to why I can't post the most basic, citable edit without it being entirely vandalized by Dalbury et al.

His position is hardly NPOV. It is as if he is acting as the PR committee for the Morikami Park.

What has occured at the Morikami Park, semi-privatization and barring free public access is as egregious as waking up to find out that Central Park or Golden Gate Park has been enclosed by high, locked fences and then only accesable to paying visitors or corporate or private parties willing to pay outrageous amounts of money to hold private events at the park.

Dalbury presents a sugarcoated, shallow, non-NPOV and incorrect description of the park, it's history and it's present state.

Visiting the Park used to be a pleasant, relaxing experience unlike any other place in Palm Beach County. Under it's current mangement, simply taking photos lead to an angry confrontation with hostile park employees acting as if they were law enforcement officials, when in fact, they were merely maintenance workers.

This park is no longer a public park by anyone's definition.

While I realize that I can't cite this web site on the main page, I encourage all mediators to view the following web site to gain insight into the current state of the Park, as viewed through the eyes of a long time Palm Beach County resident:

http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/central238/boycottmorikami.html

Thank you...

Mokumbear 03:53, 3 March 2007 (UTC)Mokumbear