Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Seraphim Rose

Seraphim Rose

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


 * Articles affected by this dispute
 * 1) Seraphim Rose


 * Other attempts at resolving this dispute that you have attempted

Discussion on the talk page. This matter strikes at the heart of a religious-oriented dispute that sees one editor accusing the others of pursuing a "pro-gay" agenda by including this information. Ecjmartin has offered a compromise wording for the paragraph in dispute, but the accusing editor refuses to accept it. Rather than getting into any more edit wars here (especially in a no-win situation such as this one currently is, for both "sides" involved), I think referral to mediation is in order.

Issues to be mediated

 * Primary issues (added by the filing party)
 * 1) Should this article contain mention of allegations of Fr. Seraphim's homosexuality during his earlier years? A compromise wording has been offered to give both sides "air time" in this dispute, but one editor refuses to accept it and insists upon all mention of it being deleted completely, even though it is referenced in a published work.
 * 2) If the material should be retained in some way, does the proposed compromise wording by Ecjmartin represent the best way to present this information, or is there a better way to word it?


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

Parties' agreement to mediation

 * 1) Agree. Ecjmartin (talk) 17:37, 30 April 2015 (UTC) NOTE: as the person who initially filed this request, I would like to cancel it. I am withdrawing from the discussion, and want nothing further to do with it.  Thank you. - Ecjmartin (talk) 03:18, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * 2) Agree. Afterwriting (talk) 18:09, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee

 * Reject — As withdrawn request. Any of the other parties involved in this dispute may, if they wish, refile this request at requests for mediation. For the Mediation Committee, TransporterMan  ( TALK ) 13:22, 1 May 2015 (UTC) (Chairperson)