Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/White people

White people
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Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted:

 * Talk:White people
 * Talk:White people (continues under sub-subhead "Summarizing...")

Issues to be mediated

 * Should the following text be added to the lead and does it comply with WP:NOR and WP:VERIFY? Is it WP:NPOV?
 * The term white people does not refer perceived color of skin per se ; the people described can be pinkish, reddish, white, tan or golden brown in skin color, extending the perception of white skin to a much broader set of people. In this term, white functions as a color metaphor for race, one that emerged from a racialized, European historical context.


 * Should a modified version of the text replace it, if it does not remain?
 * Is the following text a NPOV statement? Does it comply with WP:NOR and WP:VERIFY:
 * The population of people classified as white has a predominant European ancestry, along with substantial ancestry from other continents. Both maternal and paternal lines among white people trace to European as well as non-European lines.

Additional issues to be mediated
None listed

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.

Agree with CarwilVeritas et Severitas 21:51, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Agree.--Carwil 16:52, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay as modified --Carwil 20:49, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Agree.Lukas19 19:24, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee
Accepted
 * For the Mediation Committee, ^ demon [omg plz] 21:31, 26 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I can take this one. -Ste|vertigo 08:19, 28 February 2007 (UTC)