Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/CNN blackmail controversy

CNN blackmail controversy

The filing party (the editor who opened this request) will add the basic details for this dispute below.

Editors involved in this dispute

1. DraKyry (talk · contribs) – filing party
2. Volunteer Marek (talk · contribs)
3. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk · contribs)

Articles affected by this dispute

1. CNN blackmail controversy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
2. CNN controversies (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Other attempts at resolving this dispute that you have attempted

Issues to be mediated

The dispute about the existance of this article quickly evolved into an edit war after several editors began to practice unethical editing (see this: http://imgur.com/a/LCyyb). The article has huge problems with BLP and with it's neutrality, since it seems like both parties engage in an edit war simply due to the differences in their opinion about the political aspect of the article's topic.

Primary issues (added by the filing party)

1. Should this article exist?
2. Should the article be merged with the CNN controversies article?

Additional issues (added by other parties)

• Additional issue 1
• Additional issue 2

Parties' agreement to mediation

If you are a named party, please sign below and indicate whether you agree or refuse to participate in mediation. Remember that all editors are obliged to resolve disputes about content through discussion, mediation, or other similar means. If you do not wish to participate in mediation, you must arrange another form of dispute resolution. Comments and questions should be made underneath the numbered list below, to avoid confusion.

1. Agree. DraKyry (talk) 08:09, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Decision of the Mediation Committee

This section should only be edited by a mediator. The Mediation Committee's representative will indicate in due course whether the request is accepted (meaning a mediator will be assigned) or rejected (meaning you will have to try a different type of dispute resolution). If the mediator asks you a question in this section, you may edit here.

• Reject. Fails to satisfy prerequisite to mediation #1 "Acceptance of the request will benefit both the article and Wikipedia;" in that the requesting editor was indefinitely blocked after making the request. If the editor is unblocked, this request may be refiled but let me note that there are several other concerns which might (or might not) cause the case to be rejected. The Committee reserves the right to consider those other matters more fully should this request be refiled. For the Mediation Committee, TransporterMan (TALK) 16:49, 6 July 2017 (UTC) (Chairperson)