 | This is an explanatory essay about Wikipedia:Dispute resolution. This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Mediation is when a neutral editor guides disputants through a discussion and towards a compromise. Anyone can act as a mediator on Wikipedia. |
Mediation is a component of the Wikipedia content-dispute resolution process. During mediation, a content dispute between two or more editors is subjected to the involvement of an uninvolved third party (who is the mediator). The role of the mediator is to guide discussion towards the formation of agreement over the disputed elements of content.