Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-10-26 Geo-Political Nations Simulator
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[edit] Mediation Case: 2006-10-26 Geo-Political Nations Simulator
Please observe Wikipedia:Etiquette and Talk Page Etiquette in disputes. If you submit complaints or insults your edits are likely to be removed by the mediator, any other refactoring of the mediation case by anybody but the mediator is likely to be reverted. If you are not satisfied with the mediation procedure please submit your complaints to Mediation Cabal: Coordination Desk.
[edit] Request Information
- Request made by: Djackl
- Where is the issue taking place?
- Geo-Political web-based simulator
- Who's involved?
- Me, and a user called Itake.
- What's going on?
- Edit-war I think it is called. Basically, when one of the admins of the 'nations' game destroyed the forums, he declared it to be the work of SuperPower-Classic, a rival nations simulator - My original edit can obviously be seen in the edit history. Itake, as an admin of SuperPower-Classic (and thus implicated in the deed), repeatedly deletes this, citing lack of sources. However, I posted a link to the forum where the claim was made in a later edit which was also deleted by Itake.
- What would you like to change about that?
- I want a solution which doesn't involve the story being silenced by somebody who can (unfortunately) get onto wikipedia more than I can to edit it back. I just want the objective story put on there, so people can decide for themselves. Unfortunately (as you'll see if you check out the discussion page), objectivity doesn't factor much into Itake's repertoire.
- Would you prefer we work discreetly? If so, how can we reach you?
- I don't mind. However, if you wish to contact me, email me at 'djackson991@hotmail.com'.
[edit] Mediator response
- I think existing policy and guidelines should apply, it seems to be simply a matter of making sure they're adhered to. Hopefully we can establish if this event is notable enough to be applied to the article. ~Kylu (u|t) 15:30, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Compromise offers
This section is for listing and discussing compromise offers.
[edit] Discussion
While using the talk page of the article in question to solve a dispute is encouraged to involve a larger audience, feel free to discuss the case below if that is not possible. Other mediators are also encouraged to join in on the discussion as Wikipedia is based on consensus.
- diff. Wp:not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_soapbox applies.
- Propaganda or advocacy of any kind. Of course, an article can report objectively about such things, as long as an attempt is made to approach a neutral point of view. You might wish to go to Usenet or start a blog if you want to convince people of the merits of your favorite views. You can also use Wikinfo which promotes a "sympathetic point of view" for every article.
- I don't personally think reverting "one user's story" out of an encyclopedia requires dispute resolution, as this is a matter of existing policy. You may wish to contact the other editor and asking them to explain their actions before continuing with mediation. ~Kylu (u|t) 15:30, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
- wtf?Itake 23:35, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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- That was a suggestion for Djackl. 207.145.133.34 00:30, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
