Wikipedia:Requests for comment/205.154.159.1

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  • Most edits from 205.154.159.1 (talk · contribs), a proxy shared with other users.
  • Also edits from the 198.31.230.* range, e.g. 198.31.230.67 (talk · contribs), 198.31.230.87 (talk · contribs), 198.31.230.26 (talk · contribs), 198.31.230.29 (talk · contribs)

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[edit] Statement of the dispute

This is a summary written by users who dispute this user's conduct. Users signing other sections should not edit here.

[edit] Description

Almost every edit by this user is related to MTV's prank show Punk'd. It's a hidden-camera show hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which plays pranks on celebrities. It's fine that this user adds summaries of every Punk'd appearance to celeb articles. I think it adds color. It's also OK that his grammar isn't perfect - other users are there to rewrite his submissions. The problem is that he is totally unable to accept people rewriting his sentences, which are often unreadable. He comes in from multiple IPs, and insists on reverting to his oddly-phrased versions. Examples:

"In 2005, Braff was on Punk'd, after being tricked by Ashton Kutcher and Scrubs co-star Donald Faison, after Braff had to deal with a gang of kids led by Rob Pinkston, who vandalized Braff's brand new $100,000 Porsche with fake spray paint when Braff and Faison declined to buy them some beer." [1]
"On the April 24, 2005 episode of Punk'd, Simpson was reduced into more tears. Kutcher and his crew members convicted Simpson into believing that her friend's jacket had caught fire due to being placed near a candle, causing the overhead sprinklers in the art museum to go off, ruining all the paintings in the room." [2]

This editor has never used an edit summary or a talk page. There's nothing wrong with his zeal for documenting Punk'd appearances, but Wikipedia editors need to defer to users who fix their grammar.

[edit] Evidence of disputed behavior

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  1. Repeatedly placing Kanye West's Punk'd blurb above the paragraph about West's Grammy nominations, reverting attempts to rewrite the blurb in proper English: [3] [4]
  2. Repeatedly reverting Punk'd summaries to long, awkward run-on sentences: [5] [6]
  3. [7]
  4. [8]

Many more examples are available through Special:Contributions/205.154.159.1

[edit] Applicable policies

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  1. Wikipedia:Editing policy - anyone may contribute and refactor.
  2. "If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, do not submit it."
  3. Wikipedia:Talk page - please use 'em

[edit] Evidence of trying and failing to resolve the dispute

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  1. Several users have have asked this user to stop reverting the Punk'd summaries on his talk page: User talk:205.154.159.1. He has never answered these requests.
  2. Also left messages on Talk:Zach Braff

[edit] Users certifying the basis for this dispute

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  1. Rhobite 07:00, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
  2. zen master T 07:52, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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