Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/Beckjord

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Contents 1 Statement by uninvolved party DanielCD 2 Statement By uninvolved Party Martial Law 3 Statement by uninvolved party Gwyndon 4 Result 5 Enforcement issue...

[edit] Statement by uninvolved party DanielCD

Martial Law and I have spent a good deal of time and effort trying to coach Beckjord as best we can, but I am afraid I agree that some kind of arbitration is called for, as there is only so much that can be done. At first there was quite an improvement, but it soon leveled out to its current state.

I want to state however, that there are mental health issues involved with Beckjord, and I don't honestly believe he is here with any malicious intent (I completely agree, however, that arbitration is still needed). I would just like the record to show that, at least in my opinion, the man believes he is doing the right thing. Though he has been called a troll, and his hostile comments are not excusable, I don't think he should be considered as someone deliberately here to cause trouble. His frustration level is very low, and he often does impulsive things, such as calling for vandalism of Wikipedia at his website. But this statement was only up for a brief time, and he removed it when his frustration (or anger) subsided. We were able to convince him that it was very unconstructive.

I'm not sure what good my comments can do; I sincerely wish I could say more on his behalf, because I would hate to see him banned. But what's necessary is necessary. Perhaps the severity of any decision against him can be reduced a bit, but even there, I'm not sure how, as Martial Law and my own mentoring can attest. As for the time spent on helping him ... yes Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and we are all here essentially to edit and do work in that regard, but it means nothing without people; in a sense, people and their interactions are Wikipedia, or at least a major part of what makes it so valuable a tool, not just of static information, but of information exchange.

I'll leave off with reiterating my firm belief that he, at heart, is not here with malicious intent, though I also emphasize that I don't mean this opinion to excuse his actions. It might be possible to go the personal communication route and see if he can be reached better that way. I think all things should be considered, and will respect the arbitration counsel's decision completely. Thank you. --DanielCD 14:21, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to refer this comment by Beckjord: Questions for Daniel. He did ask for help, and I tried to give it to him. However, I didn't refer him to other resources when my time got tight over the last month, and perhaps that is a failure on my part. But he does do somewhat better with a good mentor (though he can be quite a challenge). It's when I stopped giving him large amounts of my time that he drifted back into his old mode. --DanielCD 14:45, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

I think he is guilty of sockpuppeting, no question there; I myself have warned him about it. But I think at least one of the anon accounts he is using is just him failing to sign into his regular account, which he may just not remember to do. --DanielCD 14:48, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Statement By uninvolved Party Martial Law

I recomend that User:Beckjord be placed under a mentorship protocol with mentors that are familiar with paranormal matters, yet follow Wikipedian protocol. These must not be skeptical, yet still follow Wikipedian protocol, since it is skeptics that set him off. People have seen strange things, they don't like being told that other people will percive that they're liars and idiots. I have investigated a incident in which someone had desired to shoot me if I say that I'm a skeptic, since he and other witnesses were made out to be liars and fools by "skeptics". User:Beckjord may have been raised to believe that "seeing is believing", and doesn't like people accusing him of lying and/or being a idiot or some kind of nut because he has seen something strange. Martial Law 11:00, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, my short time here makes me unqualified to be a mentor at this time. Martial Law 00:30, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Statement by uninvolved party Gwyndon

From what I've read here and on the various talk and user:talk pages, I'd like to support Martial Law. The way Beckjord is treated by professed sceptics seems not only unfair to me, it also seems to be what ticks him off and makes him go way beyond what is acceptable Wikipedia behaviour. Mentoring sounds like the best option. Gwyndon 14:12, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Result

1 year total ban + permanent ban from paranormal pages seems appallingly harsh. Beckjord's actions have clearly stirred up some trouble, but I think a better result would be to not ban him from anything, and instead place him under a strict mentorship regarding Bigfoot articles. I don't feel it's constructive to lock someone out completely like this. Everyking 13:03, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Enforcement issue...

Is Beckjord allowed to edit his user talk page? --Nlu (talk) 11:06, 9 February 2006 (UTC)