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I can see what Wikipedia really is about. It is a left wing attempt to control imformation. I was wondering why what sounds like a good idea wasn't catching on but now I understand. You are a bunch of left wing propagandists pretending to be "FAIR AND BALANCED" but in actuality you are just a wing of the Democratic/Communist/Nazi parties. So ban me; you killed the jews so this is no different. You can't handle truth. Period. Michaellovesnyc michaellovesnyc
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User:Michaellovesnyc has been violating multiple Wikipedia policies in his attempt to push his point of view on Mail-order bride. Michael, who occasionally edits as User:24.45.47.102, and possibly other IP addresses assigned to Hofstra University, strongly feels that a marriage through a mail-order bride agency is better than traditional marriage, and that unfair stereotypes and laws discriminate against both mail-order brides themselves and the men who use these agencies. For some time, but especially since May, he has been significantly altering the mail-order bride article in ways that support his point of view. He frequently adds large sections that constitute original research or violate NPOV. He has admitted that he is trying to add a point of view to the article, which he sees as justified because it counters the anti-mail-order-bride point of view that the article allegedly already has.
Other users have attempted to explain to him why his changes are inappropriate, but this has failed. At one point User:Kaiwen1 started a poll over a disputed section, Demographics, which claimed that mail-order brides come from Eastern Europe in disproportionate numbers because of social problems like HIV and alcoholism and the fact that women outnumber men in these countries. The only source cited was the CIA factbook, which did not state any connection with mail-order brides. The section was clearly OR and in my view it should have been deleted without the need for a poll, but Michaellovesnyc had reverted every time the section was removed. It was explained to Michael why this was original research and inappropriate, and the poll seemed to show in favor of removing the section. An opinion from the Mediation Cabal was sought at this point and the mediator agreed that the section was OR and should be removed, but Michael has since incorporated it into the article again.
When other people attempt to make changes that don't conform to his point of view, he reverts wholesale. This has made progress on the article extremely difficult, as he reverts spelling corrections and non-controversial information along with the things he disagrees with. He cites NPOV as his reason for removing this information, even though he often removes information that is accurate and referenced. He has also left edit summaries demanding that anyone discuss any potential changes with him before editing the article.
Michael is hostile to other editors on talk pages and in edit summaries, frequently violating WP:Assume good faith and WP:No personal attacks when he accuses editors of lying, distorting the facts, vandalism, pursuing a racist and sexist agenda, and trying to intimidate other editors; he has also labeled editors "feminists" (pejoratively), as well as anti-female, "jealous ugly feminazi BBW's", and "cyberthugs".
The version other users revert to (see this version or the current, protected version) may have its own problems. In particular, there is debate about the extent to which abuse should be discussed, and about whether the term "mail-order bride" itself is offensive and the article should be renamed. However, I think these things can be resolved through civil discussion and consensus, if Michael is made to stop this disruptive behaviour. Reverting to that version of the article should be seen as an attempt to stop Michael from making major disruptive changes, rather than an attempt to push any point of view found in that version.
On 9 June User:AmiDaniel protected the article. Discussion has continued on its talk page in an effort to reach some kind of understanding with Michael. We continue to go through a never-ending cycle where an editor explains Wikipedia policy to Michael, he demonstrates that he doesn't understand it, and an editor explains it again.
After several months of this, it seems clear that Michael has an agenda he will not refrain from trying to insert into the article. He owns the domain imbra.org, which is an advocacy site against a law passed by Congress that requires men to provide documentation about their criminal history when seeking a mail-order bride. This site features a poll asking "WHO WOULD YOU RATHER MARRY", the options being "An [sic] Nasty Skanky Stupid American Feminist" or "An Intelligent Nice Beautiful Mail Order Bride" [1]. Another section features advice for married men such as "Set up a seperate joint account. This protects your money while allowing you access to hers. Regularly clean her account out." and "Try NOT to have a domestic phone line; this will prevent her from calling 911" [2]. This doesn't, in theory, affect the quality of his Wikipedia edits, but it seems to me that Michael has only one reason for editing Wikipedia: to insert his personal agenda into the mail-order bride article (which makes up the vast majority of his Wikipedia contributions). He doesn't seem to have read the Wikipedia policies, as we've urged him to many times, and I doubt he will ever understand how to make neutral contributions to this article.
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Potential vandalism
Mail-order bride edits
It goes on like this throughout May; these are just some examples. End of May:
Maria Cantwell edits
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Discussion has continued in the same vein with no progress. If this is not enough evidence, please take a look at the lower third of the talk page at this revision to see the full discussion.
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To be scrupulously fair, I'd like to include a link to Michaellovesnyc's response to the draft RfC. The RfC has changed some since he replied, but I think it's similar enough that this helps to present his side of the story until he has the chance to do it himself. Michael, when you reply, feel free to delete this. -- William Pietri 00:54, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
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Isn't the Mail-Order bride an example of WP:NOT? It is a how-to page.
Users who endorse this summary: HigherThanTheLaw 04:38, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
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