User Rktect keeps pushing the same POV content with regard egyptians as he did on the measurement related entries. His basic claim is the use of analytic geometry by Egyptians, which is a fals satatement since analytic geometry was unknown at that time. Moreover, he keeps adding unsubstantiated claims about some architect. I've posted a long rebuttal on the talk but he fails to address my concerns: when asking for simple and concise explanations he starts a long (and repeating) rant about it. Moreover he uses misleading summaries (marking edits as minor (stating he's only adding a few links while in true he adds longg chunks of text), he has done several personal attacks on my persons, has lied about myself in order to get me sanctioned (accusing me of 3RR after just 2 reverts over a day, the evidence is on the talk page) and misleadingly adding headers into a single discussion to make it look as if they were different. Therefore I request mediation before the issue escalates -- ( ☺drini♫| ☎) 00:01, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
I will accept Rktect 22:58, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
Rktect has edited the page against my will, and when reverted he said to leave it be, thus, I can not run a mediation without some cooperation, and I urge that this be used in the evidence against Rktect. Why agree to take a mediation and ignore the mediator entirely? :-/ And kudos to drini, for keeping up his side of the bargain. R e dwolf24 ( talk) 22:26, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
There is a dispute on this page between myself and User:Tequendamia, as presented in the Talk:Pan-American Highway page and in the page's history log. Tequendamia strongly believes that the phrase "the American concern that Colombians migrated massively to Panama and claimed the restoration of sovereignty over this territory that was separated from Colombia by the US in 1903" should be included in the article. I argue that the phrase should be changed into "the concern that Colombians would migrate massively to Panama", specifically because Tequendamia has not provided evidence of a)the existence of such a concern being currently held by the U.S. government b)that Colombians migrating to Panama today would seek to realistically claim such sovereignity, among other points. Tequendamia has accused me of vandalism, whereas I have repeatedly tried to ask him to present evidence supporting his position. A little bit of a pointless "edit war" has erupted about this, hence perhaps some mediation from a third party would be necessary in order to solve this dispute. Juancarlos2004 16:55, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
There is a clear dispute on this page, as indicated in Talk:Empathy. I have made major grammar edits, and someone has called them "idiotic" and has threatened to undo everyone of them. I probably spent 2 hours fixing the page. My intentions were not to offend or vandalize.-- Joseph Wayne Hicks 05:36, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
It looks like no one wishes to revert my edits, so after all this time. No mediation is probably needed.-- whicky1978 02:18, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
A request for mediation regarding a user and administrator User:AndyL has been submitted. This user has hijacked pages relating to the Canadian Monarchy to push his strong republican POV (demonstrated easily by his editing history), debate and discussion has had no effect, and his attitude is bullyish and borderline offensive. There are two key areas where this is happening: on the Monarchist League of Canada page where he is trying to push his POV about the Crown in Canada being British, and on Monarchy in Canada where he is trying to make his debate a part of the article.
The debate began at the Monarchist League of Canada page, and has become quite heated. User:AndyL does not accept factual argument and numerous proofs from both User:Peter Grey and myself, instead only asserting his own POV backed up by misinterpreted or completely irrelevant information.
A mediator clearly needs to step in to assist in a resolution to the arguments, as well as to control AndyL's behavior. -- gbambino 20:19, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Obviously I dispute that it is *my* behaviour that has to be "controlled". Gbambino's been rather consistent in ignoring consensus in order to push his particular POV in various articles. AndyL 5 July 2005 02:37 (UTC)
Peter Grey suggested a compromise some days or weeks ago for Monarchist League of Canada and I accepted it so, as far as I can tell, there is no actual dispute at present regarding the contents of that article. There is a debate on Talk:Monarchist League of Canada but it is not about the actual article so mediation would serve no purpose. AndyL 6 July 2005 21:33 (UTC)
This is not the arbitration committee and has no power in regards to exercising discipline, it simply tries to achieve compromise and we have a compromise. The mediation committee is a voluntary process, not an obligitory one and unless you can convince me that there's some value in mediating this the matter further the matter is closed and, frankly, the way you and Peter are going about this is making it less likely that I will volunteer to engage in mediation. Peter below asks for "some action", that is not what the mediation committee is empowered to do. He, like you, is confusing the mediation process with the arbitration process and the ArbComm has dismissed your complaint as, evidently, the ArbComm members do not concur with what you "believe" to be the case. AndyL 8 July 2005 17:50 (UTC)
And furthermore, there is nothing currently in Monarchy in Canada or Monarchist League of Canada that is subject to dispute except for the question of external links and both you and Peter Grey have agreed with me on that question. The fact that you don't like my questioning some of your overly broad or inaccurate edits is just part of life on wikipedia. No one has the last say, it's a collaborative effort, and you'll just have to learn to deal with it rather than running and complaing whenever someone says you're wrong about something. AndyL 8 July 2005 18:05 (UTC)
Sorry, you haven't convinced me, and mediators require the consent of all parties so I'm afraid you're out of luck. Perhaps you should give some thought as to why not even one arbitrator thought your complaint worthy of attention? I'm sorry you are so intolerant of anyone who disagrees with you and so incapable of dealing with criticsm -- hopefully you'll get the hang of dealing with disparate opinions soon. Good luck. AndyL9 July 2005 02:04 (UTC)
If enough parties agree to Mediation, next step will be selection of a Mediator. -- Uncle Ed (talk) July 4, 2005 18:57 (UTC)
The primary conflict regarding this page is between "anarcho-capitalists" and "left-wing" anarchists, both of whom feel they are the rightful bearers of the term.
A long debate has insued on the Human rights in the United States page over what items are considered human rights. There seems to be no potential for resolution. Using as a basis, the UN Declaration on Human Rights and the Geneva conventions, I (Barneygumble) contend that the following are not human rights and should be removed: The number and ethnicity of prisoners, the existance of supermax prisons, the lack of full government healthcare, gay marriage, the fact that convicted felons are not allowed to vote, the fact that euthanasia is outlawed, and abortion. These are social issues. My opponents, have offered no real factual basis for their inclusion of these so-called human rights into the article and rely on broad terms like "widely considered." Some others would refuse to discuss my points and then revert my changes citing "censorship." Details of the arguement can be seen here first: [4] and then I finally at least began to get a debate here: [5]
Request for mediation over a dispute on current name alternatives for České Budějovice. NoPuzzleStranger has initiated a change in this article which is largely POV. His response to several attempts to discuss the need for any change was delayed, curt and POV. During our exchange NoPuzzleStranger has initiated another change to a related article on Plzeň. I call for two things: the Plzeň article should be left unchanged (which NoPuzzleStranger seems to support now) and the České Budějovice article should reflect Budweis as German and English name alternative. These name alternatives are based on former and current use by foreigners and locals alike. Jbetak 30 June 2005 18:23 (UTC)
A heated and at times very uncivil dispute over numerous sections of the article on this large paper has been raging for about a week and while both sides have conceded some smaller issues, larger ones remain; issues revolve around whether the article is balanced overall and whether several sections are presented properly and in an NPOV fashion. Based on interactions so far, I personally have little to no hope that Rangerdude and I can satisfactorily come to agreement on what remains without some help. The article was listed on RfC about a week ago without much result. There are a couple of other less involved editors who have weighed in on several items, some of which have come to a satisfactory conclusion, but some of which have not, in part because Rangerdude feels that a consensus of two or three people is not enough to overrule his own position. I feel that at this point we need some guidance to help break this stalemate; the way we are proceeding (or not proceeding) now is counterproductive and seems to be devolving into more fingerpointing than talking about content. Rangerdude has said he does not feel mediation is needed. Thanks. · Katefan0 (scribble) 23:14, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)
Some of the current disputes:
Support/Join I support the call for mediation on this article and I wish to join the mediation. Johntex 22:16, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Eliot Spitzer
Moved to Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Magic: The Gathering. Uncle Ed 18:32, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
I think the point was sufficiently made. Closed.
Jeff
Hello. I currently need some help fixing a dispute with Clawson, who is continually removing messages I place on my talk page, and then repeatedly posting messages accusing me of being in violation of Wikipedia policy, including accusing me of VANDALISM when I delete his messages from my own talk page. I believe I am being unfairly accused, though, as a new user of Wikipedia, I may have precipitated this attack by accidentally stepping on toes.
Please be aware that I have taken repeated steps to resolve this dispute before bringing it to this level, even going to the point of contacting Chris in a single friendly phone call to his publicized phone number. I attempted to do this to envoke the heightened empathy and understanding that verbal communication often achieves, though he responded by hanging up on me as soon as I identified myself, and then using Wikipedia to call me a stalker, which I believe is a violation of Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy, to which I have been introduced by more helpful members of the community.
Please help as soon as possible, as Chris's repeated messages are hampering my use of Wikipedia. I will request that he wait until mediation before continuing to modify my talk page, though I am sure he will agree. 24.146.19.164 01:32, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Chris has continued his attacks, despite my request that he cease them until the end of the mediation process. As well, it has come to my attention that Chris has been warned about this sort of behaviour before, as evidenced by the scolding he received from at least one editor on his current talk page. As well, the following link includes more evidence of his prior abuse: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:Clawson&oldid=23799147 . To some extent, I am relieved that, in past cases like this, Chris has been prevented from further attacks, but I don't understand why he's still allowed to access Wikipedia, when it seems clear that he's a repeat offender. 24.146.19.164 02:10, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
requests administrative sanctions and dispute resolution
I was recently blocked for a while for substituting Juris Doctor and/or J.D. for law degree in biographies. The blocker said that the reference to the specific name of the degree constituted the use of "jargon." Why does his opinion control rather than mine? He did not say the same thing about the D.D.S., M.B.A.,M.D., or Ph.D. degrees. As a holder of a J.D., I am tired of seeing the name of this degree witheld from publication on the ground that people are unfamiliar with it. The reason they are unfamiliar with it is that it is so rarely named in publications. The J.D. has been awared by all United States law schools since 1971. And, J.D. is after all, the origial doctorate, having first been awarded during medievil times by the University of Bologa.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.181.140.181 ( talk • contribs) 03:27, 26 September 2005
I did not reply earlier because I did not see your messages (Now I know to be on the lookout for messages). However,I do not know the method for replying, except on this board (which I only discovered yesterday.)
64.171.224.83 20:03, 26 September 2005 (UTC)lambejim
A user with the IP address 153.104.16.114 insists on adding the following info to the timeline's description of the Iraq War: "...Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party regime, which largely favored Sunni muslims; giving rise to greater power among the Shi'a and the Kurds in the country." I feel this info is inappropriate because the jury is still out on what the long-term effects of the war will be, and focusing on these apparent effects tends to give the description an un-objective, pro-war slant. Though I had previously advocated a description that mentioned WMD and the lack thereof, I am comfrotable with limiting the description to the objective facts: "A coalition spearheaded by the United States invades Iraq, leading to the ouster of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party regime." However, every time I change the timeline, 153.104.16.114 vandalizes the page and refuses to respond to my requests to explain his additions, instead claiming that he has Wikipedia policy on his side (without reference to any specific clause) and labeling me an "anti-War zealot". Provided that 153.104.16.114 is willing to reason (as yet, he has not indicated such a willingness), I feel that mediation would be appropriate in this circumstance. BalancingAct 16:26, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
I agree mediation is necessary on this issue. The information I've added is pertinent to Islamic history, and does not present any kind of pro-war bias. The jury is not "out" on the increase of political power among the non-Sunni sects in Iraq. The ramifications of this are yet to be seen, however, the immediate effects of broader political say among Shi'ites and the Kurdish minority have already been seen in transitional governments. For some reason these facts are removed, despite their significance to Islamic history by a number of political ideologues who have no desire towards discussion or reason, and have taken their bias to the last place it belongs, a factual encyclopedia. Never are these effects claimed to justify or debunk the invasion of Iraq, nor do they suggest the Sunni leadership of Iraq prior to the war was inferior. 153.104.16.114 00:02, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
I am a new user but from the very first I have been subjected to calumny and personal attacks at the Ray Nagin article. A user Aquillon reverted my very first edit blanking an entire section with no other explanation than the accusation I was a "sock." Despite my explanation for the edit in the discussion page and a request any mods to my edit be explained in my edit summary, Aquillon provided none. I left a message at his talk page. He refused to reply. Later an editor named Gorgonzilla answered for Aquillon (is this evidence they are sockpuppets?) with what I'd call nonsense claiming my ver batim excerpts from an official document were POV. Gorgonzilla also provided me with another official reference on the talk page which he indicated refuted my edit but, in fact, his reference supported my edit. At any rate, I consider their edits to be "partial blanking vandalism" and would appreciate a review by neutral parties. My edit can be found here [6]. It's the section called "Mayor Nagin's Responsibility During and After Hurricane Katrina." If you agree with my edit please inform Gorgonzilla/Aquillon and me, if you agree with him/them please let me know why on my talk page. If you agree with their tactic of personal attacks please let me know that also. Thanks. -- DKorn 20:14, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
There has been an RFC on the page itself, not on individual user conduct RFC.
Users involved:
All users have been notified. The original intent was to file an RFAr, however we are willing to try mediation first, see User_talk:Noitall#Important_notice.2C_for_immediate_attention and hope that it will be productive.
Radiant seems to be showing extreme impatience with my recent conduct, making what to me seem to be quite incomprehensible accusations, and making apparently arbitrary challenges to my VfD closes, and even going so far as to attempt to edit the policy documents so as to favor his opinion and restrict my scope of action as a sysop--and, consequently, the scope of action of all sysops who would come after me. While on the face of it this to me seems like the antithesis of what a wiki is about, I'm sure he has a point, but I just don't understand it and I find myself in a position where I cannot predict where his next apparently weird accusation will come from. I've complied in a half-hearted manner with some unofficial mediation attempts, but I think it's time to get serious. What on earth is up? I'm honestly dying to know. -- Tony Sidaway Talk 01:02, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
(Moved to talk page.)
Any animus Radiant might have held against me seems to have dissipated somewhat, and I never held any against him. I'd be happy to close this as there seem to be no extant problems. -- Tony Sidaway Talk 23:59, 29 September 2005 (UTC)