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Status | closed |
Request date | Unknown |
Requesting party | Unknown |
[[Category:Wikipedia Medcab closed cases|]][[Category:Wikipedia medcab maintenance|]]
DreamGuy / Mermaid from the Baltic Sea, Bryan Derksen, NeoFreak, Thespian
Dreamguy has very strong opinions that a link to 'WikiFur' [1] - a Wikia wiki on the Furry and Therian Community should be removed. As such, he has been reverting any other editor who includes it. It is not an 'edit war' per se, but it's becoming problematic. Dreamguy has a confrontational attitude that is causing problems, though he absolutely seems to be of good intent. His most recent edit came with an comment that reads: OK, considering that the WP:EL guideline SPECIFICALLY SAYS NOT TO LINK TO COMPETING WIKIS this is not up for discussion). Problem is encountered because WP:EL is a guideline, and the guideline includes other wikis as, 'normally to be avoided' not *always* to be avoided.
The WP:EL no longer refers to other wikis as 'comepting',
and the guidelines on what makes a wiki acceptable: "Links to open wikis, except those with a substantial history of stability and a substantial number of editors." Stability isn't an issue, as it is hosted on Wikia. It has existed for 2 years, and has about 100 editors, half of whom have been active in the last 20 days. This then becomes a question of 'does this prove stability? what does?'
More to the point, though, the discussion about this has become rather vehement on Dreamguy's side, with comments sounding more like edicts, and his references to guidelines as if they are set in stone policies.
Because the page is slightly obscure and quite vulnerable to fancruft (in point, I do believe that most external links added to this page have been rightfully removed, but a look through the edits will find NeoFreak and I do that the most often), and we both think the WikiFur entry should stay), the issue becomes that Dreamguy does not seem to be working with the other editors, and it's causing tensions for both him and other editors of the page.
This truly needs a neutral person; someone who has never touched this page (or possibly any of the other Fur pages, but that's a judgment call for the mediator) to come in and help us assess external content. This page does not need guidance as much as it needs someone with no vested interest to come in an weigh on the subject before this heads too far. I'm prepared to accept a decision either way, my concern is more with the edicts and comments that 'this is not up for discussion'; it's going to make a page that can be divisive become even moreso.
What is being asked for here is a third opinion or an outside review of the WikiFur link. I have no problem asking for that third opinion or requesting commentary from outside. I would suggest that those avenues of approach be considered as that is just what they are there for. There is nothing here to mediate, one editor feels quite strongly one way a some others feel quite strongly another and there is not "middle ground" to be found here. The question is simple: does WIkiFur meet the standard requirements laid out in the External Links guideline? If not is there enough precedent or logical cause to provide exception to the general guidline in this situation? Yes or no, cut and dry. Everyone here has said their peace so I'd suggest getting the opinions of others through the above channels instead of sitting in a useless "mediation" calling each other names and throwing around accusations. Fair enough? NeoFreak 14:12, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
This got moved from "open cases" back to "looking for mediator" -- that's not correct. Mediation was rejected, because mediation in general is a very un-Wikipedia to do things, and it looks like some people are purposefully trying to go to mediation to try to bypass normal ways of dealing with a conflict. Furthermore, the conflict they have is with WP:EL itself and not this article. A mediation case is incapable of invalidating the broad consensus already established there, so there's no way they can hope to use mediation to their advantage except to try to get a self-appointed mediator willing to ignore rules, much like the one who falsely declared himself moderator previously without gaining permission from all sides. There is no reasonable expectation for any good faith end result with this process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DreamGuy ( talk • contribs) 2007-06-15T23:40:06 (UTC)
Wikipedia Mediation Cabal | |
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Status | closed |
Request date | Unknown |
Requesting party | Unknown |
[[Category:Wikipedia Medcab closed cases|]][[Category:Wikipedia medcab maintenance|]]
DreamGuy / Mermaid from the Baltic Sea, Bryan Derksen, NeoFreak, Thespian
Dreamguy has very strong opinions that a link to 'WikiFur' [1] - a Wikia wiki on the Furry and Therian Community should be removed. As such, he has been reverting any other editor who includes it. It is not an 'edit war' per se, but it's becoming problematic. Dreamguy has a confrontational attitude that is causing problems, though he absolutely seems to be of good intent. His most recent edit came with an comment that reads: OK, considering that the WP:EL guideline SPECIFICALLY SAYS NOT TO LINK TO COMPETING WIKIS this is not up for discussion). Problem is encountered because WP:EL is a guideline, and the guideline includes other wikis as, 'normally to be avoided' not *always* to be avoided.
The WP:EL no longer refers to other wikis as 'comepting',
and the guidelines on what makes a wiki acceptable: "Links to open wikis, except those with a substantial history of stability and a substantial number of editors." Stability isn't an issue, as it is hosted on Wikia. It has existed for 2 years, and has about 100 editors, half of whom have been active in the last 20 days. This then becomes a question of 'does this prove stability? what does?'
More to the point, though, the discussion about this has become rather vehement on Dreamguy's side, with comments sounding more like edicts, and his references to guidelines as if they are set in stone policies.
Because the page is slightly obscure and quite vulnerable to fancruft (in point, I do believe that most external links added to this page have been rightfully removed, but a look through the edits will find NeoFreak and I do that the most often), and we both think the WikiFur entry should stay), the issue becomes that Dreamguy does not seem to be working with the other editors, and it's causing tensions for both him and other editors of the page.
This truly needs a neutral person; someone who has never touched this page (or possibly any of the other Fur pages, but that's a judgment call for the mediator) to come in and help us assess external content. This page does not need guidance as much as it needs someone with no vested interest to come in an weigh on the subject before this heads too far. I'm prepared to accept a decision either way, my concern is more with the edicts and comments that 'this is not up for discussion'; it's going to make a page that can be divisive become even moreso.
What is being asked for here is a third opinion or an outside review of the WikiFur link. I have no problem asking for that third opinion or requesting commentary from outside. I would suggest that those avenues of approach be considered as that is just what they are there for. There is nothing here to mediate, one editor feels quite strongly one way a some others feel quite strongly another and there is not "middle ground" to be found here. The question is simple: does WIkiFur meet the standard requirements laid out in the External Links guideline? If not is there enough precedent or logical cause to provide exception to the general guidline in this situation? Yes or no, cut and dry. Everyone here has said their peace so I'd suggest getting the opinions of others through the above channels instead of sitting in a useless "mediation" calling each other names and throwing around accusations. Fair enough? NeoFreak 14:12, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
This got moved from "open cases" back to "looking for mediator" -- that's not correct. Mediation was rejected, because mediation in general is a very un-Wikipedia to do things, and it looks like some people are purposefully trying to go to mediation to try to bypass normal ways of dealing with a conflict. Furthermore, the conflict they have is with WP:EL itself and not this article. A mediation case is incapable of invalidating the broad consensus already established there, so there's no way they can hope to use mediation to their advantage except to try to get a self-appointed mediator willing to ignore rules, much like the one who falsely declared himself moderator previously without gaining permission from all sides. There is no reasonable expectation for any good faith end result with this process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DreamGuy ( talk • contribs) 2007-06-15T23:40:06 (UTC)