Anyone, whether directly involved or not, may add evidence to this page. Please make a header for your evidence and sign your comments with your name.
When placing evidence here, please be considerate of the arbitrators and be concise. Long, rambling, or stream-of-conciousness rants are not helpful.
As such, it is extremely important that you use the prescribed format. Submitted evidence should include a link to the actual page diff; links to the page itself are not sufficient. For example, to cite the edit by Mennonot to the article Anomalous phenomenon adding a link to Hundredth Monkey use this form: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Anomalous_phenomenon&diff=0&oldid=5584644] [1].
This page is not for general discussion - for that, see talk page.
Please make a section for your evidence and add evidence only in your own section. Please limit your evidence to a maximum 1000 words and 100 diffs, a much shorter, concise presentation is more likely to be effective. Please focus on the issues raised in the complaint and answer and on diffs which illustrate behavior which relates to the issues.
If you disagree with some evidence you see here, please cite the evidence in your own section and provide counter-evidence, or an explanation of why the evidence is misleading. Do not edit within the evidence section of any other user.
Be aware that the Arbitrators may at times rework this page to try to make it more coherent. If you are a participant in the case or a third party, please don't try to refactor the page, let the Arbitrators do it. If you object to evidence which is inserted by other participants or third parties please cite the evidence and voice your objections within your own section of the page. It is especially important to not remove evidence presented by others. If something is put in the wrong place, please leave it for the arbitrators to move.
This motion is of the utmost importance, because the mere fact that this case is before the committee is a fundamental violation of my client's right to due process. The initial RfA of 14 January, as presented by the primary claimant, User:Exploding Boy, is not substantively different from the present one, and that RfA was rejected unanimously in favor of mediation. The process was initiated by a request for mediation lodged by my client on 22 January (found here - [2]), to which the primary claimant's reply was to threaten to reinitiate RfA proceedings. I note here that there was no reply from anyone on the mediation committee, and note also that statements to the effect of "The mediation committee is in a shambles" were made by multiple persons involved in that organization). I submit, however, that remanding an item for mediation does not mean, necessarily, going through the committee itself, but merely seeking out a mediator, be it one specifically assigned by the committee or not. It is not clear that this was not possible, nor that any serious effort to engage in such a discussion was made. In fact, I believe it was possible, but that my client was the only one who took the ArbCom’s request to do so seriously.
I further submit that there is evidence of possible bias on the part of Arbitrators involved in this case – indeed, while Arbitrator Theresa was conscientious enough to recuse herself from this case, Arbitrator Raul654 has, on several occasions, engaged in actions which have not only promoted and forwarded the primary claimant’s case, both publicly and privately, but have also indicated preconceived notions against my client. Evidence of this is offered in my request for Arbitrator Raul’s recusal; however, it shall suffice here to say that questions as to the motivations of two different involved arbitrators calls into question the very grounding upon which this case was accepted, especially given that Arbitrator Raul was the first to recommend a hearing and, therefore, set the pace for others.
Furthermore, the primary claimant has stated himself that “It is my opinion that the RFA was rejected because we have not attempted mediation. Several users and I have stated on numerous occasions that we feel mediation would be pointless.” ( [3]) He says the same on his original request for arbitration and here, in his reply to Robert’s note that he had requested mediation ( [4]). I note that nowhere, be it at the cited page or any other, does the primary claimant describe specifically why mediation would be ineffective. I believe that the only necessity for mediation is two users willing to converse amicably, which, it is quite true, did not here exist – Exploding Boy was unwilling to engage in such discourse. I submit, therefore, and the ArbCom agreed in its 14 January RfA rejection, that because someone thinks mediation cannot succeed does not mean it cannot or should not be attempted. As a matter of fact, the reverse is true. It remains a valid step until one user or the other rejects it. In this case, that user was the primary claimant, Exploding Boy. Therefore, it is clear to me that mediation was rejected at Exploding Boy’s impetus, not at my client’s, and as mediation would have been available had serious efforts been made, and as my client had expressed willingness to engage the primary claimant and others, it is wholly improper that Exploding Boy be allowed to bring proceedings against my client, as the dispute resolution process failed due to his unwillingness to participate in all the necessary steps.
All of these facts seriously undermine the very tenuous grounding upon which this case was accepted for arbitration after its initial rejection under circumstances substantially similar. The fact that the mediation step was skipped entirely with very little support going to my client, who seemed the only one interested in that proceeding; the fact that the head mediator involved, who gave statements about the committee to the ArbCom, had her own personal dispute with my client; the fact that another arbitrator, still actively involved in this case, did before and after this case became active provide assistance and inappropriate counsel to the primary claimants against my defense, undermining the premeses on which he voted to hear this case; and the fact that mediation failed primarily due to the reticence of the primary claimant and not my client make this case wholly unfit to be adjudicated against my client as per Wikipedian due process, which holds as common precedent that only aggrieved users who have personally exhausted all avenues may seek and submit arbitration. Hence, I move that the acceptance of the Request for Arbitration of 27 January, in line with the ArbCom’s reasoning behind its rejection of the same on 14 January, be rescinded, and these proceedings concluded pending fulfillment, completion or exhaustion of lower steps of the dispute resolution process. Wally 05:32, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
This motion, and this request, are of critical importance because of the fact that Raul654’s impartiality suffers under grave questions which become even more serious as this case proceeds. I allege that he did engage in the following actions that call into question his impartiality on this matter:
1) After not commenting on the initial RfA of 14 January, the primary claimant, User:Exploding Boy, made the comment cited above in my evidence on the motion to dismiss, and recited below, that he did not believe mediation was possible and that that was why the 14 January RfA was rejected ( [5]). Arbitrator Raul replied in short order, saying to “go ahead and restate the request”, noting the user’s opinion that mediation was not possible and with the implication that he would support such a request. I think it worthy of noting that the language used in the resubmitted request was exactly the same as that the primary claimant offered Arbitrator Raul not three hours before, and which Arbitrator Raul voted to hear barely thirty minutes after that. Not only is this evidence of at least questionable devotion to the judgment of those arbitrators who initially rejected the 14 January RfA, and not only is this a contradiction of the dispute resolution guidelines (which by established custom ought to be followed if circumstances allow) but the fact that Arbitrator Raul has given advice to the primary claimant when said claimant had already initiated action against my client and was preparing to do so again calls into serious question – I dare say even complete disbelief – said Arbitrator’s ability to act on this case in an impartial manner and without preconceived notions.
2) Both before and after the acceptance of the 28 January RfA, Arbitrator Raul was the administrator responsible for not only offering advice on the protection the pages in question due to the dispute (which he dispensed to Exploding Boy on 25 January [6]), but later protected them himself at the request of Exploding Boy and over the objections of other contributors to those pages who were not involved in his dispute with my client ( [7] see comments by User:Shimmin, highlighted in yellow at top). This latter action was less than a day after both his advice to the primary claimant to re-submit the case for arbitration and his own vote in favor of said act, which at that point ought to have signaled Arbitrator Raul to refrain from non-arbitrarial activities regarding this dispute. I submit that this is a demonstrable conflict-of-interest between Arbitrator Raul’s role as an administrator and an arbitrator and that his failure to lay the former duty on the table impairs his ability to properly execute his arbitrarial ones.
3) As a final note, I would like to specify the parameters with which I believe the issue of a recusal in a matter such as this ought to be considered: the principle that applies in common law, namely that even the appearance of impropriety should bring the judge or arbitrator involved to recuse him or herself, should likewise apply here. I site as evidence this paper, prepared by the American Arbitration Association ( [8]), upon whose foundation our ArbCom is partially constructed, specifically Canons II, III and X, and very specifically Canon II Article G. I also cite Wikipedia’s own guidelines on arbitration, specifically note 2 of the section entitled “Who takes part?”, which states, ”Arbitrators will recuse themselves immediately if they believe that they have a conflict of interest.” ( [9]}
As per the above, I believe Arbitrator Raul’s ability to judge this case in a fair and impartial manner given his prior statements and actions on behalf of the claimant is called into serious question, and for this reason I formally request that he recuse himself from further consideration of this case and any other that may appear between the primary claimant and my client. Wally 05:33, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
To sum up my actions in this case -
Events which occur during mediation (or requests for mediation) are inadmissable.
I've restricted my first presentation of evidence to the past fourteen days and to one facet of the defendant's editing that I think is most worrying: he seems to be systematically removing well sourced factual and relevant information from Wikipedia. I stopped when I thought I had enough to show a daily pattern. I could continue on request.
This set of evidence pertains to behavior directed at another editor rather than his edits.
In the opinion of this editor (Tony Sidaway), no one has satisfactorily explained why or how the edit made by Ashley Y [28] was POV. That it may support his point of view, if further assumptions are made, seems to be the reason why Robert objected.
The reference to "stroking and fluttering" seems to be one of the standard descriptions of the sensations to which Meissner's corpuscle is particularly sensitive ("stroking and fluttering" Dr. S Gilman, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medical Center, BMJ). The reference and contrast to both corpuscles, which are physiologically similar, is also common in the literature. The number of receptors that are found in the skin, phasic and that deal with touch, like Meissner's corpuscles, is extremely limited. There are also some structural similarities between the two types of phasic mechanoreceptor. -- Tony Sidaway| Talk 23:42, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
For obvious reasons I'm restricting evidence here to a very egregious example of this.
Robert has denied that this constitutes a 3RR violation ( [36]), but it's clear that it is. It's also clear that Robert was well aware of the 3RR rule at the time of the violation, and also that he attempted to goad other users into violating it also. He remains unpunished for this violation.
Reading through the complaint and evidence presented, it appears to give the impression that these articles were innocuous prior to Robert's involvement. This is not the case. Arbitrators should be aware that circumcision and related subjects have been highly controversial for some time. In the normally calm environment of the medical literature, the topic is highly controversial [57]. Even in the medical literature, doctors frequently imply bias and deception [58] and all but accuse each other of incompetence [59].
A good example illustrating the controversial nature of this topic can be found at a currently active Votes for deletion page. While it is true that Robert has voted, there can be no argument that he in any way caused this controversy (disclosure: I have also voted and asked some voters to identify their interests in the page concerned, as per policy). Indeed, some voters have identified the page concerned as "spam" by anti-circumcision activists. - Jakew 03:17, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
The following emails are taken from the anti-circumcision activist ("Intactivist") mailing list, INTACT-L.
"We only have until the fifth (all times GMT/UTC) to save Genital Integrity"
-- [60]
"For the record, I asked people on intact-l and restore-digest, last year to help me on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org. I started all of the Pro-Intactivism/Genital-Integrity-articles on Encyclopædia.Org. I tried to expose Circumfetishism on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org. If anyone wants to help, please do. I am all alone. It is so much work. I have to fight the Circumcisiophiliacs alone. An account on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org is free. You need not just work on our articles; look what else I created:For the record, I asked people on intact-l and restore-digest, last year to help me on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org. I started all of the Pro-Intactivism/Genital-Integrity-articles on Encyclopædia.Org. I tried to expose Circumfetishism on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org. If anyone wants to help, please do. I am all alone. It is so much work. I have to fight the Circumcisiophiliacs alone. An account on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org is free. You need not just work on our articles; look what else I created:"
-- [61]
"Genital Integrity and Intactivism are now the same article now. I would like to thank:
1. Ŭalabio 2. Hugh7 3. Acegikmo1 4. DanBlackham 5. Rwinkel 6. User:DanP 7. Hayford Peirce 20:51, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC) 8. Sean Curtin 9. Dittaeva 10. User:Michael Glass 11. Modargo 06:22, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC) 12. ScottyBoy900Q 05:19, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC) 13. Jao 06:24, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC) 14. Radoneme"
-- [62]
"Circumfetishists want to remove the article about circumfetishism from WikiPedia.Org. ¡We cannot let these perverts creep back into invisibility! This is what we need to do:...Every year circumfetishists mutilate tens of millions of children and outright kill thousands of children." --
I note that Fred Bauder has created a vote for the ArbCom on whether Robert has identified these people. Such a clear matter seems a waste of the ArbCom's valuable time to me. I suggest that a more relevant matter for the ArbCom to investigate is whether Robert is correct, and Wiki is being targetted by anti-circumcision activists. The answer is clearly 'yes'. - Jakew 22:49, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
In the interest of brevity, I'm limiting myself to a handful of edits per user. Many edits have been what could be called "subtle POV pushing". Because of the controversial nature of the subject, and the fact that fairly thorough understanding of the topic is necessary, I have tried to find more obvious edits. I can continue if requested.
General
See general behaviour, surprising numbers of new users, etc at: VfD.
User:Walabio
Removal of criticism of genital integrity / anti-circumcision groups:
Inclusion of distinctly loaded headings
Description of female preference for circumcised partners as fetishism
Attempt to use misleading language
Inexplicable removal of disputed notice (with bizarre edit summary - may have been a genuine mistake)
Censorship:
Insertion of strongly biased wording:
Editing quote of med organisation
Characterising letters to journals as "pro-mutilation"
Removal of disputed notice in spite of active dispute (presumably to hide the fact that there is a dispute):
Removal of criticism of genital integrity / anti-circumcision groups:
(and others)
Censorship of criticism of anti-circumcision studies:
Replacing neutral wording with biased version:
POV pushing
POV pushing
Attempt to portray advocates as sexually motivated by linking to his own letter to JME
(and others)
Attempt to "explain" findings (original research)
Note to AC: I am happy to help further in any way I can. However, due to personal reasons I will now be offline until 19:00 GMT 10 Feb 2005.
See: [91]
See: [92]
To follow.
See [93]
A developer (JeLuf) has confirmed that User:Exploding Boy and User:Calton are not accounts of the same person. -- sannse (talk) 23:06, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Anyone, whether directly involved or not, may add evidence to this page. Please make a header for your evidence and sign your comments with your name.
When placing evidence here, please be considerate of the arbitrators and be concise. Long, rambling, or stream-of-conciousness rants are not helpful.
As such, it is extremely important that you use the prescribed format. Submitted evidence should include a link to the actual page diff; links to the page itself are not sufficient. For example, to cite the edit by Mennonot to the article Anomalous phenomenon adding a link to Hundredth Monkey use this form: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Anomalous_phenomenon&diff=0&oldid=5584644] [1].
This page is not for general discussion - for that, see talk page.
Please make a section for your evidence and add evidence only in your own section. Please limit your evidence to a maximum 1000 words and 100 diffs, a much shorter, concise presentation is more likely to be effective. Please focus on the issues raised in the complaint and answer and on diffs which illustrate behavior which relates to the issues.
If you disagree with some evidence you see here, please cite the evidence in your own section and provide counter-evidence, or an explanation of why the evidence is misleading. Do not edit within the evidence section of any other user.
Be aware that the Arbitrators may at times rework this page to try to make it more coherent. If you are a participant in the case or a third party, please don't try to refactor the page, let the Arbitrators do it. If you object to evidence which is inserted by other participants or third parties please cite the evidence and voice your objections within your own section of the page. It is especially important to not remove evidence presented by others. If something is put in the wrong place, please leave it for the arbitrators to move.
This motion is of the utmost importance, because the mere fact that this case is before the committee is a fundamental violation of my client's right to due process. The initial RfA of 14 January, as presented by the primary claimant, User:Exploding Boy, is not substantively different from the present one, and that RfA was rejected unanimously in favor of mediation. The process was initiated by a request for mediation lodged by my client on 22 January (found here - [2]), to which the primary claimant's reply was to threaten to reinitiate RfA proceedings. I note here that there was no reply from anyone on the mediation committee, and note also that statements to the effect of "The mediation committee is in a shambles" were made by multiple persons involved in that organization). I submit, however, that remanding an item for mediation does not mean, necessarily, going through the committee itself, but merely seeking out a mediator, be it one specifically assigned by the committee or not. It is not clear that this was not possible, nor that any serious effort to engage in such a discussion was made. In fact, I believe it was possible, but that my client was the only one who took the ArbCom’s request to do so seriously.
I further submit that there is evidence of possible bias on the part of Arbitrators involved in this case – indeed, while Arbitrator Theresa was conscientious enough to recuse herself from this case, Arbitrator Raul654 has, on several occasions, engaged in actions which have not only promoted and forwarded the primary claimant’s case, both publicly and privately, but have also indicated preconceived notions against my client. Evidence of this is offered in my request for Arbitrator Raul’s recusal; however, it shall suffice here to say that questions as to the motivations of two different involved arbitrators calls into question the very grounding upon which this case was accepted, especially given that Arbitrator Raul was the first to recommend a hearing and, therefore, set the pace for others.
Furthermore, the primary claimant has stated himself that “It is my opinion that the RFA was rejected because we have not attempted mediation. Several users and I have stated on numerous occasions that we feel mediation would be pointless.” ( [3]) He says the same on his original request for arbitration and here, in his reply to Robert’s note that he had requested mediation ( [4]). I note that nowhere, be it at the cited page or any other, does the primary claimant describe specifically why mediation would be ineffective. I believe that the only necessity for mediation is two users willing to converse amicably, which, it is quite true, did not here exist – Exploding Boy was unwilling to engage in such discourse. I submit, therefore, and the ArbCom agreed in its 14 January RfA rejection, that because someone thinks mediation cannot succeed does not mean it cannot or should not be attempted. As a matter of fact, the reverse is true. It remains a valid step until one user or the other rejects it. In this case, that user was the primary claimant, Exploding Boy. Therefore, it is clear to me that mediation was rejected at Exploding Boy’s impetus, not at my client’s, and as mediation would have been available had serious efforts been made, and as my client had expressed willingness to engage the primary claimant and others, it is wholly improper that Exploding Boy be allowed to bring proceedings against my client, as the dispute resolution process failed due to his unwillingness to participate in all the necessary steps.
All of these facts seriously undermine the very tenuous grounding upon which this case was accepted for arbitration after its initial rejection under circumstances substantially similar. The fact that the mediation step was skipped entirely with very little support going to my client, who seemed the only one interested in that proceeding; the fact that the head mediator involved, who gave statements about the committee to the ArbCom, had her own personal dispute with my client; the fact that another arbitrator, still actively involved in this case, did before and after this case became active provide assistance and inappropriate counsel to the primary claimants against my defense, undermining the premeses on which he voted to hear this case; and the fact that mediation failed primarily due to the reticence of the primary claimant and not my client make this case wholly unfit to be adjudicated against my client as per Wikipedian due process, which holds as common precedent that only aggrieved users who have personally exhausted all avenues may seek and submit arbitration. Hence, I move that the acceptance of the Request for Arbitration of 27 January, in line with the ArbCom’s reasoning behind its rejection of the same on 14 January, be rescinded, and these proceedings concluded pending fulfillment, completion or exhaustion of lower steps of the dispute resolution process. Wally 05:32, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
This motion, and this request, are of critical importance because of the fact that Raul654’s impartiality suffers under grave questions which become even more serious as this case proceeds. I allege that he did engage in the following actions that call into question his impartiality on this matter:
1) After not commenting on the initial RfA of 14 January, the primary claimant, User:Exploding Boy, made the comment cited above in my evidence on the motion to dismiss, and recited below, that he did not believe mediation was possible and that that was why the 14 January RfA was rejected ( [5]). Arbitrator Raul replied in short order, saying to “go ahead and restate the request”, noting the user’s opinion that mediation was not possible and with the implication that he would support such a request. I think it worthy of noting that the language used in the resubmitted request was exactly the same as that the primary claimant offered Arbitrator Raul not three hours before, and which Arbitrator Raul voted to hear barely thirty minutes after that. Not only is this evidence of at least questionable devotion to the judgment of those arbitrators who initially rejected the 14 January RfA, and not only is this a contradiction of the dispute resolution guidelines (which by established custom ought to be followed if circumstances allow) but the fact that Arbitrator Raul has given advice to the primary claimant when said claimant had already initiated action against my client and was preparing to do so again calls into serious question – I dare say even complete disbelief – said Arbitrator’s ability to act on this case in an impartial manner and without preconceived notions.
2) Both before and after the acceptance of the 28 January RfA, Arbitrator Raul was the administrator responsible for not only offering advice on the protection the pages in question due to the dispute (which he dispensed to Exploding Boy on 25 January [6]), but later protected them himself at the request of Exploding Boy and over the objections of other contributors to those pages who were not involved in his dispute with my client ( [7] see comments by User:Shimmin, highlighted in yellow at top). This latter action was less than a day after both his advice to the primary claimant to re-submit the case for arbitration and his own vote in favor of said act, which at that point ought to have signaled Arbitrator Raul to refrain from non-arbitrarial activities regarding this dispute. I submit that this is a demonstrable conflict-of-interest between Arbitrator Raul’s role as an administrator and an arbitrator and that his failure to lay the former duty on the table impairs his ability to properly execute his arbitrarial ones.
3) As a final note, I would like to specify the parameters with which I believe the issue of a recusal in a matter such as this ought to be considered: the principle that applies in common law, namely that even the appearance of impropriety should bring the judge or arbitrator involved to recuse him or herself, should likewise apply here. I site as evidence this paper, prepared by the American Arbitration Association ( [8]), upon whose foundation our ArbCom is partially constructed, specifically Canons II, III and X, and very specifically Canon II Article G. I also cite Wikipedia’s own guidelines on arbitration, specifically note 2 of the section entitled “Who takes part?”, which states, ”Arbitrators will recuse themselves immediately if they believe that they have a conflict of interest.” ( [9]}
As per the above, I believe Arbitrator Raul’s ability to judge this case in a fair and impartial manner given his prior statements and actions on behalf of the claimant is called into serious question, and for this reason I formally request that he recuse himself from further consideration of this case and any other that may appear between the primary claimant and my client. Wally 05:33, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
To sum up my actions in this case -
Events which occur during mediation (or requests for mediation) are inadmissable.
I've restricted my first presentation of evidence to the past fourteen days and to one facet of the defendant's editing that I think is most worrying: he seems to be systematically removing well sourced factual and relevant information from Wikipedia. I stopped when I thought I had enough to show a daily pattern. I could continue on request.
This set of evidence pertains to behavior directed at another editor rather than his edits.
In the opinion of this editor (Tony Sidaway), no one has satisfactorily explained why or how the edit made by Ashley Y [28] was POV. That it may support his point of view, if further assumptions are made, seems to be the reason why Robert objected.
The reference to "stroking and fluttering" seems to be one of the standard descriptions of the sensations to which Meissner's corpuscle is particularly sensitive ("stroking and fluttering" Dr. S Gilman, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medical Center, BMJ). The reference and contrast to both corpuscles, which are physiologically similar, is also common in the literature. The number of receptors that are found in the skin, phasic and that deal with touch, like Meissner's corpuscles, is extremely limited. There are also some structural similarities between the two types of phasic mechanoreceptor. -- Tony Sidaway| Talk 23:42, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
For obvious reasons I'm restricting evidence here to a very egregious example of this.
Robert has denied that this constitutes a 3RR violation ( [36]), but it's clear that it is. It's also clear that Robert was well aware of the 3RR rule at the time of the violation, and also that he attempted to goad other users into violating it also. He remains unpunished for this violation.
Reading through the complaint and evidence presented, it appears to give the impression that these articles were innocuous prior to Robert's involvement. This is not the case. Arbitrators should be aware that circumcision and related subjects have been highly controversial for some time. In the normally calm environment of the medical literature, the topic is highly controversial [57]. Even in the medical literature, doctors frequently imply bias and deception [58] and all but accuse each other of incompetence [59].
A good example illustrating the controversial nature of this topic can be found at a currently active Votes for deletion page. While it is true that Robert has voted, there can be no argument that he in any way caused this controversy (disclosure: I have also voted and asked some voters to identify their interests in the page concerned, as per policy). Indeed, some voters have identified the page concerned as "spam" by anti-circumcision activists. - Jakew 03:17, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
The following emails are taken from the anti-circumcision activist ("Intactivist") mailing list, INTACT-L.
"We only have until the fifth (all times GMT/UTC) to save Genital Integrity"
-- [60]
"For the record, I asked people on intact-l and restore-digest, last year to help me on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org. I started all of the Pro-Intactivism/Genital-Integrity-articles on Encyclopædia.Org. I tried to expose Circumfetishism on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org. If anyone wants to help, please do. I am all alone. It is so much work. I have to fight the Circumcisiophiliacs alone. An account on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org is free. You need not just work on our articles; look what else I created:For the record, I asked people on intact-l and restore-digest, last year to help me on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org. I started all of the Pro-Intactivism/Genital-Integrity-articles on Encyclopædia.Org. I tried to expose Circumfetishism on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org. If anyone wants to help, please do. I am all alone. It is so much work. I have to fight the Circumcisiophiliacs alone. An account on Encyclopædia WikiPedia.Org is free. You need not just work on our articles; look what else I created:"
-- [61]
"Genital Integrity and Intactivism are now the same article now. I would like to thank:
1. Ŭalabio 2. Hugh7 3. Acegikmo1 4. DanBlackham 5. Rwinkel 6. User:DanP 7. Hayford Peirce 20:51, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC) 8. Sean Curtin 9. Dittaeva 10. User:Michael Glass 11. Modargo 06:22, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC) 12. ScottyBoy900Q 05:19, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC) 13. Jao 06:24, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC) 14. Radoneme"
-- [62]
"Circumfetishists want to remove the article about circumfetishism from WikiPedia.Org. ¡We cannot let these perverts creep back into invisibility! This is what we need to do:...Every year circumfetishists mutilate tens of millions of children and outright kill thousands of children." --
I note that Fred Bauder has created a vote for the ArbCom on whether Robert has identified these people. Such a clear matter seems a waste of the ArbCom's valuable time to me. I suggest that a more relevant matter for the ArbCom to investigate is whether Robert is correct, and Wiki is being targetted by anti-circumcision activists. The answer is clearly 'yes'. - Jakew 22:49, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
In the interest of brevity, I'm limiting myself to a handful of edits per user. Many edits have been what could be called "subtle POV pushing". Because of the controversial nature of the subject, and the fact that fairly thorough understanding of the topic is necessary, I have tried to find more obvious edits. I can continue if requested.
General
See general behaviour, surprising numbers of new users, etc at: VfD.
User:Walabio
Removal of criticism of genital integrity / anti-circumcision groups:
Inclusion of distinctly loaded headings
Description of female preference for circumcised partners as fetishism
Attempt to use misleading language
Inexplicable removal of disputed notice (with bizarre edit summary - may have been a genuine mistake)
Censorship:
Insertion of strongly biased wording:
Editing quote of med organisation
Characterising letters to journals as "pro-mutilation"
Removal of disputed notice in spite of active dispute (presumably to hide the fact that there is a dispute):
Removal of criticism of genital integrity / anti-circumcision groups:
(and others)
Censorship of criticism of anti-circumcision studies:
Replacing neutral wording with biased version:
POV pushing
POV pushing
Attempt to portray advocates as sexually motivated by linking to his own letter to JME
(and others)
Attempt to "explain" findings (original research)
Note to AC: I am happy to help further in any way I can. However, due to personal reasons I will now be offline until 19:00 GMT 10 Feb 2005.
See: [91]
See: [92]
To follow.
See [93]
A developer (JeLuf) has confirmed that User:Exploding Boy and User:Calton are not accounts of the same person. -- sannse (talk) 23:06, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)