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    Current disputes

    Template:Star Control

    – Discussion in progress. Filed by Voidvector on 06:48, 19 January 2021 (UTC).


    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

    Location of dispute

    Users involved

    Dispute overview

    The dispute is over inclusion of the following articles in the template:

    Current template only includes the Star Control games from the 1990s by Toys for Bob (Reiche & Ford) or Accolade -- Star Control, Star Control II, and Star Control 3.

    The trademark of "Star Control" was purchased in 2013 by Stardock in Atari bankruptcy auction. They released Star Control: Origins in 2018. However, there was an IP dispute between the parties, resulting in the case Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Reiche with settlement. (See Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Reiche#Final settlement)

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    Template_talk:Star Control#Stardock

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    Determine whether Stardock, Star Control: Origins, and Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Reiche should be included Template:Star Control. Potential options:


    Summary of dispute by Shooterwalker

    Please keep it brief - less than 2000 characters if possible, it helps us help you quicker.
    • I've tried to work with Voidvector, citing guidelines and sources, and offering compromises.
    • The dispute concerns two game series sharing the same title: the Star Control trilogy from 1990, and Star Control: Origins from 2018.
    • Standard practice for two games with the same title is to disambiguate with a WP:HATNOTE. See WP:VG/MOS. For how this is applied, see Fight Night/Fight Night, Portal/Portal, Overlord/Overlord/Overlord, Crack Down/Crackdown, Fable/Fable, Star Fox/Star Fox.
    • WP:VG/MOS also applies to game series templates. See templates for Fight Night series, Portal series, Overlord series, Crackdown, Fable series, and Star Fox, which do not include the other games they share their name with. This practice is so consistent that it is uniform.
    • Voidvector has pushed their WP:POV about the two series, and resorted to attacks. ("the original series is dead", "I am happy that Stardock is willing to revive (and bring attention) to the franchise", "your position is simply gatekeeping fanboyism")
    • Voidvector also crept up to the WP:3RR on Template:Star Control after I asked to discuss first.
    • As our discussion went on, Voidvector started a new discusssion at a good article about the original series, and implied it might be nominated for deletion.
    • I have avoided taking the WP:BAIT, repeatedly citing our practices and guidelines. (WP:DISAMBIGUATION, WP:VG/MOS, WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, WP:RS, WP:V)
    • After an effort to bring Voidvector back on topic, we agreed to include a WP:HATNOTE for disambiguation, which they added.
    • Nonetheless, the dispute has gone on.
    • For clarity, there was a well-documented lawsuit that started and ended with the two series operating separately. (In the needlessly complex lawsuit, Stardock sued the 1990s developers to gain the Copyright. Stardock did hope to win the rights to make a fourth game in the same series/universe, but ended with only the name, back where they started.)
    • Most recently, Voidvector has criticized me for not adding to a talkpage table they created. I'm doing my best to bring our discussion back on topic with sources and guidelines, and they are not responding in-kind. I thought we found a compromise, but they have since escalated this to WP:DR.
    • My main goal is to represent these two separate topics based on the sources, rather than WP:POV.
    • Another important goal is to avoid the clutter of a "related links" section, as the original Star Control was highly influential in the space genre, with numerous imitators. To prevent an endlessly growing list of "related links", I'm taking guidance from MOS:NOTSEEALSO, "as a general rule, the see also section should not repeat links that appear in the article's body". The new series is already mentioned in the article body, and Voidvector already added a hatnote. A hatnote is literally the first line of the article, and this should more than satisfy our goals of disambiguation and navigation.

    Template:Star Control discussion

    Collapsing discussion and reminding those involved not to continue discussion until a volunteer signs on to mediate the case. Nightenbelle (talk) 21:27, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
    Please keep discussion to a minimum before being opened by a volunteer. Continue on article talk page if necessary.

    I did not state my position in the submission -- I am for adding Star Control: Origins and Stardock (trademark owner) for the purpose of "navigational aid", since this is a navbox.

    Shooterwalker (talk · contribs) appears disagree with their addition. His primary argument appears to be on the grounds that they are not the same series (diff developers & canon/lore). However, Stardock owns the trademark. Gameplay-wise Star Control: Origins is inspired by Star Control II. From my perspective, the remaining arguments by Shooterwalker (talk · contribs) are simple refusal of my positions using unrelated rules, straw maning my words, cherry-picking of examples/citations. --Voidvector (talk) 07:24, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

    I'm here. I documented the dispute with diffs and guidelines. I'd very much rather hear from anyone else now. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:37, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
    I was invited to discuss this by Voidvector. I am not sure if I should respond here or at the other talk page but I don't think we should add Stardock or another game. All the reliable sources agree that the games don't share anything except the name and some inspiration. The games are disconnected by 25 years and two unrelated companies. I don't know if Voidvector wants to include or ignore the "in universe" factors but they are also disconnected stories and settings. I followed the lawsuit and I think the confusion is that the settlement makes it sound like the original series will be renamed the "Ur-Quan Masters" franchise but we still call it "Star Control". Its been "Star Control" for 30 years. I don't agree with the bias that "the original series is basically dead" but you could say the original trilogy officially ended in 1996. Now journalists talk about SCO as a new series even if they hoped for a sequel or prequel. This is explained at the Star Control article with reliable sources and links to SCO. I agree that a list of Star Control related games would be too long and the article already mentions Stardock anyway. I see that Voidvector added SCO as a disambigation line in Star Control so that should settle it. Jorahm (talk) 20:03, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
    Can you clarify who is "Voidwalker"? I believe you are conflating our usernames. --Voidvector (talk) 22:09, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
    You're the one who tagged me and I did conflate it. Fixed. I fixed the quote too. Jorahm (talk) 22:47, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

    There are a lot of misrepresentation here -- for example, I never actually said "the original series is dead". My actual words are "Until release of Ghosts of the Precursors (currently vaporware), the original series is basically dead." Above participates have both used this as a "straw man". (I am going to keep this reply brief, since volunteer has not joined.) In addition, if you were to follow the thread, I have already offered compromise by suggesting we should list them as "Related articles", while my counterpart(s) has not compromised at all. My primary goal is to simply provide "navigational aid" (i.e. MOS:LINK) so anything that achieves that goal between all these articles is palatable to me. --Voidvector (talk) 22:09, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

    Volunteer's Message 1

    Hi, my name is Nightenbelle and I'm willing to mediate this discussion. I have read the relevant talk pages and articles and before we begin I have a few questions- 1st- are all parties willing to make a good faith effort to resolve this? As a reminder, participation in the DRN is voluntary and no one is under any obligation to participate. 2nd, do you all agree to review the rules at the top of the page and follow them as well as remaining civil throughout the discussion? Nightenbelle (talk) 20:41, 29 January 2021 (UTC)


    I will give the other editors 24 more hours to respond and then I will have to close this discussion. I am sorry that it took so long for a mediator to volunteer- but we are a bit understaffed right now, and it is difficult to mediate more than one case per volunteer at a time. Nightenbelle (talk) 00:14, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

    Editor's Responses

    I agree fully to mediation and enter in good faith. I pledge to comment exclusively on content and its merits. In addition, will agree to settlement of DRN regardless of outcome. --Voidvector (talk) 01:11, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

    I will try to be more active. I know this dispute started on the template discussion but I would advise discussing some of the recent edits on the Star Control vs Origins pages. I will make a good faith effort to resolve this and remain civil and defer to the mediator. Thank you for volunteering. Jorahm (talk) 20:26, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

    Just getting to this now. I'll continue to make good faith and civil efforts to resolve this. I think a neutral and patient mediator will help bring this to a close. Shooterwalker (talk) 19:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

    Volunteer Message 2

    Shooterwalker Having a family emergency is totally understandable, and we can absolutely un-archive / re-open a dispute. In the future, however, please contact the mediator rather than just undo it yourself- there are some templates that we need that can be easily deleted.

    Okay folks- lets begin! 1st question- what would each of you consider to be a fair and equitable compromise- not your personal best case scenario- but what you think a good compromise would be? The purpose of this is to see how far apart we are to begin with. At this point- I would remind you to please not engage with or respond to each other- just give your best compromise and we will move on from there. Nightenbelle (talk) 15:40, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

    Editor's Responses

    I have already mentioned my compromise in the creation of this DRN. I can further refine that compromise to only ask for the listing of Star Control: Origins (the game itself) as what I referred to as "Related articles" row. The link Stardock can be omitted as this is the case for Template:Fallout series and Template:Wasteland. In additional, I am willing to offer the actual naming of this "Related articles" row to my counterparty to whatever they see fit such that they can distance the original franchise from it (e.g. "Related franchises"). --Voidvector (talk) 20:55, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

    Game templates are not supposed to list every related article (and there are always many). For example, Archon (game) actually has the same dev as the original Star Control series in addition to the shared title (StarCon) and game design template but it’s better to describe this in the article than to clump it in a random list of “related links”. The current template doesn’t even list every person who worked on the Star Control trilogy (and it shouldn’t), so it would be even more confusing to add the unconnected developer of an unconnected series from 30 years later. I don’t see the relationship between these series outside of the lawsuit over the naming rights. I would contest whether many people would accidentally visit Star Control when they search for Origins, but it does look like a disambiguation “hatnote” at Star Control was discussed as a compromise. It was added without my participation or consent but I could accept that as a compromise in good faith. However if there isn’t satisfying to anyone I would prefer to revert to the status quo in early January before the dispute. (At least until we discuss further.) An additional compromise would be to create a new template if and when Stardock does a sequel to Origins, and if there is a dispute over the template names I am sure that can be cleared up using reliable sources once journalists decide how to cover Stardock’s games. Another compromise that would help readers is to add a hatnote to the article about the naming dispute covered at the Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Reiche which also explains the status of each series but I think it’s good enough to mention it in the text. Jorahm (talk) 22:08, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

    Volunteer Message 3

    So what I'm seeing is Voidvector sees including the unrelated game as a related article is their fair compromise and Jorahm sees not including the game in the template but including the existing hatnote as a good compromise and re-addressing if there are future sequels. Folks... neither of these are a compromise- they are just re-stating your original point.

    So lets try something different. could both of you please provide a list of other game templates that include different games by different companies that are not related? If we can see how some other franchises have handled this- it might give some ideas of how this could be handled here. Nightenbelle (talk) 17:35, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

    Editor's Responses

    There are several other game templates that have addressed how to cover different games by different companies that are not related, but still had to work out the naming rights.

    I'm late to talking through a compromise. It is true that the WP:HATNOTE was something I thought might help reach a consensus, and is at least consistent with policy and some games with the same name. But it doesn't look like anybody is actually happy with that compromise. I suppose if you scratched hard enough I'd say the games have different titles and don't need the hat note, but I think the very definition of a compromise is a solution where nobody is particularly happy. Another idea would be to change the title of this template so as to pre-emptively differentiate it from whatever template the Stardock series might eventually use. Shooterwalker (talk) 20:52, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

    Just as a quick note, I added a few pages where the dispute spilled over (in the edit history). Shooterwalker (talk) 20:58, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

    Those are related titles. The following quotes from reputable game media demonstrating the relationship.

    • "While Star Control: Origins bears the name of the series, it's officially a hard reboot, set in a fresh universe with some similar concepts." from Rock Paper Shotgun
    • "Publisher Stardock is reviving the Star Control series with its own update called Star Control: Origins" from Venturebeat
    • "Star Control: Origins is the first game in the series since the maligned Star Control 3, and its roots are deeply grounded within the mechanics of Star Control 2." from Destructoid
    • "The company announced plans for a new Star Control title that would be heavily inspired by the franchise's most famous entry, Star Control 2." from Arstechnica

    The best relationship to describe them is "reboot" (per Rock Paper Shotgun) or "clone" or "expand universe" or "fan game".

    Here are some examples of templates that list unrelated games per moderator request:

    Those are all blockbuster games so the templates are well trafficked by both editors and readers

    On Shooterwalker's compromise of renaming/recharacterizing the template, I would be amendable to that if the new template: 1) mentions distinguishing characteristics in template title and navbox title (i.e. 1990s series or Reiche/Ford); 2) link to trademark dispute Stardock Systems, Inc. v. Reiche article. If that's the case, I do not feel the need for inclusion of Star Control: Origins, as the template would have provided readers of sufficient context and navigational aid -- those being 1) this is limited to the 1990s series, 2) there was an IP dispute. --Voidvector (talk) 23:17, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

    Volunteer's Statement

    Okay now there's some progress. I can see how other games have handled things. It sounds like in some ways- this is a totally new situation- A new company making games that re-boot a different company's game. Legally that is fascinating... but I digress.

    So both are amenable to a new template.... Lets work on that.

    What if The 3 rows were Original Series / Stardock series / Related. Links to each game and publisher would go in the appropriate line, and the controversy and universe articles would go in related? Would that work?Nightenbelle (talk) 13:16, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

    Editor's Response

    Choosing a clear name for the template seems like it will resolve the dispute and be informative for our readers.

    It also addresses one of the root problems I've had with a combined template, which is that you're going to have two non-overlapping sets of everything: two different publishers/creators/developers, to say nothing of the games and fiction itself. Some of the example templates that Voidvector brings up have much more overlap, both with their out-of-universe personnel and their in-universe copyrighted content, but I think that discussion will sidetrack us. If Voidvector meant it in good faith that we might resolve this by "renaming/recharacterizing" the template, then I'd rather focus on that.

    We should focus our next steps on an appropriate template name. It's Misplaced Pages policy to avoid original research and we should avoid naming things according to our opinions. Our policy for naming things is to use a WP:COMMONNAME and refer to reliable sources. If we can agree to that in principle, I think we will keep making progress.

    As an aside, I'm not convinced of the importance of the lawsuit article. For that reason it would be better to leave that off-template (but still in the relevant articles). But if we're going to include it, it would be WP:NPOV to add it to Template:Stardock too, and eventually their new series template when that happens. I'm trying to keep an open mind. Shooterwalker (talk) 22:16, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

    There are two proposals here -- moderator's 3-row proposal and Shooterwalker's proposal. Moderator's 3-row proposal is fully agreeable to me. Shooterwalker's proposal is agreeable to me if naming context and lawsuit link is added.

    In regards Shooterwalker's concern about WP:COMMONNAME or WP:OR or WP:RS, those would not apply if we simply follow WP:NCVGDAB and name the template/navbox something like "Star Control series (1990s)", or "Star Control (1990s video games)". This is a common naming convention for published media even outside of Misplaced Pages. It has already been done by IMDB for this series. In fact, Shooterwalker's earlier templates examples even contain this format ("Fable (1996 video game)" and "Overlord (1994 video game)").

    I am agreeable to adding the lawsuit link to Template:Stardock, since it provides navigational aid. In fact, it should probably be also added to Template:Toys for Bob as well, since Reiche is the other party to the lawsuit. --Voidvector (talk) 02:10, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

    I can agree with renaming the template title. It should be something neutral and based on sources. I thought “Star Control trilogy” made it clear but it could also be titled “original trilogy”, “classic series” or any other name you see frequently in reliable sources. I am even more supportive of mentioning the lawsuit at the pages of the parties. However Toys for Bob was not party to the lawsuit. Reiche and Ford own the copyright directly from a time when game makers often didn’t incorporate. If Stardock sued the Corp then Stardock would have had to sue Activision which would have been insane. Whatever we do should be based on sources and not just one editor’s opinion. Jorahm (talk) 23:40, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

    Volunteer's Message

    Okay then- moving towards a re-name- can you both check the sources and maybe come up with some suggestions? Nightenbelle (talk) 00:19, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    Editors' Responses

    Thank Jorahm for correcting me that Toys for Bob was no party to the lawsuit, is actually how owned by Activision. I withdraw my suggestion regarding that.

    I want to mention for disclosure that I posted in Talk:Paul Reiche III yesterday that I plan to add mention of the lawsuit (currently omitted). Jorahm appears to be supportive of this. I personally did not feel there would be any dispute regarding this, but I posted it on the talk page given ongoing DRN just to be sure.

    My suggestions of new template name will be based on format of WP:NCVGDAB, which would be something like "Star Control (1990s video games)" or "Star Control (Accolade series)". --Voidvector (talk) 05:45, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    Thank you for that disclosure as I think that helps to re-build trust. No objections to mentioning the lawsuit at Reiche/Ford/Stardock since their involvement is verifiable. Do you intend to do any further editing around these articles, other than what we're currently talking about? I ask because I'd like to get that out in the open while we still have a neutral mediator for oversight.

    I think we might be talking about two different things for naming the template. Voidvector, is it your hope to move the Template to a new location in the namespace? We don't apply disambiguation rules to templates unless there is more than one template. I thought you'd be more interested in changing the "title" field, which is more visible, and why everyone uses reliable sources to establish an appropriate title. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:25, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    We do have disambiguated templates -- e.g. Template:Apocalypse vs Template:Apocalypse (film series) or Template:Batman in film vs Template:Batman in popular media. Even parenthesized templates without un-parenthesized version -- Template:Unbreakable (film series). As for WP:RS or WP:OR concerns, they don't apply if we follow WP:NCVGDAB formats, since we wouldn't be inventing any new phrases or notations.

    I might have other edits, but most of my edits will be adding current omissions, similar to the addition of nav links in the template here and mentioning of the lawsuit in the bio articles. I have not gone through other articles to know for sure. Rest assured, I will most likely just copy-pasting write up from another article with edits only for flow, so would not introducing new write-up. (Most of my edits in recent years have been related to western China, e.g. China vs Indian, which are way more of NPOV landmine, so I don't think I would have any issues here.)

    IMO providing readers inter-article navigation is better. I much rather have direct link between Star Control and Star Control: Origins (e.g. moderator's 3-row proposal). That way, renaming is not needed, but I am willing settle for renaming with the lawsuit link, which provides explicit context so readers can figure out the IP differences themselves. --Voidvector (talk) 07:12, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

    Volunteer's Comment

    So... Does anyone have a suggestion of a new title? Nightenbelle (talk) 15:10, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

    Editors' Responses

    I thought we were talking about the template title but it looks like we're talking about the template namespace. The examples of disambiguated templates are for situations where there are two templates with similar names (e.g.: Apocalypse). That doesn't apply here where there is only one template (again, see Template:Fight Night series, Template:Portal series, Template:Fable series, Template:Overlord series, Template:Crackdown, Template:Star Fox). But you're telling me that if we move the template in the namespace, you'd be satisfied? Plus adding the lawsuit to this template, the Stardock template, and within the Reiche/Ford articles in context. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:51, 9 February 2021 (UTC)'

    I'm Pretty sure we are just talking about the template title itself. Nightenbelle (talk) 17:07, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
    I also thought we were talking about the title field in the template. The title field would definitely need to be grounded in reliable sources, as with everything in Misplaced Pages. But Voidvector keeps on bringing up disambiguation rules for the namespace, which is different. I'm open to either discussion, but I want to make sure we are working from the same understanding. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:43, 9 February 2021 (UTC)


    Volunteer Statement

    We are Working on re-naming the template- not the namespace.... so we can stop focusing on that. Now- you have all stated that you are open to this discussion, and you've stated that it needs to be grounded in reliable sources. We've established that- what I'm looking for now is actual suggestions of what that name could be please. Not theory behind what the name should be- but actually what you want the name to be. Nightenbelle (talk) 18:56, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

    Editor's Suggestions of Names

    I thought we were agreeing on renaming the template name ("Template: Star Control" to "Template: Star Control (1990s video games)"), as well as as the navbox title which is the content of the template (See Template:Navbox#Usage). My suggestion for both names are as stated as before -- "Star Control (1990s video games)" or "Star Control (Accolade series)". Those are based on my read of WP:NCVGDAB. Both are derived from facts -- all games contain the name "Star Control", all were released in the 1990s, all were published by Accolade.

    In his last reply, User:Shooterwalker stated "Voidvector keeps on bringing up disambiguation rules for the namespace". This is a false accusation and straw man, one can simply Ctrl-F on this page or on Template talk:Star Control and search for "disambig" to see who brought up the topic first and who talks about this topic more often. I should also mention that "original research" (WP:OR) and "reliable sources" (WP:RS) have been brought up in this discussion in a similar manner. --Voidvector (talk) 03:19, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

    Voidvector and Shooterwalker- I've asked a specific question and asked that you focus on that question only- and you both have brought editor behavior into this. I'm going to ask you to WP:AGF and comment on the content only. Now, we are discussing what the new name should be- and only what the new name should be at this point. If either of you again brings up editor behavior, I'm going to close this as failed because that is not our purpose at DRN. We mediate content disputes only. Now.... So far we have the suggestions of 'Star Control (1990s video games)' and 'Star Control (Accolade series)' are there any other suggested names or do we want to vote on those two? Nightenbelle (talk) 15:52, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
    I didn't make any accusations or bring up editor behavior. Changing the namespace and changing the body are two different things, and I'm literally trying to confirm which one we're talking about, in good faith. We need a shared understanding in order to be able to move forward. I'm not confident that we have a shared understanding, but I'll focus my attention on the mediator's question in hopes of making progress.
    The body is always based on reliable sources. The most WP:COMMONNAMEs described in the reliable sources (other than just "Star Control series", which doesn't really address the dispute) are "original" or "classic". This naming convention is used in a bunch of permutations such as "classic/original Star Control", "classic/original games", "classic/original series", etc... I can produce a more thorough review of the reliable sources if necessary. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:33, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
    Once again- the request is not for yet more research of what should or shouldn't be considered- its for actual suggestions of what you want the name to be. We need to be moving towards a conclusion. So please make a suggestion of a proposed title- not more explanation of how one should be chosen. Nightenbelle (talk) 17:21, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
    Sorry, I'll try to be more clear. "Star Control original series" or "Star Control classic series" would both be acceptable template titles, because they meet guidelines on WP:RS and WP:COMMONNAME. Shooterwalker (talk) 17:29, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
    • Based on my read of policy and sources I would be fine with Star Control “Original Series” or “Classic Series”. That’s where reliable sources are pointing when they talk about the two series with maybe a slight edge to “original series”. Maybe there are other possibilities, but common use in reliable sources should be the minimum. Jorahm (talk) 21:38, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

    Big Lie

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Soibangla on 01:04, 27 January 2021 (UTC).
    Closed per participant's request and feeling this step was not necessary. Participants are welcome to re-open a case if they need help in the future. Nightenbelle (talk) 16:45, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    I added the sentence: "The expression later came to be associated with Donald Trump" to the lead, which I assert proportionately summarizes a corresponding section in the body. The sentence was reverted.

    On Talk, three editors assert the sentence does not pass NPOV/due and undue weight. I maintain their stated rationales do not have a plausible basis in Misplaced Pages policy.

    I want to emphasize that no effort is being made here to associate Trump with Hitler, but rather to show others have associated him with a concept that has not been previously described in the article in any post-war context, but is now being associated with Trump in a modern context.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Big_lie#Inclusion_of_Trump_in_lead

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    I assert this is a case in which the consensus is incorrect and the sentence should be restored in the lead.

    Summary of dispute by NedFausa

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    Summary of dispute by KIENGIR

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    The current political events causing a big overhead in the related articles, especially political shoapboaxing, from the moderate way to the insanity, and neutrality may easily be forgotten unfortunately, this is espcially visible for outsiders/uninvolved editors (the page is trolled by POV-pushers in a daily manner from both directions). Indeed yes, lead summarize body, not it does not mean we would include everything in the the lead. The Trump issue is a recent overloaded shoap at all aspects, taking any sides by new insertions may suggest being involved or abandon neutrality. Trump is surely not commensurable with those one in the lead mentioned, so I would avoid such trials.(KIENGIR (talk) 06:02, 27 January 2021 (UTC))

    @Nightenbelle:,
    I think you may close this issue, since besides the formal/procedural mistakes of it's opening, not even the nominator took it serious or participated in it actively, that is quite odd, and noone else will. Any volunteer's advices I noted and will mind them, the talk page discussions are ongoing anyway. Regards(KIENGIR (talk) 15:00, 3 February 2021 (UTC))

    Summary of dispute by Novem Linguae

    I'm not sure this is worth a lot of time and effort. There's a 3-1 consensus to not include this in the lead. There's some editors in the article that want to give more WP:WEIGHT to Donald Trump in the lead and/or in the Donald Trump section, but some of us disagree with this weight. It's a historical article, and giving Donald Trump a lot of weight seems to be a case of WP:RECENT. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:46, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

    Big Lie discussion

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    • Volunteer Note - The filing editor has not yet notified the other editors on their talk pages. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:51, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Volunteer Note - There is a local consensus of 3-1 against the filing editor. The options for the filing editor, who is in the minority, are to try to discuss with the other editors to reach a compromise, or to obtain a larger consensus by Request for Comments. Either approach will be supported at this noticeboard after the other editors are notified. (That is, if they want an RFC, a volunteer will help draft the RFC neutrally. If they want discussion leading to compromise, a volunteer will mediate, but no promises are made.) Robert McClenon (talk) 03:51, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

    ** Robert McClenon, I do not see that user Talk page notification is required for topics in this “informal” forum, and I pinged the three editors on the article Talk page in a fully transparent manner such that any other interested editors could also participate. Perhaps consider striking your fallacious comment as it is potentially prejudicial against me. soibangla (talk) 19:33, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

      • Volunteer Note - My statement is correct, because the editors were not notified on their talk pages. It is true that they were pinged, and for that reason this case will remain open, waiting for a volunteer to accept it, if another volunteer is willing to accept a case filed by an editor who has already insulted one volunteer. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:51, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

    *** Robert McClenon, Yes, your statement that they were not notified on their Talk pages is correct, except that unlike in other matters in other forums, such notification is not required here, and so your mentioning of this potentially creates a false impression that I am not following the rules, which tends to cast a prejudicial pall on my filing. I now ask you more directly to strike it. soibangla (talk) 19:58, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

          • Volunteer NoteSoibangla You are incorrect- the rules of this board are clearly stated at the top: "Ensure that you deliver a notice to each person you add to the case filing by leaving a notice on their user talk page. DRN has a notice template you can post to their user talk page by using the code shown here: (Template deleted for space) Giving notice on the article talk page in dispute or relying on linking their names here will not suffice." So- I strognly suggest you stop arguing with the volunteers and notify the users and return to this board with an atitude that will encourage volunteers to be willing to mediate and also encourage the others involved to overturn the already existing consensus and discuss your desired improvements. I would also remind you that participation in this discussion is voluntary for all involved- the users you have a disagreement with, and the volunteers. Nightenbelle (talk) 20:56, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
    I think the words you are looking for is I’m sorry I was combative Robert, I’ll strike through my wrong comments like I tried to make you do when you politely asked me to follow protocol. Nightenbelle (talk) 02:47, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

    Volunteer Message

    This is the next case in line for a volunteer to jump on- however, the only two volunteers currently active are myself and Robert McClenon. Since he has already recused himself- that leaves me. Are the users involved willing to have me mediate or would you rather either do an RFC or hold off until we get another volunteer. I will not take it personally if you would rather I not mediate. Nightenbelle (talk) 16:36, 1 February 2021 (UTC)


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    Anocracy

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Rkerver on 14:52, 28 January 2021 (UTC).
    First, there has been very little discussion on the talk page. 2nd- Filing editor wants to include information using his own experience as the source. This is contrary to WP policy. Sources must be independently published sources- preferably secondary. Please review WP:RS before editing further, and please try an extended good faith effort to solve the problems before coming here. Discussions should be more than 4 total comments. Nightenbelle (talk) 15:40, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

    Location of dispute

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    Dispute overview

    I contributed the section "United States" and my contribution keeps being removed. Three short paragraphs, fully referenced. Talk has not lead to consensus.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Anocracy#United_States

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    Review the content, the references. If a neutral third party finds it all OK, then post in the talk article.

    Summary of dispute by Gwennie-nyan

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    Summary of dispute by Jared.h.wood

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    Anocracy discussion

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    Park Yoo chun

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by 20footfish on 17:36, 29 January 2021 (UTC).
    First, you are in the wrong place. You should probably be in the Teahouse for this. However, to answer your concerns- a warning banner does not open you up to threats or attacks or bullying. Lots and lots of people get them- especially new editors. Its almost a right of passage. Now- we will not remove a COI banner here. And if you have personal infomration such as your email address and phone number on WP- you need to go to WP:ANI and ask it be removed and history deleted. If you used your personal email to research informaiton for an article here, well that is on you, not us. That is not recomended or required. But even so- there shouldn't be anything connecting that personal information to your posts here. But the DRN exists to mediate disputes between editors- we are not the Admins (most of us don't even have that level of user rights and are pretty sure we don't want them). We do not handle .... this. Sorry. Other than the Teahouse or ANI- I'm not sure where to send you. Nightenbelle (talk) 18:28, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    I have been editing and something has gone wrong. I read all your guidelines and learned what to do, I went to tearoom and asked questions. I understood I could edit the page. I contacted outside reps, agents and fans to get information for the article. I found in Personal life, 4 articles by non-viable source with statements that were made and cited by articles that didn't talk about the statement made. I removed them all. I am now told that I a COI, I have tried to resolve but am not given options or full explanation. I have been told I am making destructive edits. If you want to undo my work, you don't need to call my work destructive as I have followed your policies. We can't reach consensus because I am left with a giant warning banner on his site. It is a living human being and you are putting me at harms way because people I have aksed for articles know that I am 20footfish. they have my personal email address and name. I am exposed like this to threats and cyber bullying. I had not thought of that.. I need that banner gone because i am now terrified. 20footfish the editor COI serious. You have no idea how afraid I am now.. just change it back and take it off please. My dispute is for my safety and wellbeing.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    I have tried to ask the editor for help to get that off. I have asked for options. I don't know what to do now. I am pretty worried and upset. I want the banner off. you can change it all back. just take it off. I will get really horrible emails with that on there for 30 000 people to see.

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    just help me please. I will never edit again. I was honestly researching every sentence and did a great job. I have them all saved on my system. I followed your WP:Source list and checked all articled for viability and only the viable ones stayed. Now I am COI because of wikicommons asking for license.

    Summary of dispute by Bonadea

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    Park Yoo chun discussion

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    Uyghur genocide

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Sarrotrkux on 20:10, 30 January 2021 (UTC).
    Because of the large number of participants, they have opened an RFC instead. This dispute is closed without prejudice, and if the RFC fails and they would like to try again- they are welcome to, although with 9 editors involved, they are advised that it will be very difficult and their patients and cool heads will be required Nightenbelle (talk) 15:52, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    The page "Uyghur genocide" includes an image of a random young girl and an old lady. Those images do not serve any informative or encyclopaedic function in the article, and apparently the only reason they were added is to imply that "this is how an Uyghur looks like". As such, two other editors and I believe they should be removed from the page, as we do not believe that Misplaced Pages should promote generalisations of an ethnicity based on the looks of one or two individuals. As far as I can see, this is also the consensus that was reached on previous discussions about this matter; images of individuals should not be added for the purposes of ethnic generalisation, as they are inherently exclusive and unscientific.

    However, three other editors (Horse Eye's Back, My very best wishes, TucanHolmes) claim that the images serve as an "illustrative aid", although I have not seen them be able to come up with an argument of what exactly is supposed to be illustrated by the images other than the aforementioned generalisation of an entire ethnicity. "TucanHolmes" and "my very best wishes" are arguing with MOS:PERTINENCE to "keep them until we have better ones", but as far as I can see, MOS:PERTINENCE does not condone ethnic generalisations in the first place.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    Talk:Uyghur_genocide#Including_random_photos_of_a_uyghur_child_and_grandmother_relating_to_Marriage_incentives_makes_no_sense

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    Clarify whether the inclusion of images for the sole purpose of ethnic generalisation is suitable for Misplaced Pages.

    Summary of dispute by Stonksboi

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    Summary of dispute by PailSimon

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    Summary of dispute by Horse Eye's Back

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    There have been a lot of involved editors but I don’t think anyone has actually argued that we should be using these images "for the sole purpose of ethnic generalisation” (if I’m wrong I’d like to be shown a diff). It seems like one heck of a leading question, one only loosely based in reality. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 20:48, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

    That is what I gathered from the comments of the editors involved. For example, TucanHolmes said, I quote: "This article is about an ethnic group, so showing members of that ethnic groups help people visualise the topic (it helped me, for one)." They are humans. Why exactly would someone need help visualising how a human looks like except for pigeonholing? Does a Silesian look different from a Swabian? Does an Andalusian look different from a Castillian? If I showed you ten pictures of random people, Uyghurs and non-Uyghurs, do you think you could tell them apart by their looks? If not, then including images of random individuals serves no informational purpose. Sarrotrkux (talk) 02:35, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

    Summary of dispute by My very best wishes

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    Summary of dispute by TucanHolmes

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    Summary of dispute by Mikehawk10

    The talk page has been having an ordinary, albeit contested, discussion regarding whether or not to include two pictures within the page. One of these pictures is that of an older Uyghur woman wearing a hijab, while the other is of a young, female Child. Of those who believe that the images should be kept (4 editors, when I am included), there is general agreement that the reason for them to be kept is based in MOS:PERTINENCE, and that they should be kept until better images are found. Of those who do not believe the images should be kept (3 editors), the general argument is that the images are irrelevant to the article, and/or that they don't provide additional understanding. I am unsure why I was initially left out of this, since I am involved (and support maintaining the images on the page).

    Aside from the substantive debate on the article contents, which I have described above, one of my comments was split in two on the talk page by Sarrotrkux and thereby refactored (I have since placed my comments back together). Outside of the talk page itself, stonksboi has alleged that Horse Eye's Back is a "staunch anti-China troll", which likely constitutes a personal attack. He also noted that he suspected that I am HEB's sockpuppet, which I am not (and this can be confirmed by a checkuser).

    It should be noted that stonksboi has previously been blocked by EdJohnston for edit warring on the 2022 Winter Olympics page, where the user repeatedly deleted information that referred to the ongoing Uyghur genocide and the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests, after being reported by Normchou. Mikehawk10 (talk) 22:08, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

    Uyghur genocide discussion

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    • Volunteer Comment Typically disputes with more than 4 editors do not work out on the DRN. I would reccomend an WP:RFC instead. There have also been allegations of Behavioral issues, which belong at WP:ANI. the DRN will not decide issues- we will only mediate a compromise. IF this is what all involved editors want- please reply to this comment saying you understand and are willing to participate in a mediated discussion towards a compromise. Other than that please do not engage in back and forth discussion until a volunteer agrees to take on this case. Nightenbelle (talk) 00:12, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

    Participant's Responses

    Principally yes, though I'm not sure what compromise is possible between not including such images and including them. It's not like this is an argument about subjective phrasing in which you can realistically reach a middle-ground, because you can't "half-include" an image. Sarrotrkux (talk) 15:58, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

    I believe that the original comment on the talk page, which includes a concern that the inclusion of the images "are a serious issue that should not be left for such a limited amount of users to decide" could be best resolved along the lines of an RfC, since this appears to be looking for additional users to weigh in on the issue at hand. I have therefore, in line with the recommendation given by Nightenbelle, created an RfC on the talk page related to the inclusion of the contested images. Mikehawk10 (talk) 23:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)


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    Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Michael Sayman

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Shaun Sm on 20:32, 30 January 2021 (UTC).
    the DRN is not the place for WP:Canvasing if there are enough WP:RS the page will not be deleted. its not a conspiracy, its just policy Nightenbelle (talk) 00:03, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    Dispute overview

    Michael Sayman, a well-known software engineer who has been the subject of coverage in innumerable reliable outlets, is clearly the target of a harassment campaign at the moment. Despite being obviously eligible for a Misplaced Pages page there is a coordinated campaign by critics of his to get his page removed.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    The deletion campaign is obviously coordinated and a result of someone with a personal vendetta against Sayman.

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    Protecting Sayman's page, which should clearly stay up, from frivolous deletion.

    Summary of dispute by User:Radio Adept

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    Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Michael Sayman discussion

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    Michael Sayman

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Purplehippo458 on 21:51, 30 January 2021 (UTC).
    The DRN is not the place to request more people come vote- in fact, this is dangerously close to WP:Canvasing which is against WP policy. Nightenbelle (talk) 00:02, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    Dispute overview

    I believe this article's deletion discussion requires more editors with a Latin American background of context around the notability of this person.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Michael_Sayman_(3rd_nomination)

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    If we can have a more diversified group of editors discuss the nomination of deletion of this page.

    Michael Sayman discussion

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    Romani people in Hungary

    – Discussion in progress. Filed by Boynamedsue on 10:23, 6 February 2021 (UTC).

    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    Dispute overview

    There is disagreement about the inclusion of 3 items in the text, and the title of one section:

    1: Should a section be entitled "Anti-Roma sentiment" or "Anti-Roma sentiment and controversy"

    2: Should two paragraphs of text deleted from the beginning of this section be restored.

    User_talk:Boynamedsue#Text_deleted_from_Anti-Roma_sentiment_section

    3: Should the comments of Attila Lakatos be included in the article.

    User_talk:Boynamedsue#Statements_of_Attila_Lakatos

    4: Should the Anti-Roma comments of Zsolt Bayer be included in the text, and in what form.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    Talk:Romani_people_in_Hungary

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    Hopefully a moderated discussion will allow clearer discussion with regards to wikipedia's policies, possibly leading to a resolution. If no resolution is possible, advice from the moderator on correctly/neutrally seeking RfC or Third Opinion will be useful.

    Summary of dispute by KIENGIR

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    The summarization of the dispute of the nominator is not correct and consistent, as well the user cannot claim the discussion was not clear, it has been overly expalined with highlights, timestamps and diffs, the user have shown an extremely rarely experienced non-understading. There are three points of the discussion;

    (A) we include everything and restore the last stable version, before the user started arbitrarily remove content (then point 1. will be irrelevant)

    (B) the page remains as was before the user started to insert their edits on the concerned parts, as it has been told only those will have consensus if the necessary amedments and NPOV repairs came along with (status quo ante)

    (3) Besides this we started a consensus building of a third solution, in which concerning the issue 4 we would restore the section without any personal manifests (partially abandoning 3 connected to here along with others the user here did not mention), in case the user would agree the rephrasing and correction of some other additions which still suffered from inaccuracy and lack of NPOV (which has been a permanent problem of the user's additions), plus 1 (we agreed on everything, the user did not on the latter, and abandoned consensus building, that is quite odd, since any of the solutions proposed, overly 90% and 95% the user's desire would trial, given the extreme patience and generosity towards the user's direction).

    All three solutions are in line with the existing policies, even being a standard, of course I'd be open another consensus building - once the one has been done the user abandoned just before finishing - regarding the other section (please note the user erroneusly separated points 2/3/4, as the subject are two sections, in which the content are overlapping by these in some instances). The user never really understood the issue, and even left consensus building, however, appropriate understanding is a basic necessity.(KIENGIR (talk) 03:27, 7 February 2021 (UTC))

    Romani people in Hungary discussion

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    First statement by moderator (Hungarian Romani)

    I am beginning moderated discussion of this dispute. The editors are asked to read the usual rules. Be civil and concise. Comment on content, not contributors. Remember that overly long statements are often not read, which is why there is a common acronym in Misplaced Pages, Too Long, Didn't Read, so be concise. The purpose of this discussion is to improve the article, so I will start by asking exactly what parts of the article each editor either wants to change, or wants to leave the same. Since it appears that there are three parts to the dispute, you may provide three one-paragraph bullet points. If they are too long, you will be asked again to shorten them. It is not necessary to explain why you want to make the changes; I will ask that soon. At this time, only say what you want to change where.

    Do not respond to each other, except in the box for back-and-forth discussion, which will be ignored. Address your answers to me on behalf of the community. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:46, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

    First statement by Boynamedsue

    • I feel that the article should include the section title "Anti-Roma sentiment" and the two deleted paragraphs linked above.
    • The paragraphs relating the statements of Attila Lakatos (linked above) should not be included, nor should any mention be made of him.
    • The statements of Zsolt Bayer should be included in an "Anti-Roma sentiment" section.

    edit for clarity: the positioning of the sections would be similar to the first edit here

    Boynamedsue (talk) 07:38, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

    First statement by KIENGIR

    I keep my word and remain consistent, the following options are possible:

    • Solution A: full inclusion of everything, as last stable ()
    • Solution B: zero inclusion, status quo ante (Revision as of 22:54, 3 September 2020 upper section and Revision as of 22:18, 9 September the lower one)
    • (C) New consensus, in which the requirements laid down () should be fulfilled

    - The three preliminary conditions for C would be indeed necessary, as it corrects erroneus/POV assertions, however it's outcome would fulfill that 3rd point of the nominator, as well one of the point in his/her 2nd point. The 1st point could be a subject of another consensus building, however, the vast removal of everything not added by the nominator is not negotiable, per WP:OWN and per the talk page discussion, which have been more times demonstrated the invalidity of such claims (despite the moderator asked I should not necessarily put the reason now as they will be asked, but like this the whole demonstration is compact and most easy to overview, since all this issue based on the fact the nominator wish to fulfill his/her 2nd point, per WP:JDL)(KIENGIR (talk) 08:28, 10 February 2021 (UTC))

    Second statement by moderator (Hungarian Romani)

    We need to use the current version of the article (regardless of whether that was the stable version before the disputes began) as the reference, in order to be sure exactly what we are discussing. The current version has not been changed in two weeks and should not be changed while discussion is in progress. So please state what you want to change in reference to the current (26 January) version of the article. It is even more important to be precise than to be concise, so do not worry about being too lengthy if you are providing exact material. Other than that, be concise. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:27, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

    Boynamedsue says that there should be a section on "Anti-Roma sentiment". There is a section on "Discrimination, racism, and social exclusion". Would this be a change in the title of the section, or a subsection within that section, or a separate section.

    Boynamedsue refers to omitting the statements by Attila Lakatos. Where should those statements not be?

    Please provide the quote from Zsolt Bayer.

    Kiengir refers to full inclusion or zero inclusion. Please provide the full text of anything for which full inclusion is an option.

    Second statements by editors (Hungarian Romani)

    Back-and-forth discussion (Hungarian Romani)

    Frederick S. Jaffe

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by DaveJaffe on 23:47, 6 February 2021 (UTC).
    We have said this before- the DRN is not the right place for this. Post on the article's talk page and an interested editor will review your request. We will not edit articles for you here I'm sorry. Nightenbelle (talk) 15:29, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    I was asked to provide additional citations in support of a section of the Frederick S. Jaffe page regarding a memo he wrote in 1969. I have provided new wording for the section which I believe totally meets the requested additions. However, I am not allowed to post the new material since I am the son of the subject. So I am just looking for someone to post it. The new wording is at

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    I just need someone to review the new text, see if all claims are properly cited, and then post it to the Frederick S. Jaffe page.

    Summary of dispute by

    Please keep it brief - less than 2000 characters if possible, it helps us help you quicker.

    Frederick S. Jaffe discussion

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    List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll

    – Closed as failed. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Danielbr11 on 00:12, 7 February 2021 (UTC).
    Closed as failed. Moderated discussion has failed to resolve this content dispute. I will be closing this content dispute as failed. Further civil discussion can continue at the article talk page. There are at least four ways forward for the editors in this dispute. First, any question about the reliability of a source can be taken to the reliable source noticeboard. Second, a neutrally worded question about article content can be posted to the community via a Request for Comments. Third, disruptive editing can be reported at WP:ANI. I do not advise that path because the editing has not been disruptive. Fourth, the editor who is in the minority can accept that they are in the minority, at least for the time being. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:38, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    I am trying to edit the article to show 150 million as maximum estimate for Mass killings under communist regimes by providing The following peer reviewed scholarly sources https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C28&q=The+Russian+GULAG+Understanding+the+Dangers+of+Marxism+Combined+With+Totalitarianism&btnG= https://www.jstor.org/stable/24563310?seq=1 even a third and fourth backup source https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/disaster-red-hundredth-anniversary-russian-socialist-revolution/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg75859/pdf/CHRG-112hhrg75859.pdf

    In the policies below it is stated non neutral sources are allowed its simply the editing such as sentence phrasing in the article that must be neutral. The article has both points of view because it has a minimim estimate AND a maximum estimate. My edit is simply a number. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Neutrality_of_sources https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:NPOV_means_neutral_editing,_not_neutral_content In fact look what it says here under achieving neutrality https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view it says "As a general rule, do not remove sourced information from the encyclopedia solely on the grounds that it seems biased." And here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources it says "Misplaced Pages articles are required to present a neutral point of view. However, reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject." Again the article shows both point of views as minimum and maximum estimates.

    The two other users have been violating the above policies by deleting my edits simply because they view my sources as biased. Ps: In fact this article says “lack of consensus” in the notes for European colonization while there are also sources that say “unreliable source” next to them and even Rummel is used as a source on the list.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll#Mass_killings_under_communist_regimes

    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    By showing that my sources are acceptable scholarly peer reviewed sources regardless of perceived bias because the article has space for both viewpoints- minimum and maximum estimates. Ps: I already requested closure on administrators notice board.

    Summary of dispute by C.J. Griffin

    Please keep it brief - less than 2000 characters if possible, it helps us help you quicker.

    Summary of dispute by Rklahn

    I believe this dispute has elements of both a content dispute and a conduct dispute, but Im only going to address content here. The sources lack a neutral point of view. They are from either a strongly Christian Conservative or Libertarian POV.

    List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll discussion

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    • Volunteer Note ANI has been closed, participants have been notified. I am going to recuse myself as I tried to help on the article talk page- but I do not need to be included as a participant either. Best of luck to all involved. Nightenbelle (talk) 15:40, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

    Nightenbelle you dont have to recuse yourself from here i got the source from the liberty article as Martin, Prevailing Worldviews, 182. Like you asked but the two other users dont understand that neutral point of view applies to the article sentence phrasing not sources as the policy links i shared state. The article already has both point of views through minimum estimates and maximum estimates.Danielbr11 (talk) 16:24, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

    I appreciate your trust, but I think you are wrong in trying to use those sources Danielbr11... and I can't be a neutral moderator if I have, and acted on an opinion.Nightenbelle (talk) 16:38, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
    Unnecessary side discourse. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:01, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

    Did you not read above the quotes directly from the wiki policy pages i posted above? Is your opinion above what the policies say? Copy a direct quote from the policies if you think you are correct..Danielbr11 (talk) 17:22, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

    First statement by moderator (List of disasters)

    I thank User:Nightenbelle for involvement in this dispute, and am willing to act as the moderator. I am not as familiar with the content as I am with some disputes, and I will expect the editors to provide the background knowledge, just as the article should present their knowledge to the readers. Please read the usual ground rules. You are expected to follow them without having them explained to you a second time. I will restate the rules to comment on content, not contributors, and the rule to be civil and concise. In particular, overly long statements may make the author feel better, but do not inform the other editors well, so be concise.

    Does the dispute have to do with deaths caused by communist dictatorships?

    Does the dispute have to do with the reliability of sources?

    Will each editor please state, in one paragraph, what they want changed in the article, or what they want kept the same?

    Robert McClenon (talk) 18:01, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

    First statements by editors (List of disasters)

    The dispute has to do with mass killings under communist regimes and it is about the reliability of my peer reviewed scholarly sources below because i am trying to simply add it to the list with 150 million as the maximum death count while there is already a minimum estimate space for opposing views. The policy links above showed that one cannot remove a supposed biased source and that unbiased sources are not required because it is the article that is to be neutral/balanced not the sources. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C28&q=The+Russian+GULAG+Understanding+the+Dangers+of+Marxism+Combined+With+Totalitarianism&btnG= https://www.jstor.org/stable/24563310?seq=1 even a third fourth or fifth backup source https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/disaster-red-hundredth-anniversary-russian-socialist-revolution/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg75859/pdf/CHRG-112hhrg75859.pdf https://books.google.com/books?id=W-l28GIoyQ4C&pg=PA251&lpg=PA251&dq=le+figaro+communism+%22150+million%22&source=bl&ots=Ryi6MFAR6z&sig=ACfU3U03xzst5_KQE0ua_9-HmufP-SazUQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiaj5CHq9juAhVZCs0KHShqA58Q6AEwBHoECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=le%20figaro%20communism%20%22150%20million%22&f=false Danielbr11 (talk) 18:49, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

    The dispute has nothing to do with the number of deaths under communist dictatorships and everything to do with the reliability of sources. Without sources that provide a neutral point of view or additional sources that provide the opposing view, I want the status quo maintained, and there to be no edit. Rklahn (talk) 19:30, 7 February 2021 (UTC)


    Second statement by moderator (List of disasters)

    I think that I know what the issue is, but it is the responsibility of the editors to state what the issue. It is not the responsibility of the moderator to state what the issue or issues are.

    Will each editor please state exactly what they want to add to the article or remove from the article, or, if they want the status quo, exactly what they are disagreeing with.

    If a particular source or sources are the issue, please identify the source, and why the source is reliable or unreliable. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    Second statements by editors (List of disasters)

    Even in DRN, he onus to achieve consensus for inclusion is on those seeking to include disputed content.. Unless directly asked by the the Volunteer, Im going to let Danielbr11 go first. Rklahn (talk) 05:01, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    I am trying to add Mass killings under communist regimes to the list with a maximum estimate of 150 million as shown in these two scholarly peer reviewed sources which meet the reliable source criteria since source neutrality is not required per the policies because the article is neutral with minimum estimates as well. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C28&q=The+Russian+GULAG+Understanding+the+Dangers+of+Marxism+Combined+With+Totalitarianism&btnG= https://www.jstor.org/stable/24563310?seq=1 even a third source if required https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/disaster-red-hundredth-anniversary-russian-socialist-revolution/Danielbr11 (talk) 05:12, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


    Third statement by moderator (List of atrocities)

    Exactly where in the listicle (list article) do you want to add the entry about communist regimes? And exactly what number of people do you propose to list? I will state again that the purpose of this mediation is to improve the article. It is hard to assess the value of a change to the article without stating exactly where in the article the change should be made. (I know that I could wade through the diffs if I wanted to do that. I don't want to, and you do want my volunteer help in resolving this content dispute.)

    Also, please provide references for the sources formatted exactly as you intend to have them appear in the listicle if your addition is accepted.

    We already have an article on Mass killings under Communist regimes, which discusses these deaths. Do they really constitute a single atrocity or anthropogenic disaster? (Can Stalin and Mao really be consolidated, other than as twentieth-century despots?) But first answer the question of exactly what you want added to the listicle and where.

    I am asking editors who disagree with the source because they consider it to be unreliable to state why they consider it to be unreliable.

    Third statements by editors (Lists of atrocities)

    The entry could be added on Wars and armed conflicts right below European Colonization of the Americas which also combines many countries/leaders with many different causes of death such as disease famine executions torturings work camps and battles. Every item on the article already has its own page and there is even another item on the list called Genocide of Indigenous Americans which has basically the same number as European Colonization of the Americas. Of course the entry could go under War crimes, massacres and ancient war atrocities or List of political leaders and regimes by death toll. I would put 150 million per the sources as the maximum estimate. The sources would be: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1350&context=honors https://www.jstor.org/stable/24563310?seq=1 https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/disaster-red-hundredth-anniversary-russian-socialist-revolutionDanielbr11 (talk) 06:24, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    It's somewhat difficult for me to make a statement at this stage. Im not entirely clear exactly what edit we are now talking about. Im going to assume perhaps in a different section, but with the sources listed by Danielbr11 in the paragraph above.

    I believe each source to be unreliable.

    For the record: I believe the status quo should be kept, and this edit not made. Rklahn (talk) 18:52, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    Fourth statement by moderator (Atrocities)

    There is a link to the article on Mass killings under communist regimes.

    Moderated discussion has failed to resolve this content dispute. I will be closing this content dispute as failed. Further civil discussion can continue at the article talk page. There are at least four ways forward for the editors in this dispute. First, any question about the reliability of a source can be taken to the reliable source noticeboard. Second, a neutrally worded question about article content can be posted to the community via a Request for Comments. Third, disruptive editing can be reported at WP:ANI. I do not advise that path because the editing has not been disruptive. Fourth, the editor who is in the minority can accept that they are in the minority, at least for the time being. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:28, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

    Back-and-forth discussion (List of atrocities)

    I guess I am going to step in and get involved as a participant. Because I have reviewed it and why these sources shouldn't be included... -- The Liberty University Senior Thesis is not peer reviewed- its a published senior thesis on a university website- any senior of Liberty University (A college with known and extreme conservatively bent philosophies that are questionable at best when it comes to neutral political research.). It is cited by 1 other source.... so not highly respected in that regard. AND it only claims 60 million deaths- not the 150 million it is being used to support. So it should be disqualified on three fronts- not peer reviewed, not "respected" (cited by other articles), and does not say what editor claims.

    -- The Fruits of Fallacy BOOK CRITIQUE (not actually a research / scholarly paper on this subject at all) does say 150 million.... but does not clarify why or how those are dead or even that it was because of communism. Stalin is mentioned as somehow involved- but not actually blamed for the deaths. There is no source at all cited for this information and it is in the a poetic attempt at an introduction- but with no source cited- We cannot accept a vague number with no actual causes attributed to it. Now it is in a peer reviewed journal- so if it did have a real number with a real cause- it would be a good source, but since it offers a number with no cause- it cannot be used to support this particular edit.

    -- The third source is from a right wing think tank that is very biased and not peer reviewed- but rather a propaganda machine- not a Reliable source at all. Nightenbelle (talk) 18:49, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    Excuse me Nightenbelle and Rklahn both of you do not get to override policy and decide what reliable is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view it says "As a general rule, do not remove sourced information from the encyclopedia solely on the grounds that it seems biased." And here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources it says "Misplaced Pages articles are required to present a neutral point of view. However, reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject." Peer review is not even required these sources meet the critirea period. Furthermore you didnt even read the liberty article https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1350&context=honors where it says "Throughout the life of the Soviet Union from 1917 to its collapse in 1991, between 100 and 150 million people were put to death under communist rule" On top of all this is the fact even https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/SOD.TAB16A.1.GIF puts the maximum death toll at 259,432,000 for communist regimes. Danielbr11 (talk) 21:18, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    Actually- I read every word of the Liberty paper thank you very much- So I'll thank you to strike that and stop making accusations. It was a long and boring read- took me about 45 minutes. You need to stop being so rude and defensive when debating- discuss the issue, stop making it personal and attacking us as editors. Now- as to us overriding policy- no, we don't. However both of us have extensive experience interpreting that policy (specifically WP:RS here on WP. I have been reviewing new articles for six months now- the number one thing I look at there is the sources- so other than mediate on the DRN, evaluating RS is what I do here on WP. To introduce controversial material- you do have to have WP:RS. Now- Biased sources can occasionally be the best possible sources for providing information about different viewpoints. But you are not adding different viewpoints- you are trying to add cold hard facts- and for that, you need unbiased peer reviewed sources. Which you have not provided. As for Peer reviewed- for a source to be "respected" we look at how it is sourced, how often it is cited, and how it is reviewed/published. Peer reviewing is a common term that means that the source faces rigorous vetting before it was published- which is a handy way of saying- half our work as WP editors was already done. Non-peer reviewed sources can be used, but they require more scruitiny- who is publishing them? What is their motivation? Is it sourced appropriately? Can we trust the publisher? So its not that its required that sources be peer reviewed- but if they are, we don't have to examine them as closely. Which is why for the 3rd source- I went to the pulisher. Notice I didn't say that it wasn't good enough because it wasn't peer reviewed- I said it doesn't work because the publisher isn't trustworthy. I said that it wasn't peer reviewed- yes, but thats not why I rejected it- it was the bias publisher that is the problem. So... the new source you added- is a spreadsheet. That looks at the numbers of Democide in various countries. Basically you have provided a primary source. Peachy. You could use this to write an journal article or thesis- but not a WP article. Using primary sources is WP:OR which is not allowed. Whats more- the deaths under these governments does not indicate cause or political motivation- so it does not support your addition anyway. I did a quick check and looked at the website hosting this- while it is on the University of Hawaii website- it is actually the personal page of a late professor- not an actual university sponsored website. It is maintained as a memorial of sorts- not as an actual University sponsored or approved site- and it has a disclaimer on the site that says, "professor Rummel passed away on March 2, 2014. His "Powerkills" website will be maintained by the University of Hawaii Political Science Department. Please contact (REDACTED) with any questions or comments." So- this source is also, not reliable as it is a primary source hosted on a personal webpage. Nightenbelle (talk) 22:41, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
    The Quote I was using for the 60 million was, "Solzhenitsyn estimated that those who died as a direct result of Stalin’s directives reached nearly 60 million." Because I looked at those who were killed directly at the order of the communist leader- not just everyone who died for any reason.Nightenbelle (talk) 22:48, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    Excuse me Nightenbelle now you are making up your own policy without stating where it says that in policy. This source meets the reliable source criteria for controversial material. Nowhere does the policy state you need unbiased peer reviewed sources. The reliable sources policy states "Misplaced Pages articles should be based on reliable, published sources, making sure that all majority and significant minority views that have appeared in those sources are covered". This means the wiki article has to have both viewpoints covered which it does as minimum and maximum estimates. This is not saying the source has to have both viewpoints but only if it does do you have to mention them. The liberty source does have the range of minimum and maximum estimates 100 to 150 million which is what my edit said. You can even put another source as the minimum if you wanted. On top of that this source from harvard says 162 million communism deaths between mao and stalin. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/4/29/predatory-politics-what-was-the-greatest/ STOP disobeying the policy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view it says "As a general rule, do not remove sourced information from the encyclopedia solely on the grounds that it seems biased." And here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources it says "Misplaced Pages articles are required to present a neutral point of view. However, reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject." You are not going to disallow an edit based on your OPINION and you already recused yourself earlier with your circular reasoning.

    Danielbr11 (talk) 23:02, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

    "Misplaced Pages articles should be based on reliable', published sources, making sure that all majority and significant minority views that have appeared in those sources are covered" Please actually read my arguments. I'm saying the sources are not reliable because the publisher is biased. Not that the source itself is biased. I'm not using circular reasoning- I have been very consistently saying the entire time that the sources cannot be used if they are not reliable. THats not circular- its policy. WP:IDONTHEARTHAT doesn't change that. Insulting me doesn't change that. And please- stop telling me what I am and am not going to do. Its rude and aggressiveM. WP policy is going to disallow this edit. Not me personally. This has nothing to do with my personal opinion and everything to do with a review of the sources- which are not reliable. You have multiple editors telling you that. A consensus of editors telling you that. Nightenbelle (talk) 00:42, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

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    2024 Russian presidential election

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by LauraWilliamson on 17:01, 7 February 2021 (UTC).
    Very limited discussion so far, which has been aggressive at best, combative at worst. Before you can file at the DRN there must have been extensive Good Faithed effort to resolve this dispute yourself. At this point, I would recommend extended (longer than 3 or 4 messages) discussion trying to find a compromise, or a WP:3O or maaaaaaybe an WP:RFC But at this point- a DRN is premature. Nightenbelle (talk) 22:17, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    Dispute overview

    I have tried to add a line in the lead stating that prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been banned from running in the election, possibly due to political motivations. This was the case in the 2018 election, and was noted in the lead of that election's article (Navalny has been in the news a bit recently, but was already banned from running in any elections since 2017 until after 2028). Mr Savva keeps removing this content however, and when I took it to the talk page the user was very reluctant and slow to reply to the first message and carried on editing the article regardless, and now some days later have started removing the content without replying to the talk page discussion at all (they have only made one short entry on that list some time ago, and only made that after I sent them a message on their talk page asking them to participate in the debate). I've repeatedly reminded them to engage in the talk page debate, but they just insist in edit summaries that because the information is already in the body of the article (disqualified candidates) section then it can't be in the lead. But surley the lead should summarise important points in the article?

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    Talk:2024_Russian_presidential_election#Mr_Savva - I have attempted an extensive discussion over the last week and outlined my points in quite a lot of detail but the other user has stopped engaging in the debate, - I tried to encourage them to reply to the talk page as they were starting to ignore it


    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    Since the user is not complying by not participating in the talk page discussion, I just wanted some input to advise whether the inclusion of this content is allowed and to confirm whether it is wrong to prohibit the inclusion of a mention in the lead because "it is already in the main body of the article". I would have thought the purpose of the lead is to summarise important points in the main body.

    Summary of dispute by Mr Savva

    Please keep it brief - less than 2000 characters if possible, it helps us help you quicker.

    2024 Russian presidential election discussion

    Please keep discussion to a minimum before being opened by a volunteer. Continue on article talk page if necessary.
    Yes fair enough that is a bit off, apologies. I was frustrated that I wasn't getting a response. LauraWilliamson (talk) 21:43, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

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    Dan Pena

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Ifdc on 19:40, 8 February 2021 (UTC).
    As filed, this is a conduct dispute. DRN does not handle conduct disputes. If there is a content dispute there that has been extensively discussed on the article talk page, feel free to refile, but without mentioning conduct and without expecting a DRN volunteer to parse out the dispute. — TransporterMan (TALK) 20:24, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
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    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    There is a lot of hostility at the page Dan Pena, I started editing a few days ago and right at the beginning I get messages on my talk page accusing me of being a paid advocate, which I am not. Then I'm accused of being a sock puppet by an admin out of nowhere, with no evidence just what appears to be a 'hunch'. https://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Ifdc#Precocious_user

    I realize this complaint shouldn't be all about behavior so I'm hoping somebody can step in and actually look at the content of the article Dan Pena and tell me if you think it is written in a biased way, or not? To me it reads neutral but I'd like a more experienced editor to have a look. Thank you

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Dan_Peña#Unjustified_Reverts_and_False_Accusations_of_Paid_Advocacy https://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Ifdc#Precocious_user


    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    I keep being accused of violating neutral point of view and of being a paid advocate, can you please look at my edits and tell me if my edits are okay? I don't believe I'm doing anything wrong and I feel like Hipal and Bishonen are gaslighting me.

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    Alexei Navalny

    – Discussion in progress. Filed by Mhorg on 21:52, 10 February 2021 (UTC).

    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

    Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.

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    Hi, currently we have had a discussion among some users (including one sockpuppet in favour of the deletion, which poisoned the discussion) about whether a statement by this politician can be inserted or not. I found a total of 5 RS for this statement.

    How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Alexei_Navalny#Did_he_back_the_Russian_war_in_Georgia_or_not? https://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Anti-Georgian_sentiment#Navalny_as_the_only_Russian_with_anti-Georgian_sentiments


    How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?

    We would need someone to tell if this information can be included in the article or not. (Currently it has been removed, some parts also from the sockpuppet).

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    Alexei Navalny discussion

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    • Volunteer Note - It appears that a survey was in progress before it was disrupted by sockpuppetry. There are eight editors involved, which is more than can normally be handled effectively for moderated discussion. A Request for Comments is normally preferred with a large number of editors. It appears that the survey was meant to provide the same function as an RFC without the formalities. So my recommendation is that the filing editor request assistance from a volunteer in converting the survey into a formal RFC. The closer of the RFC will disregard sockpuppets. The filing editor has not notified the other editors of the filing here. They should do that, but that need not delay working to set up the RFC. Does the filing editor want assistance in setting up an RFC? Robert McClenon (talk) 03:21, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
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