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He chose to focus on the only one, of 8 sources I have to choose from, that is self-published, and only gave reasons that contradicted wikipedia policy. At first, he claimed that self-published sources can't be used at all. Then once I show him that wikipedia policy accepts self-published sources in certain cases, and that this situation met all the criteria to be accepted, he claims that the source isn't giving information about themselves, when it clearly is. He chose to focus on the only one, of 8 sources I have to choose from, that is self-published, and only gave reasons that contradicted wikipedia policy. At first, he claimed that self-published sources can't be used at all. Then once I show him that wikipedia policy accepts self-published sources in certain cases, and that this situation met all the criteria to be accepted, he claims that the source isn't giving information about themselves, when it clearly is.


So after all this, I still have no idea why these people think my edits aren't fit for wikipedia. Particularly and . So after all this, I still have no idea why these people think my edits aren't fit for wikipedia. Particularly and .


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    Current disputes

    Talk:Origin of_the_Romanians#Restructuring_the_article

    – This request has been open for some time and must be reviewed. Filed by Iovaniorgovan on 10:43, 26 November 2018 (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

    After many disputes spanning several months, a half dozen independent editors ("moderators") have expressed unanimous concern with regards to the structure of the article (in violation of NPOV, theories presented separately from the evidence, etc). While most editors expressed a desire to re-structure the article, the process has failed in practice. While some editors have taken the "moderators'" suggestions to heart, the others keep reverting and editing towards the old and failed structure. Most recently, an independent editor suggested that we should "present no evidence without explaining its relevance to an Origin of the Romanians theory". Most of the usual page editors voiced their agreement and yet some are forcefully resisting the transition to an article that uses that piece of advice as its overriding principle. We'd appreciated a fresh view on the process.

    Have you tried to resolve this previously?

    We have opened a case on the NPOV noticeboard but that moderator's opinion (" So I say that this is a breach of WP:NPOV - that what the sources say is misrepresented (removed from the context, that is one of the three theories) ") was ignored by the "resisting" editors.

    How do you think we can help?

    I believe an opinion on the subject (re-structuring the article) would establish a firm guideline to be followed in the future and put an end to the countless debates.

    Summary of dispute by Cealicuca

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

    The subject of the article is debated in academic circles - and the scholars have come up with answers. Those answers are represented by several theories - so our job as editors would be to present those theories in a non-biased way. Yet still present them clearly.

    It is not our job to collect and categorize evidence, to weigh the validity of a mainstream theory or another, to say that the arguments used by one theory are right or wrong, to run around finding bits and pieces of whatever statement made by otherwise WP:RSs that are, in fact, taken from articles or books that don't actually deal with the subject in terms of the framework of any of the mainstream theories. As it stands the article "collects" various bits and pieces that, in the opinion of one editor or another are "related" to the Origin of Romanians.

    In short, this should not be an (original) research article on the subject, but an article that reflects the academic research. The article should not circumvent the framework of the theories (which is a clever device used by some editors, in conjunction with WP:NPOV, to argue in favor of disconnecting the academic's opinions stated within a certain theoretical framework from the theory itself).

    Our job is to summarize and clearly present the academic opinion on the matter, and we need to concern ourselves with determining if a source is indeed a WP:RS, with concepts like WP:DUE and WP:WEIGHT and WP:NPOV etc.

    I already gave an excellent example of an article that deals with a lot more diverging (or conflicting) theories, in a domain which is a lot more dynamic. Please take a look at the Interpretations of quantum mechanics article.Cealicuca (talk) 10:03, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

    Summary of dispute by Borsoka

    Talk:Origin of_the_Romanians#Restructuring_the_article discussion

    Please keep discussion to a minimum before being opened by a volunteer. Continue on article talk page if necessary.

    Robert McClenon There hasn't been any progress on the Talk page. In fact, it's gotten worse, as one editor (Borsoka) has already made several edits without any consensus whatsoever, running roughshod over the article as well as the admins' directives. So, I was just wondering if this dispute resolution is still a go, or should I pursue other ways to resolve the issues (such as RfCs, etc)? Obviously, if it'll take a little longer we can all wait as long as we know that help is on the way, so to speak. I just don't know how exactly these things are being handled and I don't want you to think that the core issues have somehow vanished into thin air. Cheers.Iovaniorgovan (talk) 07:35, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

    User:Iovaniorgovan - Have you read my previous comments here? Dispute resolution at this noticeboard has never been a go. This case is not likely to be resolved within one to three weeks by a volunteer at this noticeboard. A request for a mediator who will attempt heavyweight mediation, or for two or three volunteer mediators to attempt tag-team mediation, has not been answered. The article page in question is already subject to special restrictions under ArbCom discretionary sanctions. If, as you say, an editor has ignored the directives of administrators, that is a conduct issue that should be reported at Arbitration Enforcement. My advice is that, if an editor has ignored instructions from administrators, the conduct issue should be reported at Arbitration Enforcement. I hope that clarifies things. Robert McClenon (talk) 08:07, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
    Thanks for the clarification. I guess I'll just have to resort to RfCs in that case.Iovaniorgovan (talk) 08:15, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

    Volunteer Comments on Origin of the Romanians

    This dispute has gone on and one for months in various places, at the article talk page, Talk:Origin of the Romanians, at the neutral point-of-view noticeboard (NPOVN), at the original research noticeboard, at WP:ANI, and at user talk pages. I have not reviewed the discussions at length; they are lengthy and appear to be inconclusive. There are mentions, both here and on the article talk page, of moderators. I do not know who are being characterized as moderators, and do not see any obvious evidence that anyone is acting as a moderator. Perhaps that is a reference to neutral editors at the neutral point of view noticeboard.

    There are two procedural barriers to taking up discussion here at DRN. The first, which can be resolved, is that the filing party has not notified the other editors. They can resolve that with proper notice. The second is that dispute resolution is already in progress in two places, at the neutral point of view noticeboard, and at the article talk page in the form of a Request for Comments, and an RFC takes precedence over all other dispute resolution. The RFC is due tor robo-closure in a few days, and can then be formally closed by an uninvolved neutral editor. The discussion at NPOVN appears to be just going on and on, and I would suggest that it be closed as No Consensus.

    Discussion here is voluntary. (An RFC is binding and is not voluntary. WP:ANI is binding and is not voluntary.)

    This dispute is not the sort of dispute that is likely to be resolved here, because this noticeboard is for lightweight cases that can be resolved in one to two weeks, or at most about three weeks, and this controversy has already been going on for months. This would have been the sort of case that would be right for the Mediation Committee, a heavyweight process, but the community has, in my view foolishly, chosen to get rid of the Mediation Committee, and now we have a case that would have been appropriate. If the editors want this case resolved by a content dispute resolution process, and if they actually include all or at least most of the editors, it can be handled here by a process that is similar to what MedCom would have done, with an experienced mediator, and discussion going on for months rather than weeks. One difference is that MedCom proceedings are privileged, while DRN proceedings are not privileged. That may be an advantage of not using MedCom, because any difficult editors will have the sword of Damocles of Arbitration Enforcement (AE). (Participants should agree in advance, as a precondition, that they know that both WP:ANI and AE sanctions are available.

    Has the filing party listed most of the editors, or only a subset of the editors? Dispute resolution here will only work if all or nearly all of the editors are identified and agree to participate, and if nearly all of the editors want to resolve this dispute by mediated settlement. If there are editors who are not interested in editing collaboratively or who edit disruptively, they will have to be sanctioned before dispute resolution can be worked.

    Please notify the other editors. Please have the discussion at NPOVN closed as No Consensus. Do the editors want to try MedCom-style mediation at DRN?

    Robert McClenon (talk) 18:09, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

    Robert McClenon, regarding your mediation committee point -- there's got to be a place to do it, might as well be here. If you'd agree that it's best that multiple mediators here can help and contribute, instead of the usual one volunteer mediator, then the heavyweight dispute mediation could succeed. ProgrammingGeek 21:42, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
    Additional note: I've closed the RfC as editors there could not reach a consensus. ProgrammingGeek 21:49, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
    User:ProgrammingGeek - I personally am very skeptical of the ability to resolve a dispute with multiple mediators, who are likely to have different styles and may accidentally get in the way of each other. If two or more volunteers want to try that, it is fine with me. I won't be one of them. If multiple mediators can resolve the dispute, that will be good. If one experienced mediator can resolve the dispute, that will be good. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:02, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

    Further Discussion of Origin of the Romanians

    The other two editors have been formally notified. This is my first time filing for such a motion, so any kind of guidance would be greatly appreciated. Such as, what is the best way to move forward with this dispute?Iovaniorgovan (talk) 03:23, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

    Before summarizing the dispute, I would like to know who are the parties involved. There are more than three editors discussing the issue on the Talk page. We should either involve all of them or limiting this discussion to two editors representing concurring views. I prefer the second option. The present status (two editors against one) could hardly be acceptable for me. Borsoka (talk) 03:28, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    Agreed, we should invite one other Hungarian editor, for balance. I would think KIENGIR, since he's been involved more often, the other ones just drop in once every blue moon (that is, they perform edits/reversals more than actually participating in discussions).Iovaniorgovan (talk) 03:39, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    Sorry, I can imagine a situation when two editors (each representing one view point) discuss the issue and also a situation when all editors are involved in the dispute, but I think all other approaches lack logic. Why should we ignore non-Hungarian editors? Borsoka (talk) 03:52, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    The other editors were not deeply involved in all our past discussions so it wouldn't make sense to invite all of them. As far as I can tell we're not about to take a vote here. So if the four of us (two Romanians and two Hungarians) does not seem balanced enough for you then let's let the volunteers decide what's fair. p.s. I'm not aware of any non-Romanian or non-Hungarian editor having been involved in all our discussions. Iovaniorgovan (talk) 04:10, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    I am ready to discuss the issue either with you alone (as you started the process), or with all other editors involved, but I will not let me draw down to the level of this Romanians vs Hungarians or Hungarians vs Romanians approach. If the volunteer forced me to accept your proposal I would insist on choosing a Romanian editor. Borsoka (talk) 04:21, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    It's irrelevant to me. Whatever the volunteers decide, I'll abide by that decision.Iovaniorgovan (talk) 04:27, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    Unproductive back-and-forth. Robert McClenon (talk) 09:16, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

    "I'm not aware of any non-Romanian or non-Hungarian editor having been involved in all our discussions.

    You do now. And your repeating nationalist battleground mentality (Romanians editors vs. Hungarian editors) will never be appreciated. I'd say all editors should be involved. TrixAreForKidsSillyRabbit (talk) 04:33, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    I am very sceptical that we can solve anything here. First of all now we have got a "citation needed" tag at the end of the FIRST sentence. It's is disruptive editing again. If you know the topic you don't have to be genius to find out that the scholars fundamentally debate between two main theories. There are several also well known "hybrid" theories as well (e.g. admigration). I don't even understand why this issue emerged now here. When Iovaniorgovan started to edit the article it lost its neutrality immediately. However, he starts endless senseless misleading conversations everywhere on Misplaced Pages to justify his non-neutral intentions. Fakirbakir (talk) 10:09, 27 November 2018 (UTC)


    You did not participate in this NPOV discussion, did you? Or were you going by a different name? Again, irrelevant to me. Let the volunteers decide.Iovaniorgovan (talk) 05:05, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    However, TrixAreForKidsSillyRabbit actively participated in most debates about the same issues on the article Talk page and you are well aware of this fact. Borsoka (talk) 05:13, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    He made exactly 3 brief comments on the current page (which runs for miles). I wouldn't exactly call that "active" participation. But again, irrelevant to me.Iovaniorgovan (talk) 05:23, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
    The inconsideration and dismissive attitude you have for other editors' opinions and contributions is a large part of the reason why we're here (and also a large part of the reason why the Origins of the Romanians talk page "runs for miles". TrixAreForKidsSillyRabbit (talk) 05:37, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

    Back-and-forth discussion between would-be parties is not permitted while we are still trying to determine whether and how the case will be moderated. All editors are cautioned that incivility may result in sanctions. Robert McClenon (talk) 09:19, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

    Miss Universe 2018

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Jjj1238 on 18:16, 29 November 2018 (UTC).
    Closed as not adequately discussed. There was no subsequent discussion on the article page after editors were told to edit on the article talke page. Resume discussion on the article talk page. Report disruptive editing at WP:ANI after reading the boomerang essay. A new case can be filed here if there is lengthy and inconclusive discussion on the article talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:23, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
    Closed discussion
    The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the dispute resolution noticeboard's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    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

    On the Miss Universe 2018 page, Slovakia is referred to as "Slovak Republic" and South Korea is referred to as "Korea". I believe that this goes against WP:COMMONNAME, as these are not common names of the countries and they are not being used as proper nouns, so they should be referred to as "Slovakia" and "South Korea", respectively. However, another user disagrees and believes that since their representatives' sashes say "Slovak Republic" and "Korea" it should remain that way, since "WP:COMMONNAME does not apply to beauty pageants". I vehemently disagree with this, as through WP:NOTUSA we refer to the United States as the United States rather than "USA" which is what their sashes say. Additionally, Misplaced Pages policies do not just "not apply" to certain topics for no reason.

    Have you tried to resolve this previously?

    We have tried talking it out, and I have tried educating the other editor on Misplaced Pages policies (namely WP:COMMONNAME) in addition to giving other examples of why the common name should always be used. This discussion has lead to nowhere.

    How do you think we can help?

    I believe that you could give a concise ruling on how WP:COMMONNAME applies to this situation, if it applies to beauty pageant-related articles, and if Slovakia and South Korea are the common names of the respective countries.

    Summary of dispute by Art 281

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

    Miss Universe 2018

    Please keep discussion to a minimum before being opened by a volunteer. Continue on article talk page if necessary.
    • Volunteer Note - I have changed the title of this discussion to Miss Universe 2018. The discussion at an editor's talk page has been very brief, and discussion at an article talk page, which may have other watchers, is what is preferred. Please conduct any further discussion at Talk:Miss Universe 2018. If discussion is lengthy and inconclusive, this case can be opened. If discussion is successful, this case can be closed. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:26, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

    The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the dispute resolution noticeboard's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    Talk:Tirupati Airport

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by LovSLif on 11:06, 30 November 2018 (UTC).
    Closed due to inadequate discussion and inadequate notice. While there was discussion on the article talk page, it was not recent. The filing editor has now listed the other editors, but has not notified them, and notice is required. Discussion should resume at the article talk page. A new thread can be opened here if discussion at the talk page is lengthy and inconclusive. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:08, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
    Closed discussion
    The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the dispute resolution noticeboard's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    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

    Dear DRN team,

    This is regarding an airport called 'Tirupati airport' with IATA: TIR and ICAO: VOTP in India. This airport was declared international by Government of India in June 2017. This airport has got all immigration and custom facilities established and post which this was added as 20th public international airport by current govenment of India. An airport to become International as per Indian aviation rules, an airport is deemed international post customs and immigration facities.It has to first get environment clearnace followed by establishing customs and immigration facilities. This Tirupati airport has got all the above mandatory facilities and thus declared international in june 2017 by Indian aviation ministry. Below are the copy of official reference from government of india.

    1. https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Jun2k18annex3.pdf

    2. https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/national-register/Tirupati%20REPORT.pdf

    3. https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/national-register/Tirupati%20REPORT.pdf Hence I have added international tag in article main paragraph. There is a user called 'LeoFrank' was enaginging in frequest reversion of the above fact and deeming it as 'domestic airport' in article just because no international operator/flight yet from airport. He says airport shall be first becomes customs airport and then converts to international which is not at all correct. In india if I consider few airports like Coimbatore, kochi, trichy and vijayawada these are converted from domestic to international or directly built international cum domestic. User fails to produce any reference to his statements and indulging to override government data which was passed by official GO. User is also attacking me personally. He says am native of tirupati city and hence I am fighting but this is incorrect. I am just fighting aginst wrong content. He says 'IATA gives definition to airports' this says he is not aware about IATA well.

    Have you tried to resolve this previously?

    I have rasied this matter on airport talk page and also on his and my talkpage. other users supported to retain the international tag in aiport page. If required I have even request this information again from governement of India under Right to information Act ,India.

    I request you to go through the facts and provide your feedback and help to retain correct information in article.

    How do you think we can help?

    Please go through the various references from government of India G.O which I have mentioned in the above message and help to retain the correct information. I request valuable feedback from other users too. Thanks

    Summary of dispute by LeoFrank

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

    Talk:Tirupati Airport discussion

    Please keep discussion to a minimum before being opened by a volunteer. Continue on article talk page if necessary.
    • Volunteer Note - There has been discussion on the article talk page. It appears that three editors have taken part in the discussion. Only one of them has been listed (although one of them is the filing editor). All editors should be listed. The editors must be notified of this filing. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:38, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

    The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the dispute resolution noticeboard's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    Talk:Alfred Jodl#Signature

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Skjoldbro on 01:31, 2 December 2018 (UTC).
    Closed due to lack of response. There has been no response after waiting for more than two days. Editors should resume discussion at the article talk page. If there is a current consensus against the inclusion of the signature, then the signature should stay out until there is a Request for Comments. Since this is a yes-no question, a Request for Comments is the most reasonable next step. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:15, 7 December 2018 (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 dispute on whether or not to keep the signature of Alfred Jodl in his Infobox. Following 6 years with no problems, it was removed because it had "no encyclopedic value". The counter argument was every other biography on Wiki has a signature, which was responded with WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. It was then argued that the signature should have some significance. It was pointed out that the reason Jodl was charged at the Nuremberg trials was because of his signature on certain orders, likewise was his signature on the instruments of unconditional surrender, making the signature historically important. The counter argument for this was that it was the "signing" not the "signature" that was important. There have been more than one instance where it has been asked what constitutes as significant signature, since being on the instruments of unconditional surrender for Germany in WWII, was said to not be sufficient, it has however not been addressed.

    Have you tried to resolve this previously?

    There has been a thorough discussion on the talk page, it has however gone nowhere.

    How do you think we can help?

    Please go through the arguments, and see if you can end this back and fourth.

    Summary of dispute by Beyond My Ken

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    There is a consensus on the talk page not to have the signature in the article, so there is no dispute to resolve. In any case, I would not be participating in a procedure in which the filer has not been able to point to anything other than WP:OTHERSTUFFHASIT -- i.e. a non-existent policy. That amounts to WP:IDONTLIEKYOURREMOVAL, which is not a basis for a legitimate DR case. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:51, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

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    To me, it is significant. We are talking about his signature on a document that (in part) ended the most destructive and significant conflict in human history (to date). I see no issue with it being on there (as it was for years).Rja13ww33 (talk) 02:04, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

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    Summary of dispute by Drmies

    Robert McClenon, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you handling these disputes that to some seem mundane, but to others assume gargantuan proportions. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 03:34, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

    Talk:Alfred Jodl#Signature discussion

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    • Volunteer Note - There has been lengthy and inconclusive discussion on the article talk page, and the filing editor has notified the other editors, so that moderated discussion can be conducted here when a volunteer agrees to moderate. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:15, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
    • Volunteer Question and Comment - Is this content dispute of a yes-no nature? Are there only two possible answers, include the signature and do not include the signature? If this is a yes-no type of question, there is unlikely to be a compromise, and the purpose of moderated discussion here is to achieve compromise. If this is a yes-no type of question, a Request for Comments is more likely to resolve the dispute. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:15, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

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    I am willing to try to conduct moderated discussion to see whether a compromise can be worked out. If this is a yes-no question, then we will resolve the dispute by a Request for Comments. Please read User:Robert McClenon/Mediation Rules and follow the rules. Be civil and concise. Will each editor please state, first, whether there are any issues besides whether to include the signature, and, second, in one paragraph, why should or should not the signature be included. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:18, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

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    The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the dispute resolution noticeboard's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    Talk:Tha Hla Shwe

    – New discussion. Filed by Phyo WP on 11:11, 5 December 2018 (UTC).

    Have you discussed this on a talk page?

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

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    In the BLP article Tha Hla Shwe, it was created from redirect by an IP editor on 4 December. Two experienced editors restored redirect which I disagree. IMO, the BLP is notable because the subject of the article had held highest-level appointed administrative post at a major academic institution (University of Medicine 2, Yangon) and was appointed as President of country-level Red Cross Society.

    My point is it is better to discuss in AFD discussion if this article is not notable. The article should not redirect to Myanmar Red Cross Society. But User:Polyamorph restored redirect and has no intention of starting an AfD discussion.

    Have you tried to resolve this previously?

    I stated my opinion in the talk page. I restored the article one time.

    How do you think we can help?

    • Option A: Restore the article from redirect if the article is notable.
    • Option B: Restore and nominate for deletion if the article does not meet the relevant criteria for Misplaced Pages.

    Summary of dispute by Polyamorph

    As stated on the talk page, I do not believe notability has been demonstrated due to the lack of significant coverage in reliable sources. Redirection preserves the page history and allows expansion of the article should sources arise, so AfD is not appropriate. I do not feel there was any need to bring a case here. Note attacks made against good faith editors in edit summaries.Polyamorph (talk) 11:37, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

    Summary of dispute by Onel5969

    Very poorly sourced article. While due to the incivility exhibited in the article edit summaries, I decided to simply ignore the page, I agree with Polymorph's assessment on the talk page. I think editors' time would be better served if they spent as much time providing better sourcing to the article than creating DR. If the article were better sourced, there would be no dispute. Onel5969 11:23, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

    Summary of dispute by Ninjastrikers

    I agreed with Phyo WP. The article should not be redirected to Myanmar Red Cross Society as I believe the subject of the article meets WP:NACADEMIC. Ninja✮Strikers 17:07, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

    Talk:Tha Hla Shwe discussion

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    • Volunteer Note - There has been discussion on the article talk page. The filing editor has notified the other editors. Robert McClenon (talk) 12:20, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
    • Volunteer Note - The issue here appears to be whether the individual, Tha Hla Shwe, is sufficiently notable for a separate article, or whether the name should be a redirect to the national Red Cross society. That is a dispute that is best resolved by a formal Articles for Deletion discussion, with the choices being Keep or Redirect as an alternative to deletion. Two of the editors who favor redirection say that there is no need for an article and no need for a deletion discussion, but, if an editor thinks in good faith that an article is appropriate, a deletion discussion is a better way to resolve the dispute than redirect-warring, and the redirect-warring is about to go to 3RR, which should be avoided. Robert McClenon (talk) 12:20, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
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    • Agree to a redirect.
    • Agree to an article.
    • Resolve the dispute with an Articles for Deletion discussion.

    Robert McClenon (talk) 12:20, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

    I do not see revert-warring. Multiple good faith users have restored the redirect, I restored it twice, but one of those restorations was in response to uncivil edit summaries which have no place on wikipedia, and no one is close to breaking WP:3RR. Polyamorph (talk) 12:31, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
    As an administrator who happened to be watching this page, I concur with the above statement by User:Robert McClenon. WP:AFD is a logical choice, unless either User:Polyamorph or User:Phyo WP will commit here to making no further reverts. Anybody who reverts again to either restore the article or re-make the redirect is risking a block for edit warring. EdJohnston (talk) 17:31, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
    As repeatedly stated, the BLP requires sources that demonstrate notability. AfD is not the appropriate forum because no one is advocating deletion and AfD is not for cleanup. But note I neither intend to edit this page again, open an AfD, or comment any further on this matter. Polyamorph (talk) 19:02, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
    Two editors favour redirection and two favour restoration. As I think the article is notable, how should I proceed? Can I resolve the dispute by opening a deletion discussion with keep vote? --Phyo WP (message) 12:40, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
    Or, is there any resolved similar discussions? --Phyo WP (message) 12:40, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
    See WP:BLANKANDREDIRECT. The best way to resolve this dispute, when the redirect is being used as a back-door deletion, does appear to be a Article for Deletion discussion. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:22, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
    I will nominate this article for deletion in order to resolve the small dispute. Thank you. --Phyo WP (message) 04:42, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

    Talk:List of_bitcoin_forks#Contentious_revert_by_Primefac

    – General close. See comments for reasoning. Filed by Fresheneesz on 23:51, 6 December 2018 (UTC).
    Conduct dispute. DRN does not handle cases which are about conduct. For conduct complaints, speak to an administrator or, after carefully reading and following the instructions, file a complaint at ANI. This case can be refiled as a content case, but in that case only discuss the content issues in question, in detail, not about any other editor's motives, their biases, their conflicts of interest, their skills, their habits, their competence, their POV, their POV-pushing, or any other behavior or conduct; only talk about edits, not editors.TransporterMan (TALK) 21:45, 7 December 2018 (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

    A number of editors are consistently reverting additions to the page List of bitcoin forks even for

    additions that are well sourced. Multiple users have complained on the page that too much content has been

    removed. The users reverting these additions are not giving anywhere near sufficient reasoning for their

    reverts. After attempting to discuss the issue, most of the users that are reverting these additions simply

    aren't discussing the issues at all. Specifically, User:primefac and User:Praxidicae only responded a

    single time to my discussion specifically about their edits, and their responses completely ignored the

    problem I had with their edits. Those two users have ignored subsequent requests to comment on which they

    think aren't reliable and why. User:Retimuko has reverted my edits multiple times, and yet hasn't said a

    word about it on the discussion I created about this.

    User:Ladislav_Mecir has been the only person willing to discuss, however he hasn't been very cooperative.

    His opinion is that the source I chose are not reliable, but he hasn't given me good reasons he thinks that.

    He chose to focus on the only one, of 8 sources I have to choose from, that is self-published, and only gave

    reasons that contradicted wikipedia policy. At first, he claimed that self-published sources can't be used at

    all. Then once I show him that wikipedia policy accepts self-published sources in certain cases, and that this

    situation met all the criteria to be accepted, he claims that the source isn't giving information about

    themselves, when it clearly is. When asked to comment on the other sources, which should all be less

    contentious since they're not self-published, he completely ignored me. This isn't the behavior of someone

    that wants to ensure sourced quality content on wikipedia.

    Have you tried to resolve this previously?

    I've started a thread to disucss this issue. I've invited the users involved to comment and discuss. I've discussed extensively with the one user willing to have a discussion. I've proposed alternate edits based on the discussion with better and more sources. I've tried (and failed) to gain an understanding of why these users think my edits aren't up to wikipedia standards.

    How do you think we can help?

    I'd like to get external opinions on whether my edits are up to wikipedia standards or not (and if not, why not), as well as get opinions on whether the conduct of these editors (that are consistently reverting the work of me and others) is appropriate behavior.

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    Talk:List of_bitcoin_forks#Contentious_revert_by_Primefac discussion

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    Talk:List of_bitcoin_forks#Contentious_revert_by_Primefac

    – New discussion. Filed by Fresheneesz on 05:01, 9 December 2018 (UTC).

    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

    A number of editors are consistently reverting additions to the page List of bitcoin forks even for additions that are well sourced. Multiple users have complained on the page that too much content has been removed. From what I can gather, these users seem to think the sources I used aren't reliable sources, that sufficient notability hasn't been shown, or both. I discussed this extensively with User:Ladislav_Mecir (since the other users doing these reversions haven't seemed willing to discuss), but he hasn't given me good reasons he thinks the sources aren't reliable.

    He chose to focus on the only one, of 8 sources I have to choose from, that is self-published, and only gave reasons that contradicted wikipedia policy. At first, he claimed that self-published sources can't be used at all. Then once I show him that wikipedia policy accepts self-published sources in certain cases, and that this situation met all the criteria to be accepted, he claims that the source isn't giving information about themselves, when it clearly is.

    So after all this, I still have no idea why these people think my edits aren't fit for wikipedia. Particularly this edit and the edit for Bitcoin Clashic that I proposed here.

    Have you tried to resolve this previously?

    I've started a thread to discuss this issue. I've invited the users involved to comment and discuss. I've discussed extensively with the one user willing to have a discussion. I've proposed alternate edits based on the discussion with better and more sources. I've tried (and failed) to gain an understanding of why these users think my edits aren't up to wikipedia standards.

    How do you think we can help?

    I'd like to get external opinions on whether my edits are up to wikipedia standards or not (and if not, why not). I'm hoping for a review of the sources I presented in that thread and whether any or all of them are usable. While it seems obvious to me that Ladislav Mecir doesn't have appropriate reasoning for rejecting these sources, he isn't (nor are the other editors) willing to work with me on how to improve the sources and find good ones, which is why I'm seeking an external opinion.

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