User:Gzkn/Sandbox/Mediation

Mediation
Hello. Nroseszu requested mediation for this article. First, I'd like to remind everyone that the results of this case are non-binding, and that I am in no way operating in an official capacity for Wikipedia. Nor am I an administrator. I'm just another ordinary user, like you :)

Now, onto the matter at hand. I have reviewed the article, its edit history, and the discussions on Talk:Ruckus Network and User_talk:Plasticbadge.

Reminders
Before we proceed, I'd like to issue some reminders.
 * Plasticbadge, please remain civil and refrain from making personal attacks. Comments such as "Irregardless" isn't a real word moron. will not help resolve this issue.
 * Both editors should assume good faith. Plasticbadge, please be advised that, while being an employee of a corporation may make a user's contributions suspicious in your mind, no one user "owns" a Wikipedia article. Telling other users to "keep [their] nose out of the criticism section and the wording of the article" is generally frowned upon.
 * Nroseszu, accusation of libel, as you leveled in the mediation page, is a serious matter indeed. If Ruckus Network truly feels libelous material is present on the page, please visit WP:LIBEL.
 * Nroseszu, please do not delete items from your user talk page. Feel free to archive it if you feel it is getting too crowded.
 * Both editors are strongly encouraged to follow the three revert rule, as violations of this rule may result in administrative action in the form of blocks. Discussion on talk pages is always preferable to blanket reverts and edit wars.
 * To both editors: please sign all of your posts with four tildes ( ~ ).

Questions

 * There are a plethora of anonymous IP edits in the history page. Nroseszu, were you 216.143.51.66?

Compromise
Because there are just too many reverts/edits to deal with individually, I feel we should just start at the beginning of the article and work our way through to the end in order to come up with a suitable compromise version for all parties involved. The article needs an overhaul anyway, as it does not conform to WP:LAYOUT and WP:Manual of Style (thus the tag that I added). Also, please familiarize yourselves with WP:CITE before we move forward. Articles must be verfiable. Finally, take a look at some of the featured articles for inspiration.

First, is the name of the company Ruckus or Ruckus Network? If it's Ruckus, I propose we move the article to "Ruckus (online music service)" or something similar for clarity's sake. Thoughts?

OK, now onto the article itself. Since Ruckus is a company, take a look at the article on Microsoft for some inspiration, although obviously, this article won't be as long. Note how many inline citations there are. I propose an overhaul of the structure of this article, as so:


 * Lead
 * History
 * Products and services
 * Criticism and controversy - This would include the Facebook incident
 * See also
 * References and footnotes
 * External links

This will allow us to convert those lists to prose. Thoughts? Gzkn 07:03, 9 November 2006 (UTC)