User talk:Mad Scientist

Edit War with Anonymous Editors
Hopefully I put this helpme tag in the right place; I had some issues with it before. I have a question for an administrator regarding the proper process for settling a rather unusual dispute. If you look at the edit history for DePauw University (and go back a page to get past all the Rovergirl88 edits), you'll see that several times since I first read the article I've put the "newsrelease" tag on the page - I explain why on that article's talk page. Every time, an anonymous editor has undid my edit to remove it and made no comment in either the edit summary or the talk page as to why they did so. Although all of the anonymous editors are different IP addresses, if you trace them you'll find that they all come from the DePauw University computer cluster. Evidently someone at that university objects to my claim that the article is written in an overly promotional tone and is confrontationally dealing with it by removing the newsrelease tag every time I put it on the page. Ordinarily I would take such a conflict to the user's talk page or request mediation, but since it is always an anonymous user and it is a different IP address every time this doesn't really seem feasible - which IP address's talk page would I go to, or which one would I ask for mediation with? Without those options, what do you think I should do about this? —Edward Tremel (talk) 22:45, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi Edward. You have a few options. First is to start on the article talk page, which I see you've already done. I know a few days has already gone by, but maybe ping your posting again and see what happens.
 * Your next step would be to bring this to WP:RPP and request semi-protection, but make sure you have your evidence at hand. Gather a few diffs (both your edits and the IP edits), and show that you've attempted resolution on the talk page. Look at other requests for PP and see what the standard type of format is, and successful or denied reasons; that'll give you a good idea how to submit your request. If the reviewing admin agrees, the page won't be editable by IP editors. Semi-page protection usually is usually a finite period of time, but after protection lapses, you can re-request it if need be. Just mention previous page protections on any subsequent requests.
 * I'd also look at WP:ANI, where you can post for admin intervention. If semi-PP is denied, I'd go here, but there may not be much that they can do. Since it's a school IP address range, admins are generally hesitant to block those types of IPs. Yng  varr  23:17, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

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