Wikipedia:AMA Requests for Assistance/Requests/January 2007/Quixada

Case Filed On: 13:50, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedian filing request:



Other Wikipedians this pertains to:


 * Snecklifter
 * various IP addresses

Wikipedia pages this pertains to:


 * Artificial ski slopes

Questions:
Have you read the AMA FAQ?
 * Answer: yes

'''How would you describe the nature of this dispute? (policy violation, content dispute, personal attack, other)'''
 * Answer: edit war: fighting spammers

'''What methods of Dispute Resolution have you tried so far? If you can, please provide wikilinks so that the Advocate looking over this case can see what you have done.'''
 * Answer: Not entering the edit war.

What do you expect to get from Advocacy?
 * Answer: a way to block the spammers, maybe by preventing anonymous users from editing

Summary:
In the article Artificial ski slopes there are two spammers that are pushing their products-- they are anonymous users. One other user Snecklifter is on the front lines of the battle. We would like anonymous users to be blocked as a possible solution to this problem.

Discussion:
I notice that neither of you warned the person spamming the commercial link. I would've started with on the first offense. Corpx 07:03, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * If the spammer comes back (after my warning) and it looks like he/she has a dynamic IP, I would suggest you make a post at Requests for page protection page and ask an admin to semi-protect it. Corpx 07:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Followup:
When the case is finished, please take a minute to fill out the following survey:

Did you find the Advocacy process useful?
 * Answer: Yes

Did your Advocate handle your case in an appropriate manner?
 * Answer: Yes, I believe so.

On a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best), how polite was your Advocate?
 * Answer: 5

On a scale of 1 to 5, how effective do you feel your Advocate was in solving the problem?
 * Answer: 5

On a scale of 1 to 5, how effective do you feel the Advocacy process is altogether?
 * Answer: 5

If there were one thing that you would like to see different in the Advocacy process, what would it be?
 * Answer: When I was filling out the AMA request form I noticed a spelling mistake. Can't remember what it was, sorry.

If you were to deal with this dispute again, what would you do differently, if anything?
 * Answer: add an anti-spam tag before requesting an advocate

AMA Information
Case Status: closed

Advocate Status:
 * Taking a look. SilkTork 08:03, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Contact has been made, and a dialogue has been opened. Attempts to edit the article fairly are not working. The page may need semi-protection. SilkTork 23:17, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Case closed. The article has been semi-protected, though I will continue to monitor the situation. SilkTork 23:48, 23 January 2007 (UTC)