Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard/Gospel of the Ebionites

Gospel of the Ebionites
28 July 2013

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

A dispute over content has been dragging on for several weeks on the article talk page. A section of the article is now tagged with a NPOV-tag despite a previous good-faith effort to meet the editor's objections over weight. The disputing editor has so far refused to respond to requests for specific solutions to resolve the dispute.

Have you tried to resolve this previously?

Extensive discussion on the article talk page has been tried, including input from two uninvolved editors and an informal mediator. The same editor requested a FAR which has been in progress for about a week. A WP:3O by a third uninvolved editor has also now been tried.

How do you think we can help?

The oversight of an outside party is requested to facilitate the discussion.

Opening comments by John Carter
There is a serious question here regarding whether among other things Ovadyah/Ignocrates, whose history of contributions reveals that he is virtually an SPA regarding early Ebionitism, who has himself admitted to engaging in e-mails to the leader of a completely non-notable minor religious group, the Ebionite Jewish Community/Ebionite Community, regarding content relating to the historically significant group and notable group of early Ebionites. However, although there are other non-notable groups which claim to be restorations of the early Ebionites, there is no clear evidence that they were ever contacted. That editor has also been described by an IP editor claiming to be the leader of that group as someone who left that group, for unspecified reasons, but who still apparently thinks that it should be notified of developments to related articles here. There are I believe very real and serious questions about whether an editor with Ovadyah/Ignocrates' history is really a good choice to develop, or even have much input in, our content related to that historically significant precursor to the non-notable "revival" group. Personally, I believe at this point, given the other behavioral issues that this individual has exhibited over the years, that Arbitration is the best option to seek here, and am in the process of preparing an evidence page of documentation to submit to that body before filing the official request for opening a case on this matter. I believe that is probably the most direct way of dealing with this situation. The evidence page, FWIW, can be found at User:John Carter/Ebionites 2 evidence. John Carter (talk) 20:42, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Discussion
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