Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-04-25 Earth Day

Mediation Case: 2006-04-25 Earth Day
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Request Information

 * Request made by: Bargholz 18:38, 25 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is the issue taking place?
 * Earth Day


 * Who's involved?
 * Bargholz
 * Earth


 * What's going on?
 * Copied from talk page request:

''I need help with a dispute over at the Earth Day page. I'm close to computer illiterate so the conflict resolution pages weren't much help. An individual who uses "earth" as a screen name is deleting facts that he doesn't like and adding comments about "rightists muttering about communist plots." He's also adding insulting paragraphs under the "miscellaneous" heading and elsewhere. He is an ideologue and refuses to work with others towards a resolution. He called in a friend as a third party and his friend suggested that someting that was already cited and sourced be cited and sourced(?) He then proceeded to write in some rants about "rightists. The guy is out of control.

''I don't know if you can help, because this guy is a fanatic, but anything you can do would be much appreciated. I'm not interested in going back and forth with this guy any more.

''Thanks, Jeff Bargholz.


 * ''What would you like to change about that?


 * If you'd prefer we work discreetly, how can we reach you?


 * Would you be willing to be a mediator yourself, and accept a mediation assignment in a different case?


 * This is, following the Categorical Imperative, the idea that you might want to do
 * what you expect others to do. You don't have to, of course, that's why it's a question.



Send me an email at bargholz@cox.net

I'd love to discuss this matter.

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