Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-04-29 List of Secret Society of Super Villains members

Mediation Case: 2006-04-29 List of Secret Society of Super Villains members
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Request Information

 * Request made by: DoctorWorm7 05:52, 29 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is the issue taking place?
 * List of Secret Society of Super Villains members


 * Who's involved?
 * Myself and 64.12.116.137, with some peripheral involvement by Apostrophe


 * What's going on?
 * 64.12.116.137 adds on Roman numerals to the end of the names of various comic book characters. While some recognize this as a means of distinguishing one incarnation of a character from another, the WikiProject Comics has a general consensus of avoiding the use of Roman numerals, prefering a modifier in parantheses. However, 64.12.116.137 continues to revert the edits made by Apostrophe and me, resulting in a minor edit war.


 * ''What would you like to change about that?
 * I would prefer if 64.12.116.137 would stop modifying the article, recognizing that a general consensus has been reached concerning the use of Roman numerals as identifiers.


 * If you'd prefer we work discreetly, how can we reach you?
 * Just drop a note on my Talk page.


 * 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.


 * Maybe, if it's comics oriented.

Mediator response
This appears to be a simple case of a WP:3RR violation by an AOL IP. However, because these IPs tend to change very often, it is likely that the user of that IP is no longer the one making these edits, as the same edits have been made by 205.188.116.12. I will make a request for semi-page protection at WP:RfP as blocking AOL IPs has proved to do more damage than good in the past. Cowman109Talk 14:34, 29 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I have requested semi-protection at Requests_for_page_protection to help you guys. We'll see how things go there (generally it's not procedure for mediators to go out and do these sorts of things, though it appeared simple enough. But without contact from the user in question, there is little that can be done). Cowman109Talk 14:44, 29 April 2006 (UTC)


 * The page has been semi-protected. Seems to be no need for mediation at the moment. If the user creates an account and speaks with you guys and you come under further disagreement in the talk page there, I would suggest a new mediation request is created. I'll be closing this case then as it seems there's nothing we can do. Cowman109Talk 17:05, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Evidence
DoctorWorm7 06:14, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Compromise offers
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Comments by others
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