Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-05-13 Ham's Automotive

Mediation Case: 2006-05-13 Ham's Automotive
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Request Information

 * Request made by: TimothyOnline 18:16, 13 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is the issue taking place?
 * The page does not exist anymore.


 * Who's involved?
 * Myself (User:TimothyOnline) and User:Zoe.


 * What's going on?
 * I created a page on Ham's Automotive, a highly-regarded automotive service facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. User:Zoe subsequently deleted it a few hours later, calling it "advertising".  They stated that I need to make sure it meets Wikipedia's guidelines for notable corporations per WP:CORP.


 * In order to prove the company's notability per WP:CORP, I searched for several non-trivial published works and showed them User:Zoe. Their response stated that they are still unwilling to leave my page alone.


 * You can view our communication here:


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:TimothyOnline


 * The news articles I produced are from The Grand Rapids Press. The search query is available here:


 * http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/grpress/results.html?st=advanced&QryTxt=ham%27s+professional+auto+service&sortby=REVERSE_CHRON&datetype=0&frommonth=05&fromday=29&fromyear=1990&tomonth=04&today=29&toyear=2006&By=&Title=


 * You need a paid account to access the full articles. I have the text for these articles, but I'm not sure the distribution would be incompliance with federal copyright laws.


 * ''What would you like to change about that?
 * I would like my page to be allowed on Wikipedia and edited like any other page on this great encyclopedia.


 * If you'd prefer we work discreetly, how can we reach you?
 * You can e-mail me at TimothyOnline@yahoo.com.


 * 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.


 * I am not willing to perform these duties at this time.

Mediator response
Response provided on Timothy online's discussion page. Olorin28 03:20, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

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