Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-10-04 Dubc0724

Mediation Case: 2006-10-04 Dubc0724
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Request Information

 * Request made by: Dubc0724 15:55, 4 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is the issue taking place?
 * User:Duke53


 * Who's involved?
 * User:Duke53 and User:Dubc0724


 * What's going on?
 * User has posted a message on his user page passively accusing me of being a racist because a website I used as a minor source several weeks ago turned out to be some sort of hate group's website. Once someone pointed it out to me, I removed the offending source and replaced it with a more suitable one.  The article in question, University of New Jersey at Durham, has subsequently been deleted and is redirected to the Duke University article.  There was discussion of the source problems at Articles_for_deletion/University_of_New_Jersey_at_Durham and at my user talk page.


 * User:Duke53 dug up the fact that I had unknowingly used a bad source, and posted a comment on his userpage, which evidently was meant to embarrass me. User:Duke53 is apparently a big Duke fan and doesn't like any criticism of the school. I and others have had trouble with him on a couple of articles, some Duke-related, some not.  It seems that any disagreement with or criticism of his edits (which often are pushing his POV) usually ends up in some sort of explosive reaction on his part.  This is evident in reviewing comments on his user talk page.


 * ''What would you like to change about that?
 * I'd like to see the accusation removed from his user page. It's counterproductive to the goals of Wikipedia and is only meant to cause trouble.


 * Would you prefer we work discreetly? If so, how can we reach you?
 * I'm not worried about discretion. You can reach me at my talk page.  Thank you in advance.

Mediator response
I think that is not apporiate. I recmonenend putting it on admin intervention

Compromise offers
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Discussion
This is potentially a candidate for admin intervention instead of mediation. ~Kylu ( u | t )  22:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Agreed, I've requested Dubc0724's permission to copy the details accross to admin intervention. Addhoc 21:52, 13 October 2006 (UTC)