Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-11-02 Posting About Local Events and History

Mediation Case: Posting About Local Events and History
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Request Information
I filled information in about a shop Gary's Icecream on a page about Richfield MN Richfield, Minnesota - it's a little shop that was where a Tim Allen movie was filmed: this is both

History and Area Culture

& it was deleted instantly by someone & I was flagged for "SPAM" - but this is not spam, it's relevant interesting historic & local information - all you big name product pages are spam: I mean, you even allow WHOLE pages just about new video games : that's one big AD. How can you promote big giant chain stores & Then instantly delete anything that mentions a small business?? That's not how an encyclopedia should work!! I'm really upset & am considering escalating this to mainstream MEDIA, newspapers, TV & radio - Why are you allowing GIANT businesses information & banning SMALL business information?

THERE was NO LINKS to outside web pages THERE no promotion of a product - it was a very informative & brief article - and relevant to the city of Richfield's history; which is the page I posted THIS on : Someone would first have to find & have an interest in this city (small city/suburb) to find this page - IT is not like I went and linked it to the page about ice cream or something.

I don't know why you removed my article about the ice cream store where a movie was filmed. It's not spam. I think your entries like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo are Way SPAM : those are just giant company promotions - how can you promote Huge chains & then say some interesting city trivia about a local shop, ON that City's page  Is "SPAM"?? Diffraction 17:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Request made by: Diffraction 17:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is the issue taking place?


 * Who's involved?


 * What's going on?


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


 * Would you prefer we work discreetly? If so, how can we reach you?

Mediator response
I'll be mediating. Now who deleted the edit and have you explained it to them? G e o. 00:52, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

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Closing statement
Nawlinwiki has brought up reasonable guidelines. Case closed and remanded. G e o. 06:59, 6 November 2006 (UTC)