Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-12-05 Ten things about Telstra

Mediation Case: Telstra "Ten things you didnt know about Telstra
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Request Information

 * Request made by: Husky05 03:29, 5 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is the issue taking place?
 * ... Telstra article - see discussion on 10 things you didnt know about Telstra.


 * Who's involved?
 * ... Husky05 and Raindeer


 * What's going on?
 * ...After husky05 inserted article in page raindeer then asserted it sounded like a PR job. after leaving for a few days to permit things to settle, I replied advising who wrote it, where the info came from, and that it was part of a factual journalism article i wrote, thus giving raindeer enough info to work out it was not PR but was statement of fact on how this public company performs. Raindeer replied that he still thought it was opinionated and removed the article, and also stated Telstra making large GDP figures compared to national economy was bad. Unless mistaken, views expressed without evidence of origin are opinion of a personal nature. Thus a helpful third party is requested to resolve the issue.


 * ''What would you like to change about that?
 * ...I would like the article re-instated as it is not opinionated, as it uses no personal adjectives nor refers to other corporations, nor makes any comparisons with third parties.

Case closed as per Shyam's email. Husky05 22:28, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Would you prefer we work discreetly? If so, how can we reach you?
 * ...You may work non-discreetly if you desire. I wish only to have the matter judged according to wikipedia guidelines. I also have original copies of the discussion page on file.

Mediator response
Husky05, IMO, the decision made by Raindeer is not wrong, because Wikipedia is neither a social networking site, nor a blog. The imformation provided by you seems to be like a news which is not an encyclopedia. You can rewrite the information in the form of an encyclopedia article. Shyam ( T / C ) 10:36, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

The case page name needs to be fixed. --Ideogram 17:36, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Shyam, happy to close case as emailed. Husky05 22:26, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks Hasky05, for closing the dispute. Enjoy happy editing and please add some useful information out of those to the article. Shyam  ( T / C ) 04:10, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

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