Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-12-20 Elwood Indiana

Mediation Case: 2006-12-20 Elwood Indiana
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Request Information

 * Request made by: Kpaul.mallasch 19:16, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Kpaul.mallasch


 * Where is the issue taking place?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwood%2C_Indiana


 * Who's involved?

Al Jordan, who runs a local Citizen Journalism site, an anonymous user who runs an old (1990s) Elwood Indiana site, and myself


 * What's going on?

Basically, the owner of elwood.org is taking off any links on the page that don't point to her site (there was a cemetary one as well as the one by Al Jordan - http://www.elwoodindiana.org) Now, it's fine if the page links to both sites, but for her to monopolize the wikipedia page isn't right, imho. She claims she has the cities 'official site' but this is not the case anymore, as Mr. Jordan is working directly with the Mayor and local chamber of commerce.


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

Stop her from removing links that aren't to her sites.


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

Anything you can do to help would be fine. Best to reach me at kpaul.mallasch@gmail.com

Compromise offers
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Discussion

 * I have reviewed the article and the websites in dispute and made a decision based on evidence presented. See Talk:Elwood, Indiana for further information. This case can be closed. This is simply a revert war between new users (all with <50 edits) who have now been counseled on how to proceed. I will monitor the article for the time being. --Durin 19:02, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again, Durin. And yes, I'm kinda new, but I'm learning, wanting to become one of the "1%" ;) Do I need to close this case myself then? --Kpaul.mallasch 21:51, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
 * No idea. I'm not part of the Mediation Cabal. --Durin 21:58, 22 December 2006 (UTC)