Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2007-02-14 Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow

Mediation Case: Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow
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Request Information

 * Request made by: Oakshade 22:02, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

--Oakshade 22:02, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Where is the issue taking place?
 * ...Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow


 * Who's involved?
 * ...user:147.70.242.40 and myself user:Oakshade


 * What's going on?
 * ... Hello. Although this article has gone through 2 AfD's and has over 7 sources, anon user:147.70.242.40 continuously places speedy prods on this article , even after the prod was contested with comment .  This user even removed a source from the article and put a fact tag in place of the source , a bad faith edit if I ever saw one.  Although this was discussed at length in the talk page, this anon user is still trying to speedy delete it.  If the user wants this to go to AfD, fine, but speedy prodding and ignoring prod contesting is inappropriate.


 * ''What would you like to change about that?
 * ... I lock on the page from speedy deletion or from anon edits might be a correct line of action.


 * Would you prefer we work discreetly? If so, how can we reach you?
 * ...Work however you like. Thank you.

Mediator response
I'm wondering if education is more appropriate than mediation here. Perhaps you or another editor could put a comment on the user's talk page letting them know that AfD is the appropriate process when a prod is contested? We can't impose disallowing anon edits on the page anyway. That's Requests for page protection's domain. --JaimeLesMaths (talk!edits) 03:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Compromise offers
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Discussion

 * User:147.70.242.40 didn't add the Proposed deletion tag, it was modified from a speedy deletion to a proposed deletion by NawlinWiki but User:147.70.242.40 shouldn't have reinstated the tag after it was deleted by Oakshade. I would encourage User:147.70.242.40 to make this another AfD or to let it rest. --Fasten 08:53, 22 February 2007 (UTC)