Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-06-19 Fringe (TV series)

Request details
The page has been locked for 12 or 17 days (there is a dispute over how long it has been locked) and no consensus has been reached. Further, discussion on the talk page does not appear to be calm and open, nor does it appear to be making progress.

Who are the involved parties?
Collectonion BOTF mg.mikael Taedrik Pavithran Miskaton

What's going on?
I have not been involved in the dispute and I have not posted anything to the talk page or the article page. I am a reader who has been following the dispute and I don't see constructive discussion, and I would like the page open for editing and additions. I see two main disputes:

1: Should a link be posted to a fan webpage? 2: Should the fact that the pilot episode of the tv series was leaked on the Internet be posted in the article?

I am not supporting one side or another in these issues, but the page has been fully locked by Collectonion and I would like to see the page opened so members can add content and grow the page. I do not believe these disputes constitute fully locking the page, and I encourage further discussion of these points by members while the page remains unlocked or partially locked.

What would you like to change about that?
Remind users of violations/disputes that constitute the full locking of pages. Urge users to continue discussion over these important issues and refrain from making decisions about these issues on the page, while unlocking the page so other content may be added about the show and that the page may grow.

Respectfully submitted to the mediator, with thanks to the posters for caring so much about these important issues.

Mediator notes

 * Case submitted. Murdockpencil (talk) 06:55, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Discussion

 * 2 cent. The page was locked down after I requested help in combating a particularly persistent spammer (had been edit warring with this individual for some weeks).  As a relatively inexperienced user, I can't say whether locking the page down was the correct course of action.  I will say that it was effective in stopping the spam.  That said, if the page is unlocked, the spammers will pick up where they left off.  The reason for this is there is the perception that this television show will be as big as LOST, and as a result, webmasters are motivated to create and promote (by any and all means) their fan sites for the show.  Which brings me to my hoped for point.  While someone judged this article is as low in importance, the best model and predictor for this article is the article on LOST.  In that light, might I suggest that everyone could save reinventing the wheel by just mirroring the policies and procedures that govern the article on Lost (TV series). BOTF (talk) 21:07, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Apparently it was fully protected for good reason; its set to expire within the next day. If the spamming problem persists, there's already someone there who can semi-prot the page. Xavexgoem (talk) 22:14, 19 June 2008 (UTC)