Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2009-07-31/Miss Universe 2009

Where is the dispute?
Miss Universe 2009 article, specifically, contestant notes related to the Philippine delegate.

Who is involved?
Just a list of the users involved. For example:


 * Jackoreo
 * many other editors using IP addresses as identity

What is the dispute?
Jackoreo continues to make unverified and biased statements, specifically, incidents (unverified, hence no way to ensure if these were fictional or not) related to the Philippine delegate. Anonymouse editors have continuously reverted back Jackoreo's edits. I have also left the editor a note on his/her talkpage but the biased editing has continued.

What would you like to change about this?
Either that the claims of Jackoreo be verified so as to avoid the edit wars, or for this editor to completely refrain from adding the biased statements. A semi-protection status may also help since the Miss Universe event is approaching this August, hence, the edit war may further increase in intensity.

How do you think we can help?
Please review the history of contributions made by Jackoreo first. The editor has been active in the Miss Universe 2009 article throughout the month of July, and has been particularly interested in including claims against the Philippine delegate. Hence, it seems that any edit that he/she makes may come under scrutiny due to a biased judgement.

Mediator notes

 * Unfortunately, at MEDCAB, we don't make judgments about the legitimacy of any content - we can only help mediate content disputes between cooperating editors. We can not and do not impose sanctions for edit warring, and can not and do not protect articles. Looking at the talk page of the article in question, it also seems that no attempt has been made to discuss the problem there. That would be step number one in the dispute resolution process. I would suggest bringing up your concerns there in an attempt to initiate a dialogue with other interested editors. If dialogue comes to an impasse and there is agreement amongst interested editors that mediation is needed, we'd be happy to assist.
 * Additional avenues of help are available for you. For concerns about the neutrality or originality of content being added, I would suggest posting to the NPOV noticeboard or the OR noticeboard, where you can seek comment and advice. For edit warring and violations of 3RR, reports can be made at WP:3RN. Requests for page protection can be made at WP:RPP.
 * I hope this is helpful to you. Please let me know if you have any questions.
 * Happy editing, Vicenarian  (Said · Done) 18:13, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Administrative notes

 * As the dispute in question does not appear to be ripe for mediation, I am closing the case without prejudice, with advice for the involved editors on how to proceed from here. Vicenarian  (Said · Done) 18:13, 3 August 2009 (UTC)