Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2009-11-25/Censorship by NY State elected officials

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Censorship by NY State elected officials

Where is the dispute?
The dispute is at Dov Hikind and concerns a section I added titled "Censorship." Also concerned are ten others who signed the letter that is at issue in the matter (all New York State or City elected officials)

John Sampson Eric Adams Carl Kruger Diane Savino Peter Abbate Michael Benjamin Vivian E. Cook Rory I. Lancman Mathieu Eugene Kendall Stewart

Kenneth Chenault person to whom the letter was addressed

American Express company whose action was requested, and granted

Transactional Interdiction my effort to introduce a new category to the Censorship project in keeping with Methods of Censorship as cataloged in the project. Will Beback has recommended for speedy deletion

Template:Censorship listing of Transactional Interdiction removed

Who is involved?

 * User:pottsf original contributor
 * User:Yossiea first reverter
 * User:Will Beback administrator possibly called in by Yosseia, threatening pottsf with being blocked

What is the dispute?
The subject of the article in dispute (New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind) was reported in several newspaper articles and  as having written the CEO of American Express requesting him to lift the Merchant privileges of an author who sold his books (which Hikind found objectionable) over the Internet. American Express did this. Hikind stated (to the media) his purpose of silencing this author and driving him out of business.

I consider this censorship (quasi-governmental), and have labeled it as such in reporting it. Yosseia's Twinkle deleted my addition with claims that the event is non-notable and, of course, POV. After my first reversion, Will Beback weighed in accusing me of defamation and threatening to block me (it would be my first experience of this).

What would you like to change about this?
My opponents may be advancing the interests of their client. Otherwise, they may be undertaking the same thing as is being reported: censorship. The matter likely traces back to root issues such as the Holocaust and Zionism (treated by the censored material).

How do you think we can help?
I would like you to persuade Yosseia and Will Beback to desist from reverting and (threatening to) block me.

Administrative notes
User has made no attempt to discuss the situation with either of the other editors on the article talk page, and this seems to be an edit war with BLP complications. This case is not suitable for mediation unless all participants are going to make a good faith effort to discuss this issue. The Wordsmith Communicate 18:21, 25 November 2009 (UTC)