Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2011-06-29/WebGL

Where is the dispute?
WebGL article

Who is involved?

 * Users involved in dispute
 * , filing party
 * , filing party (=ithkuil)
 * 1) (Anonymous from Shoreline, WA near Microsoft headquarters)
 * 2) (Anonymous from Shoreline, WA near Microsoft headquarters)
 * 1) (Anonymous from Shoreline, WA near Microsoft headquarters)


 * Articles concerned in this dispute

See Talk page with a long discussion concerning the validity of the 'Security' section
 * Other steps of dispute resolution that have been attempted

Issues to be mediated
''All aspects of article content over which there is disagreement should be listed here. The filing party should define the scope under "Primary issues", which is used to frame the case; other parties to the dispute can list other issues under "Additional issues", and can contest the primary issues on .''


 * Primary issues
 * The entire Security section is in fact related to an obvious marketing effort on Microsoft's behalf. WebGL is, in my opinion, the greatest threat to Windows sales. This Context "article" is literally worth billions of dollars right now, and this Wikipedia article IS the future of Windows. If they can kill or severely damage WebGL, which I think they already have just with this one little article, without anyone ever actually demonstrating an actual exploit, that buys them at least a year more of their complete dominance on gaming front with Windows. And Windows gaming is the keymaster for the entire Windows monopoly.
 * My edits to the Security section to point out that the single security report cited links to a 'demo' of an 'exploit' which actually demonstrates no exploits and is obviously a special effect to scare people were simply removed, with the editor claiming they were violations.
 * Bias on the part of the Security editors -- Note that both the originator of the Security section and one of the main editors (or the same person) to that section are not logging in and have IPs that resolve to the vicinity of Shoreline, WA (near Microsoft headquarters). 67.185.162.47 98.232.18.191 http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation&IpAddress=98.232.18.191 This somewhat validates my belief that the "Security" concerns promoted around WebGL are really just an attack vector from Microsoft in order to protect their Windows PC gaming monopoly. Please examine the supposed image "exploit" in the Context "report" -- it demonstrates no such actual exploit, and is obviously designed to scare people. http://www.contextis.co.uk/resources/blog/webgl/poc/index.html My explanation of what the code _actually_ does: http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/i1rjx/webgl_considered_harmful_by_microsoft/c206nc9


 * Additional issues (added by other parties)
 * Additional issue 1
 * Additional issue 2

Acceptance of Mediation
Please place your signature here to indicate that you are aware of this mediation process and want to participate in it:
 * Ithkuil (talk) 17:06, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

What is the dispute?
See above

What would you like to change about this?
Great that you have this alternative, but Wikipedia really needs more formal mediation. There isn't anything to discuss on the talk page or anything, the page is completely biased, the information on the page is misleading, and the editors are also biased. Literally billions of dollars are at stake. I'm sure someone will say that I am exaggerating because they can't see the significance of WebGL, but I am not.

How do you think we can help?
Fake "security" reports, billions of dollars, monopolies and technology stacks at stake. See above. The points I made in my edits are important. The Context "security" report needs to be put in the context of Microsoft's Internet Explorer security track record with US-CERT and other groups and in the context of the potential threat to Window's gaming monopoly that WebGL provides.

In this case the Wikipedia article is mainly serving as an extension of Microsoft's PR department (whether this is actually Microsoft employees (which is possible), MS fans, or just people unwittingly putting themselves in that capacity out of fear of new web technologies).

Mediator notes
If there is no progress by July 13, I will close this case and please ask to step up to the mediation committee. -- J  (t)  14:23, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I've just realized this is not just any case. This is a real life legal issue. -- J  (t)  14:36, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

CASE CLOSED - Go re-request a case at WP:MEDIATE. -- J  (t)  00:53, 2 July 2011 (UTC)