On 4/6/06, Deepak N n.deepak@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
I am being forced to take recourse to this list, as a final option.
I am trying to bring out some technical and other issues w.r.t. Kannada Wikipedia, and I have opened up a discussion in this regard in the Kannada Support page.
I have opened a request in English Wikipedia's Mediation Cabal. Here is the case page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2006-04-06_Kann...
A member from the cabal has responded: http://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:HPNadig#en:Mediation_Cabal
He has requested assistance from Kannada Wikipedia members. *****If any of you are willing to mediate and help achieve compromise, please respond and do so now.*****
If this does not happen, I have asked mediation from English Wikipedia, since both (1) disputed text, and (2) substitute text, are in English.
As a reminder, the problem description follows below.
Regards, Deepak
Before this happened, there was a flame war; ultimately, we resolved to make a fresh start.
The problem: (1) Somebody had inserted "guidelines" that clearly showed his personal issues with the past discussion (2) I substituted this with the link to official Wikipedia Guidelines document, which is neutral and also encompasses specific issues in 1. (3) This was reverted (4) When I re-inserted the link, it was again reverted. (5) I was sent warnings for "vandalisation", and finally my IP address was banned. Moreover, the page has been moved to "protected" status. (6) As a result, I am not able to edit that page or contribute to the discussion. Also, the link at the beginning still carries the biased text written apparently out of personal vengeance.
I have been accused of "vandalisation", whereas clearly, I was doing something against it -- installing NPOV text. Also, this same user has nothing to say on the discussion I have initiated, and while installing his version, has failed to incorporate one point I had raised.
When I pointed out the issue in the user-talk page of this user, I have not received a helpful reply.
Concerned users of Wikipedia, please look into this abuse of power, and use of Wikipedia for personal gains, and abuse of democratic setup. Please mediate and resolve this dispute.
http://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Kannada_Support (Version history) http://kn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Kannada_Support&... (My version) http://kn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Kannada_Support&... (Original version) http://kn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Kannada_Support&...
Thanks, Deepak