[WikiEN-l] Re: Yes, it is a lynch mob

[Anthere]

May I asked why no one is considering mediation ?
I think it was meant to help these types of cases ?
Actually, I even think at least "discussing" mediation possibility was a 
mandatory step in dispute resolution ?


Abe Sokolov wrote:
> Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com wrote:
> 
> "I don't want blood. I want peace."
> 
> Heh, assuming that you're being honest here, you're not doing a good job.
> 
> Saying such frivolous niceties may allow you to get away with a lot, but 
> this is all about imposing your POV and nothing else.
> 
> Either I was going to keep restoring this reference to U.S. backing of 
> the '73 coup in Chile or VeryVerily, and to a lesser extent you, were 
> going to keep censoring factual content (despite the fact that an 
> overwhelming majority of uses who've chimed in on the talk page-- 
> roughly 90%-- favor keeping it).
> 
> Not only did you unprotect the Pinochet article and remove the reference 
> to U.S. backing immediately after I'd stopped making contributions, you 
> neglected to mention that the edit war continued even with me gone.
> 
> After my exit, your unprotection of the article, and your revision of 
> the article, User:John Kenney restored the refernece to U.S. backing; VV 
> then reverted him without comment right away. Later, a different user 
> restored it-- this time Ruhrjung-- reinserted it; and, once agian, VV 
> again reverted him unceremoniously, making no comment other than "stop" 
> in the edit summary.
> 
> I'm getting loudly and roundly condemned for "edit warring." But the 
> only difference between Ruhrjung/John and me was that whereas they'd 
> given up after one attempt, I was equally persistent as you and VV. 
> That's why you want me banned-- for being just as committed to fighting 
> censorship as you and VV were committed to censorship. Perhaps Ruhrjung, 
> John, and many others were wise to give up. After all, had they stood up 
> to you and your cohorts, they too would've been run out of town.
> 
> Oh, you and VV are sure going to have fun rewriting history with me gone.
> 
> -172
> 
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