Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 17:30:43 -0900
From: Stewart Pederson <stewped(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [WikiEN-l] Illegally Blocked user: Tteexx
Dear Wikipedia Folks,
I have been blocked for editing my article, and continuing to add
information. The article is currently a VfD candidate and the
democratic process has been occuring until today. The apparent reason
for my block was that Neutrality assumes I am using multiple accounts?
Or is it that he thinks my article is a hoax? He also mentions the
use of self-made images. These images are related to the article and
it shouldn't matter that I created them. The information being
presented is brand new research and though it may be deemed that it
does not deserve a place on Wikipedia, I feel its unfair to block me,
remove all images, and attempt to discredit me before the democratic
process has completed.
Furthermore, the block policy states, "Use of blocks to gain advantage
in a content dispute...", and since this is the only article that I
have been editing, it would seem that this clearly is the case. If
you don't like the research, vote the delete it. If you like it, vote
to keep it. Don't censor me from attempting to bring in other sources
that help the article.
I have e-mailed Neutrality about this situation, and have yet to see a
reply. I would appreciate a valid reason with proof instead of
assuming that all keep votes were done by me.
Thank you,
Stewart Pederson
Those interested in this matter should make a point of reading the
article itself, which for some reason this correspondent does not
mention. The article is at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yopu , and the
VfD discussion is at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/Yopu .
The article, about an alleged Tibetan legend, says in part that "the
royal family decreed that human excrement was no longer to be used for
the fertilization of rice. This was done to ensure that no member of
royalty ever had to eat peasant poo." This created dissatisfaction, and
Yopu become the leader of the "Pu Rebellion."
Pressed to provide verifiable evidence that the legend exists, the
contributor responded with a single citation:
Lewinski and Manes. "Legends of Rural Tibet." The Journal of
Asian/Diasporic and Aboriginal Literature.
http://www.kuixing.panopticonasia.com/fall04/yopu.html. Fall 2004.
The URL yields a "404 not found." The site and the 115 messages in the
associated Yahoo group contain no references to Yopu, Lewinski, or
Manes. Although one portion of the site does refer to a first issue
being planned for "Spring 2004," another states that "The first of the
twice-yearly issues of Kui Xing will be available, conditions
permitting, in Spring 2005."
As I write this, if unsigned votes from anons are ignored, VfD is
currently running about 16 deletes, one "keep," and one "weak Keep,
until it is proven beyond doubt that it's a hoax." There are also about
eight "keeps," all posted from IP addresses with no previous edits and
all recognizably similar in style.
--
Daniel P. B. Smith, dpbsmith(a)verizon.net