Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Agiantman

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Statement of the dispute

This is a statement about Agiantman. The user in question is pushing a point of view. That in itself is permitted, provided that consensus is allowed to prevail. However, the user in question is also engaging in personal attacks and incivility in edit summaries, and is accusing other editors of vandalism for removing questioned material.

Description

Edit wars are in progress over the Ted Kennedy and Rosemary Kennedy articles. Agiantman wishes to insert negative material that many Wikipedians consider to be non-encyclopedic. When his insertions are removed, he re-inserts them with comments in his edit summaries that he is reverting vandalism, or otherwise referring to his opponents as vandals. He referred to two Wikipedians who both post in true names as sock-puppets because they both disagreed with his edits. He accused one of those two Wikipedians of being on the Kennedy payroll.

Evidence of disputed behavior

Insulting edit summaries

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosemary_Kennedy&action=history

Accusing two editors of being sock-puppets

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ATed_Kennedy&diff=21083576&oldid=21083214

Accusing an editor of being on the Kennedy payroll

Applicable policies

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Evidence of trying and failing to resolve the dispute

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Users certifying the basis for this dispute

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Robert McClenon 12:55, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Gamaliel 20:07, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 20:32, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
JamesMLane 20:35, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Other users who endorse this summary

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kizzle 20:59, August 17, 2005 (UTC)
Voice of All(MTG) 21:04, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

Response

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Outside view

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Outside view by 67.18.109.218

Gamaliel always trys to force its POV on other parties, then accuses other parties of violating Wikipedia Policies. Just look at its talk page! It constantly reverts its talk page in order to squash good points made at its motives. You need to consider this when judging the merits of any action brought by Gamaliel. Its even violated the same rules that its accusing this user of!

Users who endorse this summary (sign with ~~~~):

67.18.109.218 20:55, 17 August 2005 (UTC) - Never forget.[reply]
This user is a vandal. --jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 21:15, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This IP address has been blocked three times for vandalism and personal attacks. Gamaliel 21:12, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Outside view by kizzle

User:Agiantman IMHO is a particularly troublesome user through his inability to restrain himself from making personal attacks. The first post I ever made to Agiantman on the Kathleen_Willey article simply asked for him to specify what his problem was with the veracity of the article. In return (keeping in mind that we had never dialogued with each other before), he mocked my viewpoint by stating:

P.S. Kizzle, I just read your contributions and discussions in other areas. LOL! Based on your very political comments elsewhere in wikipedia, it should be clear to all why you don't see the POV problem with this article.

This type of behavior has further exemplified itself in the Kennedy pages, and one look to User:Agiantman's talk page shows a variety of warnings for 3RR, users pleading with him to relent in his personal attacks, frivilous charges of vandalism, etc. It is my opinion that this user has been warned more than his fair share by a multitude of editors, and that appropriate action should be taken.--kizzle 21:11, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

Outside view by Ernestocgonzalez

I am 100% in support of agiantman. I joined Wikipedia when I read the discussion on the Ted Kennedy page. I admire agiantman because he sticks to his guns. The pro Kennedy editors who are making allegations on this page are guilty of much worse. They are thugs who try to intimidate and harrass anyone who doesn't share their biased pro-Ted Kennedy point of view. When I voted in recent poll, they made a disparaging remark about me. Agiantman has fought to keep important things in the kennedy article, like ted kennedy's role in the William Kennedy Smith rape trial. The "bullies" don't want anything negative about kennedy in the article. I support agiantman and those charging him should instead be charged with abusing the process.--Ernestocgonzalez 21:25, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Users who endorse this summary (sign with ~~~~):

Note: This is the user's fourth edit. Gamaliel 21:57, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

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Failure to negociate

The biased "editors" who endorsements are above refuse to negociate for content. It's their way or no way. The acts of removal of entire paragraphs of work by them is vandalism. We are not looking at content that is fictional, but important parts of Ted Kennedy's life and career. The work on Rosemary Kennedy is the same. If they want to contribute, fine. Stop the removal of other's work and do some of your own. Just because you love the Kennedys does not wash the past clean. It happened as reported, get used to it.24.147.97.230 22:18, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]