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Have you discussed this on a talk page?
Yes, we have discussed this issue on a talk page, and we reached stalemate in our discussion.
Location of dispute
Users involved
Dispute overview
Me and Example2 (talk · contribs) are having a bit of a dispute about Spore (2008 video game). Some of the references in the article support the genre being a god game, others support the genre being a life simulation or a simulation game. I think we need to come with a way to have both listed in the article, as all references seem reliable.
Have you tried to resolve this previously?
I have tried talking about the issue with Example on the article talk page, but I need some extra input on what I can do here to move forward with resolving this dispute, as there are numerous sources supporting the different genres.
How do you think we can help?
Direct me to ways to resolve this dispute, or where I can get assistance in resolving the dispute. We need to come up with a compromise as how to move forward with the article.
1.1.1 Opening comments by Example2
Please limit to 2000 characters - longer statements may be deleted in their entirety or asked to be shortened. This is so a volunteer can review the dispute in a timely manner. Thanks.
Statements that this game's genre is simulation are simply untrue. No policy, guideline or essay on Wikipedia demand that we spread lies in article just because the misled reliable sources stated so. --Example2 (talk)
1.1.2 Spore (2008 video game) discussion
Please do not use this for discussing the dispute prior to a volunteer opening the thread for comments - continue discussing the issues on the article talk page if necessary.
The dispute at hand seems to be to me that there are multiple possible genres to the article, and many sources backing up the different genres, however the issue of which genre best fits is still an issue. A mediation cabal case might be useful here, the assistance of a third party editor could assist in working out a compromise that works well. Example3 (talk)
Billy Fox (politician)
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Spirulina (dietary supplement)
Dispute overview
- Can you give us a quick explanation of what is going on? What is the issue you are bringing here?
I am trying to justify an improvement to the page and am frankly convinced I am offering a NPOV version but am being reverted with no proper justification. I need outside POVs to merge the existing version and my suggestion into a proper version while losing the minimum of info.
Users involved
- Who is involved in the dispute?
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Yes.
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Resolving the dispute
- Have you tried to resolve this dispute already? If so, what steps have you taken?
Tried discussing it but met with a revert edit by another party.
- How do you think we can help?
Commenting on the respective merits of both versions of the incriminated paragraphs and hopefully reaching a compromise.
Rdavout (talk) 17:20, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Initial versions in dispute
Version 1:
- Spirulina is not considered to be a reliable source of Vitamin B12. The standard B12 assay, using Lactobacillus leichmannii, shows spirulina to be a minimal source of bioavailable vitamin B12.[1] Spirulina supplements contain predominantly pseudovitamin B12, which is biologically inactive in humans.[2] Companies which grow and market spirulina have claimed it to be a significant source of B12 on the basis of alternate, unpublished assays, although their claims are not accepted by independent scientific organizations. The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada in their position paper on vegetarian diets state that spirulina cannot be counted on as a reliable source of active vitamin B12.[3] The medical literature similarly advises that spirulina is unsuitable as a source of B12.[2][4]
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Spirulina (dietary supplement) discussion
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Rationale and suggestion for a version 3
Back from my search for sources. My final conclusion is that there is only one secondary source concerning B12 food sources, "Vitamin B12 Sources and Bioavailability" [12]. This was cited as a source but not to its full value as the only secondary source available to us.
Interestingly I also found zounds of opinionated stances both in full favour of spirulina as a B12 source and in disfavour in *tertiary* sources, which should probably be a sufficient basis for noting that there is a controversy, at least in the public understanding of facts relating to spirulina. The use of the word controversy seems to displease some of us who apply it to the more restrictive meaning of controversy stated as such in a scientific review paper. Either is fine by my book and I now see the point in qualifying the word "controversy" to avoid blurring that distinction.
We learn in Wikipedia:MEDSCI#Summarize_scientific_consensus that "Finally, make readers aware of any uncertainty or controversy." That solves the issue in this case IMHO. No need to apply the C-word. The secondary source does not state out loud that there is a controversy but does explore the different issues of uncertainty which should therefore be put forward in the final version.
Regarding the existence of a secondary source...
- Consequence 1: It is the only secondary source among the previous references and, if I understood WP policy well, and correctly identified this source as secondary, should therefore be given precedence over the previous references and superceding in its principle any recourse to either tertiary or primary sources
- Consequence 2: IMHO for the sake of intellectual rigour, a fleeting reference to post-2007 studies should be mentioned while (1) being either exhaustive or quoting nothing (to avoid cherrypicking), (2) stating their inferior source value, (3) removing them after a few years if no new secondary source picks them up (MEDREV#Respect_secondary_sources). Do note however that after giving long though to it I do not mark a strong support to the inclusion of any post-2007 reference in the full text after all. The peer-reviewed primary reference I mentioned has great data but I do feel however that this point should be reminded in the talk page associated to the original article with a further invitation to reference new primary studies on the subject on the talk page rather than the main page.
Now for the extraction of the relevant information from the available secondary source (quoted in full):
- In the abstract:
- "Some plant foods, dried green and purple lavers (nori) contain substantial amounts of vitamin B12, although other edible algae contained none or only traces of vitamin B12. Most of the edible blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) used for human supplements predominately contain pseudovitamin B12, which is inactive in humans. The edible cyanobacteria are not suitable for use as vitamin B12 sources, especially in vegans."
- Consequence 1: the ADA reference paper (edit[superceded tertiary source], cf. supra) discounting all vegetable sources of B12 is in conflict with this secondary source and therefore clearly unreferencable concerning B12, both for its 2003 position paper (due to precedence) and its 2011 (due to absence of a more recent review article) edit[the reference to spirulina has indeed be removed in the 2011 version of the ADA paper]
- Consequence 2: as per WP policy, the opinion of the abstract supercedes the exact full text in primary sources, with no particular mention regarding secondary sources ("Reliable primary sources may occasionally be used with care as an adjunct to the secondary literature, but there remains potential for misuse. For that reason, edits that rely on primary sources should only describe the conclusions of the source, and should describe these findings clearly so the edit can be checked by editors with no specialist knowledge.") - it should be therefore used as a guide to the use of the full text of the study, but not exclusively.
- In the full text:
- "Some species of the cyanobacteria, including Spirulina, Aphanizomenon, and Nostoc, are produced at annual rates of 500–3000 tons for food and pharmaceutical industries worldwide (61). Tablets containing Spirulina sp. are sold as a health food fad, since it is known to contain a large amount of vitamin B12 (62). We found that commercially available spirulina tablets contained 127–244 μg vitamin B12 per 100 g weight (63). When two corrinoid compounds were characterized from the spirulina tablets, the major (83%) and minor (17%) compounds were identified as pseudovitamin B12 (adeninly cobamide) and vitamin B12, respectively (Fig. 2⇓). Several groups of investigators indicated that pseudovitamin B12 is hardly absorbed in mammalian intestine with a low affinity to IF (64, 65). Furthermore, researchers showed that spirulina vitamin B12 may not be bioavailable in mammals (63, 66). Herbert (67) reported that an extract of spirulina contains two vitamin B12 compounds that can block the metabolism of vitamin B12. And van den Berg et al. (68) demonstrated that a spirulina-supplemented diet does not induce severe vitamin B12 deficiency in rats, implying that the feeding of spirulina may not interfere with the vitamin B12 metabolism. Further studies are needed to clarify bioavailability of spirulina vitamin B12 in humans."
- (My emphasis) Rdavout (talk) 09:25, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
- Consequence 1: There are zero doubts/conflicting evidence on the issue of presence of B12 in spirulina (contrary to what is stated in V1).
- Consequence 2: There are doubts/conflicting evidence on the issue of spirulina B12 metabolism: (63,66) *may not be bioavailable* (in vivo, animals), (67) presence of doubtful compounds (in vitro), (68) *may have its B12 metabolism proceed without interference* (ie.: -/-/?/+), which should be reflected as such: conflicting evidence, general conclusion expressing non-reliability of source in the absence of further research. Again V1 is generally lacking on this point, stating the unreliability of spirulina as an acquired fact and not a dynamic process. Spirulina is *deemed* unreliable due to the absence of human in vivo studies not due to negative results in human in vivo studies. This is a very important difference which is *not* reflected in V1.
To finish, my proposal for a V3: V3b (2ndary source only but more expansive)
A 2007 review study on B12 food sources shows that spirulina cannot be counted upon as reliable food source of vitamin B12 in the absence of further studies on humans despite a high content of active compounds of vitamin B12. The mostly (83%) biologically inactive compounds of vitamin B12 in Spirulina are not bioavailable to humans but though the 17% active compounds theoretically add up to around 30% of adult RDA levels in a typical 3 g portion, there is conflicting evidence concerning its metabolism edit [and it may be anything from a good source of vitamin B12, a source of antinutrients blocking vitamin B12 absorption or simply an unmetabolized source of vitamin B12]. edit[Although the vitamin B12 content is sometimes percieved as controversial, it in in fact well accepted (and furthermore confirmed by 6 different assays in a 2010 peer-reviewed study) - the doubts on the issue concern the metabolism of this vitamin B12, ie. its absorption in human beings of all conditions and the absence of interference of its analogs with the absorption of vitamin B12 from other sources.] (extended) |
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V3a (minimalist)
V3c (the same, updated with the 2010 study's *abstract* -as per policy- and mentioning the existence of a controversy in the mind of the public)
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- I've collapsed the two very long comments by Rdavout above. At the top of this page it says "Please keep discussions on this page civilized, present the issues in a concise and calm manner, and try to present a neutral view of the issues at hand." Being concise is important here, as neutral editors coming in to comment on this dispute will be put off by extremely long replies, and long replies also disrupt discussion between the editors who are already involved. I have some more comments about the application of WP:MEDRS to this article - please hold on while I write them up. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 13:02, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
- Having another look through the dispute, I think the main problem is that, as far as I can see, none of the sources presented so far show that there is a controversy involved here. The source that was given to support the statement in Rdavout's version two doesn't appear to say anything about spirulina's absorption into the body, but only about its chemical properties, judging from its abstract. Using this to back up claims of B12 bioavailability by the spirulina companies appears to be a synthesis of sources, and isn't allowed under Wikipedia policy.
Also, the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada are the major professional associations relevant to this article in those countries, and whatever the "truth" may be, they reflect the establishment view on the subject. Claims that these organizations are biased won't get you very far, I'm afraid. (For more on how this kind of thing works in Wikipedia, I recommend reading our page on fringe theories.) I will reiterate my comment above - if there is a respectable secondary source that mentions that there is a controversy here, or that claims spirulina is a good source of B12, then we can think about including it. Until then, it is really too early to change the point of view expressed in the article. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 13:49, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
- Having another look through the dispute, I think the main problem is that, as far as I can see, none of the sources presented so far show that there is a controversy involved here. The source that was given to support the statement in Rdavout's version two doesn't appear to say anything about spirulina's absorption into the body, but only about its chemical properties, judging from its abstract. Using this to back up claims of B12 bioavailability by the spirulina companies appears to be a synthesis of sources, and isn't allowed under Wikipedia policy.
- Sorry for the lack of concision. Last time promise! The only important comment is the second one. Please take the time to read it fully. My V1 suggestion is completely outdated as I indeed did not really understand the difference between primary and secondary sources. I am switching your collapses to reflect my present position. Rdavout (talk) 09:43, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry, but I still think that your proposed version is based on a misreading of WP:MEDRS. We really do need a secondary medical source to say that there is controversy about B12 in spirulina, or to say that spirulina is a good source of B12, before we can change a medical claim on the issue. I'm afraid that no amount of new versions will change this fact. If no new reliable secondary sources are forthcoming, then I just don't see that there could be grounds to soften the claim. If you really want to pursue this further, then the next logical step is to file an RfC at Talk:Spirulina (dietary supplement), but if the version you propose doesn't satisfy WP:MEDRS then I doubt other editors will rush to support it. Sorry, but that's just the way the rules work. Regards — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 12:19, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
- I guess my lack of concision drowned my present position in the mass of text. Do you agree that there is only *one* secondary source on the subject? I am not at all supporting either talking about a controversy nor saying that spirulina is a good source of B12 *anymore*. I've read WP:MEDRS very closely and understood that my initial position was not conform to policy and that the logic between WP:MEDRS was very solid. My present position is to apply the rule closely and remove all non-secondary sources and to match the only available secondary source as closely as possible. Could you please deconstruct how I get this wrong is if I do? I understand the general inclination towards skepticism but that isn't house policy either. House policy is using secondary sources over both primary and tertiary and not cherrypicking either, with more reason when they predate the existing secondary sources. Rdavout (talk) 19:32, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
- When I said that your version is changing a medical claim, I was particularly reacting to the part that said "the 17% active compounds theoretically add up to around 30% of adult RDA levels in a typical 3 g portion", which seems to me to be giving undue weight to the possibility of it being metabolized, when it looks like the source, overall, is saying that spirulina cannot be relied upon as a source for B12. That said, I am no expert on medical matters, so the best thing to do may be to politely and concisely take up this specific point on the article talk page.
Also, a part of your new version that is obviously problematic is your removal of the positions of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada. The positions of these organizations obviously qualify as "medical guidelines or position statements published by major health organizations", which in turn qualify them as secondary sources per WP:MEDRS#Definitions. (This also means that there is more than one secondary source on the matter.) Again, per WP:MEDRS, these statements absolutely do belong in the article. These organizations show the mainstream medical opinion on this matter, and the mainstream medical opinion is exactly what we should be showing on Wikipedia. I think that if you can understand and accept this, then the best thing to do is to take this discussion back to the article talk page and try to work things out with the other editors there. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 02:25, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
- When I said that your version is changing a medical claim, I was particularly reacting to the part that said "the 17% active compounds theoretically add up to around 30% of adult RDA levels in a typical 3 g portion", which seems to me to be giving undue weight to the possibility of it being metabolized, when it looks like the source, overall, is saying that spirulina cannot be relied upon as a source for B12. That said, I am no expert on medical matters, so the best thing to do may be to politely and concisely take up this specific point on the article talk page.
- Hmmm. Thanks for the extra detail.
- - I understand your point 1 though I disagree given that the rest of the sentence explicity states that there is a metabolization issue. The fact that there *is* B12 is a very important part of the secondary reference. The present version is unambiguously false in the sense that it attracts the attention to a lack of B12 (a false statement) instead of uncertain metabolization - a very different issue altogether with very different consequences (no B12 = that's it ; possibly unmetabolized B12 = possibly a good source of B12, possibly a B12 absorption blocker, possibly nothing at all - three possibilities which have barely been investigated but which are of course so contradictory that caution is warranted). I've slightly adjusted my main proposal to reflect that point in the clearest of ways.
- - As for point 2, the 2011 paper [13] doesn't mention spirulina (or any algae) anymore although it continues to single out fermented soy products. It should supercede the 2003 version shouldn't it? I am not favoring the removal of the reference just because its a tertiary source but primarily because it's a superceded tertiary source.
- I'll try getting MastCell back in the discussion because going back to the talk page without him discussing the issue will basically mean that my position will be simply archived and forgotten. Rdavout (talk) 17:24, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
- The current edition of the ADA guidelines explicitly states that "no unfortified plant food contains any significant amount of active vitamin B12". That's as clear and unambiguous as you can get. They haven't changed their position on spirulina; they've broadened it to include all plant foods. It's sort of disingenuous to imply that the ADA has changed its position on spirulina; obviously, they continue to believe that it contains no active B12. I'm again left wondering why there's a problem conveying this information clearly to the reader. MastCell Talk 18:59, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
- This may be sunken cost bias on my part but I am not ready to leave the present version as such given the many approximations to be found in the present version. Point taken on ADA, then clearly "The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada in their position paper on vegetarian diets state that spirulina cannot be counted on as a reliable source of active vitamin B12.[10]" *is* obsolete and has to be replaced by "The American Dietetic Association states in its position paper on vegetarian diets that state that "no unfortified plant food contains any significant amount of active vitamin B12". Same as previously but without singling out anything - I call that a pretty big difference (they're *not* saying it has anti-B12 for instance), plus contrary to other points made in the main secondary source (on chlorella for instance). Same goes for the other points: all primary sources should be removed, punto basta - no double standards here please! The information is not clearly conveyed to the reader contrary to what you say. Present versions says: no B12. Verifiable reality is: B12, uncertain status on assimilation on B12 (anti-B12? zero-effect-B12? true-B12?) thus not recommended source. VERY different. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rdavout (talk • contribs) 12:24, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- I don't see the need for the changes you're suggesting. Expert opinion is quite clear here: plant foods, including spirulina, do not contain any significant amount of active B12 and thus cannot be relied upon as a source of B12. Surely we can convey this honestly and clearly to the reader, without making up stuff about "anti-B12"?
Also, we don't need to remove all primary sources - we just need to make sure that we, as editors, are not trying to arrange primary sources to "rebut" established expert opinion, like that of the ADA. There is no blanket prohibition against primary sources - only against misusing primary sources. This is spelled out in WP:MEDRS. I think your edits misused primary sources, citing them selectively in an effort to undermine expert opinion from the ADA. MastCell Talk 22:02, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- I don't see the need for the changes you're suggesting. Expert opinion is quite clear here: plant foods, including spirulina, do not contain any significant amount of active B12 and thus cannot be relied upon as a source of B12. Surely we can convey this honestly and clearly to the reader, without making up stuff about "anti-B12"?
- This may be sunken cost bias on my part but I am not ready to leave the present version as such given the many approximations to be found in the present version. Point taken on ADA, then clearly "The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada in their position paper on vegetarian diets state that spirulina cannot be counted on as a reliable source of active vitamin B12.[10]" *is* obsolete and has to be replaced by "The American Dietetic Association states in its position paper on vegetarian diets that state that "no unfortified plant food contains any significant amount of active vitamin B12". Same as previously but without singling out anything - I call that a pretty big difference (they're *not* saying it has anti-B12 for instance), plus contrary to other points made in the main secondary source (on chlorella for instance). Same goes for the other points: all primary sources should be removed, punto basta - no double standards here please! The information is not clearly conveyed to the reader contrary to what you say. Present versions says: no B12. Verifiable reality is: B12, uncertain status on assimilation on B12 (anti-B12? zero-effect-B12? true-B12?) thus not recommended source. VERY different. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rdavout (talk • contribs) 12:24, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- The current edition of the ADA guidelines explicitly states that "no unfortified plant food contains any significant amount of active vitamin B12". That's as clear and unambiguous as you can get. They haven't changed their position on spirulina; they've broadened it to include all plant foods. It's sort of disingenuous to imply that the ADA has changed its position on spirulina; obviously, they continue to believe that it contains no active B12. I'm again left wondering why there's a problem conveying this information clearly to the reader. MastCell Talk 18:59, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
Sune Sik, Duchies in Sweden
- Sune Sik (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Duchies in Sweden (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Dispute overview
- Can you give us a quick explanation of what is going on? What is the issue you are bringing here?
Edit warring by two Swedish editors (1 and 2 below) who have teamed up, as they have done previously, to go against the opinions given by WP:3O editors. The conduct of user Kuiper is always full of personal ridicule, false accusations and twisted facts. He has stalked me for years, and I would like to have an inter-action ban as recently has been granted on Commons. Links given on the talk pages of the related articles show how he has behaved. The content dispute is regarding whether or not an academic theory from the 18th century, cited by experts in 2003 and 2007, can be included in an article.
Users involved
- Who is involved in the dispute?
- Have you informed all the editors mentioned above that you have posted this dispute? (If not, once you have informed them come back and replace the text "Not yet" with "Yes".)
Yes.
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Resolving the dispute
- Have you tried to resolve this dispute already? If so, what steps have you taken?
WP:3O, diskussion on the talk pages of the two articles and of Dukes of Östergötland
- How do you think we can help?
Give neutral opinions on the content disputes, adjust content to the benefit of the articles, inter-action ban as requested, help exert whatever discipline is possible on anyone behaving disruptively.
SergeWoodzing (talk) 21:57, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
Sune Sik, Duchies in Sweden discussion
Discussion about the issues listed above take place here. Remember to keep discussions calm, brief, and focused on the issues at hand.
I think that before we work on the specific content issue here, we should deal with SergeWoodzing's request for an interaction ban with Pieter Kuiper. I have informally mediated a dispute between these two users before, and they have a long history of disputes. I think the request for an interaction ban is reasonable, if only to prevent further drama. I'm in the process of filing a request on this at ANI. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 03:51, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
- The thread is up at WP:ANI#Request interaction ban between User:SergeWoodzing and User:Pieter Kuiper. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 04:50, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you! SergeWoodzing (talk) 11:19, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
- The twisting of facts and incessant unnecessary arguing is still going on. Should it be discussed here instead - or is double discussion what is intended? SergeWoodzing (talk) 16:07, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
Well, I tried to exit the discussion about Sune Sik before, but as I am stated as a side of dispute here, it seems I have to serve this duty. So, as I see it, the problem is in absence of consensus on whether to include the medieval theory about the ducal title of Sune Sik. The opponents of inclusion claim that this theory is fringe and thus was consequently dismissed by modern studies. The proponent of inclusion (SergeWoodzing) believes it to be notable, true and worth inclusion. Personally I would prefer this theory included with references about its relation to present day theory. I was not participating in other articles discussed here. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 17:12, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you! I have now added a source which indicates that a reliable publisher today (2007) considers the 18th-century author worth mentioning. And yes, I have asserted that the theory is "notable" and "worth inclusion", but I have never asserted definitely that it is "true". Very few people have ever written anything notable about the Sune Sik grave, and the few things we know about him have all been recounted only in that context. SergeWoodzing (talk) 21:01, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
- I do sincerely believe that that must effectively resolve the dispute.
- As the other parties ignore the due process of dispute resolution, this case should be probably resolved on the grounds of lack of the content dispute.
- (suggestion) You might want to find more sources to support Your position. Though I think this one does the job, the more references You give, the better coverage You provide. Additional benefit could be from the information that could be added to this page.
- Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 21:25, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
- As SW says, no one has disputed that the content he tried to add to Sune Sik is largely correct. I do believe that Boraen described Sune Sik as a duke, but reserve judgment on exactly it should be described.
- The matter is, instead, whether this is relevant. For me, what was proposed in an academic thesis 300 years ago is only of interest if it can be tied to a longer academic debate: are Boraen's claims about Sune Sik taken seriously today? So far, I have seen nothing to suggest this. SW has claimed that modern historians have studied Boraen's paper, but have not said anything about what they write about Sune Sik. Until I see either that they consider his claims interesting, or a modern, reliable source that discusses Sune Sik bring up Boraen, I will consider him irrelevant. That Boraen can be used as a source in some contexts should not be taken as a sign of his relevance here.
- As far as the spill-over debate at Duchies in Sweden, it seems to no longer concern Sune Sik at all. As it has barely started, I don't see why the discussion page there cannot be used.
- Andejons (talk) 08:24, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
- Currently the article is a stub, and thus (in my opinion) no WP:UNDUE issues could be raised. Apart from that, the first the first application of ducal title is an interesting fact, so I don't see any problems with inclusion. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 09:33, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
- A 1724 student's thesis cannot have any bearing on the first use of a ducal title. If Boræn wrote about a duchy of Östergötland in the 12th century, it was a gross anachronism. Rubbish does not get notable by being old. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 09:58, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
- Aside from catchy wording, I see strong personal opinions, but I see nothing to back them up. SergeWoodzing (talk) 10:48, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
- A 1724 student's thesis cannot have any bearing on the first use of a ducal title. If Boræn wrote about a duchy of Östergötland in the 12th century, it was a gross anachronism. Rubbish does not get notable by being old. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 09:58, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
DC Nation Shorts
Dispute overview
- Can you give us a quick explanation of what is going on? What is the issue you are bringing here?
Cartoon Network has a new block of programming coming in 2012 called DC Nation that will broadcast Young Justice, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, and mostly animated shorts. A month ago, several news sites were given some information on it and a Wikipedia article was written on it. Friday night, a preview of the content was shown during the premier of the Green Lantern animated series including two of the animated shorts (Aardman Animations Batman and Teen Titans). Clips of upcoming content was also shown including the previously released Blue Beetle trailer/pilot, Lego Batman, and Gotham City Impostors. I added these new reveals to the article and the editor in dispute has removed them twice under claims the additions are unsourced. The first revert I explained the source despite citing it already in the article. The second time, I added the preview on YouTube to the talk page such that the editor can see it for his/herself. And, again, it was reverted. He/she also removed the section for Teen Titans which was confirmed previously in the article's references.
Users involved
- Who is involved in the dispute?
- Alucardbarnivous (talk · contribs)
- WikiEditor44 (talk · contribs)
The other editor in dispute added the comment "DO NOT ADD ANY OTHER SHORTS, WITHOUT A SOURCE!!" to the page.
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- Have you tried to resolve this dispute already? If so, what steps have you taken?
Explained source and showed the source on the talk page.
- How do you think we can help?
Determine if a nationally broadcast preview of content is source enough material.
Alucardbarnivous (talk) 03:54, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
DC Nation Shorts discussion
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The only reason why I put up the note was because users were adding things saying "Lego Batman", "Teen Titans" and "Gotham Impostors" are going to be shorts. I highly do not think this is true. Teen Titans might be a number of shorts, but Lego Batman and Gotham Impostors..... Gotham Impostors is meant for a higher age audience while Lego Batman just doesn't seem to fit. There is no sources to back this information up. --WikiEditor44 (talk) 04:02, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
- Just watched a video on the article's talk page. The video could have been added as a source for these shorts.--WikiEditor44 (talk) 04:07, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi you two, and thanks for posting to the dispute resolution noticeboard! I see that you are very focused on your particular dispute, but I think it that in this case it would help for you to look at the bigger picture here. When I took a brief look at the article, my first thought was, is this topic actually notable? Now, I don't edit very much in this topic area, so I might be wrong, but all of the references listed look like either blogs or fansites. Is this topic mentioned in sources that pass Wikipedia's guideline on reliable sources? Because if not, then the quickest way to resolve this whole thing might be to take the article to AfD. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 04:55, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
Spelling of Article Title: Maharshi vs. Maharishi
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See Also list
Dispute overview
- Can you give us a quick explanation of what is going on? What is the issue you are bringing here?
There is discussion on the talk page about reducing or removing the See Also list.
Users involved
- Who is involved in the dispute?
I have created a See Also list with all related article names. In my opinion it meets the criteria for WP:ALSO which says "A bulleted list, preferably alphabetized, of internal links (wikilinks) to related Wikipedia articles. Editors should provide a brief annotation when a link's relevance is not immediately apparent, when the meaning of the term may not be generally known, or when the term is ambiguous." However, I am open to feedback from the community.
- Should the See Also list be removed?
- Reduced? If so,then what is the objective criteria that should be used to reduce it?
- Or should it be kept the way it is?
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Yes
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Resolving the dispute
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Yes, Talk page discussion
- How do you think we can help?
By providing comments from uninvolved editors (ie those who did not participate in the 2010 TM ArbCom and have no past history on the TM article topics).
— Keithbob • Talk • 19:57, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
See Also list discussion
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Only the links to Maha, Maharaj, and Rishi are even remotely appropriate. This isn't even a question of whether the School article should link to every school with 'School' in its name- how many of the links in the See Also section of the Maharishi fork were even to articles on people who have been described as 'Maharshi's? One? I'm sure there is already a list of 'every organization founded by MMY followers' somewhere- it doesn't need to be duplicated in this article. Nevard (talk) 12:23, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
- I'm not clear on what you think should be done. Which items should remain on the See Also list? Or do you feel the entire section should be removed? Thanks for your input.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 15:19, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
- I am not in favour of a long list of links in the See Also section. Perhaps we can have a link to Maha, Maharaj, Maharishi Bhrigu and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi would be enough. But I am also happy if there is NO See Also section, with the difference in spelling being explained in the body of the article. --BwB (talk) 18:37, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
- I have removed all of the entries on the list except Maha, Maharaj, Maharishi Bhrigu and Rishi. Per the comments above. I did not include MMY as he is already wiki linked in the article text. -- — Keithbob • Talk • 21:31, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
- OK. Thanks. --BwB (talk) 19:49, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- I have removed all of the entries on the list except Maha, Maharaj, Maharishi Bhrigu and Rishi. Per the comments above. I did not include MMY as he is already wiki linked in the article text. -- — Keithbob • Talk • 21:31, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
- I am not in favour of a long list of links in the See Also section. Perhaps we can have a link to Maha, Maharaj, Maharishi Bhrigu and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi would be enough. But I am also happy if there is NO See Also section, with the difference in spelling being explained in the body of the article. --BwB (talk) 18:37, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
Done-- — Keithbob • Talk • 22:49, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
Kamala Lopez
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Homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Dispute overview
- Can you give us a quick explanation of what is going on? What is the issue you are bringing here?
We disagree on which form/order of the lead is neutral, and discussion between us two seems to get nowhere. I proposed a third option, but that was not acceptable to the other user either.
Users involved
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We have tried discussing the edits, but have not come to an agreement on the lead to date.
- How do you think we can help?
More voices discussing the changes would be appreciated, as it seems it's mainly myself and the other user. It's necessary to get outside opinions, and I have also posted a request here, but I'm not sure how else to generate a discussion.
~Araignee (talk • contribs) 02:09, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
Homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discussion
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Hi there. I'm a mediator here at the DRN, I hope we can resolve this issue. I have looked at the issue and the debate and it seems to me that both parties should read WP:LEAD before continuing. A large part of this dispute is that there has been a misunderstanding of this policy. A lead section should cover an article concisely in a way that would allow it to stand alone as an article. It needs to interest the reader, not be over detailed and should be complete in its coverage. I have found that using the sections in the article as a rough guide for paragraphs is really helpful, as it means you will cover every aspect of the article in the summary. Thus, I would advise presenting information in the order that the are presented in the rest of the article. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 20:47, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for your time. I just finished reading WP:LEAD (wasn't aware of it, thanks). By rearranging the intro to Viramag's version, I believe it focuses strongly on the idea that the LDS Church taught that it was a mental disease. The source used is dubious, is not an authoritative document or official doctrine, and worse yet, is really not very helpful to a reader trying to find out the church's relationship with homosexuality, instead trying to draw a controversy into the historical labels that the church may have used. Instead, I feel that mentioning that homosexual activity is not allowed is far more helpful to the worldwide audience as an intro.
- It does make sense that the lead would more or less follow the sections in the article. As such, I think it would be helpful to have "Current theology and policy" moved above history. Part of the difficulty is the need to separate the potential historical labels (illness, tendency) from the actual policy. Per the article's sources (historical arguments from Quinn excepted, which are explicitly mentioned in the article), the policy has been more or less consistent throughout the history of the church (i.e. homosexual behavior is not acceptable), while the progression of labels has more or less been the natural societal labels.
- All this being said, I also find the current lead to have some details that are not relevant and perhaps may be interpreted as POV. That is why I propose this version instead, which could probably be condensed a bit more. ~Araignee (talk • contribs) 03:48, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- I would echo the comments by ItsZippy. The lead should summarize and using the articles sections as a guide for summarizing is a good method.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 14:44, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- I agree...and I believe that the current version and my condensed version, linked above, both follow the order (belief, history, politics), whereas the other version does not. What changes would you propose? ~Araignee (talk • contribs) 18:02, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- The current order of the article is history, then belief, then politics: that is how the sections are arranged. As such, that is the order the lead should take in summarising the issues, with the historical view before the current belief. If you think the lead should be in a different order, then you would have to change the order of the article. However, as this is already a contentious issue, you would need to seek consensus before making the change. Unless and until such consensus exists, the lead should follow the order of the article, with history before current beliefs. If you think it should be different, then I recommend you make suggestions on the talk page to change the order of the entire article, to try and establish consensus. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 13:13, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
- If you look in the actual content of the "history" section, it talks about belief before history...(i.e. "The LDS Church teaches that the Bible forbids homosexuality")? ~Araignee (talk • contribs) 18:40, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Zoophilia
Dispute overview
- Can you give us a quick explanation of what is going on? What is the issue you are bringing here?
Another user and I cannot agree on content of article, and we keep reverting each other back and forth. I want the edit war to end, but I also don't want to leave the article in its current state with lots of lost information (which is what the other user wants).
Users involved
- Who is involved in the dispute?
User insists that I am "pro-zoophilia" even though I am trying to deal with the article from a neutral-POV. User constantly reverts edits and erases large chunks of the article claiming that such chunks are "original research" when in fact those chunks are cited by mostly scholarly sources. I want the edit war to end.
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Yes.
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Resolving the dispute
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Discussion on talk page is going in circles and is not resolving anything
- How do you think we can help?
Stop the edit war, allow the article to be brought back to the way it was on November 12, 2011 (before the edit war began)
Plateau99 (talk) 22:46, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
Zoophilia discussion
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In particular, I strongly oppose User:Someone963852's desire to eradicate the terms "zoosexual" and "zoosexuality" from the article, even though there are scholarly sources which back them up. To eliminate the terms without even mentioning them would be pushing to article in a POV direction (in this case, anti-zoophilia).
To prevent me and Someone963852 from reverting each other indefinitely, a solution should be reached Plateau99 (talk) 23:26, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
- If you had been paying attention (instead of reverting every single thing I edited), you would see that the terms "zoosexuality" and "zoosexuals" were merged under the Terminology section. I changed zoosexuality and zoosexuals to zoophilia and zoophiles respectively for consistency with the article's name (as I mentioned multiple times before on the talk page and edit history).
- Please stop thinking that everyone is "anti-zoophilia" if they made a change you disagree with. Someone963852 (talk) 23:37, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
- This is not about pro or anti zoophilia -- this is about removal of information. In your most recent edit, you have gotten rid of most of the arguments in the "arguments for zoophilia" section. Those arguments should be brought back because they were fully cited; granted, some parts needed more citing, but that's what Wikipedia is all about: constant improving. Your reverts are not improvements, they are a step backwards. In addition, the correct terminology throughout the article should be "zoosexual" -- this isn't "pro-zoophilia" bias, it is because of the zoosexuality sources I listed on the talk page. And your comparison between zoosexuality and "pedosexuality" is not a good one. Zoophilia and pedophilia have nothing to do with each other. In fact, that was in one of the arguments you erased. Plateau99 (talk) 00:08, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- It might seemed like I removed a ton of information, but that's because you were the only one editing the pages for months. No one cared to recheck the sources or remove original research. I came along and removed the ones that were "bad," so they all add up after those times.
- Also, the materials you added weren't "improvements". Actually, they were a step backwards for the article because they were filled with original research and non-neutral POV materials. Most of those original research and non-neutral POV material came from the "arguments for zoophilia" section, so I removed it. Not because I'm "anti-zoophilia", but because they weren't constructive for the article.
- My edits (mainly removal of original research, non-neutral POV material, unsourced additions, poor/ unreliable sources, irrelevent materials, claims that aren't backed up by sources, opinions) are trying to make the article fair and neutral, but you keep reverting them back to the "pro-zoophilia" slant. Someone963852 (talk) 00:31, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- How many times do I have to tell you that my intention is not to make a "pro-zoophilia slant" in the article? If anything, you're making an "anti-zoosexual" slant in the article by censoring information. The only reason I am not undoing the changes you've made right now is because I know that if I did it, you'd revert it 2 minutes later.
- The fact is that your edits to the article are wrong and they should be reverted. The information which you claim is unreliable and irrelevant is very much relevant and well sourced. It isn't up to you to decide what is and is not relevant in an article.Plateau99 (talk) 02:54, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- Now this discussion is going in circles again with you (being pro-zoophilia and all, but claiming you're not [although your edit history of the article contradicts you]) accusing others of being "anti-zoophilia" when you disagree with their changes. Someone963852 (talk) 03:15, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- This is not about pro or anti zoophilia -- this is about removal of information. In your most recent edit, you have gotten rid of most of the arguments in the "arguments for zoophilia" section. Those arguments should be brought back because they were fully cited; granted, some parts needed more citing, but that's what Wikipedia is all about: constant improving. Your reverts are not improvements, they are a step backwards. In addition, the correct terminology throughout the article should be "zoosexual" -- this isn't "pro-zoophilia" bias, it is because of the zoosexuality sources I listed on the talk page. And your comparison between zoosexuality and "pedosexuality" is not a good one. Zoophilia and pedophilia have nothing to do with each other. In fact, that was in one of the arguments you erased. Plateau99 (talk) 00:08, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
- Hi fellow editors (that's not at all cheesy is it?!). It might be a good idea if you take a short break from discussion with each other until someone can take a good look at the issue and start the process of finding the compromise you have so far not found yourselves. Relax and spend a couple of days reading other articles or something. A little time off will do you both some good. No harm in it anyway
fg 03:26, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
Royal Hospital School
Dispute overview
- Can you give us a quick explanation of what is going on? What is the issue you are bringing here?
There is a section in the Royal Hospital School (RHS) article about the Royal Hospital School Association (RHSA), which is an alumni association for RHS. Contained in that section was a statement that leavers from RHS no longer join the RHSA and that RHS no longer collects subscriptions for RHSA. All editors involved in the dispute know this to be true, as the other two are both officers of the RHSA. However, the other two have on several occasions removed this statement without asking for sources or any normal Wiki behaviour. I believe this is because the statement is an embarrassment to the RHSA and the editors therefore have a conflict of interest. The statement is relevant in that it speaks to the current relationship between RHS and RHSA. There has certainly been no question raised as to the truth of the statement.
In addition, both Ian R R and Anthal1845 have persisted in adding their email address into the body of the article inviting those interested in the RHSA to contact them, which is unencylopedic.
Furthermore, in the box on the right to the article were links to two online resources for RHS alumni - the first being the RHSA and the second being a popular and well-established Facebook group called RHS Arms. Ian R R and Anthal1845 have persistently removed the second of these links.
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I should state my own conflict of interest. I am an administrator of RHS Arms. Quite separately to that I am a member of RHSA and have been involved for some time in a dispute between members of RHSA and the general committee. However, I believe my edits have at all times been within the wikipedia guidelines.
Users involved
- Who is involved in the dispute?
- Ian R R (talk · contribs)
- Anthal1845 (talk · contribs)
- JustResignGC (talk · contribs)
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Not yet.
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Resolving the dispute
- Have you tried to resolve this dispute already? If so, what steps have you taken?
I have noted the issue on both the article and user talk pages but have received no reply. Edits have been re-inserted since I made the talk page edits.
- How do you think we can help?
Is it reasonable to delete an (albeit uncited) statement which is relevant and which all parties know to be true? Is it OK to insert an email address into the body of an article in that way? Is it OK to have a reference to a facebook group in that way (does this differ from having as link to the RHSA's own website?)
JustResignGC (talk) 04:06, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
Royal Hospital School discussion
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- ^ Watanabe F, Takenaka S, Kittaka-Katsura H, Ebara S, Miyamoto E (2002). "Characterization and bioavailability of vitamin B12-compounds from edible algae". J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol. 48 (5): 325–31. PMID 12656203.
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Most of the edible blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) used for human supplements predominantly contain pseudovitamin B(12), which is inactive in humans. The edible cyanobacteria are not suitable for use as vitamin B(12) sources, especially in vegans.
- ^ Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: Vegetarian diets
- ^ Watanabe F, Katsura H, Takenaka S, Fujita T, Abe K, Tamura Y, Nakatsuka T, Nakano Y (1999). "Pseudovitamin B(12) is the predominant cobamide of an algal health food, spirulina tablets". J. Agric. Food Chem. 47 (11): 4736–41. doi:10.1021/jf990541b. PMID 10552882.
The results presented here strongly suggest that spirulina tablet algal health food is not suitable for use as a B12 source, especially in vegetarians.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Watanabe F, Takenaka S, Kittaka-Katsura H, Ebara S, Miyamoto E (2002). "Characterization and bioavailability of vitamin B12-compounds from edible algae". J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol. 48 (5): 325–31. PMID 12656203.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ A. Kumudha, S.S. Kumar, M.S. Thakur, G.A. Ravishankar, R. Sarada (2010). "Purification, identification, and characterization of methylcobalamin from Spirulina platensis". Journal of agricultural food chemicals. 58 (18): 9925–30. PMID 20799700.
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- ^ Watanabe F, Katsura H, Takenaka S, Fujita T, Abe K, Tamura Y, Nakatsuka T, Nakano Y (1999). "Pseudovitamin B(12) is the predominant cobamide of an algal health food, spirulina tablets". J. Agric. Food Chem. 47 (11): 4736–41. doi:10.1021/jf990541b. PMID 10552882.
The results presented here strongly suggest that spirulina tablet algal health food is not suitable for use as a B12 source, especially in vegetarians.
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