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Request concerning JGabbard
User who is submitting this request for enforcement
23 August 2016 Aspersions, accusations of being a shill, personal attacks.
17 August 2016 Aspersions, accusations of being a shill.
17 August 2016 Aspersions, "this talk page is full of shills". These comments were later redacted by the user after they were pressured on their Talk page. However, they show that this has been an ongoing issue that the DRN (itself cited above as an example of aspersions) is unlikely to solve.
Statements must be made in separate sections. They may not exceed 500 words and 20 diffs, except by permission of a reviewing administrator. Administrators may remove or shorten noncompliant statements. Disruptive contributions may result in blocks.
Inappropriate behavior at the article and talk page led the editor to behave inappropriately.
I'd encourage admins to review the DRN request (particularly the comments from others) which give a largely accurate picture of the issue. Whether it's best to address the fundamental issue which resulted in poor behavior, the poor behavior, or both, I can't say.
I will say JGabbard seems to be passionate about this issue as do several other participants in the dispute but given the limited scope and the minimal likelihood of further developments, resolving the current DRN request will most likely end disruption. D.Creish (talk) 21:56, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Statement by The Four Deuces
There has been a lot of controversy over the Murder of Seth Rich article, and is the only article where JGabbard's comments are cited in this complaint. It was unsuccessfully nominated for deletion, large amounts of sourced material have been removed, JGabbard has begun a discussion at DRN and the article is locked from editing. I believe that we should see if the current process in content dispute resolution works before issuing sanctions. TFD (talk) 00:34, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Statement by (username)
Result concerning JGabbard
This section is to be edited only by uninvolved administrators. Comments by others will be moved to the sections above.
I would advise JGabbard to comment here as soon as possible. The diffs presented certainly do seem to show an unacceptable pattern of attacks on other editors rather than discussion regarding article content. From what I see here, I would support a six-month topic ban from the area, by which time the political season will hopefully have cooled off. SeraphimbladeTalk to me22:04, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Seraphimblade, I am not a politically-oriented person, as my editing history will attest. It is rare for me to take interest in editing any articles on politics or current events, and when I do I seek to remain on the periphery of the fray when such exists. Consequently, I seldom interact with other editors in this manner. That being said, is it not odd that such intense scrutiny and meticulous negative attention would be shown by a group of editors to an article which they allege to be "non-notable" and even wish to have deleted? What might one infer from the systematic deletion of so many well-referenced facts (as documented here [3])? I feel that my at times cheeky response to such bizarre editing activity is not beyond the pale, nor difficult to understand. I have no personal vendetta against any individual editor at all, only seek to criticize their modus operandi as a group. My fellow editors (the majority) are likewise perplexed. As an aside, if the incident has no political component, as the minority group alleges, then a political topic ban might be seen to undercut this allegation. I also want you to know that I have not heretofore examined the particular guidelines you have cited, and will certainly take them to heart. I had been unaware before today that my own talk page falls under the same rules as an article's talk page. Objectionable comments there have likewise been redacted, with apologies. - JGabbard (talk) 23:34, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
