It is addressed but by a rather complicated and demanding process. See Wikipedia:Dispute resolution. Not really workable for new users who bump up against well-established users who have bad habits, or have learned that nasty behavior pays off in being able to control content.
Fred > I think you are completely right and it is a big problem in the > Wiki-world that is not being addressed by anyone in a leading position. > > Regards, > Lars Gardenius > > > > > ________________________________ > Von: Rui Correia <[email protected]> > An: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > Gesendet: 23:08 Mittwoch, 4.September 2013 > Betreff: [Wikimedia-l] Please, let's save the Wikipedia - from itself > > > Greetings to All > > Let me start by saying that I don't do much here at the WP, not compared > to > people who make hundreds of edits a week. I would love to, have a long > list > of "to-do", but unfortunately time is not on my side. > > In my limited involvemet here, I have seen many a good editor leave the > project. Mostly, people leave because they can't take it anymore having > to > fight the 'blocks' of defenders that coalesce around certain topics. > > In itself, though not very healthy, such blocks forming around topis is > fine. What is not fine is that if any issue gets referred to a higher > process for a resolution, it is often the same people grouping of people > previously involved in disputes on the same topic who come to the > resolution forum to issue a decision. However, it is always the > 'outsider' > that loses. He gets acused of everything under the sun, and gets 'good > advice' from supposedly neutral editors, urging him to calm down, to > temper > his language etc. It is like trying to point out that the earth is round > at > a monthly meetng of the fat-earthers. That is not healthy and is making > the > WP processes look like a kangaroo court run by a cabal. > > And I expect pretty much the same reaction to this email. > > I pointed out in an ealier email to this list the difficulty that one > encounters when you include something negative about certain big > corporations. I was stoned and made to feel that I was wrong and everbody > else was right. The reaction was tantamount to a chorus of "yes, we know > there are problems, but don't say it out loud, someone might hear you!". > > Let's for argument's say that I was wrong. But - more importantantly - > was > anything done to investigate what I was saying? What if there are legions > out there paid to sanitise the pages of big corporations? And we know > that > they exist, and that WP has taken up the issue as in here, > http://nick-xomba-ceo.xomba.com/microsoft_accused_of_paying_blogger_to_alter_wikipedia_articles > > I made a silly remark on a Talk page about the choice of the word > "downgrade" to refer to people using Windows 8 who wanted to go back to > XP. > For a failed product, by Microsoft's own admission, going back to XP is > an > upgrade, going back to sanity, not a downgrade. > > I was first accused of trolling, then something else, then of offending > the > entire community of users of Windows 8. The editor who is adamant - not > the > first time - to purge ant-MS from the talkpage violated the 3RR, but > nothing gets done about it. I reported the 3RR, and it was immediately > closed, labelled as being relatiatory. There is a backlog of issues on > that > page, but my entry was closed within minutes. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring#User:Codename_Lisa_reported_by_User:Rui_Gabriel_Correia_.28Result:_Closed.29 > > It was closed, claiming that it was already being addressed elsewhere. > > So, I too will consider my stay here. Like I said right at the top, I > don't > do much here, so I am certain I will not even be missed. I edit in eight > languages, small little bits here and there. I participated in a number > of > initiaves on the development of Chapters in Africa and am happy to see > that > things are moving. I had the honour and privilege to meet Jimmy Wales in > South Africa and to discuss a few things relating to WP in Africa. > > So, it is time to wind down anr retire into a corner. I am busy with a > novel, I am sure that is where I should invest my time and energy. > > Sincere regards to all, happy editing > > Rui Correia > > > > > > > -- > _________________________ > Rui Correia > Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant > Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant > > Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 > Número de Telemóvel na Ãfrica do Sul +27 74 425 4186 > _______________ > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
