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Case | Created | Last volunteer edit | Last modified | ||||
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Title | Status | User | Time | User | Time | User | Time |
Naseem Hamed | Closed | Mac Dreamstate (t) | 13 days, 8 hours | Robert McClenon (t) | 1 days, 7 hours | Robert McClenon (t) | 1 days, 7 hours |
White Zimbabweans | In Progress | Katangais (t) | 3 days, 5 hours | Robert McClenon (t) | 1 days, 6 hours | Robert McClenon (t) | 1 days, 6 hours |
Bernese Mountain Dog | In Progress | Traumnovelle (t) | 2 days, 23 hours | Robert McClenon (t) | 1 days, 8 hours | Traumnovelle (t) | 19 hours |
Macarons | Closed | 62.211.155.242 (t) | 1 days, 13 hours | Robert McClenon (t) | 1 days, 7 hours | Robert McClenon (t) | 1 days, 7 hours |
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Current disputes edit
Naseem Hamed edit
Closed. After minor technical difficulties, an RFC is in progress. The RFC will run for 30 days and then be formally closed. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:53, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
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White Zimbabweans edit
Have you discussed this on a talk page?
Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.
Location of dispute
Users involved
Dispute overview
This concerns the population estimates in the infobox of White Zimbabweans, which have been continually updated with figures that are either unsourced or attributed to a series of phone and door-to-door interviews conducted by another contributor as part of an unpublished research project. Specifically the addition of a population estimate of 55,000 white people resident in Zimbabwe.
This has been going on since late March, and I have continually disputed these additions for insufficient source information or original research. The subject has been broached on the article talk page as well as on the user talk page of the sole named contributor responsible (the rest are IP edits which have been pretty consistently reverted). This individual states he is a credentialed expert on the subject matter and qualified to speak with authority on the current population figures. He also agreed that he is willing to participate in a mediated dispute resolution process.
I understand that extensive discussion is usually required on the talk page of the article, but I have received no response to my concerns as expressed there. There is an topic on the talk page for this issue which was started on May 3, and it has received only two comments - one by myself and another by an unregistered IP. None of the other contributors involved, either those adding the new unsourced figures or those reverting it, have participated in the discussion there. To get the attention of the other contributor, I have had to contact them directly on their personal user talk.
Since the other contributor seems happy to participate in the mediation process, and nobody else has engaged with the discussion started on the article talk page, I would like to request that an exception be made to the general rule that "extensive" discussion needs to have taken place on the article talk page first. We have tried that; the talk page discussion has been ignored for over a month while the additions continue.
How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?
- Talk:Zimbabwe#Total Population (discussion topic opened May 3, only two comments due to lack of engagement)
- User talk:Jamessumnergoodwin#55,000 figure on White Zimbabweans (as a last resort, discussion carried directly to user talk on May 12)
How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?
Clarify whether the added information in question is original research, and appropriate to remain on the article or not. Perhaps clarify the policy on reliable sources vis-a-vis experts with credentials on the subject matter as well.
Summary of dispute by Jamessumnergoodwin edit
White Zimbabweans discussion edit
- Volunteer Note - One of the reasons why thee should be discussion at the article talk page is to see whether third party editors comment. I have copied your discussion from the user talk page to the article talk page. Please continue discussion at the article talk page long enough to see whether any other registered editors comment. I will expect each of you to state concisely, so as to jump-start any moderated discussion, exactly what you want to change in the article (and where in the article), or what you want to leave the same that another editor wants to change. Please continue discussion on the article talk page. I am neither opening nor closing this case at this time. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:02, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Zeroth statement by moderator (White Zimbabweans) edit
I don't know whether I will be opening this case for moderated discussion, because it appears that one of the editors is not making use of the article talk page. However, I am asking for preliminary statements. Please read DRN Rule A and state whether you agree to follow these rules. The purpose of moderated discussion, like the purpose of other editing activities, is to improve the encyclopedia, so I will ask each editor what they want to change in the article, or what they want to leave the same that the other editor wants to change. If there is a question about the reliability of sources, we will ask the reliable source noticeboard for guidance.
If there are questions about policies, including about the reliable source policy, please ask them here.
Article talk pages exist for discussion of how to improve the article. I am asking each editor why they think that this dispute should be resolved at DRN rather than on the article talk page. If you have not used the article talk page, please explain why you have not used the article talk page.
I will open this dispute for moderated discussion if I think that this dispute will benefit from moderated discussion, after trying to understand why there has not been discussion on the article talk page. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:16, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
Zeroth statements by editors (White Zimbabweans) edit
Bernese Mountain Dog edit
Have you discussed this on a talk page?
Yes, I have discussed this issue on a talk page already.
Location of dispute
Users involved
Dispute overview
The dispute is over this [4] diff, whether sources meet WP:V, and considering NPOV/DUE how many sources should be listed for life expectancy claims.
How have you tried to resolve this dispute before coming here?
Talk:Bernese_Mountain_Dog#Reliability, as well as in other talk page discussions.
How do you think we can help resolve the dispute?
Provide consensus on the changes, choose a version to work off, and decide what sources are suitable for inclusion as currently it is one editor against another (third opinion declined this).
Summary of dispute by 7&6=thirteen edit
The issue is in the LONGEVITY section, not the HEALTH section.
The real dispute is about how long Bernese Mountain Dogs live.
The sources are independent and reliable. He keeps cutting text and references. User:Traumnovelle doesn't like the results. The disputed sources are corroborative of the professional studies. He has been WP:Edit warring over it.
There is a continuing and ongoing discussion at the article talk page. I am awaiting a consensus there. I will not address the needless personal attack other than to cite WP:Civil and WP:SAUCE. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:01, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Summary of dispute by Traumnovelle edit
Due to multiple issues with 7&6=thirteen's edits such as using self-published sources, synthesis, etc. I decided that when I had the time I would sit down, review every health claim in the article, see if the source was reliable for the claim, and if not look for alternate sources. I spent an hour or two doing this. Even ignoring the issues with synthesis and verifiability and focusing on the sources that are RS, they undue: the studies I removed were two decade outdated kennel club surveys with noticeably smaller sample sizes, it is undue to give them the same weight as more modern studies with better sampling methods and larger sample sizes. Things change and studies do become out-dated and irrelevant.
Bernese Mountain Dog discussion edit
First statement by volunteer moderator (Bernese mountain dog) edit
I am willing to act as the moderator for moderated discussion about this dispute. Please read DRN Rule A. Be civil and concise. Do not engage in back-and-forth discussion. Do each of you agree to follow DRN Rule A?
The purpose of moderated discussion is to improve the encyclopedia. The first question is that each editor should say exactly what section of the article they want to change, or what section of the article they want to leave alone that another editor wants to change. If there are multiple sections whose content is disputed, please list all of them separately. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:03, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
Is there a question about the reliability of sources? If there is a question about the reliability of sources, we will ask for advice from the reliable source noticeboard, and either discuss other issues while waiting for a reply, or put this dispute on hold while waiting for a reply. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:03, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
First statements by editors (Bernese mountain dog) edit
I agree to follow rule A. I believe the health section should be changed to what I have in my sandbox. Reliability of sources is one issue but other issues include undue weight to studies that are obsolete due to being older and having smaller sample sizes than more recent ones. Apologies if this isn't concise enough but I do feel I need to specify which sources relate to which problem.
Unreliable: Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, "Individual Breed Results for Purebred Dog Health Survey" (Also OR), 2Puppies, Pullman.com, a-z=animals.com, Canine Weekly, American Kennel Club
Undue: The Bernese Mountain Dog Today (1998), Dog cancer: Dog owner's mission seeks to find help for pet and human cancer victims", "Virginia-Maryland Veterinary College launches oncology program for pets", "Mortality of purebred and mixed-breed dogs in Denmark", The Complete Guide to Bernese Mountain Dogs, Bernese Mountain Dog: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet, WebMD
Impossible to verify due to being dead: "All-breed eye clinic for dogs to be held at 4H Center in Bridgewater" (unlikely to mention breed based on: [5], "Life in dog years: A look at the longest-lived and shortest-lived breeds",
Synthesis/OR: "Genomic Diversity and Runs of Homozygosity in Bernese Mountain Dogs" (Note: WP:MDPI) "Epidemiology, Pathology, and Genetics of Histiocytic Sarcoma in the Bernese Mountain Dog Breed" (Note: Study fails to reach conclusion on heritability and cause of HS) "Statistical analysis regarding the effects of height and weight on life span of the domestic dog" "Lifespan of companion dogs seen in three independent primary care veterinary clinics in the United States" (Unfortunately it does not specify the breed in question so applying it to a specific breed requires original research). Traumnovelle (talk) 03:00, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Macarons edit
Closed. This appears to be a dispute between two unregistered editors, one in France, one in Italy, that has come here while the article is semi-protected for one week. During the week of semi-protection, the two editors can register accounts and become autoconfirmed, which will enable them to edit the article (but if they simply resume edit-warring, they will be blocked). The filing editor has not notified the other editor. Moderated discussion between unregistered editors whose IP addresses shift between different ranges would be too confusing to be productive. Register accounts, and discuss on the article talk page while the article is semi-protected. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:43, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Closed discussion |
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Macarons discussion editPlease keep discussion to a minimum before being opened by a volunteer. Continue on article talk page if necessary.
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