Wikipedia:AMA Requests for Assistance/Requests/October 2006/Kruse56

Wikipedian filing request:

• Kruse56 (talk · contribs)

Other Wikipedians this pertains to:

• Stoneice02 (talk · contribs)

Wikipedia pages this pertains to:

• David Ortiz (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Questions:

Have you read the AMA FAQ?

• Answer: Yes

How would you describe the nature of this dispute? (policy violation, content dispute, personal attack, other)

• Answer: Content dispute

What methods of Dispute Resolution have you tried so far? If you can, please provide wikilinks so that the Advocate looking over this case can see what you have done.

• Answer: I have tried talking to the other parties involved. Though it has only been a short time without a response, I wanted to request assistance in case it is not resolved.

wikilink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Stoneice02

What do you expect to get from Advocacy?

• Answer: I expect to be able post unbiased information and not have it deleted by an unneutral person.

Summary:

I have added content to the David Ortiz Wikipedia article describing two events that occurred in his career that were not listed. The first event involved a suspension in which he threw bats at two umpires. I felt comfortable that this was acceptable under Wikipedia standards because other athletes' suspensions have been listed on their pages. The second event was a controversial statement made by Ortiz. I also felt comfortable that this conformed to Wikipedia standards because the controversial statements by other athletes are found on their Wikipedia articles. However, another user decided to delete these additions to the David Ortiz Wikipedia article. Looking at his interests, he lists himself as a Boston Red Sox fan, the team for which David Ortiz plays for, and that leads me to believe that he is biased against any perceived negativity towards a player on his favorite team. I am also a fan of the Boston Red Sox but I believe in the principles of neutrality that Wikipedia is based on, so I thought the notable information of Ortiz's suspension and controversial statements should be listed even if it might be perceived to portray Ortiz in a negative light.

Discussion:

The issues have now died down and the dispute appears to have been resolved. DPeterson^talk 21:50, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

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AMA Information

Case Status: closed

Advocate Status: 'ACCEPTED'DPeterson^talk 19:56, 10 October 2006 (UTC)