[WikiEN-l] Edit warring on [[Autobiography (album)]]

Sat Dec 25 08:38:58 UTC 2004

For the past months, [[Autobiography (album)]] has been the subject of 
heated debate. I doubt whether any policies and guidelines have been 
broken, but what is clear is that Everyking refuses to allow others to 
edit the article, arguing they are removing "essential information". 
Here is a quote from the talk showing the information he considers 
essential:

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Which seems more informative? Compare another of Zen's paragraphs:

    "In Canada <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada>, the album debuted
    at number 37 on the Jam Music charts in late July [3]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_072904_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_072904_ALBUMS.html/), and
    peaked at 11."

With mine:

    "In Canada <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada>, the album debuted
    at number 37 in late July [4]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_072904_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_072904_ALBUMS.html/),
    rising to number 36 in its second week [5]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_080504_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_080504_ALBUMS.html/) and
    then to number 30 in its third week. [6]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_081204_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_081204_ALBUMS.html/) In
    its fourth week, it rose greatly, to number 11 (its peak), [7]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_081904_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_081904_ALBUMS.html/) but
    fell to number 14 in its fifth week, [8]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_082604_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_082604_ALBUMS.html/) where
    it remained in its sixth week. [9]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_090204_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_090204_ALBUMS.html/) In
    its seventh week, it fell slightly to number 15, [10]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_090904_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_090904_ALBUMS.html/) and
    then slightly more in the next two weeks: first to number 16 (week
    eight) [11]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_091604_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_091604_ALBUMS.html/), and
    then to number 17 (week nine). [12]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_092304_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_092304_ALBUMS.html/) It
    remained at number 17 in its tenth week, [13]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_093004_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_093004_ALBUMS.html/)
    before falling to number 24 in its 11th week [14]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_100704_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_100704_ALBUMS.html/) and
    then to number 29 in its 12th week. [15]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_101404_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_101404_ALBUMS.html/) It
    rose again in its 13th week, however, to number 23, [16]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_102104_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_102104_ALBUMS.html/) and
    rose further still in its 14th week, to number 20. [17]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_102804_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_102804_ALBUMS.html/) It
    then fell to number 30 in its 15th week [18]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_110404_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_110404_ALBUMS.html/), to
    number 33 in its 16th week [19]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_111104_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_111104_ALBUMS.html/), to
    number 41 in its 17th week, [20]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_111804_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_111804_ALBUMS.html/) and
    to number 46 in its 18th week. [21]
    <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_112504_ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/prev_112504_ALBUMS.html/) In
    week 19 it fell slightly more to number 47, before rising to number
    38 in week 20. [22] <http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS.html>
    (/http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS.html/)"

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[[User:Calton]] has also compiled some statistics on the scale and 
breadth of this dispute, albeit before it reheated itself again after 
Everyking placed the article on FAC:

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Some statistics:

As of 03:08, 13 Dec 2004, there have been *554 edits* (counting the 
original creation of the article), inflating the article to 38K in size. 
The article was created on 26 Jul 2004, 140 days ago, giving an average 
of just under 4 edits per day, though that was not spread out evenly:

    * July: 3
    * August: 16
    * September: 13
    * October: 40
    * November: 356
    * December: 125

Of the 554 edits, *496 (or 89.5%) have been by Everyking 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Everyking>*.

Thirty-two users performed the remaining 58 edits -- although since two 
of each were the leveling and then lifting of protection, I'll discount 
those, making 30 users performing 56 edits. Reene had the highest single 
number at 13 edits.

Of those 56 other edits, *29 were reverted by Everyking* (25 completely 
and 4 partially) -- over half of non-Everyking edits. This includes the 
removal of at least 4 tags (peerreview and clean-up), and involved at 
least *four violations of the 3-revert rule* (including an astonishing 8 
reversions in 2 hours on 26 November).

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Two of my rewrites have been reverted by Everyking, who has refused to 
stand down on the importance of useless chart information. I am at my 
wits' end as to how to resolve this; I cannot think of any policies 
violated, and I believe Everyking is editing in good faith, but it's 
clear this article is stagnating, as Everyking refuses to allow anyone 
to edit the article unless they agree to avoid removing his precious 
promotional and charting information.

John Lee
([[User:Johnleemk]])