Wikipedia talk:Dispute resolution

Issue with an article on website and mobile

Hi

Please can someone help? On mobile phone web version there is an image on an article that is overlapping the text making the website unreadable on mobile phone. So I saw a simple space between image and text fixed it. However a user claims doing that causes issues on the desktop website version. Is there anything that can be done to sort this as the last thing I want is a petty dispute. Many thanks Onshore

talk with the other editor at their user talk page in conduct disputes contradicts WP:NOBAN

Or does it? See the argument at WP:ANI#User Tonymetz posted again to my talk a month after a very clear request to never do so again Doug Weller talk 11:34, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

I've always thought the reading of WP:USERTALKSTOP that allows one user to ban another from their talk page, for any reason, to be unfortunate. It runs contrary to many other policies and guidelines which encourage users to discuss matters on talk pages. That reading also doesn't really jibe with what the guideline says: If an editor asks you not to edit their user pages, such requests should, within reason, be respected. However, editors should not make such requests lightly, especially concerning their talk pages, as doing so can impede the ordinary communication which is important for the improvement and smooth running of the project. Emphasis added. Mackensen (talk) 11:56, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Upon close inspection of the guideline, there really isn't anything that isn't covered by other policies. If an editor continuously posts unhelpful comments to a user talk page despite the recipient's requests not to, then that's clear WP:HA and blocking should be handled under that policy. However, WP:USERTALKSTOP also says that "a user cannot avoid administrator attention or notices and communications that policies or guidelines require to be posted merely by demanding their talk page not be posted to", which means that most normal comments should be allowed. For example, in this specific case Tonymetz was commenting on Fred Zepelin's conduct, which is a recommended (possibly required?) first step in WP:RUCD, so such comments should be exempt from WP:USERTALKSTOP.

The only "helpful" comments that would be blocked by the guideline seem to be those deemed "optional" by policy (e.g. those suggested in WP:APPNOTE, or bringing other discussions like content disputes that can be addressed elsewhere onto user talk pages). I suppose one could even make a case for these comments to be deemed harassment if done in an annoying way. In any case, I don't think violating WP:USERTALKSTOP itself should be cause for sanctions, it's the other policies that "imply" this guideline that should be cited as the root reason. Liu1126 (talk) 23:31, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

There are two major categories of disputes: content and conduct . User:Talk pages are the primary channel for WP:RUCD . If the recipient can USERTALKSTOP for any conduct dispute, that undermines the entire RUCD process.

I'm advocating for a higher bar before USERTALKSTOP can be used. That bar is HARASSMENT. Policy is already clear that the user talk page is meant for conduct disputes -- AKA disagreements. Of course the post should be made in a polite, simple, and direct way ... [possibly using] several templates. And of course HARASSMENT is not tolerated.

We need to neuter the concept that USERTALKSTOP means the conversation is over. The whole point of User Talk is to resolve a dispute and "hanging up the phone" will never resolve anything. Without USERTALK, you'll see more tension in the community and much higher load on ANI / Admins Tonymetz 💬 18:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Can an ADMIN help champion a decision or RFC here? I can help as well with guidance. I'd like to see a resolution given the investment in the ANI Tonymetz 💬 22:47, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Afghanistan page Content violation

Hello the creator of the Wikipedia page for Afghanistan has used the flag of the Taliban . Even though some people commented he/she should change it. Please edit the new flag and make it back to its original colors. Saly161616 (talk) 10:22, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

I have a WP:LOCALCONSENSUS issue where users are deliberately making articles inaccessible

There are several parts of the MoS and general best practice for Web accessibility such as MOS:DTAB, MOS:TABLECAPTION, MOS:COLHEAD, etc. that oblige us to include some things and exclude some thing to make the site semantically correct and useful for the blind (among others). I have recently edited on some pages where I have added these required accessibility features and a small group of editors have removed them with the rationale (in my interpretation) being "we don't do that" and they seem to not really care that things like table captions are required. In spite of the fact that WP:LOCALCONSENSUS is written to stop a small group of editors deciding that "we don't do [thing that is required sitewide]", I don't see what the remedy is with this small group of editors who will just remove these required accessibility features when I add them. What am I missing? What is the remedy here to get this to stop? ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:20, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

False information kept because of weiting style?

On the Wikipedia, Eurylochous (Greek mythology) On Homer's book the Odyssey.

There is false information, About Eurylochous being one of Penelope's suitors and how he died because of this, And i changed this information to be true, However because my writing style did not match with how someone else wanted, it kept getting reverted back to the false information, And it's getting quite aggravating Because it's being reverted by someone, Who has never read the book or even has any knowledge on this topic, And instead of fixing the writing style they'd rather have false information on the Wiki. PatchPofStars (talk) 15:04, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

How do I know if my edits have been reverted?

I've always been proud of my edit quality, and up until recently it has been perfect. However, it recently dropped to excellent and I'm not sure why. How do I determine which edit has been called into question? Harborist (talk) 01:59, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Harborist. What tool are you looking at that is rating your edits perfect/excellent? I am unfamiliar with such a tool. Anyway, you can see your reverted edits by visiting Special:Contributions/Harborist and looking for tags like "reverted". In the future you can ask questions like this at WP:TEAHOUSE. Hope that helps. –Novem Linguae (talk) 02:35, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Novum Linguae! The edit quality section appears under the Edits tab on the mobile version of the Wikipedia app and I, perhaps to my detriment, do all of my editing while using the app. I followed your advice and can now see all the information that you suggested I would find. Your assistance is most appreciated. Harborist (talk) 18:27, 21 November 2024 (UTC)