Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Psychohistorian

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Statement of the dispute

User:Psychohistorian has a persistent pattern of being abusive and uncivil to other users on at least four article talk pages.

Description

User:Psychohistorian has been consistently and repeatedly, despite being warned against it, and even after the latest warnings, attacking the credentials, knowledge, abilities, sanity and character of people with whom he has disputes. He admits becoming unnecessarily frustrated but has not done anything to correct his behavior or apologize for it. He holds some strong views on subjects and seems unable to accept that differing views are the result of anything except character flaws on the part of his opponents, which he feels compelled to point out. This is not a single incident or a problem with one article or person, but seems to follow Psychohistorian across wikipedia. Specifically User:Thulean and User:Fourdee have warned him about this behavior.

Evidence of disputed behavior

In chronological order and not inclusive of every example:

1. Insults education and offers to "put it at your level" [1]
2. Insults editor's education and implies editor has not reached the 11th grade [2]
3. Warned by User:Thulean[3]
4. Says editor has "inferiority complex" [4]
5. Calls editor "paranoid" and "unreasonable" [5]
6. Insults editor's abilities and is sarcastic [6]
7. Warned by User:Fourdee[7]
8. Accuses editors of "bitching" [8]
9. Calls editors ignorant [9]
10. Restores a number of personal insults which had been deleted [10]
11. Further calls other editors ignorant, insults knowledge and credentials[11]
12. Further insults other editors' education[12]

Applicable policies and guidelines

1. WP:CIVIL
2. WP:NPA

Evidence of trying and failing to resolve the dispute

1. Warned by User:Thulean[13]
2. Told he is commiting ad hominem[14]
3. Warned by User:Fourdee[15]

Users certifying the basis for this dispute

1. Fourdee 04:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

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