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Changing the poll I created at GSL

Pinging admin Muboshgu for clarification,

I recently started a poll at Talk:Gun show loophole#Poll. They have taken it upon themselves to alter the poll I created for an RfC.

See here.

I'm concerned this may be disruptive and possibly a WP:TPO violation since they did not have my permission to add "Version E". Said version has not not been discussed or gone through the proper dispute resolution process, such as at NPOVN - Misplaced Pages:Neutral_point_of_view/Noticeboard#Pre_RfC_discussion. Cheers. DN (talk) 01:30, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

I added "Option E" which seems to be pretty heavily supported and @Darknipples probably should have added from the outset. No WP:TPO was intended, but if you want to revert of something then be my guest. You don't wish to be accused of WP:OWN, but I don't think I can think of behavior that is more OWN-like than how you behave Darknipples.......... Iljhgtn (talk) 02:51, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

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Start acting like a friendly co-worker on building the best encyclopedia and not acting like you are protecting sacred property where if anything is touched or moved you immediately get all hot and bothered. Iljhgtn (talk) 02:53, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

This makes the third instance in which you have accused or implied I am guilty of of WP:OWN... 1 2. I suggest you wait for the admin to respond, or take it to WP:ANI...and stop casting WP:ASPERSIONS...Cheers. DN (talk) 03:02, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

I am seriously considering ANI at this point unless you can control your behavior and simply stay focused on improving the article. Iljhgtn (talk) 03:05, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

You've said that before, and it's your call, but it's always better to try and de-escalate by not making uncivil remarks and accusations. DN (talk) 03:16, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

I agree. How about we both agree to just work on this poll and leave it at that? One step at a time my friend. It is late at night where I live. I do not know what time zone you are in, but I would rather just focus on improving the article than fighting you about useless issues. Iljhgtn (talk) 03:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

You clearly intended to change the poll I created. DN (talk) 03:04, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

I added one option, I did not see that as a distortion. My apologies if it came across as such. Iljhgtn (talk) 03:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure how to unring that bell. It would have been fine in a seperate discussion, but your change has changed the entire focus from resolving the "controversial" dispute. Now it's hard to know if we still need an official RfC to resolve that dispute which you clearly still feel is warranted. So I guess an RfC is inevitable now. DN (talk) 03:31, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

To be honest, I question whether you did not see that as a distortion, but Iam required to WP:AGF and so it is not really for me to make that call, which is why I pinged an admin.

Clearly, if I changed one of your comments to add something I thought it should include, you would see that as disruptive. In this case, it interrupts a dispute resolution process that you and I have been going back and forth on for weeks since you arrived. Cheers. DN (talk) 03:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)