The talk page was not random. It was the talk page on which the user made the accusation/attack on me and it was therefore an appropriate venue for a discussion about the need either to evidence the assertion or withdraw. Despite your attention to the affair and the pages, the user has already - if temporarily - gamed the system. Exactly which of the dispute resolution systems do you suggest is appropriate in a case where a user makes unfounded accusations against another user as cover for his wish to whitewash an article?  I have no intention of letting this matter drop.  (talk)