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Advice
I would be interested in getting your views on the role of Tyrenius as a mediator on the Michael Ignatieff talk page. Does he have any status as a mediator?  By that, I mean, do the participants on the page accept him as a mediator or is he self appointed. (I'm mindful both these conditions could apply). How effective has he been in a mediation role?  What problems have arisen, if any?  

The reason I ask is that (as you will have seen) he made a preemptory removal of some text from the page. This is something that is generally frowned on in my experience. His response to my quoting the guideline on the subject was to remove that too. In the words of the guideline, this is ""unacceptable."" However, I don't want to jeopardize any good work that may be going on by insisting on a point unless it is germane. If this is not the only instance of his being high handed, it may well be. Comments?  "