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Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Completed requests
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This is an archive of the results of all cases completed by the Arbitration Committee.
- More recently-closed cases on top
2008
July
June
May
- Three cases
- Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/CAMERA_lobbying Decided 28 May 2008 - AN notice
- Parties: Lawrence Cohen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Zeq (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Gni (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Dajudem (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Jersmum (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Number 57 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Bangpound (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Screen stalker (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Future Perfect at Sunrise (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Moreschi (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), ChrisO (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Eleland (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
- Sanctions previously imposed are confirmed. An amnesty is extended towards any editors who may have been involved in this external group and who have not been sanctioned for their participation in it. This is coupled with an expectation that these editors will not participate in similar efforts in the future. Members of the community who may have information regarding similar efforts by external groups to unduly influence our content are urged to forward that information to the Committee for review. Hypnosadist (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) is admonished to maintain an appropriate level of professionalism at all times, and to avoid misrepresenting Wikipedia policy to other editors.
- Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat Decided 12 May 2008 - AN notice
- Parties: Jossi (talk · contribs), Will Beback (talk · contribs), Francis Schonken (talk · contribs), Momento (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Rumiton (talk · contribs), Andries (talk · contribs), Msalt (talk · contribs), Jayen466 (talk · contribs), Janice Rowe (talk · contribs), Nik Wright2 (talk · contribs), PatW (talk · contribs), John Brauns (talk · contribs), Sylviecyn (talk · contribs), Mukadderat (talk · contribs)
- Prem Rawat and related articles, including their talk pages, are subject to article probation.
April
- Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Strider12 Decided 21 April 2008
- Parties: Strider12 (talk · contribs), MastCell (talk · contribs)
- Strider12 is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year. Should Strider12 resume editing Wikipedia, she shall be assigned a volunteer mentor, who will be asked to assist her in understanding and following policy and community practice to a sufficient level that continued sanctions will not be necessary.
- Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Betacommand 2 Decided 13 April 2008
- Parties: Betacommand (talk · contribs), Maxim (talk · contribs), MickMacNee (talk · contribs), LaraLove (talk · contribs), BrownHairedGirl (talk · contribs), Friday (talk · contribs), Hammersoft (talk · contribs), Carcharoth (talk · contribs), Badagnani (talk · contribs), Bellwether BC (talk · contribs), Avruch (talk · contribs), ST47 (talk · contribs)
- Betacommand is thanked for his contributions to the project but is instructed to remain civil and avoid personal attacks, to operate his bots only in accordance with bot policy and BAG approvals, and to refrain from untoward conduct. Betacommand is urged to be more responsive to good-faith questions from users whose images he tags. Editors are reminded that review of image contributions is necessary and that they should avoid personal attacks on the users who conduct such review. The community is urged to reexamine certain policies and procedures regarding image review, tagging, and deletion, as well as to consider updating the procedures of the Bot Approvals Group. If disruptions relating to this matter continue, a request may be made that the Arbitration Committee reopen the case.
- Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/International Churches of Christ Decided 12 April 2008
- Parties: TransylvanianKarl (talk · contribs), Xiaphias (talk · contribs)
- TransylvanianKarl is urged to refrain from editing International Churches of Christ and any related pages until he has fully familiarized himself with the English Wikipedia core policies. TransylvanianKarl is also urged to raise issues and suggestions on the talkpage before making potentially controversial edits to articles, including deletion of cited material and citations.
- September 11 conspiracy theories Decided 8 April 2008.
- Highways 2 Decided 6 April 2008
- Parties: Rschen7754 (talk · contribs), TwinsMetsFan (talk · contribs), Scott5114 (talk · contribs), Son (talk · contribs), JohnnyAlbert10 (talk · contribs), NE2 (talk · contribs), Lpangelrob (talk · contribs), O (talk · contribs)
- No formal enforcement measures are being proposed at this time, in light of the hope that editors will act of their own volition and take with them a more in-depth understanding of the issues, principles, and the disputes themselves, for future benefit and to avoid the need for more formal responses.
March
- Five cases, one of which was dismissed without action
- Episodes and characters 2 Decided March 10, 2008
- Parties: 14 total (complete list)
- TTN (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) is prohibited for six months from making any edit to an article or project page related to a television episode or character that substantially amounts to a merge, redirect, deletion, or request for any of the preceding, to be interpreted broadly. He is free to contribute on the talk pages or to comment on any AfD, RfD, DRV, or similar discussion initiated by another editor, as appropriate. The parties are instructed to cease engaging in editorial conflict and to work collaboratively to develop a generally accepted and applicable approach to the articles in question.
February
- Three cases (plus one privately heard case now posted)
- JoshuaZ (heard privately by AC) Decided February 5, 2008
- Parties: JoshuaZ (talk · contribs), Gothnic (talk · contribs), Miles Naismith (talk · contribs)
- In response to a finding by the Arbitration Committee that he engaged in abusive use of multiple user accounts, JoshuaZ voluntarily resigned his administrator tools on February 5, 2008. Per the usual practice that occurs when administrator's voluntarily give up their tools when faced with potential sanctions by the Arbitration Committee, JoshuaZ can not have the tools returned by simply asking for them back. Additionally, JoshuaZ must contact the Arbitration Committee for permission to have a RFA.
- IRC Decided February 9, 2008 - AN notice
- Parties: Giano II (talk · contribs), Tony Sidaway (talk · contribs), David Gerard (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Irpen (talk · contribs), Betacommand (talk · contribs), Ryulong (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Geogre (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), AzaToth (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Doc glasgow (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Bishonen (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Thebainer (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), David Fuchs (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Phil Sandifer (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights)
- Giano II is placed on a civility parole for one year; all parties are cautioned to pursue disputes in a civil manner and to cause minimal disruption; editors are asked to avoid edit warring and use civil discussion even when editing non-mainspace pages whose significance and status are in dispute; the Committee gives notice that policy and procedure changes will be addressed separately.
January
- Nine cases, one of which was dismissed
- Bluemarine Decided January 31, 2008
- Palestine-Israel articles Decided January 19, 2008
- Parties: Ryan Postlethwaite (talk · contribs), Jaakobou (talk · contribs), PalestineRemembered (talk · contribs), Tiamut (talk · contribs), Eleland (talk · contribs), Pedro Gonnet (talk · contribs), ThuranX (talk · contribs), Suladna (talk · contribs), CJCurrie (talk · contribs), RolandR (talk · contribs), Chesdovi (talk · contribs), Armon (talk · contribs), G-Dett (talk · contribs), Itzse (talk · contribs), Tewfik (talk · contribs)
- The area of conflict in this case shall be considered to be the entire set of Arab-Israeli conflict-related articles, broadly interpreted. An uninvolved administrator, after issuing a warning, may impose sanctions including blocks of up to one year in length; bans from editing any page or set of pages within the area of conflict; bans on any editing related to the topic or its closely related topics; restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors; or any other measures which the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project. The Committee shall convene a working group, composed of experienced Wikipedians in good standing, and task it with developing a comprehensive set of recommendations for resolving the pervasive problem of intractable disputes centered around national, ethnic, and cultural areas of conflict. The group shall be appointed within two weeks from the closure of this case, and shall present its recommendations to the Committee no later than six months from the date of its inception.
- R. fiend Decided January 14, 2008
- Parties: SirFozzie (talk · contribs), Alison (talk · contribs), R. fiend (talk · contribs)
- R. fiend, who was voluntarily desysopped while the request for arbitration was pending, must use a new requests for adminship discussion if he seeks administrator status again in the future. An arbitrator will make an appropriate notation in Ed Poor's block log reflecting that the Committee finds R. fiend's block of Ed Poor unjustified.
- Jim62sch Decided January 9, 2008
- Parties: Jim62sch (talk · contribs), Videmus Omnia (talk · contribs), Orangemarlin (talk · contribs)
- Jim62sch is instructed to refrain from making any comments to another user that could reasonably be construed as harassing, threatening, or bullying. Any further harassment, threats, or bullying will result in a block or ban per enforcement provisions of the case.
2007
- Ninety-one cases, six of which were dismissed without action.
December 07
- Nine cases
- RodentofDeath Decided December 30, 2007
- Episodes and characters Decided December 28, 2007
- Parties: Bignole (talk · contribs), DanTD (talk · contribs), Ned Scott (talk · contribs), Peregrine Fisher (talk · contribs), Sceptre (talk · contribs), Sgeureka (talk · contribs), TTN (talk · contribs), Ursasapien (talk · contribs), White Cat (talk · contribs), Yukichigai (talk · contribs), RingtailedFox (talk · contribs), FangzofBlood (talk · contribs)
- Remedies: The parties are urged to work collaboratively and constructively with the broader community and the editors committed to working on the articles in question to develop and implement a generally acceptable approach to resolving the underlying content dispute.
- Physchim62 Decided December 20, 2007
- Anonimu Decided December 13, 2007
- Macedonia Decided December 3, 2007
- Asgardian-Tenebrae Decided December 3, 2007
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