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Evidence presented by Cas Liber

Editing patterns

Part of the problem is a lack of objectivity and assumptions made by editors about other editors' behaviour. One way of taking stock and getting a more objective view is to do a quantitative analysis of editing patterns of the people involved. I intend to start this by examining the last 500 contributions of each party up until the end of September in the first instance. The reason for doing this is that it just antedates the acceptance of the case, i.e. before folks realised a case was going to be opened and hence dial it back for fear of sanctions. These will be listed below. I might go further back, not sure. May even look until the present to compare. Comments can be made below. Also, ultimately we are about building an encyclopedia, so below each party, folks are invited to provide (with diffs) how that editor has helped them build an encyclopedia. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:18, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

Robert McClenon

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Eric Corbett

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Two kinds of pork

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SPECIFICO

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Carolmooredc

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Neotarf

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Evidence presented by Lightbreather

Past conduct of Eric Corbett

It is clear from his block log, first as Malleus Fatuorum and then as Eric Corbett, that Eric has little or no respect for civility policies. The arbcom "Civility enforcement" case that closed February 2012 proposed these findings of fact: , including his being banned from RFA discussions.

Recent conduct of Eric corbett

His conduct since July 24, 2014, makes clear that his opinion about the WP civility policy is unchanged and that his opinion of WP:GGTF is that it is, in a word, bad, and overrun with editors with a "feminist agenda." It is also clear that his participation in GGTF discussions is meant to disrupt, mostly through baiting and comments that some interpret as personal attacks.

24-29 July 2014 at WT:AN, GGTF, Jimbo Wales' talk page, ANI

• Lightbreather asked: "Where and how can I go about making a formal request to make a unique noticeboard area?"
• Eric Corbett replied: easiest way to avoid being called a cunt is not to act like one. Baiting at least. Others agreed that it was a personal attack.
• Scalhotrod replies to Eric's comment: "Brilliantly put!"
• Lightbreather joined GGTF.
• Scalhotrod joined GGTF.
• Lightbreather complained and quit.
• During related discussion on Jimbo's talk page, Eric asked Saffron Blaze if they were "hiding behind the door when God handed out brains."
• Eric was blocked by BrownHairedGirl for 72 hours. (DangerousPanda unblocked him.)

1 August - 17 September 2014 at GGTF (87 edits by Eric over nine discussions)

Civility board OP SlimVirgin 27 July 2014 notified GGTF about the civility board discussion at AN.

• 1 August many of those complaining about incivility seem to feel that actually writing content is a menial job for those lesser beings they want to police

94% of wiki users female OP Rich Farmbrough 26 August 2014.

• 27 August - Baiting Carolmooredc, Elaqueate

Re "On average, males and females have different interests" OP Anne Delong 28 August 2014.

• Baiting Carolmooredc, EvergreenFir, Anne Delong, Elaqueate

Back to Hatting vs. closing vs. immediate archiving OP Carolmooredc 29 August 2014.

• Baiting Carolmooredc

Active nomination of women for administrators OP LawrencePrincipe 31 August 2014.

• 2 September Baiting LawrencePrincipe, Carolmooredc, EvergreenFir, Anne Delong

ANI on “disruption of Wikiproject” OP Carolmooredc 4 September 2014.

• Baiting Neotarf

Effect of 16/84 ratio OP Eric Corbett 4 September 2014.

• Nothing would be different (about WP's content if its editors were 50% women rather than 16%).
• The gender gap is just the current fad
• I really couldn't care less whether or not more women are recruited. I'm here because I think that too many of you have got your heads up your proverbial arses, attacking windmills that are simply mirages.
• I'm tired and I'm fed up with these repeated accusations that I'm some kind of monster misogynist. Can you can find any evidence at all to support the accusation that I hate all women? (No one said or suggested that.)
• Why should I be expected to leave lies alone? (In response to q: If you don't believe in , can't you just leave it alone?
• Frankly I think I'm one of the few here who's actually not seeing everything through the prism of some feminist agenda.

An idea... OP Knowledgekid87 4 September 2014.

• Baiting Knowledgekid87, Neotarf

Notice of relevant discussion elsewhere OP Carolmooredc 16 September 2014.

• Direct rudeness, belittling Carolmooredc, GRuban; baiting EvergreenFir, Milowent

Evidence presented by Two kinds of pork (talk · contribs)

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Evidence presented by Carolmooredc

This is a timeline of four editors’ editing disruptively related to GGTF. As will be evidenced, several editors questioned these editors' motives and actions. In his original filing User:Robert McClenon identified me as the target of hostility, though some want to scapegoat me for all problems. I believe Arbitrator’s goal should be preventing further disruption of GGTF by any editors acting in bad faith, not punish those of us who found it frustrating, and disheartening to Misplaced Pages editing in general.

Timeline of disruptions

WikiProject Countering systemic bias/Gender gap task force (GGTF) is related to the Wikimedia Foundation Gender Gap project. Some participants are on the strictly moderated Gender Gap email list, conducted in English.

• Late June 2014: In 2013 User:Obiwankenobi de-railed an attempt to consense on a WP:Canvass policy for all Foundation lists which includes Gender gap and LGBT lists. Now he badgers the project about his categorization scheme which others considered questionable, per User:BoboMeowCat. User:SlimVirgin initiates discussion with User:Drmies re: Men's rights sanctions. Obiwankenobi desists. Drmies writes a "plethora of discussion/talking points" interrupting the "smooth functioning of the project" could be disruptive.

• July 24: Lightbreather initiates WP:AN question on a “Civility board”. User:Eric Corbett replies to her writing Besides, the easiest way to avoid being called a cunt is not to act like one.. Sitush wrote to a GGTF participant upset about Corbett's comment: I'm sure that the families of Twatt, Orkney will be impressed. Especially those whose spelling is poor ;) Corbett also wrote re: WP:DICK someone should try writing the equivalent WP:CUNT if gender equality really is the goal, which I doubt. During this period Corbett criticized "strident feminists" running riot and Lighbreather's "prissy militant feminist friends".) July 27 SlimVirgin links to "Civility Board" thread from GGTF page.

• Late July: User:Lightbreather alleges a user wikihounded her to GGTF, resulting in three threads (1, 2, 3). User:BoboMeowCat mentions discretionary sanctions and Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Sexology. Users QTxVi4bEMRbrNqOorWBV, User:Bbb23 and SlimVirgin discuss options.

• July-August: SPECIFICO had been wikihounding me for over a year (see September Iban ANI). He comes to GGTF and many SPECIFICO GGTF edits were directed at me. Sitush enters and both badmouth me. User:The Vintage Feminist and User:Elaqueate criticize them. I informed GGTF of the harassment problem. Lightbreather writes “Sitush and Specifico, you're not adding anything constructive to this page.” SlimVirgin posts messages to “appeal to people who may have arrived for reasons other than the stated purpose of the page”, discussing a possible trip to ArbCom, and wondering if “MRM people are causing a problem here.”.

• August 1: Given Corbett's history, well-known to Arbitrators and several GGTF participants, skepticism of his good faith was only natural. On first posting, Corbett immediately wrangles with User:Gandydancer.. (See Corbett's GGTF edits.)

• August 11: Two Kinds of Pork ("TKOP") first posts; his tagline “motto” is "Makin’ Bacon” - colloquial for pigs fornicating. (See GGTF edits). His first post is hostile to a proposal we've already dismissed. August 21st TKOP starts thread mocking imprecise main page wording. He asks "Did Malibu 'Math is Hard' Barbie propose this?". SPECIFICO insists we're engaging in sexist denigration of women.

• For several weeks: SPECIFICO/TKOP/Corbett badger the group for answers to accusatory or strawman questions and/or make personal attacks Several editors criticize them. This section is a prime example.

• August 27: Corbett uses "bollocks" as insult. Elequate and Corbett wrangle over it.. EvergreenFir warns Corbett about "incivility and personal attacks."

• August 28: TKOP proposes the Foundation pay "high school aged girls in the Philippines" to edit to close the numerical gap.

• August 28: SlimVirgin asks SPECIFICO to "cut Carol slack", later to keep the page friendly, and finally to stay "away from Carol's posts". September 3 SPECIFCO tells me "please consider departing the Project".

• August 28: User:Anne Delong's new thread states if “incivility, complicated formatting, belittling of some topics as trivial, or whatever other barriers come up” is deterring editors, we need improvement. SPECIFICO/Corbett/TKOP demand evidence. EvergreenFir mentions "clear personal attacks and derailment in these discussions." Elaqueate says Corbett is "needlessly personal and belligerent". Neotarf writes: "This project seems to be dominated by men who are hostile to it." I mention possibile project bans.

• August 29: I announce big Draft Resources page filled with the demanded "evidence". Critics ignore evidence.

• September 2: User:Rich Farmbrough, mentioning the DeLong thread, recommends "WP Options" addressing "disruption". September 4 Carolmooredc brings Disruption of Wikiproject ANI. User:Scottywong closes, urging maturity.

• September 8: Robert McClenon submits GGTF Arbitration request naming Corbett, TKOP and SPECIFICO as being disruptive, noting SPECIFICO’s hostility towards me.

• September 11: TKOP starts "another mocking thread. SPECIFICO and TKOP joke around. User:Milowent mocks them which TKOP reverts.

• September 11: Administrator Scottywong blocks TKOP for "disruptive editing" at GGTF. September 13 TKOP writes to "semi-retired" Scottywong: "My first reaction was to tell you to remove the "semi" from in front of your name, or go step in front of one. But I'm over that now. look both ways when crossing the street please." Scottywong on "threat": (Weeks later TKOP tries to shut down a civility-related thread. VintageFeminist brings it back.)

• September 11: SPECIFICO reverts me at September 11 attacks article, leading to criticism of him on talk page.,

• September 12: User:A Quest For Knowledge initiates a Wikihounding ANI leading to SPECIFICO Iban from me.

• September 16: Notice of a relevant "WP:Wikiproject Editor Retention" discussion leads to brouhaha and User:Knowledgekid87 initiates a WP:ANI against Eric Corbett.

Other editors’ battleground attitudes

• User:J3Mrs Her five edits at GGTF, and elsewhere regarding GGTF issues and editors(see list), are deprecating or hostile. From Manchester, England, like Corbett, she is extremely supportive of him; she's posted to his talk page hundreds of times. So per WP:COI I queried her on her talk page about a rumor that seemed credible they are married. (Apologies! They're not!!)
• User:Sitush has stated opposition to GGTF. Some diffs indicate Sitush blames Sue Gardner’s gender gap "initiative" for bringing unwanted “newbie” (i.e., women) editors into Misplaced Pages. (India's Gender Gap project is very active.)
  

Since 2013 Sitush repeatedly bad mouths me at my talk page (including after I banned him, details here); his talk page, other user talk pages and elsewheres. Seven of Sitush’s 10 edits at GGTF were directed at me.

During the SPECIFICO Wikihounding ANI Sitush writes he “might have to start following her around”, says “do some research on her”, and ruminates on outing me.

SPECIFICO ANI concludes with an Interaction ban at 13:31, 09/15/14. Hours later Scottywong tells Sitush to stop reverting my talk page edits. Sitush, who already stated he wants me site banned, announces he's analyzing my website and then creates the now-deleted biography of me. User:Bishonen advises him delete it.. When he refuses she starts Interaction ban ANI. There he admits he wants Arbitration against me as he does in his GGTF Arbitration statement.

At redacted 13:17, 9/16/14? edit he outs his identity - in defense of outing? User:TParis tries for voluntary interaction ban between us here and here which is never finalized. After six talk page threads criticizing his biography, Sitush makes a "gun barrel" threat whose actual text and targets remains redacted and unknown to non-admins. (Alleged threats against Sitush are not an excuse.) The violence threat resulted in only a 15-odd hour block.

Will GGTF participants who lost their tempers at chronic bad faith harassment and battleground behavior get greater sanctions? User:AnonNep wrote recently about "...culturally, the idea that women make false claims and men are always just misunderstood..." I hope Arbitrators will not be affected by such subconscious double standards.

Evidence presented by User:Carrite

I'm sorry to see stones being cast by the usual suspects...

This is about identity politics and battleground behavior.

(1) The root of the problem is identity politics and battleground behavior, shared by both sides but prompted in the first instance by GGTF itself. Slim Virgin notes she set up the task force exclusively with women in mind: "I hoped women could use it to discuss the gender gap."

(2) Obiwankenobi immediately called her on this, noting "Slim, your continued referencing of 'women' is unhelpful. You can have off-wiki women-only mailing lists if you like, but especially in a place where many editors don't even declare their gender, attempting to suggest that a space or project or collaboration is primarily for women goes against the aims of the project, and suggests that men can't be part of the solution, it's exclusionary, and I'd suggest you check your language on that point."

Everything else flows from this basic problem.

Both sides have engaged in combative behavior

For ease of reference:

Edits by Carolmooredc to GGTF:Talk are HERE.

Edits by Lightbreather to GGTF:Talk are HERE.

(more to follow) Carrite (talk) 19:36, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Evidence presented by Johnuniq

Carolmooredc makes inappropriate comments without seeking to understand underlying issues

• Jimbo's talk: see one screen above this permalink

  Background: Some IAC abusers had made false accusations at ANI.

  • Carolmooredc: "Moreover, unless I missed something, Sitush seems confused about being accused of uploading kiddie porn" 02:01, 3 August 2014

  • Carolmooredc: "My post made the point amply clear that it was not an accusation against him ... Thus he misunderstood" 02:41, 3 August 2014

  • Carolmooredc: "And not to scare other editors that in the future someone can make such false accusations that can hurt them" 04:01, 3 August 2014

• Evidence talk (permalink)

  Background: The WP:India Education Program (IEP) caused massive problems at enwiki (Signpost), and an editor replied to Carolmooredc to say that part of her evidence regarding Sitush's comments on the IEP was based on a misunderstanding that confused IEP with the Gender gap project in India. Rather than ask what was meant so any problems in the evidence could be fixed, a quick and dismissive comment was posted.

  • Carolmooredc: "I don't think Arbitrators are going to be reading you opinions and opinions aren't relevant to evidence" 23:38, 14 October 2014

Johnuniq (talk) 05:46, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Evidence presented by Drmies

Note: just two brief comments, for now.

Accusations about Eric Corbett

I do not claim to support all of Eric's statements diffed here, but Lightbreather's diffs in the "94% of wiki users female" section, above, are not evidence of disruptions. Eric is arguing, with his usual vehemence but within civil bounds, that given the lack of evidence about readership and participation we should be very wary about drawing broad conclusions. Drmies (talk) 14:24, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

I see how easy it is: simply post a list of diffs. User:Robert McClenon, below, posts a list of supposed infractions by Eric, and starts with this one--someone please find me the incivility there. That's the first one--I see no reason to look further on down the list. Drmies (talk) 18:22, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Comments on statements by Carolmooredc

1. Carolmooredc, in her section "User:J3Mrs Her five edits at GGTF", attempts to prove J3Mrs is disruptive. The last diff in that section is some of the most disruptive material I've seen in a long day: Carolmooredc queries whether J3Mrs is married to Eric Corbett, which is incredibly inappropriate and showing an utmost lack of good faith and decency (at long last). If someone says "I had this thing in the back of my mind for several weeks" they need to be doing something else than working here. The following "If I see it again I will forcefully debunk it!" is only evidence of an attempt to sneak out rhetorically, as if she saw those claims elsewhere and will now be an agent to counter them--the claims were hers. Does Carolmooredc realize how sexist those claims are? As if, if J3Mrs were in fact married to Eric Corbett, she would be unable to make up her own mind? I could go on--but really, I find that thread alone reason enough for censure. Carolmooredc should have been warned, perhaps blocked, and the question on J3Mrs's talk page stricken immediately. For the record, I am not married to EC, or to Carolmooredc, or to J3Mrs. My engagement to Sitush was broken up: he was too British for my taste.
2. The section starting "User:Sitush has stated opposition to GGTF", the claim that "Some diffs indicate Sitush blames Sue Gardner’s gender gap "initiative" for bringing unwanted “newbie” (i.e., women) editors into Misplaced Pages" is patently false, as anyone can see who clicks on the diffs. Sitush may blame Gardner for the original India project fiasco (and I was there when those boxes and boxes of paper symbolizing "new content" were triumphantly paraded on a stage), but he does not draw the (ridiculous) connection Carolmooredc says he draws.
3. To put the Sitush issue to rest: in that same section she draws attention to many of the unpleasant interactions between the two of them. Whoever was right or wrong there about which statement in which forum is for the historians; what should interest ArbCom is that the problems here were a. not a one-way street and b. completely unrelated to the GGTF. Sitush's beef was with Carolmooredc as an editor, not with her as a member of some task force or other.

Evidence presented by User:Robert McClenon

Evidence originally provided by User:EvergreenFir at WP:ANI

• I am happy to see that this issue has finally be brought up. The talk page on WP:GGTF has been particularly plagued by polemic and disruptive comments by some editors. Of particular concern to me is Eric Corbett who has repeatedly engaged in personal attacks and general FORUM behavior. While no single edit was particularly egregious, their sum shows a pattern of incivility, disrespect, and disruptive behavior as well as the edit summaries. While he did relent a bit after I gave him a warning () (which he dismissed as "nonsense") and the resulting "conversation" on my user talk page, his actions continued. Eric appears to have a history of personal attacks judging by his extensive block log.

FORUM behavior and incivility

("feminist bluster")

(see edit summary as well)

(always has to have the last word)

("anti male editors")

(forum)

(commenting on other editors)

(forum) (Personal attack)

(thinly veiled comment to Carol)

("launching a crusade the primary purpose of which appears to be to alienate every male editor by imposing a series of affirmative actions")

(Accusing project of "hyperbolic rhetoric")

Striking the above comments except one because, while they were using the talk page as a forum, the Gender Gap Task Force, unlike most pages, has the nature of a forum. They do show hostility by EC to the concept of a GGTF, but he is entitled to his opinion. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:40, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Personal attacks and harassment toward Carolmooredc and others

Evidence originally provided by User:Carolmooredc at WP:ANI

Eric Corbett

• Corbett’s views against civility policy were a major topic at this ANI complaint and this Wales talk page. Here Corbett states: "The fundamental error was in adding civility as one of the pillars". He obviously dislikes the GGTF's interest in promoting more civility.
• On Wales talk page Corbett opines there are no problems existing regarding gender gap issues,. On his own talk page he opposes allowing "..strident feminists to run riot.." and criticizes someone's alleged "prissy militant feminist friends".
• Given his POV, it is no surprise that at the Wikiproject itself Corbett has, among other things: said "bullocks" about two women's opinions; hectored other editors for opinions; disputed WP:NOTAFORUM comments; presented a strawman argument; hectored some more; made personal attack on Jimmy Wales for promoting the Foundation's goal of increasing the number of women editors.

Two kinds of pork

• His first posting at GGTF criticizes someone's proposal as assinine and asks if it's a joke. Later at this diff he wonders if systemic bias exists - in a task force of Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.
• At this diff he proposes the Foundation pay "high school aged girls in the Philippines" to edit to close the gap. And puts a similar "Pay to play" proposal on the main page. Not sure if he's serious, I revert, and he defends his proposal on the talk GGTF page.
• At this diff he started a derisive thread about a phrase that needed tweaking; SPECIFICO joined the hectoring. ( Whole thread archived here.) See also his response to an editor's complaints about "personal attacks and derailment in these discussions".

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