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= Announcements =


== 2025 Arbitration Committee ==
== ] ==


The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning members following their ]. Their two-year terms formally begin on 1 January 2025:
] arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. {{Admin|SemBubenny}} has been found to have failed or refused to communicate with editors who have raised questions about his administrator actions. As such SemBubenny is admonished and warned to:
* {{userlinks|CaptainEek}}
*speedy-delete only articles that fall within the criteria for speedy deletion or are otherwise blatantly inappropriate for inclusion in Misplaced Pages, and to err on the side of caution in cases of doubt, unless the article contains BLP violations or implicates matters of similarly high concern;
* {{userlinks|Daniel}}
*provide clear explanations of his administrator actions and to respond promptly and civilly to questions and comments regarding such actions; and
* {{userlinks|Elli}}
*not to take administrator action regarding any matter where he would be unable or unwilling to reasonably discuss any questions or concerns that may arise regarding that action.
* {{userlinks|KrakatoaKatie}}
Should SemBubenny continue to delete phobia articles outside of process, the user may be brought back to the Committee and a motion to desysop can be requested.
* {{userlinks|Liz}}
* {{userlinks|ScottishFinnishRadish}}
* {{userlinks|Theleekycauldron}}
* {{userlinks|Worm That Turned}}


The one-year terms of these members also begin on 1 January 2025:
For the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 19:41, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
* {{userlinks|Primefac}}


Upon meeting the Wikimedia Foundation's ] and signing ], all incoming members ] subscribed to ], assigned the CheckUser and Oversight permissions for use in office, and given access to the CheckUser and Oversight queues on the ].
''']'''


We also thank our outgoing colleagues, whose terms end on 31 December 2024:
== Notification of injunction relating to RFAR/MZMcBride ==
* {{userlinks|Firefly}}
* {{userlinks|Guerillero}}
* {{userlinks|L235}}
* {{userlinks|Moneytrees}}


Outgoing members are eligible to retain the CheckUser and Oversight permissions, to remain active on cases accepted before their term ended, and to remain subscribed to the ] and ] mailing lists following their terms on the Arbitration Committee. To that effect:
The ], in ], have voted to implement a ]. It can be viewed on the case page by following ]. The injunction is as follows:
* Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing members, who have not chosen to retain them, after 31 December 2024:
<blockquote>MZMcBride is directed to refrain from using automated tools (including bots and scripts) to delete pages or nominate them for deletion while this arbitration case is pending. This is a temporary injunction and does not reflect any predetermination on the outcome of any issue in the case. This temporary injunction shall take effect immediately.</blockquote>
*: CheckUser: Firefly, L235
*: Oversight: Firefly, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees
* Outgoing members are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. That will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
* All outgoing members will remain subscribed to the functionaries' mailing list.
* All outgoing members will be unsubscribed from the ''clerks-l'' mailing list, with the exception of Firefly, Guerillero, and Moneytrees, who have chosen to remain subscribed.


On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 23:58, 6 March 2009 (UTC) On behalf of the Committee, ] (]) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|2025 Arbitration Committee}}'''<!-- ] (]) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


== Change to the CheckUser team, January 2025 ==
''']'''


At their request, the CheckUser access of ] is removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks them for their service.
==]==


On behalf of the Committee, ] (]) 00:07, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
The above-linked Arbitration case has been updated following
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|Change to the CheckUser team, January 2025}}'''<!-- ] (]) 00:08, 1 January 2025 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


== Arbitration motion regarding coordinating arbitrators ==
] is banned from Misplaced Pages for three months for ], ] and ]. The clock on his six-month topic ban restarts on his return and further instances of misbehaviour will be dealt with by longer bans. For the avoidance of any doubt, a topic ban means "entirely prohibited from editing articles within the topic". Requests by ScienceApologist for clarifications of whether articles are within scope are to be made by him to the Arbitration Committee by email.


The Arbitration Committee has resolved by ] that:
Administrators are given interpretive leeway when reasonably enforcing arbitration decisions and are expected to explain their rationale at their earliest opportunity in discussion or edit summary. Formal clarifications are best articulated by the Arbitration Committee and may be sought by a request for clarification. ] has acted appropriately and within administrator discretion by interpreting the remedy and by clearly explaining his interpretation despite misunderstandings about the best form and forum in which to clarify his reasoning. The Committee thanks and commends him for this, and his considerable past efforts in helping in the difficult area of arbitration enforcement.


{{ivmbox|1=
For the Arbitration Committee,
The ] are amended by adding the following section:
'''''<font color="green">]</font><font color="blue">]</font>''''' 13:09, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
<blockquote>
; Coordinating arbitrators
The Arbitration Committee shall, from time to time, designate one or more arbitrators to serve as the Committee's coordinating arbitrators.


Coordinating arbitrators shall be responsible for assisting the Committee in the routine administration and organization of its mailing list and non-public work in a similar manner as the existing ] assist in the administration of the Committee's on-wiki work.
''']'''


The specific responsibilities of coordinating arbitrators shall include:
== ] ==
* Acknowledging the receipt of correspondence and assigning tracking identifiers to pending requests and other matters;
* Tracking the status of pending matters and providing regular updates and reminders on the status of the Committee's off-wiki work to arbitrators;
* Reminding members of the Committee to vote or otherwise take action in pending matters;
* Organizing related correspondence into case files; and
* Performing similar routine administrative and clerical functions.


A coordinating arbitrator may, but is not required to, state an intention to abstain on some or all matters before the Committee without being listed as an "inactive" arbitrator.
The above-linked Arbitration case has been closed and the final decision published.
</blockquote>
}}


For the Arbitration Committee, ]&nbsp;] 23:48, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
*{{user|TheJazzFan}} is banned from Misplaced Pages for a period of one year.
: Discuss this at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard|Arbitration motion regarding coordinating arbitrators}}'''<!-- ] (]) 23:49, 10 January 2025 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->
*{{user|Stevewunder}} and {{user|Kjaer}} are banned from editing {{la|Ayn Rand}} and related articles (broadly construed), including talk pages, for one year.
*{{user|SteveWolfer}} is banned from editing Ayn Rand and related articles (broadly construed), including talk pages, for six months. {{user|TallNapoleon}} is banned from editing Ayn Rand and related articles (broadly construed) for six months, but is free to constructively contribute to talk page discussions.
*{{user|Snowded}} and {{user|Idag}} are banned from editing Ayn Rand and related articles (broadly construed) for three months, but are free to constructively contribute to talk page discussions.
*{{user|Brushcherry}} is reminded that article talk pages are for content discussion and encouraged to broaden his content contributions.


== EncycloDeterminate unblocked ==
In the event that any user mentioned by name in this decision engages in further disruptive editing on ] or any related article or page (one year from the date of this decision or one year from the expiration of any topic ban applied to the user in this decision, whichever is later), the user may be banned from that page or from the entire topic of Ayn Rand for an appropriate length of time by any uninvolved administrator or have any other remedy reasonably tailored to the circumstances imposed, such as a revert limitation. Similarly, an uninvolved administrator may impose a topic ban, revert limitation, or other appropriate sanction against any other editor who edits ] or related articles or pages disruptively, provided that a warning has first been given with a link to this decision.


The Arbitration Committee has resolved that:
Both experienced and new editors on articles related to ] are cautioned that this topic has previously been the subject of disruptive editing by both admirers and critics of Rand's writings and philosophy. Editors are reminded that when working on highly contentious topics like this one, it is all the more important that all editors adhere to fundamental Misplaced Pages policies. They are encouraged to make use of the ], including mediation assistance from ] or the ], in connection with any ongoing disputes or when serious disputes arise that cannot be resolved through the ordinary editing process.
{{ivmbox|1=Following an appeal, the Arbitration Committee repeals the Oversight block of {{Userlinks|EncycloDeterminate}}, as it is no longer necessary.}}
For the Arbitration Committee, ] (] • she/her) 22:16, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
: Discuss this at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard|EncycloDeterminate unblocked}}'''<!-- ] (]) 22:17, 18 January 2025 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


== ] closed ==
''For the Arbitration Committee,''
] 03:35, 15 March 2009 (UTC)


An arbitration case ] has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:
''']'''


* All articles whose topic is strictly within the Arab-Israeli conflict topic area shall be extended confirmed protected by default, without requiring prior disruption on the article.
==] desysopped==
* AndreJustAndre, BilledMammal, Iskandar323, Levivich, Makeandtoss, Nableezy, Nishidani, and Selfstudier are indefinitely topic banned from the Palestine-Israel conflict, broadly construed. These restrictions may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
* Zero0000 is warned for their behavior in the Palestine-Israel topic area, which falls short of the conduct expected of an administrator.
* Should the Arbitration Committee receive a complaint at ] about AndreJustAndre, within 12 months of the conclusion of this case, AndreJustAndre may be banned from the English Misplaced Pages by motion.
* ] and ] are both modified to add as a new second sentence to each: {{tq|Citations and quotations (whether from sources, Misplaced Pages articles, Misplaced Pages discussions, or elsewhere) do not count toward the word limit.}}
* Any AE report is limited to a max of two parties: the party being reported, and the filer. If additional editors are to be reported, separate AE reports must be opened for each. AE admins may waive this rule if the particular issue warrants doing so.
* The community is encouraged to run a ] aimed at better addressing or preventing POV forks, after appropriate workshopping.
* The Committee recognizes that working at AE can be a thankless and demanding task, especially in the busy PIA topic area. We thus extend our appreciation to the many administrators who have volunteered their time to help out at AE.
* Editors are reminded that outside actors have a vested interest in this topic area, and might engage in behaviors such as doxxing in an attempt to influence content and editors. The ] page contains information that may help.
* Within this topic area, the '''balanced editing restriction''' is added as one of the sanctions that may be imposed by an individual administrator or rough consensus of admins at AE. {{cot|Details of the balanced editing restriction}}
:* In a given 30-day period, a user under this restriction is limited to making no more than one-third of their edits in the Article, Talk, Draft, and Draft talk namespaces to pages that are subject to the extended-confirmed restriction under Arab–Israeli conflict contentious topic procedures.
:**This will be determined by an edit filter that tracks edits to pages in these namespaces that are extended confirmed protected, or are talk pages of such pages, and are tagged with templates to be designated by the arbitration clerks. Admins are encouraged to apply these templates when protecting a page, and the clerks may use scripts or bots to add these templates to pages where the protection has been correctly ], and may make any necessary changes in the technical implementation of this remedy in the future.
:**Making an edit in excess of this restriction, as determined at the time the edit is made, should be treated as if it were a topic ban violation. Admins should note that a restricted user effectively cannot violate the terms of this and above clauses until at least 30 days after the sanction has been imposed.
:* They are topic banned from the Arab–Israeli conflict, broadly construed, in all namespaces other than these four (except for their own userspace and user talkspace).
:* This sanction is not subject to the normal standards of evidence for disruptive editing; it simply requires a finding that it would be a net positive for the project were the user to lower their activity in the topic area, particularly where an editor has repeatedly engaged in conflict but is not being intentionally or egregiously disruptive.
:* Any admin finding a user in violation of this restriction may, at their discretion, impose other contentious topic sanctions.
{{cob}}
* If a ] or member of the CheckUser team feels that third-party input is not helpful at an investigation, they are encouraged to use their ] to ask users to stop posting to that investigation or to SPI as a whole. In addition to clerks and members of the CheckUser team, patrolling administrators ] contributions that impede the efficient resolution of investigations without warning.


For the Arbitration Committee, ]&nbsp;] 23:52, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
{{admin|Aitias}}'s adminship is temporarily suspended for six months (). This suspension will become permanent if he doesn't return within 6 months--in this case he can only regain adminship through an RFA (). If he does return to editing in that timeframe, he may request adminship back by a request to the committee or an RFA.
: Discuss this at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard|Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 5 closed}}'''<!-- ] (]) 23:53, 23 January 2025 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->

Arbitrators supporting: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, John Vandenberg, Vassyana, Wizardman.

Arbitrators opposing: none.

Arbitrators abstaining: none.

Arbitrators not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Kirill Lokshin, Sam Blacketer.

<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — ] • ] • </span> 00:34, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
:Tweaked wording to reflect what was said in the motions, and updated list of arbitrators voting. ] (]) 07:41, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== ] ==

The request for arbitration named above has been superseded by four motions that were passed by the Committee.

*A motion was passed on 18 Mar 09 for this request for arbitration to be temporarily suspended for up to 72 hours to allow Aitias to officially advise the Committee during this time whether he intends to continue as an administrator. Should Aitias confirm that he will not resign as an administrator, or fail to respond within 72 hours, then the arbitration case will be opened unless otherwise directed by the committee.

By 22 Mar 09, {{admin|Aitias}} has not voluntarily requested that his administrator access be removed. The Commitee then passed three additional motions, as of follow :

* In order to avoid a ruling without the participation of the main party to the case, this request for arbitration is suspended until Aitias returns to editing. After this motion passes the Committee will invoke an immediate temporary suspension of his adminship. When Aitias returns to editing, he may contact the Committee and request the return of his adminship, which would trigger an additional ruling by the Committee about this current request for arbitration; or as an alternative, he may submit an RFA on his return to editing in lieu of a case.
* The suspension of Aitias's adminship becomes a permanent desysop if he doesn't return within 6 months. Thereafter, Aitias may request adminship again through an RfA only.
* Aitias is instructed to edit Misplaced Pages English with only the User:Aitias account until the issues in this dispute are resolved.

''For the Arbitration Committee,''<br>
] 14:17, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== New mail handling procedure ==

The Arbitration Committee receives a substantial amount of e-mail each day on its mailing list, arbcom-l. To streamline the process of handling arbcom-l traffic and improve response times, the Committee has adopted a new ], which supersedes the current mailing list coordinator position.

The procedure was adopted by a 13/0 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Vassyana
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Stephen Bain, Wizardman

The Committee wishes to thank Deskana for his diligence as mailing list coordinator over the past three months. Deskana went above and beyond the call of duty in continuing to assist the Committee despite having no obligation to do so following his retirement; if not for his efforts, the Committee would be in a significantly worse position at the moment.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 00:51, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

]

== New ban appeals subcommittee and procedure ==

One of the Arbitration Committee's responsibilities is to address appeals received via e-mail from banned or long-term blocked users. To improve the level of attention and response time for these requests, the Committee has formed a Ban Appeals Subcommittee, which will consist of three arbitrators. This subcommittee will consider ban appeals and recommend actions regarding them to the Committee as a whole, as outlined in the newly adopted ].

The subcommittee was created by a 15/0 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Cool Hand Luke, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Stephen Bain

The procedure was adopted by a 10/0 vote, with 2 abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Newyorkbrad, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: FayssalF, Vassyana
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, FloNight, Risker, Stephen Bain

The subcommittee will begin work on April 1, and will initially consist of Carcharoth, FayssalF, and Roger Davies. It is likely that the membership of the subcommittee will be rotated approximately quarterly; further appointments will be announced at the appropriate time.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 00:51, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

]

== Notification of second injunction relating to RFAR/MZMcBride ==

The ], in ], have voted to implement a ]. It can be viewed on the case page by following ]. The injunction is as follows:
<blockquote>The Arbitration Committee previously adopted ] passed on March 6, 2009, directing MZMcBride to refrain from using automated tools such as bots or scripts to delete pages while the case was pending. The purpose of this injunction was to allow time for the committee to address issues concerning MZMcBride's mass deletions of pages, which have been controversial and which some participants in this case have alleged violate policy.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Since the injunction was adopted, MZMcBride has deleted hundreds of additional pages, sometimes at a rate of dozens of pages per minute. MZMcBride has explained several times that these deletions have been effectuated using tabbed browsing, rather than by a bot or script. However, at least some of the concerns regarding the mass deletions remain the same as those covered by the injunction.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Accordingly, MZMcBride is directed to refrain from deleting pages while this case remains pending, with the exception of obvious attack, nonsense, or vandalism pages. There is no restriction against his proposing lists of pages to be deleted by other administrators, provided that the deleting administrator exercises his or her own judgment in determining that deletion is appropriate.</blockquote>

<blockquote>This temporary injunction shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until the case is closed. It does not reflect any prejudgment of the merits of the case. The committee shall take reasonable steps to expedite the resolution of this case, thereby producing a final decision that will supersede this and the prior temporary injunction.</blockquote>

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 22:06, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Designated drafting arbitrators ==

To assist with managing case workflow, and to provide a default point of contact for case matters, the initials of the designated drafting arbitrator(s) for each case will now be displayed on {{tl|ArbComOpenTasks}} next to those of the designated clerk(s) for that case.

This proposal was approved by a 10/0 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Casliber, Cool Hand Luke, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Sam Blacketer, Stephen Bain

]

==Full clerkships==
Arbitration clerk trainees ], ], and ] have been granted full clerkships by the arbiration committee. <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — ] • ] • </span> 23:30, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

== Arbitration motion regarding ] ==

Per a <span class="plainlinks"></span> at ], {{user|Mitchazenia}} may regain his adminship via RFA, request to the arbitration committee, or request to bureaucrat.

''On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 18:33, 8 April 2009 (UTC)''

''']'''

== ] ==

This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above.

*{{User|MZMcBride}} resigned his status as an administrator on April 6, 2009, while the above arbitration case was pending. Should MZMcBride request restoration of adminship privileges, he will be required to submit a request for adminship or request approval of the Committee.
*MZMcBride is directed to consult with and obtain approval from the Bot Approvals Group before using any bot to edit Misplaced Pages and particularly before using any bot to undertake administrator actions.
*MZMcBride and those working with him are commended for developing an innovative method to identify articles with potential BLP issues, but are strongly urged to consult and carefully consider whether the current location and nature of the listing of the output of the script represents the most appropriate means of addressing the issues raised.
*MZMcBride is directed to create user accounts distinct from his own, clearly identified as ] and clearly associated to his primary account, from which to execute any automated or semi automated task that can make edits or administrative actions.
*MZMcBride is restricted from making edits or actions from his primary account that are either (a) automated, or (b) at a rate higher than twelve actions per minute. Edits or actions made from authorized bot accounts are not so restricted.

''On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 23:53, 8 April 2009 (UTC)''

''']'''

== Draft arbitration policy ==

The Committee has prepared a ''']''' for initial community review. All editors are invited to examine the text and to provide any comments or suggestions they may have via one of the two methods specified on the draft page.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 00:55, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

== Agenda as of April 8 ==

The Arbitration Committee's agenda as of April 8 has now been published, and may be viewed at ''']'''.

In order to provide the community with a more up-to-date understanding of the Committee's plans, the published agenda will now be updated on a regular schedule (nominally once a week). Future updates will not be formally announced; editors interested in following the agenda may wish to . The agenda will also remain displayed at the top of the ].

In the near future, we anticipate adding cases in progress and the associated milestone dates to the agenda.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 01:00, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Audit Subcommittee established ==

To provide better monitoring and oversight, the Arbitration Committee has decided to establish an Audit Subcommittee, which will investigate complaints concerning the use of CheckUser and Oversight privileges on the English Misplaced Pages. The subcommittee shall consist of three arbitrators appointed by the Committee and three editors elected by the community. The Committee shall designate an initial slate of three editors until elections can be held.

This proposal was approved by a 12/0 vote, with one abstention:
* Support: Casliber, Carcharoth, Cool Hand Luke, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Roger Davies, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: Rlevse
* Not voting: Newyorkbrad, Sam Blacketer, Stephen Bain

The initial membership, the procedures for the subcommittee, and more details on the election process will be published in the near future.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 22:30, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Notification of injunction relating to West Bank - Judea and Samaria ==

The ], in ], have voted to implement a ]. It can be viewed on the case page by following ]. The injunction is as follows:
<blockquote>Due to his repeated failure to abide by reasonable standards of conduct in arbitration, {{userlinks|Malcolm Schosha}} is prohibited from editing the pages of this arbitration case. He may, at his discretion, send his comments directly to the Committee via e-mail.</blockquote>

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 03:13, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Relocation of arbitration pages ==
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In order to simplify and streamline the arbitration process, the Arbitration Committee has decided to reorganize and relocate various arbitration-related pages, as outlined below:

; Phase 1 (administrative pages)

''Phase 1A relocates and consolidates the core administrative pages.''

* ] moved to ]
* ] deprecated and redirected to ]
* ] moved to ]
* ] merged to ]
* ] merged to ]
* ] merged to ]
* ] and ] merged to ]
* ] deprecated and redirected to ]

''Phase 1B consolidates the core administrative talk pages.''

* ] deprecated and redirected to ]
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* ] deprecated and redirected to ]
* ] deprecated and redirected to ]

''Structure after Phase 1''

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; Phase 2 (arbitration requests and cases)

''Phase 2A relocates and consolidates the active arbitration case and request pages.''

* ] moved to ]
* ] split into ], ], and ]
* ], ], and ] transcluded onto ]
* ], ], and ] deprecated and redirected to ]
* New cases are opened as ]

''Phase 2B relocates and consolidates the arbitration case and request archives.''

* ] moved to ]
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* ], ], ], and ] transcluded onto ]
* ], ], ], and ] deprecated and redirected to ]

''Phase 2C relocates and consolidates the active arbitration enforcement pages.''

* ] moved to ]
* ] transcluded onto ]
* ] deprecated and redirected to ]

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''Structure after Phase 2''

* ] (with active talk page)
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This proposal was adopted by a 9/0 vote, with one abstention:
* Support: Casliber, Carcharoth, FloNight, Kirill Lokshin, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: John Vandenberg
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Coren, FayssalF, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Stephen Bain

Any comments regarding the planned changes should be made by April 25. Unless the Committee determines otherwise based on comments received, implementation of Phase 1 will begin on April 26, to be completed by May 1, and implementation of Phase 2 will begin on May 2, to be completed by May 8.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 02:35, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Audit Subcommittee procedure, term lengths, and members ==

The Arbitration Committee has adopted a provisional ''']''' to be used by the newly formed ]. The Committee anticipates that the procedure may be revised in the future based on the recommendations of the subcommittee.

The procedure was adopted by an 11/0 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Coren, Newyorkbrad, Stephen Bain, Vassyana

The Committee has also determined that arbitrator members of the subcommittee will be designated to serve six-month terms, and that the other members will be elected to twelve-month terms.

The arbitrator term length was adopted by a 12/0 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Coren, Newyorkbrad, Stephen Bain

The elected term length was adopted by a 13/0 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Newyorkbrad, Stephen Bain

The initial arbitrator members of the subcommittee will be FloNight, John Vandenberg, and Roger Davies. Interim appointments to the other slots will be announced shortly.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 02:40, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Notification of injunction relating to Macedonia 2 ==

The ], in ], have voted to implement a ]. It can be viewed on the case page by following ]. The injunction is as follows:
<blockquote>No Macedonia-related article, broadly defined, shall be moved/renamed until after the "Macedonia 2" case closes. If it does occur, any uninvolved administrator can expeditiously revert it. After the case closes, Macedonia-related moves/renames can occur as prescribed in the final decision.</blockquote>

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 13:18, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

==]==
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. {{User|Momento}} and {{User|Rumiton}} are banned from editing ] or any related article (including talk pages) for one year. The ] article and all related articles are subject to revert limitations for one year. Several users are admonished for their conduct in the case and all parties and other interested editors are encouraged to restart mediation in relation to ]. Also, should {{User|Jossi}} return to Misplaced Pages to edit Prem Rawat articles, he is required to contact the Arbitration Committee beforehand. These remedies are in addition to, and do not replace, the remedies passed in ].

For the Committee. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 02:12, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Case milestones on the agenda ==

As ], the ] has been updated to indicate milestone dates for the ''Aitias'', ''Ryulong'', and ''West Bank - Judea and Samaria'' cases. We anticipate that all future cases will be tracked in this manner.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 00:48, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Procedure for temporary removal of permissions ==

The Arbitration Committee has adopted a ] in cases where the Committee must undertake such removal expediently.

The use of this procedure by the Committee is not intended to constrain the authority of the Wikimedia Stewards to undertake emergency removal of permissions on their own discretion, pursuant to the relevant policies governing Steward actions.

The procedure was adopted by an 9/0 vote, with two abstentions:
* Support: Casliber, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Vassyana
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: Carcharoth, Sam Blacketer
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Stephen Bain, Wizardman

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 01:04, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Interim appointments to the Audit Subcommittee ==

The Arbitration Committee has appointed ], ], and ] to fill the non-arbitrator seats on the ] in the interim until elections are held. Together with the three arbitrators whose appointment was announced earlier, these editors will conduct investigations into CheckUser- and Oversight-related complaints, as well as providing feedback to the Committee regarding the ] established for the auditing process.

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]</sup> 01:07, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Revised plan for relocating arbitration pages ==
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In light of the ] received regarding the previously published ], the Committee has adopted a revised final page structure:

<div style="border: 1px silver solid; padding: 0.5em; background-color: whitesmoke;">
* ] (with active talk page)
** ] (with active talk page)
** ] (with active talk page)
** ]
* ] (with active talk page)
** ]
** ] (multiple pages)
** ]
** ] transcluding:
**# ]
**# ]
**# ]
**# ]
** ]
** ] (with active talk page) transcluding:
**# ]
**# ]
**# ]
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</div>

The new plan was adopted by an 8/0 vote, with one abstention:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Newyorkbrad, Roger Davies, Vassyana
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: Risker
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, FayssalF, FloNight, Rlevse, Sam Blacketer, Stephen Bain, Wizardman

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]&nbsp;]]</sup> 01:57, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Checkuser usage statistics ==

The Arbitration Committee has authorised the ] to release a redacted and anonymised version of a report analysing checkuser operator use for the period to 24 Apr 2009. The report is ].

:Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Cool Hand Luke, Coren, FayssalF, Kirill Lokshin, Rlevse, Risker, Stephen Bain, Vassyana, and Wizardman.
:Abstain (as sitting AUSC members): FloNight, Jayvdb, Roger Davies

For the Arbitration Committee,

&nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 12:45, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

]

== Updated procedure for handling incoming mail ==

The Arbitration Committee has its ].

The updated procedure was adopted by an 11/0 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Coren, FayssalF, Rlevse, Stephen Bain

For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]&nbsp;]]</sup> 20:35, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

]

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2025 Arbitration Committee

The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning members following their election by the community. Their two-year terms formally begin on 1 January 2025:

The one-year terms of these members also begin on 1 January 2025:

Upon meeting the Wikimedia Foundation's criteria for access to non-public personal data and signing its corresponding confidentiality agreement, all incoming members will be subscribed to all Committee-managed email lists, assigned the CheckUser and Oversight permissions for use in office, and given access to the CheckUser and Oversight queues on the VRT system.

We also thank our outgoing colleagues, whose terms end on 31 December 2024:

Outgoing members are eligible to retain the CheckUser and Oversight permissions, to remain active on cases accepted before their term ended, and to remain subscribed to the functionaries' and arbitration clerks' mailing lists following their terms on the Arbitration Committee. To that effect:

  • Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing members, who have not chosen to retain them, after 31 December 2024:
    CheckUser: Firefly, L235
    Oversight: Firefly, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees
  • Outgoing members are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. That will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
  • All outgoing members will remain subscribed to the functionaries' mailing list.
  • All outgoing members will be unsubscribed from the clerks-l mailing list, with the exception of Firefly, Guerillero, and Moneytrees, who have chosen to remain subscribed.

On behalf of the Committee, Sdrqaz (talk) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § 2025 Arbitration Committee

Change to the CheckUser team, January 2025

At their request, the CheckUser access of Ferret is removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks them for their service.

On behalf of the Committee, Sdrqaz (talk) 00:07, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § Change to the CheckUser team, January 2025

Arbitration motion regarding coordinating arbitrators

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

The Arbitration Committee's procedures are amended by adding the following section:

Coordinating arbitrators

The Arbitration Committee shall, from time to time, designate one or more arbitrators to serve as the Committee's coordinating arbitrators.

Coordinating arbitrators shall be responsible for assisting the Committee in the routine administration and organization of its mailing list and non-public work in a similar manner as the existing arbitration clerks assist in the administration of the Committee's on-wiki work.

The specific responsibilities of coordinating arbitrators shall include:

  • Acknowledging the receipt of correspondence and assigning tracking identifiers to pending requests and other matters;
  • Tracking the status of pending matters and providing regular updates and reminders on the status of the Committee's off-wiki work to arbitrators;
  • Reminding members of the Committee to vote or otherwise take action in pending matters;
  • Organizing related correspondence into case files; and
  • Performing similar routine administrative and clerical functions.

A coordinating arbitrator may, but is not required to, state an intention to abstain on some or all matters before the Committee without being listed as an "inactive" arbitrator.

For the Arbitration Committee, SilverLocust 💬 23:48, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § Arbitration motion regarding coordinating arbitrators

EncycloDeterminate unblocked

The Arbitration Committee has resolved that:

Following an appeal, the Arbitration Committee repeals the Oversight block of EncycloDeterminate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), as it is no longer necessary.

For the Arbitration Committee, theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:16, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § EncycloDeterminate unblocked

Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 5 closed

An arbitration case Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 5 has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

  • All articles whose topic is strictly within the Arab-Israeli conflict topic area shall be extended confirmed protected by default, without requiring prior disruption on the article.
  • AndreJustAndre, BilledMammal, Iskandar323, Levivich, Makeandtoss, Nableezy, Nishidani, and Selfstudier are indefinitely topic banned from the Palestine-Israel conflict, broadly construed. These restrictions may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
  • Zero0000 is warned for their behavior in the Palestine-Israel topic area, which falls short of the conduct expected of an administrator.
  • Should the Arbitration Committee receive a complaint at WP:ARCA about AndreJustAndre, within 12 months of the conclusion of this case, AndreJustAndre may be banned from the English Misplaced Pages by motion.
  • WP:Contentious topics/Arab–Israeli conflict#Word limits (discretionary) and WP:Contentious topics/Arab–Israeli conflict#Word limits (1,000 words) are both modified to add as a new second sentence to each: Citations and quotations (whether from sources, Misplaced Pages articles, Misplaced Pages discussions, or elsewhere) do not count toward the word limit.
  • Any AE report is limited to a max of two parties: the party being reported, and the filer. If additional editors are to be reported, separate AE reports must be opened for each. AE admins may waive this rule if the particular issue warrants doing so.
  • The community is encouraged to run a Request for Comment aimed at better addressing or preventing POV forks, after appropriate workshopping.
  • The Committee recognizes that working at AE can be a thankless and demanding task, especially in the busy PIA topic area. We thus extend our appreciation to the many administrators who have volunteered their time to help out at AE.
  • Editors are reminded that outside actors have a vested interest in this topic area, and might engage in behaviors such as doxxing in an attempt to influence content and editors. The digital security resources page contains information that may help.
  • Within this topic area, the balanced editing restriction is added as one of the sanctions that may be imposed by an individual administrator or rough consensus of admins at AE.
Details of the balanced editing restriction
  • In a given 30-day period, a user under this restriction is limited to making no more than one-third of their edits in the Article, Talk, Draft, and Draft talk namespaces to pages that are subject to the extended-confirmed restriction under Arab–Israeli conflict contentious topic procedures.
    • This will be determined by an edit filter that tracks edits to pages in these namespaces that are extended confirmed protected, or are talk pages of such pages, and are tagged with templates to be designated by the arbitration clerks. Admins are encouraged to apply these templates when protecting a page, and the clerks may use scripts or bots to add these templates to pages where the protection has been correctly logged, and may make any necessary changes in the technical implementation of this remedy in the future.
    • Making an edit in excess of this restriction, as determined at the time the edit is made, should be treated as if it were a topic ban violation. Admins should note that a restricted user effectively cannot violate the terms of this and above clauses until at least 30 days after the sanction has been imposed.
  • They are topic banned from the Arab–Israeli conflict, broadly construed, in all namespaces other than these four (except for their own userspace and user talkspace).
  • This sanction is not subject to the normal standards of evidence for disruptive editing; it simply requires a finding that it would be a net positive for the project were the user to lower their activity in the topic area, particularly where an editor has repeatedly engaged in conflict but is not being intentionally or egregiously disruptive.
  • Any admin finding a user in violation of this restriction may, at their discretion, impose other contentious topic sanctions.
  • If a sockpuppet investigations clerk or member of the CheckUser team feels that third-party input is not helpful at an investigation, they are encouraged to use their existing authority to ask users to stop posting to that investigation or to SPI as a whole. In addition to clerks and members of the CheckUser team, patrolling administrators may remove or collapse contributions that impede the efficient resolution of investigations without warning.

For the Arbitration Committee, SilverLocust 💬 23:52, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § Misplaced Pages:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel articles 5 closed
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