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A community discussion has placed homeopathy and related articles on article probation. Please direct all discussions of this remedy to Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard.
Remedy
Editors making disruptive edits may be banned by an administrator from homeopathy and related articles or project pages. Editors of such articles should be especially mindful of content policies, such as WP:NPOV, and interaction policies, such as WP:CIVIL, WP:NPA, WP:3RR, and WP:POINT. Editors must be individually notified of article probation before being banned. All resulting blocks and bans shall be logged at Talk:Homeopathy/Article probation#Log of blocks and bans, and may be appealed to the Administrators' noticeboard.
The following notice, {{Homeopathy/Warning}} may be placed on the talk pages of relevant articles:
 | The contentious topics procedure applies to this page. This page is related to complementary and alternative medicine, which has been designated as a contentious topic. Editors who repeatedly or seriously fail to adhere to the purpose of Misplaced Pages, any expected standards of behaviour, or any normal editorial process may be blocked or restricted by an administrator. Editors are advised to familiarise themselves with the contentious topics procedures before editing this page. |
Log of blocks and bans
Log any block, ban or extension under any remedy in this decision here. Minimum information includes name of administrator, date and time, what was done and the basis for doing it.
- 128.172.179.98 (talk · contribs) blocked for incivility and disruption, 24 hours by Jehochman 22:29, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- CaptainFarrell (talk · contribs) blocked for trolling, indefinite, by Jehochman 22:47, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Notifications
Users should be individually notified about the article probation before any remedy is applied to them. Anyone who edits this page is automatically considered to be on notice. Please remove duplicates from the list.
- All editors listed here.
- Cobaltbluetony (talk · contribs) - - Jehochman 15:08, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- TheDoctorIsIn (talk · contribs) - PouponOnToast (talk) 18:27, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Anthon01 (talk · contribs) - PouponOnToast (talk) 21:54, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Randy Blackamoor (talk · contribs) - - Jehochman 03:53, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Admins
This is a list of administrators who are uninvolved in homeopathy content disputes and willing to mediate disputes or provide enforcement of the article probation remedy. Feel free to contact them for assistance. Any administrative action may be appealed to the Adminisrators' noticeboard.
- east718 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- Jehochman (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
- MastCell (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) - it appears I've made one edit to the article, back in November 2007.
- Jossi (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) (made two edits at Thuja Jan 20 and 23)
Reasoning for article probation and use of template
In the beginning I didn't understand why the template should be placed on articles that obviously were not homeopathic articles, but later I read a comment that made more sense. It appears that the template and article probation are designed to make it easier to reign in homeopathic POV pushers (and anyone who is disruptive in that connection). In short it makes it easier for admins to stop fires and keep them from spreading.
Therefore the template follows the numerous attempts by these POV pushers to insert homeopathy into all kinds of (often unrelated) articles, especially when those attempts are often used as an excuse by the author to suggest (on talk pages) that the author's own book be used as a source. Such attempts have resulted in many edit wars and fires getting started on articles that aren't normally associated with homeopathy. Although homeopathic drugs have no calories or active ingredients, the subject certainly provides plenty of fuel for these fires! Therefore the template follows the slightest mention of the subject of homeopathy, no matter where it comes up. It is a sort of "whack a mole" thing that is designed to curb edit wars wherever these attempted inclusions occur. It applies to editors of all persuasions. -- Fyslee / talk 07:07, 1 February 2008 (UTC)