Articles tagged: arbitrationreport
[edit] Arbitration report Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24
2024-05-16
Some go out with a bang, some with a whimper, few with much of a comprehensible explanation.
Arbitration report Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015
2023-11-06
"Is this an ArbCom case request or an M. Night Shyamalan movie?"
Arbitration report Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"
2023-05-22
Includes stronger sourcing restriction, and a nod to the UCoC
Arbitration report Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysopping
2023-04-26
No news is good news, and this isn't no news.
Arbitration report "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing
2023-04-03
Desysop case request still in accept/decline phase.
Arbitration report Winds of change blow for cyclone editors, deletion dustup draws toward denouement
2022-08-01
The last three months of arbitration through the eyes of a GPT-3
Arbitration report Skeptics given heavenly judgement, whirlwind of Discord drama begins to spin for tropical cyclone editors
2022-03-27
Unclear whether storm will make landfall
Arbitration report Parties remonstrate, arbs contemplate, skeptics coordinate
2022-02-27
The report on lengthy litigation.
Arbitration report New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions
2022-01-30
The spirit of 2006 is going strong
Arbitration report A new crew for '22
2021-12-28
Elections certified, bans unlifted, mailing lists restricted, but no new cases.
Arbitration report Anti-harassment RfC and a checkuser revocation
2020-06-28
The RfC should keep everybody busy.
Arbitration report Board member likely to receive editing restriction
2020-05-31
Board member receives editing restriction: Sanctions of multiple flavors, and a non-decision on the breadth of discretionary sanctions.
Arbitration report Unfinished business
2020-03-29
A new case, a case returns from limbo, and an RfC being prepared.
Arbitration report Two prominent administrators removed
2020-03-01
Arbitration Committee and the "blue wall of silence".
Arbitration report Announcement of 2020 Arbitration Committee
2019-12-27
ArbCom election results and status of open and requested cases.
Arbitration report Two requests for arbitration cases
2019-11-29
Important or imprudent? Pondering portals. And an editor gets transported off-wiki for good.
Arbitration report A month of reintegration
2019-07-31
Arbitration begins setting new boundaries after the June blow-up
Arbitration report ArbCom forges ahead
2019-05-31
Resignations, new cases, administrator security, and more
Arbitration report An Active Arbitration Committee
2019-04-30
Policies and procedures, cases and controversies, and other ArbCom updates
Arbitration report The Tides of March at ARBCOM
2019-03-31
After a fairly tame February, ARBCOM had a lot on its plate this month.
Arbitration report An admin under the microscope
2019-01-31
Snowman flames newbies? Or just oversensitive snowflakes?
Arbitration report Year ends with one active case
2018-12-24
GiantSnowman asked to chill, and other disputes addressed by Arbcom (or not).
Arbitration report WMF Legal and ArbCom weigh in on tension between disclosure requirements and user privacy
2017-02-06
The two statements prompt extensive community discussion; plus, our updates on recent ArbCom decisions
Arbitration report Concluding 2016 and covering 2017's first two cases
2017-01-17
Various minor developments
Arbitration report Palestine-Israel article 3 case amended
2016-03-23
Palestine-Israel article 3 case amended: Motions from the Committee.
Arbitration report Interview: outgoing and incumbent arbitrators 2016
2016-01-13
We sat down with both incoming and outgoing arbitrators to get their thoughts on the committee.
Arbitration report Reinforcing Arbitration
2015-08-26
The recently closed Arbitration Enforcement case.
Arbitration report Politics by other means: The American politics 2 arbitration
2015-06-24
Clausewitz' pithy summary of warfare as "politics by other means" seems to be the motto of some Wikipedia editors.
Arbitration report An election has consequences
2015-06-17
The Arbitration Committee delivered its final decision in a case that reached the attention of the UK national press.
Arbitration report Editor conduct the subject of multiple cases
2015-05-20
The Arbitration Committee has an unusually large case load at present. Although perhaps not on a par with the high-profile, multi-party cases seen towards the end of last year and the beginning of this year, with five open cases the arbitrators are likely to be kept busy for the next several weeks.
Arbitration report New Functionary appointments
2015-04-08
New Functionary appointments: The Committee has voted on the 2015 appointments to the Functionary team.
Arbitration report Bradspeaks—impact, regrets, and advice; current cases hinge on sex, religion, and ... infoboxes
2015-03-04
The Signpost speaks to veteran arb Newyorkbrad, who retired after almost seven years.
Arbitration report We've built the nuclear reactor; now what colour should we paint the bikeshed?
2015-02-18
We've built the nuclear reactor; now what colour should we paint the bikeshed?: The most significant item on ArbCom's agenda this fortnight has been the closure of the Wifione case and subsequent fallout, although the fallout from GamerGate continues to linger.
Arbitration report Slamming shut the GamerGate
2015-02-04
One case has been closed, two cases remain open, a third is undergoing a review, and three clarification or amendment requests remain open.
In focus Thirteen editors sanctioned in mammoth GamerGate arbitration case
2015-01-28
The English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee has closed the colossal GamerGate arbitration case, whose size—involving 27 named parties—recalls large and complex cases of the past.
Forum Evaluating the Arbitration Committee's handling of GamerGate
2015-01-28
Does the committee facilitate stability... or is it a circus. Two users, two perspectives.
Arbitration report As one door closes, a (Gamer)Gate opens
2015-01-21
ArbCom's three open cases are GamerGate, Wifione, and Christianity and sexuality.
Arbitration report One case closed and two opened
2014-10-15
The Banning Policy case was closed on 12 October. Arbcom affirmed that users have "considerable leeway" in terms of how their talk pages are managed.
Arbitration report Banning Policy, Gender Gap, and Waldorf education
2014-09-24
Banning Policy, Gender Gap, and Waldorf education: Banning Policy finishes the workshop phase on 23 September. Parties have proposed findings of fact on the topics of the 3RR, the role of Jimbo Wales, and proxying for banned users. A request for arbitration was posted on 20 September about Landmark Worldwide.
Arbitration report Media viewer case is suspended
2014-09-03
"On 1 September, the Arbitrators voted to suspend the Media Viewer case for 60 days. After the suspension period is up, the case is to be closed unless the committee votes otherwise. The case suspension comes in response to several new initiatives and policies announced by the Wikimedia Foundation that may make the case moot. In the same motion, the committee declared that Eloquence's resignation of the administrator right was "under the cloud" and that he can only regain the right through another RfA."
Arbitration report Kafziel case closed; Kww admonished by motion
2014-01-29
The Kafziel case has been closed, with Kafziel losing his administrator status as a result.
Arbitration report Examining the Committee's year
2014-01-01
In 2013, the arbitration committee closed 10 cases, 9 amendment requests, and 26 clarification requests.
Arbitration report Ottoman Empire–Turkey naming dispute case opens; New discretionary sanctions draft proposal available for review
2013-12-04
The Ottoman Empire–Turkey naming dispute case has opened. The second draft of the discretionary sanctions proposal is now open for review.
Arbitration report Arbitration Committee election opens; WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators
2013-11-20
WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators: Back in March, when the March 25 Arbitration Report covered the Audit Subcommittee appointment discussion, a statement from the WMF legal division clarified its position that access to deleted revisions required an RFA or RFA-identical process; therefore AUSC committee appointments were not open to non-admins. The WMF legal team has now further clarified its position, saying that running for and winning an election for arbitrator would qualify as the type of rigorous community selection process required for the checkuser and oversight rights held by arbitrators.
Arbitration report Ebionites 3 case closed
2013-11-06
The Ebionites 3 case has closed with an interaction ban for the two editors involved in the dispute.
Arbitration report Manning naming dispute case closed
2013-10-16
Manning naming dispute case closes: The Manning naming dispute case has closed, with a strong and unanimous statement by the Committee against disparaging references to transgendered persons. Sanctions were enacted against six editors.
Arbitration report Manning naming dispute and Ebionites 3 cases continue; third arbitrator resigns
2013-10-09
A proposed decision has been posted in the Manning naming dispute. The workshop phase of the Ebionites 3 case closes 13 October. Arbitrator NuclearWarfare has resigned.
Arbitration report Infoboxes: After the war
2013-10-02
Editor's note: To go beyond the mere facts of cases, the "Arbitration report" invited several editors who participated in the recent Infoboxes case to comment on infoboxes: what they are, where new users can go to find out about them, specifications and protocols, best practices, and how the upcoming community discussion recommended by the Committee in the case decision should be framed.
Arbitration report Workshop phase opens in Manning naming dispute; Infoboxes case closes
2013-09-11
Workshop phase opens in Manning naming dispute ; Infoboxes case closes: Discussion over the Manning title dispute was off to a running start as evidence and workshop phases continued in the Bradley/Chelsea Manning naming dispute. The Infoboxes case closed with topic bans for two users, and a recommendation for community discussion of infoboxes.
Arbitration report Manning naming dispute case opens; Tea Party case closes; Infoboxes nears completion
2013-09-04
Manning naming dispute case opens; Tea Party case closes ; Infoboxes nears completion: The dispute over the title for the Manning article escalated quickly to arbitration levels, as the Bradley/Chelsea Manning naming dispute case was accepted for arbitration.
Arbitration report Proposed decision posted in Infoboxes case; Tea Party movement case continues
2013-08-21
Proposed decision posted in Infoboxes case; Tea Party movement case continues: A proposed decision has been posted in the Infoboxes case that includes statements on metadata and microformat issues.
Arbitration report Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case closes; invitation to comment on applicants for checkuser and oversight ends 16 August
2013-08-14
Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case closes: The Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case has closed, with a unanimous decision to desysop a Wikimedia Foundation employee and indefinitely ban another editor. The Tea Party movement case has stalled yet again, in the wake of a controversial proposal to ban 14 editors. A proposed decision in the Infoboxes case was scheduled to be posted on 14 August.
Arbitration report Fourteen editors proposed for ban in Tea Party movement case
2013-08-07
Fourteen editors have been proposed for a six-month page ban in the Tea Party movement case. In the Infoboxes and Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds cases, the workshop and evidence phases have closed, and proposed decisions are scheduled to be posted.
Arbitration report Race and politics case closes
2013-07-31
The case Race and politics was closed, while three other cases remain open.
Arbitration report Infoboxes case opens
2013-07-24
The case Infoboxes was opened. The evidence phase continues in Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds. Voting on the proposed decision continues in the Tea Party movement case.
Arbitration report Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case opens; July 22 deadline for checkuser and oversight applications
2013-07-17
The case Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds was opened. Voting on the Tea Party movement case continued, after a failed attempt at moderated discussion. A group tasked with deciding the content of the lead section of the Jerusalem article has reported back to the committee. Applications for checkuser and oversight permissions close on 22 July.
Arbitration report Tea Party movement reopened, new AUSC appointments
2013-07-03
Following a one-month period of moderated discussion, Tea Party movement has been reopened by the Committee. The proposed decisions are currently being voted upon. Race and politics remains suspended pending the return of User:Apostle12.
Arbitration report Argentine History closed; two cases remain suspended
2013-06-26
Argentine History was closed. Two cases, Race and politics and Tea Party movement, remain suspended until July.
Arbitration report The Farmbrough amendment request—automation and arbitration enforcement
2013-06-19
Richard Farmbrough was set to have his day in court, but as events transpired, this was not to be so. On 25 March 2013, an accusation was made against Farmbrough at Arbitration Enforcement (AE), claiming that he violated the terms of an automated edit restriction. Within hours, Farmbrough had filed his own request with the arbitration committee, citing the newly filed AE request and claiming that the motion was being used "in an absurd way" in the filing of enforcement requests: "I have not made any edits that a sane person would consider automation."
Arbitration report Two cases suspended; proposed decision posted in Argentine History
2013-06-12
Two cases, Race and politics and Tea Party movement have been suspended. Argentine History remains open, and a proposed decision was posted on 12 June.
Arbitration report Race and politics opened; three open cases
2013-05-13
The Race and politics case has been accepted for arbitration, and the evidence phase is now open. Two other cases remain open.
Arbitration report Sexology closed; two open cases
2013-04-29
The Sexology case closed shortly after publication with no changes.
Arbitration report Sexology case nears closure after stalling over topic ban
2013-04-22
The Sexology case is nearing completion after arbitrators were unable to agree on a topic ban for one of the participants.
Arbitration report Subject experts needed for Argentine History
2013-04-08
The arbitration committee is looking for expertise in Argentina and the Spanish language for a case involving former Argentinean president Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877).
Arbitration report Three open cases
2013-04-01
A case brought by Lecen involves several articles about former Argentinian president Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877).
Arbitration report Two open cases
2013-03-25
This case, brought by Mark Arsten, was opened over a dispute over transgenderism topics that began off-wiki. The evidence phase was scheduled to close March 7, 2013, with a proposed decision due to be posted by March 29.
Arbitration report Another arbitrator resigns; Norton case closes
2013-03-18
Richard case closes: On Thursday, arbitrator Coren resigned, following closely on the heels of Hersfold's resignation on Wednesday. There are two open cases. A final decision has been given in the Richard case.
Arbitration report Doncram case closes; arbitrator resigns
2013-03-11
There are three open cases, and a final decision has been given in the Doncram case.
Arbitration report Doncram case continues
2013-01-21
The opening of the Doncram case marks the end of almost 6 months without any open cases, the longest in the history of the Committee.
Arbitration report First arbitration case in almost six months
2013-01-14
The opening of the Doncram case marks the end of almost 6 months without any open cases, the longest in the history of the Committee.
Arbitration report Malleus Fatuorum accused of circumventing topic ban; motion to change "net four votes" rule
2012-10-22
One clarification request concerns the civility enforcement case – specifically, Malleus Fatuorum's perceived circumvention of his topic ban. It has resulted in thousands of bytes spent in vitriolic discussions, multiple blocks, and "no confidence" motions against the Arbitration Committee and one arbitrator, among other ramifications.
Arbitration report Youreallycan request for arbitration
2012-08-13
You really can request for arbitration: A request for arbitration was filed late last week, ending the three-week long absence of pending cases.
Arbitration report No pending or open arbitration cases
2012-08-06
Arbitrator Kirill Lokshin proposed a motion for a procedure on the alteration of an editor's previous username(s) in arbitration decisions to reflect their name change(s). ... The Devil's Advocate initiated an amendment request for the controversial Race and intelligence case.
Arbitration report No pending or open arbitration cases
2012-07-30
Arbitrator Kirill Lokshin proposed a motion requiring the alteration of any instances of an editor's previous username in arbitration decisions to reflect their name changes. The Devil's Advocate has initiated an amendment request for the controversial Race and intelligence case.
Arbitration report Fæ and Michaeldsuarez banned; Kwamikagami desysopped; Falun Gong closes with mandated external reviews and topic bans
2012-07-23
For the second time this year (and the third in the history of the committee), there are no open cases, as all three active cases were closed last week.
Arbitration report Fæ faces site-ban, proposed decisions posted
2012-07-16
No cases were closed or opened, leaving the number of open cases at three. A new remedy in the Fæ case calls for him to be indefinitely banned from the site after his attempts to solicit intervention from the Foundation, claiming that publicly listing all his accounts would be too onerous due to "ongoing security risks." He was further criticised for attempting to dodge good-faith concerns; the committee believes that if Fæ's claims are valid then he must be removed from the community.
Arbitration report Three cases, Carnildo desysopped
2012-07-09
Three requests for arbitration: No cases were closed or opened, leaving the number of open cases at three. ... The case concerns alleged misconduct with regards to aggressive responses and harassment by Fæ toward users who question his actions.
Arbitration report Three open cases, motion for the removal of Carnildo's administrative tools
2012-07-02
Arbitration report Two motions for procedural reform, three open cases, Rich Farmbrough risks block and ban
2012-06-04
Arbitration report Fæ and GoodDay requests for arbitration, changes to evidence word limits
2012-05-28
Arbitration report Evidence submissions close in Rich Farmbrough case, vote on proposed decision in R&I Review
2012-04-23
Arbitration report Evidence submissions begin in Rich Farmbrough case, proposed decision in R&I Review
2012-04-16
Arbitration report Civility enforcement closed, proposed decision in TimidGuy, two cases remain open
2012-02-20
Arbitration report Betacommand 3 closed, proposed decision in Civility enforcement, AUSC candidates announced
2012-02-13
Arbitration report Four open cases, final decision in Muhammad images, Betacommand 3 near closure
2012-02-06
Arbitration report Four open cases, proposed decision in Muhammad images, AUSC call for applications
2012-01-23
Arbitration report Four open cases, Betacommand case deadlocked, Muhammad images close near
2012-01-16
Arbitration report Three open cases, one set for acceptance, arbitrators formally appointed by Jimmy Wales
2011-12-26
Arbitration report Betacommand 3 workshop revived, two cases set for acceptance and the ArbCom elections finish on a whimper
2011-12-12
Arbitration report Elections due to finish this week, little activity on Betacommand 3, Abortion case amended
2011-12-05
Arbitration report Voting underway in the elections, finally a final decision on Abortion, scant movement on requests
2011-11-28
Arbitration report Abortion and Betacommand 3 in evidence phase, three case requests outstanding
2011-11-14
Arbitration report Δ saga returns to arbitration, while the Abortion case stalls for another week
2011-11-07
Arbitration report Abortion case stalls, request for clarification on Δ, discretionary sanctions streamlined
2011-10-31
Arbitration report Case requests on ethnic strife and a WikiProject declined, Abortion case stalls but topic bans look to be lightened on amendment
2011-10-17
Arbitration report Senkaku Islands closes; administrators authorized to place articles on discretionary sanctions
2011-10-10
Arbitration report "Broadly construed" explained, voting begins on Senkaku Islands case, invitation to comment on CU/OS candidates
2011-09-26
Arbitration report Ohconfucius sanctions removed, Cirt desysopped 6:5 and a call for CU/OS applications
2011-09-12
Arbitration report One case comes to a close; initiator of a new case blocked as sockpuppet
2011-06-20
Arbitration report More workshop proposals in Tree shaping case; further votes in PD of other case
2011-06-13
Arbitration report Injunction – preliminary protection levels for BLP articles when removing PC
2011-05-23
Arbitration report AUSC appointments, new case, proposed decision for Coanda case, and motion regarding CU/OS
2011-04-04
Arbitration report New case opens; Monty Hall problem case closes – what does the decision tell us?
2011-03-28
Arbitration report New case on AE sanction handling; AUSC candidates; proposed decision in Kehrli 2 and Monty Hall problem
2011-03-14
Arbitration report Longevity and Shakespeare cases close; what do these decisions tell us?
2011-02-21
Arbitration report Proposed decisions in Shakespeare and Longevity; two new cases; motions passed, and more
2011-02-14
Arbitration report Open cases: Shakespeare authorship – Longevity; Motions on Date delinking, Eastern European mailing list
2011-02-07
Arbitration report Evidence in Shakespeare case moves to a close; Longevity case awaits proposed decision; AUSC RfC
2011-01-31
Arbitration report 23 editors submit evidence in 'Shakespeare' case, Longevity case awaits proposed decision, and more
2011-01-24
Arbitration report New case: Shakespeare authorship question; lack of recent input in Longevity case
2011-01-17
Arbitration report No cases this week; Amendments filed on Climate Change and Date Delinking; Motion passed on EEML
2010-11-15
Arbitration report No cases this week; Date delinking sanctions reduced for one party; History ban extended
2010-11-08
Arbitration report Arb resignation during plagiarism discussion; election RfC closing in 2 days
2010-11-01
ArbCom election Introduction to a special series: A look at the upcoming Arbitration Committee elections
2005-09-19