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This is an archive of the results of all cases completed by the Arbitration Committee.

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2008

October

• Three cases
• SlimVirgin-Lar, Decided 30 October 2008 (AN notice).
  • Parties: *SlimVirgin (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Lar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Mackensen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Thatcher (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
  • The Committee reminds the users who brought the matter into the public arena rather than to a suitable dispute resolution process—in particular, SlimVirgin—that dispute resolution procedures rather than public invective remain the preferred course for addressing matters of user conduct. The Committee reminds all operators of the CheckUser tool that it is imperative that they make every effort to abide strictly by the Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy at all times.

• Abtract-Collectonian, Decided 29 October 2008 (AN notice).
  • Parties: *LessHeard vanU (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Abtract (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Collectonian (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Sesshomaru (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), JHunterJ (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Natalya (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights)
  • Abtract (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) shall not interact with, or comment in any way (directly or indirectly) about, Collectonian, on any page in Wikipedia; harass or wikistalk Collectonian such as by editing pages that Collectonian has recently edited; or make uncivil comments about or personal attacks upon any user. Collectonian is urged to continue to avoid any unnecessary interaction with Abtract.

• Sarah Palin protection wheel war, Decided 20 October 2008 (AN notice).
  • Parties: MBisanz (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights); MZMcBride (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights); Jossi (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights); WilyD (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights).
  • Remedies: Jossi admonished; MZMcBride admonished; community urged to continue to strive for the improvement of the BLP policy, esp. on top of existing progress at WT:BLP; all parties to case instructed to review principles and findings of this case and strive to adjust future behaviour accordingly.

September

• Two cases
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/C68-FM-SV (informally, the "omnibus" case) Decided 24 September 2008 - AN notice.
  • Parties: FeloniousMonk (talk • contribs • former admin: blocks • protects • deletions • rights), Cla68 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), SlimVirgin (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Viridae (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), JzG (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights)
  • FeloniousMonk is desysopped, and can have them restored either by Committee decision or RfA. All parties admonished and instructed to improve their editing habits, including a specific list of six items passed by the Committee (click to read). All directly- or indirectly-involved users are asked to read the case and ensure they comply with the behavioural guidelines set out by the Committee.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Alastair Haines Decided 11 September 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Alastair Haines (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), LisaLiel (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) and Ilkali (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
  • Parties placed on editing restrictions, 1RR and disruption parole for one year. Alastair Haines further placed on civility parole for one year.

August

• One case
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Geogre-William M. Connolley Decided 22 August 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: SirFozzie (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Giano II (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Geogre (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), William M. Connolley (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
  • Both William M. Connolley & Geogre are indefinitely prohibited from taking any administrative action with respect to Giano II, or edit wars in which Giano II is an involved party.

July

• Two cases
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Yorkshirian Decided 14 July 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Yorkshirian (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Jza84 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Harkey Lodger (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Cameron (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), MRSC (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), KieferSkunk (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Ddstretch (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Arcayne (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
  • Yorkshirian is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Giovanni33 Decided 6 July 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Ultramarine (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Giovanni33 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
  • Giovanni33 banned by the Committee for one year, running concurrently with an existing community ban.

June

• Two cases
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Homeopathy Decided 30 June 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Shoemaker's Holiday (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), DanaUllman (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Infophile (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), OffTheFence (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Enric Naval (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
  • Editors involved in editing articles related to homeopathy who despite being warned, repeatedly or seriously fail to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process may be placed under discretionary sanctions. DanaUllman (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) is banned for one year.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Footnoted quotes Decided 16 June 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Alansohn (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), RedSpruce (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
  • Biography of living persons articles are placed under special enforcement. Alansohn (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) is placed on a civility editing restriction for one year.

May

• Three cases
• Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/CAMERA_lobbying Decided 28 May 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Lawrence Cohen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Zeq (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Gni (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Dajudem (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Jersmum (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Number 57 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Bangpound (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Screen stalker (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Future Perfect at Sunrise (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Moreschi (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), ChrisO (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Eleland (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
  • Sanctions previously imposed are confirmed. An amnesty is extended towards any editors who may have been involved in this external group and who have not been sanctioned for their participation in it. This is coupled with an expectation that these editors will not participate in similar efforts in the future. Members of the community who may have information regarding similar efforts by external groups to unduly influence our content are urged to forward that information to the Committee for review. Hypnosadist (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) is admonished to maintain an appropriate level of professionalism at all times, and to avoid misrepresenting Wikipedia policy to other editors.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Tango Decided 16 May 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Bishzilla (talk · contribs), Tango (talk · contribs), MONGO (talk · contribs)
  • Tango's administrative privileges revoked, and may apply to have them reinstated at any time by RFA or by appeal to the Committee.
  • Administrative tools may not be used to further the administrator's own position in a dispute.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat Decided 12 May 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Jossi (talk · contribs), Will Beback (talk · contribs), Francis Schonken (talk · contribs), Momento (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log), Rumiton (talk · contribs), Andries (talk · contribs), Msalt (talk · contribs), Jayen466 (talk · contribs), Janice Rowe (talk · contribs), Nik Wright2 (talk · contribs), PatW (talk · contribs), John Brauns (talk · contribs), Sylviecyn (talk · contribs), Mukadderat (talk · contribs)
  • Prem Rawat and related articles, including their talk pages, are subject to article probation.

April

• Five cases

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Strider12 Decided 21 April 2008
  • Parties: Strider12 (talk · contribs), MastCell (talk · contribs)
  • Strider12 is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year. Should Strider12 resume editing Wikipedia, she shall be assigned a volunteer mentor, who will be asked to assist her in understanding and following policy and community practice to a sufficient level that continued sanctions will not be necessary.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Betacommand 2 Decided 13 April 2008
  • Parties: Betacommand (talk · contribs), Maxim (talk · contribs), MickMacNee (talk · contribs), LaraLove (talk · contribs), BrownHairedGirl (talk · contribs), Friday (talk · contribs), Hammersoft (talk · contribs), Carcharoth (talk · contribs), Badagnani (talk · contribs), Bellwether BC (talk · contribs), Avruch (talk · contribs), ST47 (talk · contribs)
  • Betacommand is thanked for his contributions to the project but is instructed to remain civil and avoid personal attacks, to operate his bots only in accordance with bot policy and BAG approvals, and to refrain from untoward conduct. Betacommand is urged to be more responsive to good-faith questions from users whose images he tags. Editors are reminded that review of image contributions is necessary and that they should avoid personal attacks on the users who conduct such review. The community is urged to reexamine certain policies and procedures regarding image review, tagging, and deletion, as well as to consider updating the procedures of the Bot Approvals Group. If disruptions relating to this matter continue, a request may be made that the Arbitration Committee reopen the case.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/International Churches of Christ Decided 12 April 2008
  • Parties: TransylvanianKarl (talk · contribs), Xiaphias (talk · contribs)
  • TransylvanianKarl is urged to refrain from editing International Churches of Christ and any related pages until he has fully familiarized himself with the English Wikipedia core policies. TransylvanianKarl is also urged to raise issues and suggestions on the talkpage before making potentially controversial edits to articles, including deletion of cited material and citations.
• September 11 conspiracy theories Decided 8 April 2008.
  • Parties: Various; see full list
  • Remedies: Discretionary sanctions may now be enacted.
• Highways 2 Decided 6 April 2008
  • Parties: Rschen7754 (talk · contribs), TwinsMetsFan (talk · contribs), Scott5114 (talk · contribs), Son (talk · contribs), JohnnyAlbert10 (talk · contribs), NE2 (talk · contribs), Lpangelrob (talk · contribs), O (talk · contribs)
  • No formal enforcement measures are being proposed at this time, in light of the hope that editors will act of their own volition and take with them a more in-depth understanding of the issues, principles, and the disputes themselves, for future benefit and to avoid the need for more formal responses.

March

• Five cases, one of which was dismissed without action

• Franco-Mongol alliance Decided 14 March 2008
  • Parties: PHG (talk · contribs), Elonka (talk · contribs), Eupator (talk · contribs), WJBscribe (talk · contribs), Jehochman (talk · contribs)
  • PHG is prohibited from editing articles relating to medieval or ancient history for a period of one year. He is permitted to make suggestions on talk pages, provided that he interacts with other editors in a civil fashion.

• Mantanmoreland Decided 13 March 2008
  • Parties: Mantanmoreland (talk · contribs), SirFozzie (talk · contribs), Durova (talk · contribs), Samiharris (talk · contribs), Cool Hand Luke (talk · contribs)
  • Mantanmoreland has a topic ban and must not use alternative accounts or web proxies, and the articles are under probation.

• Ehud Lesar Decided 12 March 2008
  • Parties: Ehud Lesar (talk · contribs), AdilBaguirov (talk · contribs), Grandmaster (talk · contribs)
  • Ehud Lesar's indef block is reversed as insufficient evidence that he was as sockpuppet of AdilBaguirov was found. The sock accusations are found to have been made in good faith.

• Episodes and characters 2 Decided March 10, 2008
  • Parties: 14 total (complete list)
  • TTN (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) is prohibited for six months from making any edit to an article or project page related to a television episode or character that substantially amounts to a merge, redirect, deletion, or request for any of the preceding, to be interpreted broadly. He is free to contribute on the talk pages or to comment on any AfD, RfD, DRV, or similar discussion initiated by another editor, as appropriate. The parties are instructed to cease engaging in editorial conflict and to work collaboratively to develop a generally accepted and applicable approach to the articles in question.

• New World Translation Dismissed 1 March 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: cfrito (talk · contribs), Marvin Shilmer (talk · contribs)
  • Dismissed as no evidence has been presented although the case has been open for one week.

February

• Three cases (plus one privately heard case now posted)

• JoshuaZ (heard privately by AC) Decided February 5, 2008
  • Parties: JoshuaZ (talk · contribs), Gothnic (talk · contribs), Miles Naismith (talk · contribs)
  • In response to a finding by the Arbitration Committee that he engaged in abusive use of multiple user accounts, JoshuaZ voluntarily resigned his administrator tools on February 5, 2008. Per the usual practice that occurs when administrator's voluntarily give up their tools when faced with potential sanctions by the Arbitration Committee, JoshuaZ cannot have the tools returned by simply asking for them back. Additionally, JoshuaZ must contact the Arbitration Committee for permission to have a RFA.

• Waterboarding Decided February 15, 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: over 20 (complete list)
  • The Waterboarding article, and closely related pages, are placed on an article probation (full remedy); editors working on the Waterboarding area may be subject to a general restiction (detailed here).

• Matthew Hoffman Decided February 13, 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: MatthewHoffman (talk · contribs), Vanished user (talk · contribs), Moreschi (talk · contribs), Jehochman (talk · contribs), Chaser (talk · contribs), Charles Matthews (talk · contribs), Carcharoth (talk · contribs), GRBerry (talk · contribs), Rodhullandemu (talk · contribs)
  • The block log is to be annotated to show that this Committee has found the blocks of MatthewHoffman to be unjustified and Vanished user is provisionally desysopped for six months.
  • Administrative tools may not be used to further the administrator's own position in a content dispute.

• IRC Decided February 9, 2008 - AN notice
  • Parties: Giano II (talk · contribs), Tony Sidaway (talk · contribs), David Gerard (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Irpen (talk · contribs), Betacommand (talk · contribs), Ryulong (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Geogre (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), AzaToth (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights), Doc glasgow (talk • contribs •