Case clerks: Penwhale ( Talk) & Bbb23 ( Talk) Drafting arbitrators: Seraphimblade ( Talk) & Roger Davies ( Talk)
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After considering /Evidence and discussing proposals with other arbitrators, parties, and editors at /Workshop, arbitrators may make proposals which are ready for voting. Arbitrators will vote for or against each provision, or they may abstain. Only items which are supported by an absolute majority of the active, non-recused arbitrators will pass into the final decision. Conditional votes and abstentions will be denoted as such by the arbitrator, before or after their time-stamped signature. For example, an arbitrator can state that their support vote for one provision only applies if another provision fails to pass (these are denoted as "first" and "second choice" votes). Only arbitrators and clerks may edit this page, but non-arbitrators may comment on the talk page.
For this case there are 12 active arbitrators. 7 support or oppose votes are a majority.
Abstentions | Support votes needed for majority |
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0 | 7 |
1–2 | 6 |
3–4 | 5 |
If observing editors notice any discrepancies between the arbitrators' tallies and the final decision or the #Implementation notes, you should post to the clerk talk page. Similarly, arbitrators may request clerk assistance via the same method, or via the clerks' mailing list.
Under no circumstances may this page be edited, except by members of the Arbitration Committee or the case Clerks. Please submit comment on the proposed decision to the talk page.
Arbitrators may place proposed motions affecting the case in this section for voting. Typical motions might be to close or dismiss a case without a full decision (a reason should normally be given), or to add an additional party (although this can also be done without a formal motion as long as the new party is on notice of the case). Suggestions by the parties or other non-arbitrators for motions or other requests should be placed on the /Workshop page for consideration and discussion. Motions have the same majority for passage as the final decision.
1) {text of proposed motion}
A temporary injunction is a directive from the Arbitration Committee that parties to the case, or other editors notified of the injunction, do or refrain from doing something while the case is pending.
Four net "support" votes needed to pass (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support")
24 hours from the first vote is normally the fastest an injunction will be imposed.
1) {text of proposed orders}
1) The purpose of Wikipedia is to create a high-quality, free-content encyclopedia in an atmosphere of camaraderie and mutual respect among contributors. Use of the site for other purposes, such as advocacy or propaganda, furtherance of outside conflicts, or publishing or promoting original research is prohibited. Contributors whose actions are detrimental to that goal may be asked to refrain from them, even when these actions are undertaken in good faith.
2) An editor alleging misconduct by another editor is responsible for providing clear evidence of the alleged misconduct. An editor who is unable or unwilling to support such an accusation should refrain from making it at all. A claim of misconduct should be raised directly with the other user himself or herself in the first instance, unless there are compelling reasons for not doing so. If direct discussion does not resolve the issue, it should be raised in the appropriate forum for reporting or discussing such conduct, and should not generally be spread across multiple forums. Claims of misconduct should be made with the goal of resolving the problem, not of impugning another editor's reputation.
3) All Wikipedia articles must be written from a neutral point of view, with all relevant points of view represented in reasonable proportion to their importance and relevance to the subject-matter of the article. Undue weight should not be given to aspects that are peripheral to the topic. Original research and synthesized claims are prohibited. Use of a Wikipedia article for advocacy or promotion, either in favor of or against an individual, institution, or idea that is the subject of the article, is prohibited.
4) Wikipedia is not a forum for the creation or furtherance of grudges and personal disputes. A history of bad blood, poor interactions, and heated altercations between users can complicate attempts to reach consensus on substantive content issues. Inflammatory accusations often perpetuate disputes, poison the well of existing discussions, and disrupt the editing atmosphere. Discussions should be held with a view toward reaching a solution that can gain a genuine consensus. Attempting to exhaust or drive off editors who disagree through hostile conduct, rather than through legitimate dispute-resolution methods pursued only when legitimately necessary, is destructive to the consensus process and is not acceptable. See also Wikipedia is not a battleground.
5) Should a content discussion reach an impasse, wider input from previously uninvolved editors should be sought. Requests for such input should be made with neutral wording and through the processes designed to solicit community feedback on content issues, which may include a request for a third opinion, request for comment, or posting to the dispute resolution noticeboard. Input provided through one of these processes should be received appreciatively and given due consideration in the consensus-seeking process.
6) Wikipedia articles should present a neutral view of their subject. Use of a Wikipedia article for advocacy or promotion is prohibited.
7) Articles relating to living individuals continue to be among the most sensitive content on Wikipedia. As the English Wikipedia remains one of the most prominent and visited websites in the world, a Wikipedia article about an individual will often be among the highest-ranking results in any search for information about that individual. The contents of these articles may directly affect their subjects' lives, reputations, and well-being. Therefore, while all Wikipedia articles should be factually accurate, be based upon reliable sources, and be written from a neutral point of view, it is especially important that content relating to living people adheres to these standards.
8) Policy states: "Editors are expected to conduct themselves with appropriate decorum during arbitration cases, and may face sanctions if they fail to do so". The pages associated with arbitration cases are primarily intended to assist the Arbitration Committee in arriving at a fair, well-informed, and expeditious resolution of each case. While grievances must often be aired during such a case, it is expected that editors will do so without being unnecessarily rude or hostile, and will respond calmly to allegations against them. Accusations of misbehavior must be backed with clear evidence or not made at all. Editors who conduct themselves inappropriately during a case may be sanctioned by arbitrators or clerks including by warnings, blocks, or bans from further participation in the case. Behavior during a case may be considered as part of an editor's overall conduct in the matter at hand.
9) Editors who have already been sanctioned for disruptive behavior may be sanctioned more harshly for repeated instances of similar behaviors.
10) It is not the role of the Arbitration Committee to settle good-faith content disputes among editors.
1) The focus of this dispute is the history and politics of governmental regulation of the ownership of firearms. The initial locus was the gun control topic with a dispute within that article about whether government firearms policies in Nazi Germany helped facilitate the Holocaust. Related disputes have since arisen in Gun politics in the United States, Gun Control Act of 1968 and the biographical article on Stephen Halbrook, as well as other articles within the controversial gun politics category.
2) AndyTheGrump ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
AndyTheGrump has been previously been blocked for edit-warring, incivility and personal attacks.
3) Gaijin42 ( talk · contribs) has engaged in:
4) Goethean ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in incivility [36] and needless antagonism. [37]
5) Justanonymous ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
6) North8000 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
North8000 was topic-banned in the Tea Party case, and accepted a voluntary one-year topic-ban from Homophobia as his "article talk page presence is problematic".
6.1) North8000 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
North8000 was topic-banned in the Tea Party case, and accepted a voluntary one-year topic-ban from Homophobia as his "article talk page presence is problematic".
7) ROG5728 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
Note: All remedies that refer to a period of time, for example to a ban of X months or a revert parole of Y months, are to run concurrently unless otherwise stated.
1) For the purposes of remedies in this case, the scope of "gun control" includes governmental regulation of firearm ownership; the social, historical and political context of such regulation; and the people and organizations associated with these issues.
2) Standard discretionary sanctions are authorised for any edit about, and for all pages relating to, gun control.
3) AndyTheGrump is reminded that edit-warring is prohibited and that incivility, no matter how provoked, does nothing to improve the editing environment. Further instances of similar misconduct will likely result in serious sanctions.
4) As a last chance, Gaijin42 is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, gun control broadly construed.
5) Goethean is reminded that incivility and unnecessary antagonism do not improve the editing environment, and further instances of either may result in sanctions.
6) Justanonymous is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, gun control broadly construed.
7) North8000 is indefinitely site-banned from the English Language Wikipedia. The earliest he may request a lifting of the site-ban is twelve months from the passing of this remedy. Should fresh infringements of the sock puppetry policy occur after the passing of this remedy, the twelve-month site-ban will be reset to run from the date of the last such infringement. Additionally, North8000 is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, gun control broadly construed. The topic-ban in the Tea Party case remains in force.
7.1) North8000 is indefinitely site-banned from the English Language Wikipedia. The earliest he may request a lifting of the site-ban is twelve months from the passing of this remedy. Additionally, North8000 is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, gun control broadly construed. The topic-ban in the Tea Party case remains in force.
8) ROG5728 is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and all pages relating to, gun control broadly construed.
9) Topic bans imposed in this decision may be appealed no less than twelve months from case closure and a minimum of twelve months thereafter. For purposes of this remedy, any request to have the sanction reconsidered, modified, loosened, or lifted entirely, shall be considered an appeal.
0) Should any user subject to a restriction in this case violate that restriction, that user may be blocked, initially for up to one month, and then with blocks increasing in duration to a maximum of one year. Appeals of blocks may be made to the imposing administrator, and thereafter to arbitration enforcement, or to the Arbitration Committee. All blocks shall be logged in the appropriate section of the main case page. (Default provision: adopted by motion on 4 June 2012.)
Clerks and Arbitrators should use this section to clarify their understanding of the final decision--at a minimum, a list of items that have passed. Additionally, a list of which remedies are conditional on others (for instance a ban that should only be implemented if a mentorship should fail), and so on. Arbitrators should not pass the motion until they are satisfied with the implementation notes.
Important: Please ask the case clerk to author the implementation notes before initiating a motion to close, so that the final decision is clear.
Four net "support" votes needed to close case (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support"). 24 hours from the first motion is normally the fastest a case will close. The Clerks will close the case either immediately, or 24 hours after the fourth net support vote has been cast, depending on whether the arbitrators have voted unanimously on the entirety of the case's proposed decision or not.
Case clerks: Penwhale ( Talk) & Bbb23 ( Talk) Drafting arbitrators: Seraphimblade ( Talk) & Roger Davies ( Talk)
Wikipedia Arbitration |
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Track related changes |
After considering /Evidence and discussing proposals with other arbitrators, parties, and editors at /Workshop, arbitrators may make proposals which are ready for voting. Arbitrators will vote for or against each provision, or they may abstain. Only items which are supported by an absolute majority of the active, non-recused arbitrators will pass into the final decision. Conditional votes and abstentions will be denoted as such by the arbitrator, before or after their time-stamped signature. For example, an arbitrator can state that their support vote for one provision only applies if another provision fails to pass (these are denoted as "first" and "second choice" votes). Only arbitrators and clerks may edit this page, but non-arbitrators may comment on the talk page.
For this case there are 12 active arbitrators. 7 support or oppose votes are a majority.
Abstentions | Support votes needed for majority |
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0 | 7 |
1–2 | 6 |
3–4 | 5 |
If observing editors notice any discrepancies between the arbitrators' tallies and the final decision or the #Implementation notes, you should post to the clerk talk page. Similarly, arbitrators may request clerk assistance via the same method, or via the clerks' mailing list.
Under no circumstances may this page be edited, except by members of the Arbitration Committee or the case Clerks. Please submit comment on the proposed decision to the talk page.
Arbitrators may place proposed motions affecting the case in this section for voting. Typical motions might be to close or dismiss a case without a full decision (a reason should normally be given), or to add an additional party (although this can also be done without a formal motion as long as the new party is on notice of the case). Suggestions by the parties or other non-arbitrators for motions or other requests should be placed on the /Workshop page for consideration and discussion. Motions have the same majority for passage as the final decision.
1) {text of proposed motion}
A temporary injunction is a directive from the Arbitration Committee that parties to the case, or other editors notified of the injunction, do or refrain from doing something while the case is pending.
Four net "support" votes needed to pass (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support")
24 hours from the first vote is normally the fastest an injunction will be imposed.
1) {text of proposed orders}
1) The purpose of Wikipedia is to create a high-quality, free-content encyclopedia in an atmosphere of camaraderie and mutual respect among contributors. Use of the site for other purposes, such as advocacy or propaganda, furtherance of outside conflicts, or publishing or promoting original research is prohibited. Contributors whose actions are detrimental to that goal may be asked to refrain from them, even when these actions are undertaken in good faith.
2) An editor alleging misconduct by another editor is responsible for providing clear evidence of the alleged misconduct. An editor who is unable or unwilling to support such an accusation should refrain from making it at all. A claim of misconduct should be raised directly with the other user himself or herself in the first instance, unless there are compelling reasons for not doing so. If direct discussion does not resolve the issue, it should be raised in the appropriate forum for reporting or discussing such conduct, and should not generally be spread across multiple forums. Claims of misconduct should be made with the goal of resolving the problem, not of impugning another editor's reputation.
3) All Wikipedia articles must be written from a neutral point of view, with all relevant points of view represented in reasonable proportion to their importance and relevance to the subject-matter of the article. Undue weight should not be given to aspects that are peripheral to the topic. Original research and synthesized claims are prohibited. Use of a Wikipedia article for advocacy or promotion, either in favor of or against an individual, institution, or idea that is the subject of the article, is prohibited.
4) Wikipedia is not a forum for the creation or furtherance of grudges and personal disputes. A history of bad blood, poor interactions, and heated altercations between users can complicate attempts to reach consensus on substantive content issues. Inflammatory accusations often perpetuate disputes, poison the well of existing discussions, and disrupt the editing atmosphere. Discussions should be held with a view toward reaching a solution that can gain a genuine consensus. Attempting to exhaust or drive off editors who disagree through hostile conduct, rather than through legitimate dispute-resolution methods pursued only when legitimately necessary, is destructive to the consensus process and is not acceptable. See also Wikipedia is not a battleground.
5) Should a content discussion reach an impasse, wider input from previously uninvolved editors should be sought. Requests for such input should be made with neutral wording and through the processes designed to solicit community feedback on content issues, which may include a request for a third opinion, request for comment, or posting to the dispute resolution noticeboard. Input provided through one of these processes should be received appreciatively and given due consideration in the consensus-seeking process.
6) Wikipedia articles should present a neutral view of their subject. Use of a Wikipedia article for advocacy or promotion is prohibited.
7) Articles relating to living individuals continue to be among the most sensitive content on Wikipedia. As the English Wikipedia remains one of the most prominent and visited websites in the world, a Wikipedia article about an individual will often be among the highest-ranking results in any search for information about that individual. The contents of these articles may directly affect their subjects' lives, reputations, and well-being. Therefore, while all Wikipedia articles should be factually accurate, be based upon reliable sources, and be written from a neutral point of view, it is especially important that content relating to living people adheres to these standards.
8) Policy states: "Editors are expected to conduct themselves with appropriate decorum during arbitration cases, and may face sanctions if they fail to do so". The pages associated with arbitration cases are primarily intended to assist the Arbitration Committee in arriving at a fair, well-informed, and expeditious resolution of each case. While grievances must often be aired during such a case, it is expected that editors will do so without being unnecessarily rude or hostile, and will respond calmly to allegations against them. Accusations of misbehavior must be backed with clear evidence or not made at all. Editors who conduct themselves inappropriately during a case may be sanctioned by arbitrators or clerks including by warnings, blocks, or bans from further participation in the case. Behavior during a case may be considered as part of an editor's overall conduct in the matter at hand.
9) Editors who have already been sanctioned for disruptive behavior may be sanctioned more harshly for repeated instances of similar behaviors.
10) It is not the role of the Arbitration Committee to settle good-faith content disputes among editors.
1) The focus of this dispute is the history and politics of governmental regulation of the ownership of firearms. The initial locus was the gun control topic with a dispute within that article about whether government firearms policies in Nazi Germany helped facilitate the Holocaust. Related disputes have since arisen in Gun politics in the United States, Gun Control Act of 1968 and the biographical article on Stephen Halbrook, as well as other articles within the controversial gun politics category.
2) AndyTheGrump ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
AndyTheGrump has been previously been blocked for edit-warring, incivility and personal attacks.
3) Gaijin42 ( talk · contribs) has engaged in:
4) Goethean ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in incivility [36] and needless antagonism. [37]
5) Justanonymous ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
6) North8000 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
North8000 was topic-banned in the Tea Party case, and accepted a voluntary one-year topic-ban from Homophobia as his "article talk page presence is problematic".
6.1) North8000 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
North8000 was topic-banned in the Tea Party case, and accepted a voluntary one-year topic-ban from Homophobia as his "article talk page presence is problematic".
7) ROG5728 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in:
Note: All remedies that refer to a period of time, for example to a ban of X months or a revert parole of Y months, are to run concurrently unless otherwise stated.
1) For the purposes of remedies in this case, the scope of "gun control" includes governmental regulation of firearm ownership; the social, historical and political context of such regulation; and the people and organizations associated with these issues.
2) Standard discretionary sanctions are authorised for any edit about, and for all pages relating to, gun control.
3) AndyTheGrump is reminded that edit-warring is prohibited and that incivility, no matter how provoked, does nothing to improve the editing environment. Further instances of similar misconduct will likely result in serious sanctions.
4) As a last chance, Gaijin42 is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, gun control broadly construed.
5) Goethean is reminded that incivility and unnecessary antagonism do not improve the editing environment, and further instances of either may result in sanctions.
6) Justanonymous is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, gun control broadly construed.
7) North8000 is indefinitely site-banned from the English Language Wikipedia. The earliest he may request a lifting of the site-ban is twelve months from the passing of this remedy. Should fresh infringements of the sock puppetry policy occur after the passing of this remedy, the twelve-month site-ban will be reset to run from the date of the last such infringement. Additionally, North8000 is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, gun control broadly construed. The topic-ban in the Tea Party case remains in force.
7.1) North8000 is indefinitely site-banned from the English Language Wikipedia. The earliest he may request a lifting of the site-ban is twelve months from the passing of this remedy. Additionally, North8000 is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, gun control broadly construed. The topic-ban in the Tea Party case remains in force.
8) ROG5728 is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and all pages relating to, gun control broadly construed.
9) Topic bans imposed in this decision may be appealed no less than twelve months from case closure and a minimum of twelve months thereafter. For purposes of this remedy, any request to have the sanction reconsidered, modified, loosened, or lifted entirely, shall be considered an appeal.
0) Should any user subject to a restriction in this case violate that restriction, that user may be blocked, initially for up to one month, and then with blocks increasing in duration to a maximum of one year. Appeals of blocks may be made to the imposing administrator, and thereafter to arbitration enforcement, or to the Arbitration Committee. All blocks shall be logged in the appropriate section of the main case page. (Default provision: adopted by motion on 4 June 2012.)
Clerks and Arbitrators should use this section to clarify their understanding of the final decision--at a minimum, a list of items that have passed. Additionally, a list of which remedies are conditional on others (for instance a ban that should only be implemented if a mentorship should fail), and so on. Arbitrators should not pass the motion until they are satisfied with the implementation notes.
Important: Please ask the case clerk to author the implementation notes before initiating a motion to close, so that the final decision is clear.
Four net "support" votes needed to close case (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support"). 24 hours from the first motion is normally the fastest a case will close. The Clerks will close the case either immediately, or 24 hours after the fourth net support vote has been cast, depending on whether the arbitrators have voted unanimously on the entirety of the case's proposed decision or not.