all proposed
Please note that Coolcat has begun using the account Cool Cat ( talk · contribs).
Arbitrators should vote for or against each point or abstain.
Conditional votes for or against and abstentions should be explained by the Arbitrator before or after his/her time-stamped signature. For example, an Arbitrator can state that she/he would only favor a particular remedy based on whether or not another remedy/remedies were passed.
On this case, 5 Arbitrators are away/inactive (Fennec, Mav, Nohat, David Gerard, Sannse) and none are recused, so 4 votes are a majority
Proposed wording to be modified by Arbitrators and then voted on. Non-Arbitrators may comment on the talk page.
Place those on the discussion page.
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) {text of proposed principle}
1) Wikipedia mediators are "are part of the Wikipedia:Mediation Committee, and are experienced and trusted Wikipedians."
1.1) Informal mediation is welcomed as a part of the normal editing process regardless of whether a user is an official Mediator.
2) Some tasks necessary for the functioning of Wikipedia require skill and, in the case of mediation, the trust of the community.
3) When there are a number of problems, it may serve to attempt to resolve the most pressing, then observe the situation.
4) It is not acceptable to stalk another editor who is editing in good faith. (Note that everyone is expected to assume good faith in the absence of definite evidence to the contrary.) Once an editor has given reason to suspect bad faith, monitoring is appropriate, but constantly nit-picking is always a violation of required courtesy.
4.1) There are hundreds of administrators available to monitor problem users.
1) {text of proposed finding of fact}
1) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) has unsuccessfully attempted to mediate a number of contested articles Javier Solana, Greco-Turkish relations, and Nanking Massacre. Please look at the talk pages of these articles for examples of the results of Coolcat's efforts.
1.1) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is not a Mediator. His nomination as a Mediator had no support Wikipedia_talk:Mediation_Committee#Removed_nominations. Self-nomination [1]; opposition by El C ( talk · contribs) [2]; opposition by Davenbelle ( talk · contribs) [3] citing attempts to mediate disputes where he had a strong POV. Coolcat responds to opposition [4]. El C reinforces his point [5]. Having gained no support after several months nomination removed by Angela ( talk · contribs) [6]
1.2) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) has engaged in the practice of "restructuring" talk pages [7]. This results in the talk pages being confused as comments have been moved out of the context in which they were made.
2) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) has a history of POV editing which has attracted the attention of other users. He may have moderated his behavior but continues to engage in it in some instances see these edits.
3) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs), Stereotek ( talk · contribs), and Fadix ( talk · contribs) have monitored Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) and have brought problems he has caused to the attention of the community.
3.1) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs), Stereotek ( talk · contribs), and Fadix ( talk · contribs) monitored Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) with the view to bringing problems he caused to the attention of the community. However, this has tipped over into effectively "wikistalking" or "hounding" Cool Cat, and so disrupting Wikipedia and discouraging his positive contributions.
4) While Cool Cat has made objectionable edits, there's sufficient evidence to suggest that all of Cool Cat's actions have been taken in good faith.
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) {text of proposed remedy}
1) Due to lack of community support, Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from holding himself out as a mediator or attempting to serve as a mediator of any dispute, see Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Coolcat,_Davenbelle_and_Stereotek/Workshop#Mediation_and_opposition, Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Coolcat,_Davenbelle_and_Stereotek/Workshop#Coolcat.27s_status_as_a_mediator, Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Coolcat,_Davenbelle_and_Stereotek/Workshop#Coolcat.27s_mediation_efforts_at_Greco-Turkish_relations, and Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Coolcat,_Davenbelle_and_Stereotek/Workshop#Nanking_Massacre. This ban shall continue in effect until such time as he is officially appointed to the Mediation Committee.
1.1) Due to lack of community support, Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from holding himself out as a mediator or attempting to serve as a mediator of any dispute for a year.
1.2) The Arbitration Committee strongly counsels Cool Cat to avoid attempting to serve as a mediator due to past difficulties
2) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs), Stereotek ( talk · contribs), and Fadix ( talk · contribs) are counseled to let other editors and administrators take the lead in monitoring Cool Cat ( talk · contribs). If subsequent proceedings which involve Cool Cat show that he has been hounded by them, substantial penalties may be imposed.
2.1) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs), Stereotek ( talk · contribs), and Fadix ( talk · contribs) are strongly cautioned to not interfere with Cool Cat's efforts to improve the quality of his participation on Wikipedia with the guidance of his mentors.
3) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is placed on Wikipedia:Probation for one year. This means that any administrator, in the exercise of their judgement for reasonable cause, documented in a section of this decision, may ban Cool Cat from any article he disrupts by inappropriate editing. Cool Cat must be notified on his talk page of any bans and a note must also placed on WP:AN/I.
3.1) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from editing any articles related or referring to Turks, Kurds, or Armenians for a period of 3 months, and is placed on Wikipedia:Probation for one year. The latter means that any administrator, in the exercise of their judgement for reasonable cause, documented in a section of this decision, may ban Cool Cat from any article he disrupts by inappropriate editing. Cool Cat must be notified on his talk page of any bans and a note must also placed on WP:AN/I.
3.2) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from editing for one year.
4) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from moving the comments of others around on the talk page of any article or any user talk page other than his own. Additionally he is not permitted to archive any talk page other than his own. Cool Cat may make no edit to a talk page which is not at the end of a section unless he begins a new section at the bottom of the page. This restriction shall last for one year.
5) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is, for one year, placed under a mentorship as follows: If Coolcat should disruptively edit articles relating to Turkey or the Kurds (or on mostly-unrelated articles with sections dealing with Turkey or the Kurds, such as the Armenian Holocaust on Holocaust), an admin may block him for a short time, up to three days.
Coolcat will have users: Mark Ryan, Tony Sidaway, and MacGyverMagic. as his mentors. The mentors will have the power to block Coolcat or prohibit him from editing certain articles. In addition, the mentors may overrule or modify administrator-imposed blocks on Coolcat stemming from this decision at their prerogative (and thus act as an avenue of appeal).
1) {text of proposed enforcement}
1) For the period covered by the remedies in this matter if Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) assumes the role of mediator with regard to any dispute or restructures or archives any talk page other than his own he may be briefly banned, up to a week in the case of repeat offenses.
2) For the period covered by the remedies in this matter if Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) assumes the role of mediator with regard to any dispute, then any user may add one copy of the following text to the talk pages of the users potentially involved in the attempted mediatation:
Warning Regarding Cool Cat as Mediator |
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The Arbitration Committee [[link to final decision|has determined]] that Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) lacks skill in mediation and is as likely to exacerbate conflicts as to help resolve them. Cool Cat has no official standing or authority regarding conflict resolution. Users accepting Cool Cat as mediator do so at their own risk. |
"Potentially involved" is to be interpreted narrowly; excessive use of the warning will be considered at best spam and at worst, vandalism by the Arbitration Committee.
For the period covered by the remedies in this matter if Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) restructures or archives any talk page other than his own he may be briefly banned, up to a week in the case of repeat offenses.
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.
all proposed
Please note that Coolcat has begun using the account Cool Cat ( talk · contribs).
Arbitrators should vote for or against each point or abstain.
Conditional votes for or against and abstentions should be explained by the Arbitrator before or after his/her time-stamped signature. For example, an Arbitrator can state that she/he would only favor a particular remedy based on whether or not another remedy/remedies were passed.
On this case, 5 Arbitrators are away/inactive (Fennec, Mav, Nohat, David Gerard, Sannse) and none are recused, so 4 votes are a majority
Proposed wording to be modified by Arbitrators and then voted on. Non-Arbitrators may comment on the talk page.
Place those on the discussion page.
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) {text of proposed principle}
1) Wikipedia mediators are "are part of the Wikipedia:Mediation Committee, and are experienced and trusted Wikipedians."
1.1) Informal mediation is welcomed as a part of the normal editing process regardless of whether a user is an official Mediator.
2) Some tasks necessary for the functioning of Wikipedia require skill and, in the case of mediation, the trust of the community.
3) When there are a number of problems, it may serve to attempt to resolve the most pressing, then observe the situation.
4) It is not acceptable to stalk another editor who is editing in good faith. (Note that everyone is expected to assume good faith in the absence of definite evidence to the contrary.) Once an editor has given reason to suspect bad faith, monitoring is appropriate, but constantly nit-picking is always a violation of required courtesy.
4.1) There are hundreds of administrators available to monitor problem users.
1) {text of proposed finding of fact}
1) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) has unsuccessfully attempted to mediate a number of contested articles Javier Solana, Greco-Turkish relations, and Nanking Massacre. Please look at the talk pages of these articles for examples of the results of Coolcat's efforts.
1.1) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is not a Mediator. His nomination as a Mediator had no support Wikipedia_talk:Mediation_Committee#Removed_nominations. Self-nomination [1]; opposition by El C ( talk · contribs) [2]; opposition by Davenbelle ( talk · contribs) [3] citing attempts to mediate disputes where he had a strong POV. Coolcat responds to opposition [4]. El C reinforces his point [5]. Having gained no support after several months nomination removed by Angela ( talk · contribs) [6]
1.2) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) has engaged in the practice of "restructuring" talk pages [7]. This results in the talk pages being confused as comments have been moved out of the context in which they were made.
2) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) has a history of POV editing which has attracted the attention of other users. He may have moderated his behavior but continues to engage in it in some instances see these edits.
3) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs), Stereotek ( talk · contribs), and Fadix ( talk · contribs) have monitored Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) and have brought problems he has caused to the attention of the community.
3.1) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs), Stereotek ( talk · contribs), and Fadix ( talk · contribs) monitored Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) with the view to bringing problems he caused to the attention of the community. However, this has tipped over into effectively "wikistalking" or "hounding" Cool Cat, and so disrupting Wikipedia and discouraging his positive contributions.
4) While Cool Cat has made objectionable edits, there's sufficient evidence to suggest that all of Cool Cat's actions have been taken in good faith.
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) {text of proposed remedy}
1) Due to lack of community support, Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from holding himself out as a mediator or attempting to serve as a mediator of any dispute, see Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Coolcat,_Davenbelle_and_Stereotek/Workshop#Mediation_and_opposition, Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Coolcat,_Davenbelle_and_Stereotek/Workshop#Coolcat.27s_status_as_a_mediator, Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Coolcat,_Davenbelle_and_Stereotek/Workshop#Coolcat.27s_mediation_efforts_at_Greco-Turkish_relations, and Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Coolcat,_Davenbelle_and_Stereotek/Workshop#Nanking_Massacre. This ban shall continue in effect until such time as he is officially appointed to the Mediation Committee.
1.1) Due to lack of community support, Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from holding himself out as a mediator or attempting to serve as a mediator of any dispute for a year.
1.2) The Arbitration Committee strongly counsels Cool Cat to avoid attempting to serve as a mediator due to past difficulties
2) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs), Stereotek ( talk · contribs), and Fadix ( talk · contribs) are counseled to let other editors and administrators take the lead in monitoring Cool Cat ( talk · contribs). If subsequent proceedings which involve Cool Cat show that he has been hounded by them, substantial penalties may be imposed.
2.1) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs), Stereotek ( talk · contribs), and Fadix ( talk · contribs) are strongly cautioned to not interfere with Cool Cat's efforts to improve the quality of his participation on Wikipedia with the guidance of his mentors.
3) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is placed on Wikipedia:Probation for one year. This means that any administrator, in the exercise of their judgement for reasonable cause, documented in a section of this decision, may ban Cool Cat from any article he disrupts by inappropriate editing. Cool Cat must be notified on his talk page of any bans and a note must also placed on WP:AN/I.
3.1) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from editing any articles related or referring to Turks, Kurds, or Armenians for a period of 3 months, and is placed on Wikipedia:Probation for one year. The latter means that any administrator, in the exercise of their judgement for reasonable cause, documented in a section of this decision, may ban Cool Cat from any article he disrupts by inappropriate editing. Cool Cat must be notified on his talk page of any bans and a note must also placed on WP:AN/I.
3.2) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from editing for one year.
4) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is prohibited from moving the comments of others around on the talk page of any article or any user talk page other than his own. Additionally he is not permitted to archive any talk page other than his own. Cool Cat may make no edit to a talk page which is not at the end of a section unless he begins a new section at the bottom of the page. This restriction shall last for one year.
5) Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) is, for one year, placed under a mentorship as follows: If Coolcat should disruptively edit articles relating to Turkey or the Kurds (or on mostly-unrelated articles with sections dealing with Turkey or the Kurds, such as the Armenian Holocaust on Holocaust), an admin may block him for a short time, up to three days.
Coolcat will have users: Mark Ryan, Tony Sidaway, and MacGyverMagic. as his mentors. The mentors will have the power to block Coolcat or prohibit him from editing certain articles. In addition, the mentors may overrule or modify administrator-imposed blocks on Coolcat stemming from this decision at their prerogative (and thus act as an avenue of appeal).
1) {text of proposed enforcement}
1) For the period covered by the remedies in this matter if Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) assumes the role of mediator with regard to any dispute or restructures or archives any talk page other than his own he may be briefly banned, up to a week in the case of repeat offenses.
2) For the period covered by the remedies in this matter if Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) assumes the role of mediator with regard to any dispute, then any user may add one copy of the following text to the talk pages of the users potentially involved in the attempted mediatation:
Warning Regarding Cool Cat as Mediator |
---|
The Arbitration Committee [[link to final decision|has determined]] that Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) lacks skill in mediation and is as likely to exacerbate conflicts as to help resolve them. Cool Cat has no official standing or authority regarding conflict resolution. Users accepting Cool Cat as mediator do so at their own risk. |
"Potentially involved" is to be interpreted narrowly; excessive use of the warning will be considered at best spam and at worst, vandalism by the Arbitration Committee.
For the period covered by the remedies in this matter if Cool Cat ( talk · contribs) restructures or archives any talk page other than his own he may be briefly banned, up to a week in the case of repeat offenses.
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.