all proposed
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, 3 Arbitrators are recused (the new arbitrators, unless they choose otherwise) and 2 are inactive, so 4 votes are a majority (Except where Grunt and Ambi have voted, where the majority is 5).
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) Trey Stone ( talk · contribs) is banned from editing any article which relates to politics pending resolution of this matter.
2) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs) is banned from editing any article which relates to politics pending resolution of this matter.
1) {text of proposed principle}
1) For information to be included in Wikipedia, it must have been published elsewhere in reliable sources and those sources should be cited as references in Wikipedia articles (see Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Cite sources).
1.1) Sometimes, especially regarding topics which have not been the subject of extensive journalistic or scholarly inquiry, published information regarding a topic is limited or available only through sources which because of their editorial policies (strong point of view) are suspect (see Wikipedia:Verifiability#Dubious_sources and Wikipedia:Verifiability#Obscure_topics).
2) As put forward in Wikipedia:Dispute resolution, Wikipedia works by building consensus. This is done through the use of polite discussion, in an attempt to develop a consensus regarding proper application of Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines such as Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Surveys and the Request for comment process are designed to assist consensus-building when normal talk page communication has not worked.
3) Wikipedia is not a soapbox or a vehicle for propaganda and advocacy.
4) Wikipedia policies regarding courtesy, assuming good faith, communicating about edits on the talk page of articles, producing appropriate references are especially relevant to articles which involve controversy.
5) Users who are unable or unwilling to follow the Wikipedia policies which relate to editing of controversial articles may be restricted with respect to editing in those areas.
6) The proper content of a Wikipedia article is about the subject of the article. With respect to the instant case, that subject is the journalists who have reported and commented on a number of controversial issues and their published work. It is inappropriate to insert extensive material regarding the controversial issues themselves. Information is readily available that the journalists published certain material and took the view that they took. Intrusion of the detail of the controversies themselves muddies the article and un-necessarily complicates it. These matters are more properly covered in articles which cover the controversies themselves.
7) Wikipedia policy requires inclusion of all significant points of view regarding a subject.
8) Wikipedia policy requires discussion of the content of an article when disputes arise on the talk pages of the article.
9) No original research
10) Wikipedia policy requires that a reputable reference be cited for material included in a Wikipedia article.
11) Sustained edit warring is wasteful of resources and destructive to morale.
1) {text of proposed finding of fact}
1) User:Trey Stone has engaged in editing disputes with Davenbelle, User:Viajero and others with respect to a set of articles which generally concern journalistic reports of recent events in the political spectrum; these include Allan Nairn, Amy Goodman, Death squad, Suharto, Isle of Youth, Corporate media, Henry Kissinger, and Fidel Castro.
2) It is User:Trey Stone's contention that Davenbelle, User:Viajero and others are editing from a left-wing or anti-American point of view.
3) It seems to Davenbelle and Viajero that User:Trey Stone is discourteous and dismissive and while challenging the credibility of the sources they reference, fails to produce references on his own part while justifiying his own edits through argument rather than reference to credible sources.
4) Trey Stone and Davenbelle have, due to a long history of struggle (in Trey Stone's case dating back to User:172, no longer an active editor), ceased attempting to discuss edits with one another, relying on repetitive reversions. They assume bad faith, make no attempt to produce references for their edits, and revert even the coding of images; see page history and talk page of Isle of Youth.
5.1) On February 5, 2005, User:Viajero created the new article Allan Nairn, [1]. This article is well written, but based on sources which share Allan Nairn's (and presumably Viajero's) point of view. It characterizes Allan Nairn as a "highly-respected American investigative journalist." It includes the content of a number of Allan Nairn's published allegations, for example, the "story of the US government's role in establishing and funding the Haitian paramilitary death squad, FRAPH (the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti)," published in Nation.
5.2) Editing progressed normally for a period with most edits by Viajero until on April 24, 2005 User:Trey Stone made a number of changes with the comment, "NPOVing this sorry article" [2]. Trey Stone's edits, other than characterizing Allan Naim as a "[[left-wing politics|left-wing]]" investigative journalist, consisted of replacing language used by Allan Naim with apologetic language, for example, he replaced " death squads" with "repressive actions being taken by the country's military government." Material was also added which puts reported material in context, for example, he added "amidst a chaotic counterinsurgency campaign against Marxist guerrillas active in both urban and rural areas." to the sentence, "In 1980, Nairn visited Guatemala, in the middle of a campaign of assassination against student leaders," Particular attention was paid to the report concerning FRAPH, replacing "In an article published in The Nation in 1994, Nairn broke the story of the US government's role in establishing and funding the Haitian paramilitary death squad, FRAPH (the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti)." with "In an article published in The Nation in 1996, Nairn raised questions about possible links between the U.S. CIA, DIA, and the anti- Aristide death squad FRAPH ( Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti). However, his report relies heavily on a single source, and the Clinton administration had publicly come out against the Haitian military regime of General Raúl Cédras, accused of supporting the group. Furthermore, the deposed Jean-Bertrand Aristide was reinstated as President of Haiti through U.S. military intervention in 1994." Trey Stone, however, cites no sources for his revisions and additions.
5.3 Following User:Trey Stone's revisions User:Viajero and others attempted discussion on Talk:Allan Nairn but this was unproductive. Edit warring has continued to the present with User:Mel Etitis and User:Davenbelle replacing Viajero as Trey Stone's adversaries. His opponents maintain that Trey Stone's edits amount to original research and characterize them as "editorializing." Trey Stone, on his part, views his additions as adding perspective, for example in this edit which he characterizes as "once again RVing the lie about unambiguous U.S. support for FRAPH." However, he cites no source other than his own reasoning. See i've proven my case, i will not discuss this any further
6) Trey Stone ( talk · contribs) complains about Davenbelle ( talk · contribs) editing of Corporate media
6.1) A detailed analysis of Davenbelle ( talk · contribs) edits to Corporate media shows dozens of reverts with no citation of authority and no discussion on the talk page regarding the dispute.
6.2) A detailed analysis of Trey Stone ( talk · contribs) edits to Corporate media shows creation of an original research article followed by dozens of reverts with no citation of authority and no discussion on the talk page regarding the dispute.
6.3) A detailed analysis of Viajero ( talk · contribs) edits to Corporate media shows point of view copyediting without citation of sources, addition of useful information but no participation in the extensive reversions engaged in by the other editors.
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) Information added to articles concerning journalistic reports of recent events in the political spectrum by Trey Stone, Davenbelle, and Viajero must include a valid reference, or it may be removed by a third party as in 2) below.
2) Information added to articles concerning journalistic reports of recent events in the political spectrum that is poorly referenced or not referenced at all may be removed on sight by individuals other than Trey Stone, Davenbelle, and Viajero.
3) Trey Stone, Davenbelle, and Viajero are forbidden from removing information added to articles concerning journalistic reports of recent events in the political spectrum which is well-referenced and are subject to twenty-four hour blocks should they do so.
4) User:Trey Stone is required to conduct himself with courtesy toward others while editing controversial articles which concern politics. He is required to discuss all substantial edits on the talk pages of the article edited, assume good faith and produce references for all substantial edits. He is reminded that analysis, however acute, cannot substitute for reliable references. Violations of these requirements may result in a short ban (up to a week for repeat offenses) being imposed by any administrator observing them.
4.1) User:Trey Stone is banned for one year from editing articles which concern politics, particularly articles which concern the foreign relations of the United States.
5) User:Davenbelle is banned for one year from editing articles which concern politics, particularly articles which concern the foreign relations of the United States.
6) In the event User:Trey Stone is unable or unwilling to conduct himself appropriately with respect to the editing of controversial political articles as evidenced by the need for repeated discipline he may be banned for up to one year from editing articles which relate to political issues. This remedy shall not be effective until at least 12 short bans have been imposed.
7) All involved contributors are urged to make better use of talk pages, in particular to consider whether language used in articles complies with the policy of NPOV. Note that Trey Stone is not banned from any talk pages.
1) {text of proposed enforcement}
1) In the event User:Trey Stone edits articles which concern politics, especially those which concern United States foreign policy he may be briefly banned, up to one week for repeated offenses. However the one year editing ban will not reset.
1) In the event any user, either User:Trey Stone or User:Davenbelle edits articles which concern politics, especially those which concern United States foreign policy he may be briefly banned, up to one week for repeated offenses.
I have to say that this case leaves me bemused. Our standard way of writing up a case is to highlight all the issues requiring our intervention, and then to decide on appropriate remedies to solve the situation. In this case, we have a bunch of findings that give a rambling chronology of events - and miss the issues involved almost entirely, leading to a particularly odd set of remedies. Ambi 13:04, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
My changes are based on taking a good look at the edit history of corporate media, dozens of reverts and not one citation or one word on the talk page. Fred Bauder 20:26, July 9, 2005 (UTC)
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
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, 3 Arbitrators are recused (the new arbitrators, unless they choose otherwise) and 2 are inactive, so 4 votes are a majority (Except where Grunt and Ambi have voted, where the majority is 5).
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) Trey Stone ( talk · contribs) is banned from editing any article which relates to politics pending resolution of this matter.
2) Davenbelle ( talk · contribs) is banned from editing any article which relates to politics pending resolution of this matter.
1) {text of proposed principle}
1) For information to be included in Wikipedia, it must have been published elsewhere in reliable sources and those sources should be cited as references in Wikipedia articles (see Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Cite sources).
1.1) Sometimes, especially regarding topics which have not been the subject of extensive journalistic or scholarly inquiry, published information regarding a topic is limited or available only through sources which because of their editorial policies (strong point of view) are suspect (see Wikipedia:Verifiability#Dubious_sources and Wikipedia:Verifiability#Obscure_topics).
2) As put forward in Wikipedia:Dispute resolution, Wikipedia works by building consensus. This is done through the use of polite discussion, in an attempt to develop a consensus regarding proper application of Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines such as Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Surveys and the Request for comment process are designed to assist consensus-building when normal talk page communication has not worked.
3) Wikipedia is not a soapbox or a vehicle for propaganda and advocacy.
4) Wikipedia policies regarding courtesy, assuming good faith, communicating about edits on the talk page of articles, producing appropriate references are especially relevant to articles which involve controversy.
5) Users who are unable or unwilling to follow the Wikipedia policies which relate to editing of controversial articles may be restricted with respect to editing in those areas.
6) The proper content of a Wikipedia article is about the subject of the article. With respect to the instant case, that subject is the journalists who have reported and commented on a number of controversial issues and their published work. It is inappropriate to insert extensive material regarding the controversial issues themselves. Information is readily available that the journalists published certain material and took the view that they took. Intrusion of the detail of the controversies themselves muddies the article and un-necessarily complicates it. These matters are more properly covered in articles which cover the controversies themselves.
7) Wikipedia policy requires inclusion of all significant points of view regarding a subject.
8) Wikipedia policy requires discussion of the content of an article when disputes arise on the talk pages of the article.
9) No original research
10) Wikipedia policy requires that a reputable reference be cited for material included in a Wikipedia article.
11) Sustained edit warring is wasteful of resources and destructive to morale.
1) {text of proposed finding of fact}
1) User:Trey Stone has engaged in editing disputes with Davenbelle, User:Viajero and others with respect to a set of articles which generally concern journalistic reports of recent events in the political spectrum; these include Allan Nairn, Amy Goodman, Death squad, Suharto, Isle of Youth, Corporate media, Henry Kissinger, and Fidel Castro.
2) It is User:Trey Stone's contention that Davenbelle, User:Viajero and others are editing from a left-wing or anti-American point of view.
3) It seems to Davenbelle and Viajero that User:Trey Stone is discourteous and dismissive and while challenging the credibility of the sources they reference, fails to produce references on his own part while justifiying his own edits through argument rather than reference to credible sources.
4) Trey Stone and Davenbelle have, due to a long history of struggle (in Trey Stone's case dating back to User:172, no longer an active editor), ceased attempting to discuss edits with one another, relying on repetitive reversions. They assume bad faith, make no attempt to produce references for their edits, and revert even the coding of images; see page history and talk page of Isle of Youth.
5.1) On February 5, 2005, User:Viajero created the new article Allan Nairn, [1]. This article is well written, but based on sources which share Allan Nairn's (and presumably Viajero's) point of view. It characterizes Allan Nairn as a "highly-respected American investigative journalist." It includes the content of a number of Allan Nairn's published allegations, for example, the "story of the US government's role in establishing and funding the Haitian paramilitary death squad, FRAPH (the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti)," published in Nation.
5.2) Editing progressed normally for a period with most edits by Viajero until on April 24, 2005 User:Trey Stone made a number of changes with the comment, "NPOVing this sorry article" [2]. Trey Stone's edits, other than characterizing Allan Naim as a "[[left-wing politics|left-wing]]" investigative journalist, consisted of replacing language used by Allan Naim with apologetic language, for example, he replaced " death squads" with "repressive actions being taken by the country's military government." Material was also added which puts reported material in context, for example, he added "amidst a chaotic counterinsurgency campaign against Marxist guerrillas active in both urban and rural areas." to the sentence, "In 1980, Nairn visited Guatemala, in the middle of a campaign of assassination against student leaders," Particular attention was paid to the report concerning FRAPH, replacing "In an article published in The Nation in 1994, Nairn broke the story of the US government's role in establishing and funding the Haitian paramilitary death squad, FRAPH (the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti)." with "In an article published in The Nation in 1996, Nairn raised questions about possible links between the U.S. CIA, DIA, and the anti- Aristide death squad FRAPH ( Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti). However, his report relies heavily on a single source, and the Clinton administration had publicly come out against the Haitian military regime of General Raúl Cédras, accused of supporting the group. Furthermore, the deposed Jean-Bertrand Aristide was reinstated as President of Haiti through U.S. military intervention in 1994." Trey Stone, however, cites no sources for his revisions and additions.
5.3 Following User:Trey Stone's revisions User:Viajero and others attempted discussion on Talk:Allan Nairn but this was unproductive. Edit warring has continued to the present with User:Mel Etitis and User:Davenbelle replacing Viajero as Trey Stone's adversaries. His opponents maintain that Trey Stone's edits amount to original research and characterize them as "editorializing." Trey Stone, on his part, views his additions as adding perspective, for example in this edit which he characterizes as "once again RVing the lie about unambiguous U.S. support for FRAPH." However, he cites no source other than his own reasoning. See i've proven my case, i will not discuss this any further
6) Trey Stone ( talk · contribs) complains about Davenbelle ( talk · contribs) editing of Corporate media
6.1) A detailed analysis of Davenbelle ( talk · contribs) edits to Corporate media shows dozens of reverts with no citation of authority and no discussion on the talk page regarding the dispute.
6.2) A detailed analysis of Trey Stone ( talk · contribs) edits to Corporate media shows creation of an original research article followed by dozens of reverts with no citation of authority and no discussion on the talk page regarding the dispute.
6.3) A detailed analysis of Viajero ( talk · contribs) edits to Corporate media shows point of view copyediting without citation of sources, addition of useful information but no participation in the extensive reversions engaged in by the other editors.
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) Information added to articles concerning journalistic reports of recent events in the political spectrum by Trey Stone, Davenbelle, and Viajero must include a valid reference, or it may be removed by a third party as in 2) below.
2) Information added to articles concerning journalistic reports of recent events in the political spectrum that is poorly referenced or not referenced at all may be removed on sight by individuals other than Trey Stone, Davenbelle, and Viajero.
3) Trey Stone, Davenbelle, and Viajero are forbidden from removing information added to articles concerning journalistic reports of recent events in the political spectrum which is well-referenced and are subject to twenty-four hour blocks should they do so.
4) User:Trey Stone is required to conduct himself with courtesy toward others while editing controversial articles which concern politics. He is required to discuss all substantial edits on the talk pages of the article edited, assume good faith and produce references for all substantial edits. He is reminded that analysis, however acute, cannot substitute for reliable references. Violations of these requirements may result in a short ban (up to a week for repeat offenses) being imposed by any administrator observing them.
4.1) User:Trey Stone is banned for one year from editing articles which concern politics, particularly articles which concern the foreign relations of the United States.
5) User:Davenbelle is banned for one year from editing articles which concern politics, particularly articles which concern the foreign relations of the United States.
6) In the event User:Trey Stone is unable or unwilling to conduct himself appropriately with respect to the editing of controversial political articles as evidenced by the need for repeated discipline he may be banned for up to one year from editing articles which relate to political issues. This remedy shall not be effective until at least 12 short bans have been imposed.
7) All involved contributors are urged to make better use of talk pages, in particular to consider whether language used in articles complies with the policy of NPOV. Note that Trey Stone is not banned from any talk pages.
1) {text of proposed enforcement}
1) In the event User:Trey Stone edits articles which concern politics, especially those which concern United States foreign policy he may be briefly banned, up to one week for repeated offenses. However the one year editing ban will not reset.
1) In the event any user, either User:Trey Stone or User:Davenbelle edits articles which concern politics, especially those which concern United States foreign policy he may be briefly banned, up to one week for repeated offenses.
I have to say that this case leaves me bemused. Our standard way of writing up a case is to highlight all the issues requiring our intervention, and then to decide on appropriate remedies to solve the situation. In this case, we have a bunch of findings that give a rambling chronology of events - and miss the issues involved almost entirely, leading to a particularly odd set of remedies. Ambi 13:04, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
My changes are based on taking a good look at the edit history of corporate media, dozens of reverts and not one citation or one word on the talk page. Fred Bauder 20:26, July 9, 2005 (UTC)
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.