8bitJake: Closed on Friday after a two month hearing, a case involving
8bitJake.
badlydrawnjeff, the initiator of the arbitration request, asserted that 8bitJake's editing on political articles was biased, and that 8bitJake was incivil to other editors on the articles. As a result of the case, 8bitJake, Bazzajf and the IP address 62.77.181.16 were placed on probation and banned from editing articles relating to Washington State political figures.
Dionyseus: Closed on Wednesday after a two month hearing, a case involving
Dionyseus and
Danny Pi, and their actions on
Veselin Topalov, an article on a Bulgarian chess player accused of cheating. As a result of the case, Danielpi was banned for one week for "discourtesy and personal attacks", and Dionyseus was advised to "consider carefully the suggestions of others regarding punctuation and other matters he is not familiar with."
New cases
Marudubshinki: A case involving the actions of
Marudubshinki.
Snottygobble,
I@n and others allege that Marudubshinki has operated an unauthorised bot, and misused his sysop powers by unblocking himself and allowing his bot to delete pages. Marudubshinki has not presented a statement in his defence.
MONGO: A case involving the actions of
MONGO,
rootology, and others. The case centers around
Encyclopædia damatica, and an article posted on the site portraying MONGO in a negative light.
Evidence phase
Ed Poor 2: A case involving
Ed Poor.
JoshuaZ and
Consumed Crustacean have accused Poor of POV pushing and disruption; Poor has not introduced evidence in the case. Ed Poor was party to two prior cases; the
first was closed after Poor resigned his status as a
bureaucrat, and the
second resulted in his desysopping.
Pat8722: A case involving the actions of
Pat8722.
BorgHunter has accused Pat8722 of edit-warring. Pat8722 has requested that the ArbCom stay the case while he pursues 6 pro se cases in the American courts, and has agreed not to edit Wikipedia in the interim, but has not yet filed a formal motion to stay the case.
Voting phase
St Christopher: A case involving
St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine, a school whose accreditation status is in dispute, and in particular the behaviour of
ParalelUni on the page. Dmcdevit has proposed remedies affirming the community ban of ParalelUni, and banning all single-purpose accounts from editing the article. However, no other arbitrators have yet commented on the proposals.
Kehrli: A case involving the actions of
Nick Y and
Kherli on
Mass-to-charge ratio and related articles. Both protagonists accuse each other of POV pushing, adding unsourced information, and adding dispute tags without reason. Fred Bauder has proposed remedies banning Kehrli from articles relating to
M/z, and from changing the notation m/z where found to any other notation. However, no other arbitrators have yet commented on the proposals.
Israel-Lebanon: A case involving the actions of
AdamKesher,
Tasc and others on
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. AdamKesher accuses Tasc of removing relevant external links which satisfy
WP:EL, and he denies the allegation. In response,
Denis Diderot accuses Kesher of "using Wikipedia as a tool to promote his POV". Fred Bauder has proposed remedies permitting the linking to blogs which offer contemporary comment on a current event from Wikipedia pages, cautioning all editors to use common sense above literal interpretation of Wikipedia policy, and permitting any editor "particularly Tasc", to be banned from the article for an "appropriate period" should they engage in edit warring on the issue. These proposals have yet to be commented on.
Deir Yassin massacre: A case involving the actions of
KimvdLinde and
Guy Montag on
Deir Yassin massacre. KimvdLinde alleges that Montag has violated his
probation by rewriting the article, unilaterally moving it to "Battle of Deir Yassin", violating copyright and votestacking. In return, Montag refuses "to participate in any of these proceedings", and alleges that KimvdLinde has abused her admin tools by exercising them in a dispute in which she is involved. Fred Bauder has proposed remedies banning Montag from articles relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and suggested that Montag's probation be extended. However, no other arbitrators have yet commented on these proposals.
Warren Kinsella: A case involving the actions of
Arthur Ellis,
Pete Peters and others on the
Warren Kinsella article. Both users accuse the other of disruptive edits on the page, and Peters and others acccuse Ellis of sockpuppetry using anon accounts, while Ellis alleges that administrators dealt inequitably with him and Peters. Fred Bauder has proposed remedies banning Ellis indefinitely from all articles relating to "Canadian politics and its blogosphere", and limiting him to one account. No arbitrators have yet voted on these proposals.
Zer0faults: A case involving the actions of
Zer0faults and
Nescio on
Template:War on Terrorism,
War on Terror and related arguments. Nescio alleges that Zer0faults has engaged in violation of
WP:POINT, disruptive editing, and "uncivil remarks". In return, Zer0faults alleges that Nescio has failed to
assume good faith, violated
WP:POINT and
WP:RS, and failed to provide explanations for his reverts. A single remedy that would place Zer0faults on probation was suggested by
Fred Bauder, but has not yet been voted on by other arbitrators.
Intangible: A case involving the actions of
Intangible.
Cberlet alleges that Intangible has used an "aggressive and confrontational" editing style to push his POV (partly through the wholesale deletion of the term "far right" from numerous pages), making sweeping edits and reverts with little or no discussion, and being "contentious and confrontational" in talk page discussions. Intangible vigorously denies the allegations. A remedy, supported by Fred Bauder, Sam Korn and Dmcdevit, would place Intangible on probation. Other remedies, proposed by Dmcdevit, and not yet voted on by other arbitrators, would also place
Tazmaniacs and
AaronS on probation.
CoolKatt number 99999: A case involving the actions of
CoolKatt number 99999 on
WWOR-TV and related articles, as well as the actions of
Crossmr,
Kramden4700 and others. A
temporary injunction has been enacted, which bans CoolKatt from editing pages other than his own user pages and the arbitration pages for the duration of the case. Remedies banning CoolKatt from U.S. television articles for one year, placing him on probation, and ordering the deletion of all user subpages that violate
userpage policies have the support of Bauder and Korn.
Ericsaindon2: A case involving the actions of
Ericsaindon2,
Coolcaesar and
Will Beback. Coolcaesar claims that Ericsaindon2 has tried to insert original research, has disrupted Wikipedia, used sockpuppets, uploaded images violating copyright law, and failed to assume good faith. In response, Ericsaindon2 claims that Coolcaesar has contributed equally to the dispute, and that Will Beback has misused admin powers, in particular with incorrect and biased application of the
3RR. Remedies have been proposed limiting Ericsaindon to one account, placing him on probation, and banning him for one year, and have the support of five arbitrators.
Heqong: A case (formerly referred to as Chiang Kai-shek) involving the actions of
Heqong (formerly
Chiang Kai-shek) on China and Taiwan-related articles. Proposed remedies placing Heqong on personal attack parole and probation, and banning him for one month for personal attacks have the support of three arbitrators.
His excellency: A case involving the actions of
His excellency. The case involves the actions of His excellency on Islam-related talk pages. Remedies banning His excellency for at least four months, placing him on personal attack parole, and placing His excellency and Timothy Usher on probation have attracted the support of five arbitrators, as has one permitting the use of "traditional Muslim usages" such as "Salam, brother" on talk pages, so long as they do not create a hostile atmosphere for non-Muslims. Consensus has not yet been reached on other proposed remedies.
Sathya Sai Baba: A case involving
Andries and
SSS108's actions on the article
Sathya Sai Baba. Both have accused each other of "POV pushing", and violating Wikipedia's policy on
original research. Proposed remedies that unsourced or poorly sourced information be removed from these articles, and a complete amnesty for Andries and SSS108 for any unreliable information they may have added in the past have the support of four arbitrators.
Israeli apartheid: A case involving the actions of editors and administrators on
Allegations of Israeli apartheid (formerly at
Israeli apartheid). The article was the site of a move war during a poll to determine the article's naming. Remedies encouraging negotiation and mediation, admonishing administrators involved in the dispute, directing discussion of issues to
Wikipedia:Central discussions/Apartheid, and granting an amnesty to all users except
Zeq have the support of six arbitrators.
Motion to close
Eternal Equinox: A case involving
Eternal Equinox. Several users complained that Eternal Equinox has been trying to claim
ownership of articles with edit wars and abuse directed at those who try to edit them. Eternal Equinox claimed to have left Wikipedia, but the other parties argued that this was not credible because of a number of similar statements made previously. Eternal Equinox has since returned, editing anonymously from several related IP addresses while acknowledging his or her identity. If closed, Eternal Equinox would be placed on probation and personal attack parole, and
Jim62sch would be cautioned to "avoid teasing or taunting sensitive users".
Añoranza: A case involving
Añoranza. Users asserted that Añoranza had been incivil, and had filed a retaliatory
request for comment and
request for checkuser. The dispute involves the usage of terms such as "Operation Iraqi Liberation" for the
2003 invasion of Iraq. If closed, Añoranza would be banned for one week for the disruptive way in which he went about bringing the terms to light and the parties would be encouraged to enter into good-faith negotiations into the matter.
8bitJake: Closed on Friday after a two month hearing, a case involving
8bitJake.
badlydrawnjeff, the initiator of the arbitration request, asserted that 8bitJake's editing on political articles was biased, and that 8bitJake was incivil to other editors on the articles. As a result of the case, 8bitJake, Bazzajf and the IP address 62.77.181.16 were placed on probation and banned from editing articles relating to Washington State political figures.
Dionyseus: Closed on Wednesday after a two month hearing, a case involving
Dionyseus and
Danny Pi, and their actions on
Veselin Topalov, an article on a Bulgarian chess player accused of cheating. As a result of the case, Danielpi was banned for one week for "discourtesy and personal attacks", and Dionyseus was advised to "consider carefully the suggestions of others regarding punctuation and other matters he is not familiar with."
New cases
Marudubshinki: A case involving the actions of
Marudubshinki.
Snottygobble,
I@n and others allege that Marudubshinki has operated an unauthorised bot, and misused his sysop powers by unblocking himself and allowing his bot to delete pages. Marudubshinki has not presented a statement in his defence.
MONGO: A case involving the actions of
MONGO,
rootology, and others. The case centers around
Encyclopædia damatica, and an article posted on the site portraying MONGO in a negative light.
Evidence phase
Ed Poor 2: A case involving
Ed Poor.
JoshuaZ and
Consumed Crustacean have accused Poor of POV pushing and disruption; Poor has not introduced evidence in the case. Ed Poor was party to two prior cases; the
first was closed after Poor resigned his status as a
bureaucrat, and the
second resulted in his desysopping.
Pat8722: A case involving the actions of
Pat8722.
BorgHunter has accused Pat8722 of edit-warring. Pat8722 has requested that the ArbCom stay the case while he pursues 6 pro se cases in the American courts, and has agreed not to edit Wikipedia in the interim, but has not yet filed a formal motion to stay the case.
Voting phase
St Christopher: A case involving
St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine, a school whose accreditation status is in dispute, and in particular the behaviour of
ParalelUni on the page. Dmcdevit has proposed remedies affirming the community ban of ParalelUni, and banning all single-purpose accounts from editing the article. However, no other arbitrators have yet commented on the proposals.
Kehrli: A case involving the actions of
Nick Y and
Kherli on
Mass-to-charge ratio and related articles. Both protagonists accuse each other of POV pushing, adding unsourced information, and adding dispute tags without reason. Fred Bauder has proposed remedies banning Kehrli from articles relating to
M/z, and from changing the notation m/z where found to any other notation. However, no other arbitrators have yet commented on the proposals.
Israel-Lebanon: A case involving the actions of
AdamKesher,
Tasc and others on
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. AdamKesher accuses Tasc of removing relevant external links which satisfy
WP:EL, and he denies the allegation. In response,
Denis Diderot accuses Kesher of "using Wikipedia as a tool to promote his POV". Fred Bauder has proposed remedies permitting the linking to blogs which offer contemporary comment on a current event from Wikipedia pages, cautioning all editors to use common sense above literal interpretation of Wikipedia policy, and permitting any editor "particularly Tasc", to be banned from the article for an "appropriate period" should they engage in edit warring on the issue. These proposals have yet to be commented on.
Deir Yassin massacre: A case involving the actions of
KimvdLinde and
Guy Montag on
Deir Yassin massacre. KimvdLinde alleges that Montag has violated his
probation by rewriting the article, unilaterally moving it to "Battle of Deir Yassin", violating copyright and votestacking. In return, Montag refuses "to participate in any of these proceedings", and alleges that KimvdLinde has abused her admin tools by exercising them in a dispute in which she is involved. Fred Bauder has proposed remedies banning Montag from articles relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and suggested that Montag's probation be extended. However, no other arbitrators have yet commented on these proposals.
Warren Kinsella: A case involving the actions of
Arthur Ellis,
Pete Peters and others on the
Warren Kinsella article. Both users accuse the other of disruptive edits on the page, and Peters and others acccuse Ellis of sockpuppetry using anon accounts, while Ellis alleges that administrators dealt inequitably with him and Peters. Fred Bauder has proposed remedies banning Ellis indefinitely from all articles relating to "Canadian politics and its blogosphere", and limiting him to one account. No arbitrators have yet voted on these proposals.
Zer0faults: A case involving the actions of
Zer0faults and
Nescio on
Template:War on Terrorism,
War on Terror and related arguments. Nescio alleges that Zer0faults has engaged in violation of
WP:POINT, disruptive editing, and "uncivil remarks". In return, Zer0faults alleges that Nescio has failed to
assume good faith, violated
WP:POINT and
WP:RS, and failed to provide explanations for his reverts. A single remedy that would place Zer0faults on probation was suggested by
Fred Bauder, but has not yet been voted on by other arbitrators.
Intangible: A case involving the actions of
Intangible.
Cberlet alleges that Intangible has used an "aggressive and confrontational" editing style to push his POV (partly through the wholesale deletion of the term "far right" from numerous pages), making sweeping edits and reverts with little or no discussion, and being "contentious and confrontational" in talk page discussions. Intangible vigorously denies the allegations. A remedy, supported by Fred Bauder, Sam Korn and Dmcdevit, would place Intangible on probation. Other remedies, proposed by Dmcdevit, and not yet voted on by other arbitrators, would also place
Tazmaniacs and
AaronS on probation.
CoolKatt number 99999: A case involving the actions of
CoolKatt number 99999 on
WWOR-TV and related articles, as well as the actions of
Crossmr,
Kramden4700 and others. A
temporary injunction has been enacted, which bans CoolKatt from editing pages other than his own user pages and the arbitration pages for the duration of the case. Remedies banning CoolKatt from U.S. television articles for one year, placing him on probation, and ordering the deletion of all user subpages that violate
userpage policies have the support of Bauder and Korn.
Ericsaindon2: A case involving the actions of
Ericsaindon2,
Coolcaesar and
Will Beback. Coolcaesar claims that Ericsaindon2 has tried to insert original research, has disrupted Wikipedia, used sockpuppets, uploaded images violating copyright law, and failed to assume good faith. In response, Ericsaindon2 claims that Coolcaesar has contributed equally to the dispute, and that Will Beback has misused admin powers, in particular with incorrect and biased application of the
3RR. Remedies have been proposed limiting Ericsaindon to one account, placing him on probation, and banning him for one year, and have the support of five arbitrators.
Heqong: A case (formerly referred to as Chiang Kai-shek) involving the actions of
Heqong (formerly
Chiang Kai-shek) on China and Taiwan-related articles. Proposed remedies placing Heqong on personal attack parole and probation, and banning him for one month for personal attacks have the support of three arbitrators.
His excellency: A case involving the actions of
His excellency. The case involves the actions of His excellency on Islam-related talk pages. Remedies banning His excellency for at least four months, placing him on personal attack parole, and placing His excellency and Timothy Usher on probation have attracted the support of five arbitrators, as has one permitting the use of "traditional Muslim usages" such as "Salam, brother" on talk pages, so long as they do not create a hostile atmosphere for non-Muslims. Consensus has not yet been reached on other proposed remedies.
Sathya Sai Baba: A case involving
Andries and
SSS108's actions on the article
Sathya Sai Baba. Both have accused each other of "POV pushing", and violating Wikipedia's policy on
original research. Proposed remedies that unsourced or poorly sourced information be removed from these articles, and a complete amnesty for Andries and SSS108 for any unreliable information they may have added in the past have the support of four arbitrators.
Israeli apartheid: A case involving the actions of editors and administrators on
Allegations of Israeli apartheid (formerly at
Israeli apartheid). The article was the site of a move war during a poll to determine the article's naming. Remedies encouraging negotiation and mediation, admonishing administrators involved in the dispute, directing discussion of issues to
Wikipedia:Central discussions/Apartheid, and granting an amnesty to all users except
Zeq have the support of six arbitrators.
Motion to close
Eternal Equinox: A case involving
Eternal Equinox. Several users complained that Eternal Equinox has been trying to claim
ownership of articles with edit wars and abuse directed at those who try to edit them. Eternal Equinox claimed to have left Wikipedia, but the other parties argued that this was not credible because of a number of similar statements made previously. Eternal Equinox has since returned, editing anonymously from several related IP addresses while acknowledging his or her identity. If closed, Eternal Equinox would be placed on probation and personal attack parole, and
Jim62sch would be cautioned to "avoid teasing or taunting sensitive users".
Añoranza: A case involving
Añoranza. Users asserted that Añoranza had been incivil, and had filed a retaliatory
request for comment and
request for checkuser. The dispute involves the usage of terms such as "Operation Iraqi Liberation" for the
2003 invasion of Iraq. If closed, Añoranza would be banned for one week for the disruptive way in which he went about bringing the terms to light and the parties would be encouraged to enter into good-faith negotiations into the matter.
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