all proposed
After considering /Evidence and discussing proposals with other Arbitrators, parties and others at /Workshop, arbitrators may place proposals which are ready for voting here.
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.
For this case, there are 10 active arbitrators and none are recused, so 6 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 /Workshop.
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) Wikipedia is a reference work. Use of the site for ideological struggle accompanied by harassment of opponents is extremely disruptive.
2) Wikipedia is not a soapbox for propaganda or activist editing.
3) Wikipedia works by building consensus through the use of polite discussion. The request for comment process is designed to assist consensus-building when normal talk page communication has not worked. Sustained edit-warring is not an appropriate method of resolving disputes, and is wasteful of resources and destructive to morale.
4) Editors at Wikipedia are expected to work towards NPOV in their editing activities. It is not possible to simultaneously pursue NPOV and an activist agenda. Editors are expected to avoid participating in editing on topics where they have such a conflict of interest.
5) Information regarding the nature and activities of a religious group produced by a state engaged in a campaign of suppression of that religious group cannot be considered reliable.
6) Users who engage in disruptive, point of view editing may be banned from affected articles or in extreme cases the site. Other remedies such as revert parole may be used to assist an editor to contribute in a more collaborative manner.
7) Wikipedia:Neutral point of view requires fair representation of all significant points of view regarding a subject.
1) The parties have been involved in numerous, long-term disputes revolving around the content of a number of articles related to the topic of the Falun Gong, including Falun Gong, Suppression of Falun Gong, Li Hongzhi, The Epoch Times, Criticism and controversies about Falun Gong, and various others.
2) Asdfg12345 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]).
3) Fire Star ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [8], [9], [10]).
4) HappyInGeneral ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]).
5) Jsw663 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [51], [52], [53], [54]).
6) Mcconn ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [56], [57], [58], [59], [60], [61], [62]).
7) Olaf Stephanos ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [63], [64], [65]).
8) Samuel Luo ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a prominent anti-Falun Gong activist who operates http://exposingthefalungong.org/. He has engaged in edit-warring ( [66], [67], [68], [69], [70], [71], [72], [73], [74], [75]) to promote a viewpoint consistent with his outside activism.
9) Tomananda ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [76], [77], [78], [79], [80], [81], [82], [83], [84]) and attempts to use Wikipedia for ideological struggle and advocacy ( [85], [86], [87]).
9.1) Tomananda ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [88], [89], [90], [91], [92], [93], [94], [95], [96]).
10) Yueyuen ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [97], [98], [99], [100], [101], [102], [103]).
11) As applied to this matter NPOV involves reporting of a controversy, comprising mutually generated derogatory information including allegations of torture, imprisonment of large numbers of people in re-education camps and exposure of the doctrines and practices of Falun Gong and its founder.
1) {text of proposed finding of fact}
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) Falun Gong and all closely related articles are placed on article probation. It is expected that the articles will be improved to conform with Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and that information contained in them will be supported by verifiable information from reliable sources. The articles may be reviewed on the motion of any arbitrator, or upon acceptance by the Arbitration Committee of a motion made by any user. Users whose editing is disruptive may be banned or their editing restricted as the result of a review.
1.1) Falun Gong and all closely related articles are expected to conform to Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. That means full disclosure of the mutually derogatory information which has been the subject of extensive editwarring.
2) Asdfg12345 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
3) Fire Star ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
4) HappyInGeneral ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
5) Jsw663 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
6) Mcconn ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
7) Olaf Stephanos ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
8) Samuel Luo ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned indefinitely from editing Falun Gong-related articles or their talk pages.
8.1) Samuel Luo ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
9) Tomananda ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned indefinitely from editing Falun Gong-related articles or their talk pages.
9.1) Tomananda ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
10) Yueyuen ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
1) {text of proposed remedy}
1) Violations of paroles and probations imposed on parties of this case shall be enforced by brief blocks of up to a week in the event of repeat violations. After 5 blocks the maximum block period shall increase to one year. Blocks and bans are to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong#Log of blocks and bans.
1.1) Violations of paroles and probations imposed on parties of this case shall be enforced by blocks for an appropriate period. Blocks and bans are to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong#Log of blocks and bans.
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.
As of 23:52, 2 May 2007 (UTC), the following have passed:
Additional items may pass depending on further votes before the closure. Newyorkbrad 23:52, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Remedy 10) "Yueyuen placed on revert parole" now passes even though finding 10) "Yueyuen" does not. I would like to resolve this before we close the case. Paul August ☎ 15:46, 5 May 2007 (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
After considering /Evidence and discussing proposals with other Arbitrators, parties and others at /Workshop, arbitrators may place proposals which are ready for voting here.
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.
For this case, there are 10 active arbitrators and none are recused, so 6 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 /Workshop.
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) Wikipedia is a reference work. Use of the site for ideological struggle accompanied by harassment of opponents is extremely disruptive.
2) Wikipedia is not a soapbox for propaganda or activist editing.
3) Wikipedia works by building consensus through the use of polite discussion. The request for comment process is designed to assist consensus-building when normal talk page communication has not worked. Sustained edit-warring is not an appropriate method of resolving disputes, and is wasteful of resources and destructive to morale.
4) Editors at Wikipedia are expected to work towards NPOV in their editing activities. It is not possible to simultaneously pursue NPOV and an activist agenda. Editors are expected to avoid participating in editing on topics where they have such a conflict of interest.
5) Information regarding the nature and activities of a religious group produced by a state engaged in a campaign of suppression of that religious group cannot be considered reliable.
6) Users who engage in disruptive, point of view editing may be banned from affected articles or in extreme cases the site. Other remedies such as revert parole may be used to assist an editor to contribute in a more collaborative manner.
7) Wikipedia:Neutral point of view requires fair representation of all significant points of view regarding a subject.
1) The parties have been involved in numerous, long-term disputes revolving around the content of a number of articles related to the topic of the Falun Gong, including Falun Gong, Suppression of Falun Gong, Li Hongzhi, The Epoch Times, Criticism and controversies about Falun Gong, and various others.
2) Asdfg12345 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]).
3) Fire Star ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [8], [9], [10]).
4) HappyInGeneral ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]).
5) Jsw663 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [51], [52], [53], [54]).
6) Mcconn ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [56], [57], [58], [59], [60], [61], [62]).
7) Olaf Stephanos ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [63], [64], [65]).
8) Samuel Luo ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a prominent anti-Falun Gong activist who operates http://exposingthefalungong.org/. He has engaged in edit-warring ( [66], [67], [68], [69], [70], [71], [72], [73], [74], [75]) to promote a viewpoint consistent with his outside activism.
9) Tomananda ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [76], [77], [78], [79], [80], [81], [82], [83], [84]) and attempts to use Wikipedia for ideological struggle and advocacy ( [85], [86], [87]).
9.1) Tomananda ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [88], [89], [90], [91], [92], [93], [94], [95], [96]).
10) Yueyuen ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ( [97], [98], [99], [100], [101], [102], [103]).
11) As applied to this matter NPOV involves reporting of a controversy, comprising mutually generated derogatory information including allegations of torture, imprisonment of large numbers of people in re-education camps and exposure of the doctrines and practices of Falun Gong and its founder.
1) {text of proposed finding of fact}
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) Falun Gong and all closely related articles are placed on article probation. It is expected that the articles will be improved to conform with Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and that information contained in them will be supported by verifiable information from reliable sources. The articles may be reviewed on the motion of any arbitrator, or upon acceptance by the Arbitration Committee of a motion made by any user. Users whose editing is disruptive may be banned or their editing restricted as the result of a review.
1.1) Falun Gong and all closely related articles are expected to conform to Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. That means full disclosure of the mutually derogatory information which has been the subject of extensive editwarring.
2) Asdfg12345 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
3) Fire Star ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
4) HappyInGeneral ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
5) Jsw663 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
6) Mcconn ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
7) Olaf Stephanos ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
8) Samuel Luo ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned indefinitely from editing Falun Gong-related articles or their talk pages.
8.1) Samuel Luo ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
9) Tomananda ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned indefinitely from editing Falun Gong-related articles or their talk pages.
9.1) Tomananda ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
10) Yueyuen ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.
1) {text of proposed remedy}
1) Violations of paroles and probations imposed on parties of this case shall be enforced by brief blocks of up to a week in the event of repeat violations. After 5 blocks the maximum block period shall increase to one year. Blocks and bans are to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong#Log of blocks and bans.
1.1) Violations of paroles and probations imposed on parties of this case shall be enforced by blocks for an appropriate period. Blocks and bans are to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong#Log of blocks and bans.
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.
As of 23:52, 2 May 2007 (UTC), the following have passed:
Additional items may pass depending on further votes before the closure. Newyorkbrad 23:52, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Remedy 10) "Yueyuen placed on revert parole" now passes even though finding 10) "Yueyuen" does not. I would like to resolve this before we close the case. Paul August ☎ 15:46, 5 May 2007 (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.