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my ?

Why you edit my userpage in arabic wikipedia? --0x0F (talk) 07:04, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Autopatrolled granted

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@Widr: Thank you--Alaa :)..! 08:59, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

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@Winged Blades of Godric: thanks for your clarification, really I don't know about this page, and I created the new one as a Stub, but there's a user who change every thing (see here) so before merge please restore the version that I wrote and block the user if it need, thanks again--Alaa :)..! 12:56, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
Sorry for my mistake.I should have checked twice!Anyway, I have watchlisted the page and would be keeping a close watch on the editor.Cheers!Winged Blades 13:47, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
@علاء: Hi Alaa,

Thank you for taking interest in writing about Faia Younan.

As per Godric's advice, and trying to avoid the edit war, please WP:AGF. I am writing you to let you know that I am not trying to override / overwrite your text. however, I am improving your article by adding more accurate information, exposing the subject's notability and adding trusted references (independent of the subject itself) to the article.

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A cup of coffee for you!

I wanted to thank you for handling those usurpation requests over at m:SRUC. It has saved me a lot of work, and given how busy I've been recently your involvement on that page is greatly appreciated! I've prepared you a virtual cup of coffee as a 'Thank you' for your efforts! —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:45, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
@K6ka: Thanks for your kindness and don't forget that you guide me to usurpation policy and learn me how to deal with those requests, I wish I can help more here in en.wiki and meta but sometime I only read how you deal with requests to learn more before deal with it. All Thanks and respect for you. regards --Alaa :)..! 07:44, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Embassies

Why are you using the past tense form "was" with regard to embassies of the State of Palestine? Are the embassies still open? If they are still open, the present tense "is" should be used. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:42, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

@Robert McClenon: I just wrote it by mistake! Thanks. Regards--Alaa :)..! 16:50, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

thank you

for the username change. that had been bothering me for a long time. ... jane arc:talk 21:52, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

@Jarcanist: You're welcome, glad to be of service always --Alaa :)..! 22:23, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Problem

مرحبا أخي علاء، أنا لا أعلم كيف لكن قد تم منع عنوان الآيبي الخاص بحاسوبي وأنا لا أعرف لما، تفقدت سجل المنع ووجدت بأنك منعت عنوان آي بي التلبع للمستخدمة وئام بوراس، وصدفة تم منعي أيضا وللملاحظة فقط هذا هو حسابي الوحيد وأنا لا أملك أي دمى جوارب، الرجاء التصرف وشكرا.--محمد آدم (talk) 14:16, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

@محمد آدم: شُكراً للتنبيه، تم حل الإشكال الخاص بك. تحياتي--Alaa :)..! 14:20, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

User:GreenC

Hi -- I don't know if your responsible for renaming this large pile of stuff but thank you for your help! -- GreenC 15:56, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Hello @GreenC: yeah I preformed the renaming, and the sysadmin monitor the database. Don't mind, and thanks for your message --Alaa :)..! 16:09, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

TheMagnificentist → Zawl

Hey, there. I noticed the renames you've been doing lately. Will you please help to process my username request? I really want the new name. Thanks. — TheMagnificentist 14:13, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

New user name

Just a note to say thanks for actioning change of username. TeddieBearFan (talk) 10:44, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

مرحبا علاء، أرجوا أن تكون بخير، سامحني على ما حصل فقد انكشف الأمر ومنعت مرة أخرى، لكنني لن استسلم أخي وأرغب في العودة بحلة جديدة وانطلاقة فريدة من نوعها، لكنني أحتاج مساعدتك في رفع المنع عن نطاقي لأنك منعته (CU)، أرجوا التصرف ولا مشكلة في إزالة هذا النقاش.جاي (talk) 03:51, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

لم أصنع دمية جديدة بل قمت بمراسلتك من حساب قديم، والحساب الجديد سأكشفه لك عندما سأنشئه، تحية.جاي (talk) 03:52, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Bakhtaychoue

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منع تسجيل الدخول

مرحبا أخي علاء، أردت تسجيل الدخول لكنك قمت بمنعها. هل يمكنك مساعدتي؟؟! المرجو الرد. 105.67.3.82 (talk) 18:10, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

ما اسم حسابك على الموسوعة؟ --Alaa :)..! 18:11, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

PediAki PediAki (talk) 18:13, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

إسم حسابي(PediAki) 

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Question

How can I edit in English Misplaced Pages? The most of articles were protected or all them!--البراء صالح (talk) 17:31, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

I don't think so, there's 5 million article. See How to edit Misplaced Pages --Alaa :)..! 12:20, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

New

إسمعني نحن نواجه مشكلة من أجل أن نفتح حساب جديد ما الذي فعلته Ahmed.lamkarwed2001 (talk) 04:46, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

@Ahmed.lamkarwed2001:راسلني عبر البريد برسالة المنع التي تظهر لك. --Alaa :)..! 12:28, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

AWB

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AWB doesn't currently support 2FA, however there is a workaround, Special:BotPasswords. We have a short guide on setting these up here: Misplaced Pages:Using AWB with 2FA. Please note, BotPasswords are global, so you only have to set it up on one project. If you still want your AWB access removed, please reply to me (link my username so I get a notification) and I'll remove it for you. — xaosflux 14:57, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello @Xaosflux: thanks for guided me to this page, I'll try it now. Although I opened this task previously, but the solution not work with me. I'll try again now, if it not work, I'll ping you again. Thanks a lot --Alaa :)..! 15:02, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
Sounds good, I use AWB with BotPasswords on my main account here, and I have 2FA so I know it can work. It is a little tricky setting it up the first time, if you get stuck I can try to write up more detailed directions. — xaosflux 15:03, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
@Xaosflux: Really thanks a lot. A successful try --Alaa :)..! 15:12, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 Comment: @Xaosflux: I translated the previous page to Arabic (I added more clarification), because many users in ar.wikipedia suffer from the previous problem --Alaa :)..! 15:39, 28 February 2018 (UTC)


Renaming Wikicology

Hi there, still having user Wikicology's talk page on my watchlist, I just noticed that you renamed this user and all their pages to T Cells. Just wondering, what's going on? - DVdm (talk) 13:48, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Hello @DVdm: nothing. The user applied a request on SRUC and before that the user opened a request on SRUC talk page and as you see there's no objection, also I talked with few stewards on stewards mail-list and IRC, and I don't see any objection related to this specific situation, and also the user blocked on en.wiki but he is active on other projects so we can't deny him from his right to change his account name. Usually, we don't rename any user blocked ident. in any projects except if he active on several other projects. Wikicology active on commons, has a sysop flag on yo.wiki and active on wikidata & metawiki. So if there's any thing related to en.wiki blocking, you can change the user name on the reports or just mention that this user known previously as "Wikicology". Best --Alaa :)..! 14:34, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
Ok, I was just a bit puzzled. Thanks & Cheers! - DVdm (talk) 14:39, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
@DVdm: welcome --Alaa :)..! 14:44, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

مبارك

ألف مبارك أخي كونك أكثر مساهم عربي في مجال الطب--مصعب (talk) 10:35, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

@مصعب: شُكرًا، ومبارك لنا جميعًا. تحياتي--Alaa :)..! 13:07, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

User:Knms/vector.css

Great minds think alike! Green Giant (talk) 00:36, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

@Green Giant: 💕 --Alaa :)..! 01:10, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
@Green Giant: I told A’laa this, but if you have an issue with tagging similar pages in the future, feel free to leave a note on my talk. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:20, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
@TonyBallioni: Thank you for the note; I will do so in future. I just figured it works as long as the page is categorised in the speedy categories even if it doesn’t display properly but anyhow. Green Giant (talk) 01:24, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

Updated embassy address

The Palestinian Embassy in Cairo is located at 17 Zainab Kamel Hasan Street and not at Al Nahda Street. Platonic Love (talk) 20:46, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

@Platonic Love: see the official website, also many ar.wiki users confirmed it's location on 24 Al Nahda Street. This year, there's a new Palestinian embassy, but it's beside the old one --Alaa :)..! 20:48, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
I see! So the address moved from 33 to 24 Al Nahda Street. I tried searching for the Al Nahda location on google maps but couldn't find anything. The only location I found was at 17 Zainab Kamal Hasan Street. I couldn't even find any street named "Al/EL Nahda" in Dokki, Cairo at all. Platonic Love (talk) 20:51, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

LTA

Hi Ala'a. Would you mind locking and Login-wiki CUing meta:Special:CentralAuth/LT. CAPTAlN RAJU. It is the LTA that impersonates users/comes up with weird names and posts on their talk pages cross-wiki. Last thing for you before I got to bed TonyBallioni (talk) 04:25, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello @TonyBallioni: so it's  Done, with all of this confirmed accounts (User:RickDisIlkesBaItimore, user:LT. CAPTAlN RAJU, user:Wi-Fi team editor and user:Kars4Kids 501(c)(3)), and I blocked the IP globally also. Good night to you, and good morning to me --Alaa :)..! 04:48, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Talkback

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Declined speedy: Rafiq al-Yasiri

I notice that you tagged the page Rafiq al-Yasiri for speedy deletion with the reason ""un-useful redirect"". While that's a valid reason for speedy deletion in general, this page does not qualify for speedy deletion under that criterion because sources seem to use both names, this it is not implausible enough to delete under WP:R3. If you still want the page to be deleted, please consider taking the page to WP:RFD for discussion on the merits. Thanks! Iffy★Chat -- 10:08, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Email

Hi friend :) I just sent you an email, check whenever you have a chance. TonyBallioni (talk) 15:04, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Done --Alaa :)..! 07:20, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
meta:Special:CentralAuth/Prince456123 was blocked a few days ago by NinjaRobotPirate as a suspected sock, and it also has edits on ar.wiki. I just blocked another one today (meta:Special:CentralAuth/Hussam qari), but that one has only edited on en. Thanks for all your help cleaning up this mess when it’s needed :) TonyBallioni (talk) 16:20, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello @TonyBallioni: Thanks for updates. From the technical view in arwiki, I don't think that (Prince456123) = (Mhsohaib), so if @NinjaRobotPirate: can help me be add the (Prince456123) CU information in CUwiki. Also, I can't confirmed (Hussam qari) realtion, so we can't take any step in arwiki till now! --Alaa :)..! 22:36, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
That's fine. Just wanted to let you know since there did appear to be overlap. TonyBallioni (talk) 22:38, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
@TonyBallioni: 🌺 --Alaa :)..! 22:40, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
I blocked Prince456123 based on behavioral evidence and haven't yet run a CU. Do you still want me to start a report on CU wiki? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:55, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
​FWIW, for both of you, having dealt with this sockmaster for the last year on en, CU is normally only useful on en.wiki when he has two or more accounts running at the same time, and even then he sometimes uses multiple devices. I’ve had several inconclusive CUs here that Ala’a has confirmed on ar and several others where CU turns up nothing but he mass creates the same stubs verbatim without appropriate sourcing here. I’m pretty confident both of the accounts above are him. At this point, my thoughts are that the best is to let these two lie and report back to Ala’a any future socks here that also have edits on ar. TonyBallioni (talk) 08:17, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
I can recognize a couple of the major cross-wiki English/Arabic sockmasters, but I'm not an expert. It's mostly because I took an interest in one of them, and the others have so much crossover with him. Every article I watchlist is like a three-for-one sockmaster free-for-all. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:35, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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Notability question, re: Draft:Albi Ekhatark

Hello! TonyBallioni pointed me in your direction to check on if the subject of this article is notable. Just moved it from main space for lack of references. {{u|zchrykng}}  06:16, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello @Zchrykng:. Albi Ekhatark should be a redirect to Tamally Maak (album), as it's included in this album and there's no special thing with it to create separate article for it. Best --Alaa :)..! 06:31, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
Apparently I’m making you famous on en. Hopefully you’ll forgive me. TonyBallioni (talk) 06:34, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
@Zchrykng: any updates here? --Alaa :)..! 16:16, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
علاء, honestly I forgot about it entirely after the original drafter stopped doing anything with the draft. >.> Will redirect it sometime later today. zchrykng (talk) 17:44, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
Actually... it was long enough ago I forgot. Already redirected it. TonyBallioni should I just tag the draft for deletion, or just let it expire from age? zchrykng (talk) 17:47, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
Just let it expire. Easiest way to deal with it since they haven't edited in a while. Thanks for your help, Ala'a. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:49, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Accidental rollback

Here—sorry about that. I self-reverted the moment I realised though! Cheers, ——SerialNumber54129 09:41, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Hello @Serial Number 54129:, don't mind, and thanks for revert vandalism in my talk page (+protect request) --Alaa :)..! 12:38, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
Yes we wee all very busy for a time! ——SerialNumber54129

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Hi Alaa, Can you help me with... (I want to Creat source of AHMED HASSAN AL-RASHIDI article but hi's say: you're a new user here...)What I can do?.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by سيف نجم (talk • contribs) 13:21, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

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Thank you so much for your hard work scrutinizing the results of the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections. We can't say how much we appreciate it. Mz7 (talk) 07:42, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
  • Thank you for your assistance in the election this year, scrutineering work is not understood by most of the voters, but is very appreciated! — xaosflux 15:14, 14 December 2018 (UTC)


Merry Xmas

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019!

Hello علاء, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019.
Happy editing,
Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 06:09, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Administrators' newsletter – January 2019

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).

Administrator changes

added Galobtter
readded Orangemike
removed BorgQueen • Davidruben • Ocee • Revolving Bugbear • Theda • There'sNoTime • Timc • Tijuana Brass • Tristessa de St Ange

Bureaucrat changes

removed Addshore

CheckUser changes

added Joe Roe • SilkTork
removed Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Oversight changes

added AGK • Joe Roe • SilkTork
removed Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Guideline and policy news

  1. G14 (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-disambig}}; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages.
  2. R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
  3. G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{db-blankdraft}}.

Technical news

  • Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length. All accounts must have a password:
  1. At least 8 characters in length
  2. Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the Password Blacklist library)
  3. Different from their username
User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.
  • Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
  • {{Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
  • Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:39, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Happy New Year, Ala'a. I hope it is prosperous and filled with joy for you and your family. If you're ever stateside, let me know TonyBallioni (talk) 23:41, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Happy New Year @TonyBallioni: 😍, I wish a wonderful year to you and your family. Best --Alaa :)..! 05:01, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2019

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2019).

Administrator changes

added Enterprisey • JJMC89
readded BorgQueen
removed Harro5 • Jenks24 • Graft • R. Baley

Interface administrator changes

removedEnterprisey

Guideline and policy news

  • A request for comment is currently open to reevaluate the activity requirements for administrators.
  • Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent request for comment has amended the blocking policy to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
  • A request for comment closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating The Sun as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.

Technical news

  • A discussion regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of Misplaced Pages:Requests for page protection is in progress (permalink). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at WP:PERM, where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.

Miscellaneous

  • Voting in the 2019 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
  • A new IRC bot is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be identified.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:16, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2019

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2019).

Administrator changes

added Evad37
readded There'sNoTime
removed Alex Shih • Brian • Mushroom • Nakon • Oscarthecat • PeruvianLlama • Ragib • Reaper Eternal • Rossami • Tom

Interface administrator changes

added Evad37 • Galobtter
removed Ritchie333

CheckUser changes

added There'sNoTime
removed Keegan • Ks0stm

Oversight changes

added There'sNoTime
removed Ks0stm • Sphilbrick

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.

Arbitration

  • The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
    • paid-en-wp@wikipedia.org has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
    • checkuser-en-wp@wikipedia.org has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:13, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2019

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2019).

Administrator changes

readded Reaper Eternal • ThaddeusB
removed Bogdangiusca • Christopher Parham • Necrothesp • Schneelocke • Siroxo • Sarah
renamed Mentifisto → Lofty abyss

Interface administrator changes

removed Mr. Stradivarius

Bureaucrat changes

added DeltaQuad
removed Kingturtle

Technical news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. All admins are strongly encouraged to enable two-factor authentication, please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
  • As a reminder, according to WP:NOQUORUM, administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a proposed deletion (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:57, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2019

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2019).

Administrator changes

added HickoryOughtShirt?4 • RexxS
readded Necrothesp
removed Bratsche • Kyle Barbour • Kzollman • Madman

Interface administrator changes

removed Pharos

Bureaucrat changes

added Primefac

CheckUser changes

readded Reaper Eternal

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • XTools Admin Stats, a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: Steward Stats and Patroller Stats.

Arbitration

  • In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee passed a motion amending the procedures for return of permissions (diff). In such cases, the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions; administrators found failing to have adequately done so will not be resysopped automatically. All current administrators have been notified of this change.
  • Following a formal ratification process, the arbitration policy has been amended (diff). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:37, 5 May 2019 (UTC)