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== Change to the CheckUser team, November 2024 ==
= Announcements =


At their request, the Arbitration Committee restores the CheckUser permissions of {{userlinks|Spicy}}.
== Access to CheckUser and Oversight ==


On behalf of the Committee, ] (]) 18:55, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|Change to the CheckUser team, November 2024}}'''<!-- ] (]) 18:57, 15 November 2024 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


== Proposed motions to improve ArbCom workflow ==
The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion to remove access to CheckUser and Oversight on grounds of inactivity from editors who have not used the tools in the past twelve months. Access may be applied for afresh via CheckUser and Oversight elections. The motion was adopted with 13 arbitrators supporting, and no objections or abstentions.


The Arbitration Committee is considering a ''']''' that set forth different approaches to improving the Committee's workflow and handling of its nonpublic work. Comments are welcome at the ]. For the Arbitration Committee, ''']''' (<small>aka</small> ] '''·''' ] '''·''' ]) 18:28, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, Jayvdb, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Vassyana, Wizardman
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|Proposed motions to improve ArbCom workflow}}'''<!-- ] (]) 18:28, 1 December 2024 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, NewYorkBrad


== Off-wiki misconduct in Palestine–Israel topic area ==
For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 12:12, 8 May 2009 (UTC)


As ], the Arbitration Committee received private evidence appearing to reflect off-wiki misconduct related to several editors in the ]. The Committee sent a copy of the evidence to the users in question via email, notified them on their talk pages, and gave them an opportunity to respond. Based on the evidence and the responses, the matter has been resolved as follows:
]


{{ivmbox|1=For making edits in the ] after off-wiki ] requests, and encouraging other users to game the ] and engage in disruptive editing, {{Userlinks|Ïvana}} is indefinitely banned from Misplaced Pages. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.}}
== Request for comments on content dispute resolution ==


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
In order to gauge community opinion on the subject and to gather potential ideas for reform, the Committee has opened a ]. All editors are invited to present views and proposals on any matter relevant to the resolution of disputes over article content.


Oppose:
The request was approved by an 10/1 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Vassyana, Sam Blacketer
* Oppose: Risker
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Carcharoth, Cool Hand Luke, Coren, Newyorkbrad, Stephen Bain, Wizardman


Abstain:
For the Committee, ]&nbsp;<sup>]]&nbsp;]]</sup> 20:20, 9 May 2009 (UTC)


{{ivmbox|1=For making edits in the ] after off-wiki ] requests, and encouraging other users to game the ] and engage in disruptive editing, {{Userlinks|Ïvana}} is topic banned from the ], broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.}}
]


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
== ] ==


Oppose:
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. {{User|Canadian Monkey}}, {{User|G-Dett}}, {{User|MeteorMaker}}, {{User|Nickhh}}, {{User|Nishidani}}, {{User|NoCal100}}, and {{User|Pedrito}} are prohibited from editing any Arab-Israeli conflict-related article/talk page or discussing on the dispute anywhere else on the project. {{admin|Jayjg}} is also prohibited from editing in the area of conflict, and he is stripped of his status as a ] and any and all associated privileged access, including the ] and ] tools and the '']'', '']'', and '']'' mailing lists. Jayjg is also thanked for his years of service.


Abstain:
After six months, these editors may individually ask the ] to lift their editing restrictions after demonstrating commitment to the goals of Misplaced Pages and ability to work constructively with other editors. However, restrictions may be temporarily suspended for the exclusive purpose of participating in the ] for this area.


{{ivmbox|1=Based on private evidence, the ] of {{userlinks|Salmoonlight}} may now be appealed only to the Committee. The other provisions of the topic ban remain the same.}}
In the meantime, the community is strongly urged to pursue current discussions to come to a definitive consensus on the preferred current and historical names of the region that is the source of conflict in this case. Note that this must be consistent with current Misplaced Pages guidelines on ], a ], and ]. This decision will be appended onto this case within two months from the close of the case.


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
For the Arbitration Committee, '''<font face="times new roman">]]</font>''' 17:20, 12 May 2009 (UTC)


Oppose:
''']'''


Abstain: Moneytrees
== Ireland collaboration ==


{{ivmbox|1=For making edits in the PIA topic area after off-wiki ] requests, and violating the ] in the ], {{user|Samisawtak}} is topic banned from the Palestine–Israel topic area, broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.}}
The three moderators appointed by the Arbitration Committee for ] are no longer active in the project under that capacity. These disengagements occurred voluntarily and separately under individual conditions without controversy. {{user|PhilKnight}}, {{user|Edokter}}, and {{user|SebastianHelm}} are all thanked for their hard work and efforts as moderators. In response to the openings, the Committee appoints {{user|Masem}} and {{user|Xavexgoem}} as moderators, thanking them for taking on this task. A third moderator is not yet appointed, pending discussion with the participants.


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
For the Committee, --] (]) 15:49, 13 May 2009 (UTC)


Oppose:
== Notification of motion relating to Baronets naming dispute ==


Abstain:
The ], in ], have voted to implement a motion. It can be viewed on the case page by following ]. The motion is as follows:
<blockquote>The community enacted topic ban on {{userlinks|Vintagekits}} and {{userlinks|Kittybrewster}} is recognized and confirmed. Kittybrewster is admonished to respect community and administrator decisions, including the imposition of sanctions, and directed to utilize the standard channels of appeal and review in cases where he disagrees. Disregard for sanctions, whether imposed by an administrator, the community, or the Arbitration Committee, is grounds for the imposition of escalating blocks and/or further sanctions. Vintagekits and Kittbrewster are indefinitely restricted from moving pages relating to Baronets and Knights, broadly interpreted. They are both restricted from nominating articles created by the other for deletion and more generally warned from unnecessarily interacting with each other, especially where it is likely to be perceived as baiting, trolling, or another form of harassment. {{admin|BrownHairedGirl}} is admonished not to use administrative tools to further her own position in a dispute. BrownHairedGirl is prohibited indefinitely from taking any administrative action against or in connection with Vintagekits.</blockquote>


{{ivmbox|1=For ] the ], the ] of {{Userlinks|CoolAndUniqueUsername}} is revoked. An administrator may, at their discretion, restore it following a request at ] at which CoolAndUniqueUsername shows that they have made 500 substantive edits.}}
On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 21:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC)


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
''']'''


Oppose: HJ Mitchell
== Oversight usage statistics ==


Abstain:
The Arbitration Committee has authorised the ] to release the statistics for use of Oversight for the 6 month period ending 30 Apr 2009. The report is ].


{{ivmbox|1=For ] the ], the ] of {{Userlinks|Tashmetu}} is revoked. An administrator may, at their discretion, restore it following a request at ] at which Tashmetu shows that they have made 500 substantive edits.}}
For the Audit Subcommittee, ] 23:33, 13 May 2009 (UTC)


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, Moneytrees, Primefac, ToBeFree, Z1720
]


Oppose: HJ Mitchell
== ] ==


Abstain: Sdrqaz
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. The administrator privileges of {{user|Aitias}} are suspended for a period of "time served", i.e. from the date of his return to editing until the close of the case, and are to be restored with the closing of this case. Furthermore, Aitias is admonished for making inappropriate and unnecessarily sarcastic comments and is warned to avoid such comments in the future. Aitias is also prohibited from participating at ] and its talk page for a period of six months.


For the Arbitration Committee, ]</nowiki>]] <sup>]</sup> 13:10, 18 May 2009 (UTC) For the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 17:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|Off-wiki misconduct in Palestine–Israel topic area}}'''<!-- ] (]) 17:58, 9 December 2024 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


''']''' == 2025 Arbitration Committee ==


The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning members following their ]. Their two-year terms formally begin on 1 January 2025:
== ] ==
* {{userlinks|CaptainEek}}
* {{userlinks|Daniel}}
* {{userlinks|Elli}}
* {{userlinks|KrakatoaKatie}}
* {{userlinks|Liz}}
* {{userlinks|ScottishFinnishRadish}}
* {{userlinks|Theleekycauldron}}
* {{userlinks|Worm That Turned}}


The one-year terms of these members also begin on 1 January 2025:
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. {{admin|JzG}} is admonished not to use his administrative tools in any situation in which he is involved nor to use them to further his position in a dispute. {{user|Abd}} is urged to avoid prolonging disputes by using unproductive methods and advised to clearly and succinctly document previous and current attempts at ] before escalating to the next stage. Abd is also advised to heed ] feedback when handling disputes and to incorporate that feedback.
* {{userlinks|Primefac}}


Upon meeting the Wikimedia Foundation's ] and signing ], all incoming members ] subscribed to ], assigned the CheckUser and Oversight permissions for use in office, and given access to the CheckUser and Oversight queues on the ].
For the Arbitration Committee, '''<font face="times new roman">]]</font>''' 17:29, 18 May 2009 (UTC)


We also thank our outgoing colleagues, whose terms end on 31 December 2024:
''']'''
* {{userlinks|Firefly}}
* {{userlinks|Guerillero}}
* {{userlinks|L235}}
* {{userlinks|Moneytrees}}


Outgoing members are eligible to retain the CheckUser and Oversight permissions, to remain active on cases accepted before their term ended, and to remain subscribed to the ] and ] mailing lists following their terms on the Arbitration Committee. To that effect:
== Standard operating procedure: CheckUser and Oversight ==
* Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing members, who have not chosen to retain them, after 31 December 2024:
*: CheckUser: Firefly, L235
*: Oversight: Firefly, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees
* Outgoing members are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. That will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
* All outgoing members will remain subscribed to the functionaries' mailing list.
* All outgoing members will be unsubscribed from the ''clerks-l'' mailing list, with the exception of Firefly, Guerillero, and Moneytrees, who have chosen to remain subscribed.


On behalf of the Committee, ] (]) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that editors who hold Oversight and/or Checkuser permissions but who have not used the tool/s for more than twelve months will have access to the tool/s and to the associated mailing list/s removed. For arbitrators, the twelve-month inactivity clock starts on the day they leave office.
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|2025 Arbitration Committee}}'''<!-- ] (]) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->

* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, FayssalF, FloNight, Jayvdb, Kirill, Risker, Rlevse, Roger, Sam Blacketer, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Coren, NewYorkBrad, Stephen Bain, Vassyana

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 10:40, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

]

== Resignation ==

Some months ago I decided to resign from the committee and return to article editing, ] privately on 20 February. That resignation now takes effect. Before joining the committee I had used the account Fys for editing which should have been disclosed. ] (]) 17:31, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

===Committee statement ===

It recently came to the attention of the Arbitration Committee that arbitrator {{user|Sam Blacketer}} has previously edited under the account name {{user|Dbiv}} a/k/a {{user|Fys}}, a former administrator who was desysopped in a Committee decision in 2006. This fact was not known to any of the sitting arbitrators – nor to the best of the committee's knowledge any previous arbitrator – until the past 24-48 hours.
The Committee was in the process of addressing this situation, of which its members had just learned, when Sam Blacketer submitted his resignation as an arbitrator, effective immediately. Under the circumstances, the resignation was accepted. Sam Blacketer has also been removed from the ''arbcom-l'' and ''functionaries-en'' mailing lists, and his access to the arbitration wiki has been removed. We note that Sam Blacketer never had Oversight or CheckUser privileges, so the issue of his status regarding access to those tools does not arise. The status of his adminship will be decided within the next 24 hours.

This statement was approved by an 11/1 vote, with no abstentions:
* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Cool Hand Luke, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Risker, Kirill Lokshin, Newyorkbrad, Rlevse, Stephen Bain, Wizardman
* Oppose: Coren
* Abstain: None
* Not voting: FayssalF, Roger Davies, Vassyana

], for the Arbitration Committee, 05:01, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

=== Coren's statement ===
As the sole dissenter, I felt it important to explain my rationale.

The statement from the Committee is correct, but I opposed it as I feel it is lopsided because it is incomplete. While I agree wholeheartedly that Sam's omission to disclose his past account during his tenure as Arbitrator is unacceptable and is incompatible with maintaining a seat on the committee, I felt it important to underline his excellent work as an Arbitrator. In my opinion, we would be unjust to dismiss over sixteen months of dedication and hard work for the community, even if the circumstances leading to his appointment were tainted by the lack of transparency.

], for Coren, 05:12, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Progress of resolution of naming issue for placenames in Israel and Palestine ==
In relation to remedy ] of ],<br>
I have requested an update on progress at:

]

for the proposed guidelines currently located at:

]

all input and observations are welcome. ] (] '''·''' ]) 00:40, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

===Update===
Voting or commenting on each segment of the
] in relation to remedy ] of the recently closed ]. Please comment ] on preferred usage in the West Bank/Judea and Samaria area, to determine consensus by July 13th 2009. ] (] '''·''' ]) 14:17, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

== ] ==

This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. For misuse of his administrative tools, failure to address the community's concerns, and inappropriate off-wiki behavior, {{Admin|Ryulong}} is desysopped. {{User|Mythdon}} is restricted and placed under mentorship for a period of 1 year. Mythdon is also admonished for their harassing behavior on and off-wiki and directed to refrain from contacting Ryulong off-wiki and seeking Ryulong's identity on and off-wiki. All participants of WikiProject Tokusatsu are advised to work on producing a genuine guideline for the articles falling under the scope of the WikiProject. They are urged to work in collaboration with Mythdon while seeking outside advice and help. Other remedies also apply.

For the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 20:31, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== ] amended ==

The following motion was carried 9 to 0 (with 2 recusals and 1 abstention) further to request to amend the ] arbitration case:

*''1) ], ], and ] are granted permission to act as proxies for ] by making edits to the ] article, its talk page, and any process pages directly related to the optics featured article drive.''

The motion has been entered onto the arbitration case page, at ].

For the Arbitration Committee,<br/>] 14:18, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Arbitration motion regarding ] ==

Per a <span class="plainlinks"></span> at ]:
<blockquote>The remedies (1 and 2) ordered by this Committee in ] are suspended for a period of 90 days. During this period, the editors who were previously restricted by these remedies may edit without topic restriction. However, they are instructed to comply with all applicable Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines in their editing, particularly those discussed in the original arbitration decision. Each of these editors is also instructed to edit these articles from only a single account.

During the 90-day trial period, should any of the previously restricted editors engage in edit-warring, POV editing, or other misconduct on the articles in question, any uninvolved administrator may reinstate the topic ban against that editor or impose another appropriate sanction. Unless the misconduct is blatant, a warning to the editor should first be given.

As the end of the 90-day period approaches, a request for permanent termination or modification of the remedies may be submitted for consideration by this Committee.</blockquote>

''On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 18:31, 27 May 2009 (UTC)'''

''']'''

== Arbitration motion regarding ] ==

Per a <span class="plainlinks"></span> at ]:
<blockquote>The topic ban imposed on {{user|TallNapoleon}} (see ]) is removed. In place of a mainspace topic ban, TallNapoleon is subject to a zero-revert restriction (0RR) on ] and related articles for the remainder of the six-month duration. He is instructed to seek talk page consensus before undertaking any potentially controversial edits. TallNapoleon is encouraged to continue his efforts to develop a functional consensus and improve articles related to the subject. </blockquote>

''On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 22:00, 28 May 2009 (UTC)'''

''']'''

== Arbitration motion regarding ] ==

Per a <span class="plainlinks"></span> at ]:
<blockquote>In remedy 1.1 ("]") of the ] case, "... the Palestine/Israel dispute ..." is replaced with "... the Arab-Israeli conflict ...".</blockquote>

''On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 23:13, 28 May 2009 (UTC)'''

''']'''

==]==
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. The following editors are subjected to bans/topic-bans/restrictions as listed below :

*] : {{user|John254}} (Community Ban), {{user|Justallofthem}}
*Topic-banned : {{user|CSI LA}}, {{user|Grrrilla}}, {{user|Makoshack}}, {{user|Proximodiz}}, {{user|Su-Jada}}, {{user|TaborG}}, {{user|Jack Russell Terrier}}, {{user|Jpierreg}}, {{user|Maureen D}}, {{user|OngoingHow}}, {{user|Seelltey}}, {{user|Tturrisi}}, {{user|Voxpopulis}}, {{user|AndroidCat}}, {{user|Antaeus Feldspar}}, {{user|Anynobody}}, {{user|Derflipper}}, {{user|Fahrenheit451}}, {{user|Misou}}, {{user|Orsini}}, {{user|Shrampes}}, {{user|Shutterbug}}, {{user|Steve Dufour}}, {{user|Tilman}}, {{user|The Legendary Shadow!}}, {{user|Touretzky}}
*To contact the Committee : ]*, ]*, ]*, ]*, ]*, ]*, {{User|Rick Alan Ross}}
*Other restrictions :
**{{User|Jossi}} gave up his status as an administrator in the face of controversy concerning his administrator actions during an arbitration case, he may not be automatically re-granted adminship. However, he is free to seek readminship, should he choose to do so, at any time by a request for adminship at Requests for adminship.
**{{User|ChrisO}} is to abide to a binding voluntary restriction that within the Scientology topic (i) he limits his edits to directly improving articles to meet GA and FA criteria, using reliable sources; (ii) he makes no edits of whatever nature to biographies of living people; and (iii) he refrains from sysop action of whatever nature.
**{{User|Jayen466}} is topic-banned from articles about Rick Ross, broadly defined.

:<small>#Editors marked in * have since contacted the Committee.</small>

Any editor who is subject to remedies in this proceeding, or who wishes to edit from an open proxy, is restricted to a single current or future account to edit Scientology-related topics and may not contribute to the topic as anonymous IP editors. Editors topic banned by remedies in this proceeding are prohibited (i) from editing articles related to Scientology or Scientologists, broadly defined, as well as the respective article talk pages and (ii) from participating in any Misplaced Pages process relating to those articles. Editors topic banned above may apply to have the topic ban lifted after demonstrating their commitment to the goals of Misplaced Pages and their ability to work constructively with other editors. Applications will be considered no earlier than six months after the close of this case, and additional reviews will be done no more frequently than every six months thereafter.

Any uninvolved administrator may, on his or her own discretion, ban any editor from editing within the Scientology topic. Prior to topic banning the editor, the administrator will leave a message on the editor's talk page, linking to this paragraph, warning the editor that a topic ban is contemplated and outlining the behaviours for which it is contemplated. If the editor fails to heed the warning, the editor may be topic banned, initially, for three months, then with additional topic bans increasing in duration to a maximum of one year. Any editor who, in the judgment of an uninvolved administrator, is (i) focused primarily on Scientology or Scientologists and (ii) clearly engaged in promoting an identifiable agenda may be topic-banned for up to one year.

All IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates, broadly interpreted, are to be blocked as if they were open proxies. Any current or future editor who, after this decision is announced, makes substantial edits to any Scientology-related articles or discussions on any page is directed to edit on these from only a single user account, which shall be the user's sole or main account, unless the user has previously sought and obtained permission from the Arbitration Committee to operate a legitimate second account. They shall edit in accordance to Misplaced Pages policies and refrain from advocacy, to disclose on the relevant talk pages any circumstances (but not including personal identifying information) that constitute or may reasonably be perceived as constituting a conflict of interest with respect to that page, and not through a proxy configuration.

- ''For the Arbitration Committee'', ] 01:30, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Ban Appeal Sub Committee - amending procedure ==


:''']'''

It has been resolved that instead of replacing all three arbitrators each quarter, one arbitrator is replaced each month.

* Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Cool Hand Luke, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Rlevse, Roger, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose:
* Abstain:
* Not voting: Stephen Bain

The members of the sub committee for June are: Casliber, FayssalF and Roger.

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 23:19, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Unexpected arbitrator absence ==

:Note: this reduces the existing traditional period of unexpected absence from fourteen to seven days.

It has been resolved that any arbitrator who has not given prior notice of absence and who fails to post to the usual venues for seven consecutive days is deemed inactive in all matters with, where practical, retrospective effect to the date of the last known post.

*Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Kirill, Newyorkbrad, Roger, Vassyana, Wizardman
*Oppose:
*Abstain:
*Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Risker, Rlevse, Stephen Bain

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 23:41, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

==] banned==
] has been banned from editing en.wiki by arbcom for editing incompatible with our project. The vote was 10-0-1:
:Support: Casliber, Coren, FayssalF, FloNight, Jayvdb, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Wizardman
:Oppose: None
:Abstain: Cool Hand Luke
:Not voting: Carcharoth, Newyorkbrad, Stephen Bain, Vassyana
::For the committee, <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — ] • ] • </span> 11:15, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Arbitration motion regarding ] ==

Per a <span class="plainlinks"></span> at ]:
<blockquote>The topic ban placed on {{user|Benjiboi}} in relation to ] is rescinded.</blockquote>

''On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 18:59, 11 June 2009 (UTC)'''

''']'''

== ] ==

] arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above.
*All editors on Macedonia-related articles are directed to get the advice of neutral parties via means such as ] and ] (]), especially since there are significant problems in reaching consensus.
*All articles related to Macedonia (defined as any article that could be reasonably construed as being related to Macedonia, Macedonia nationalism, Greece related articles that mention Macedonia, and other articles in which how Macedonia will be referred to is an issue) fall under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned. Editors enforcing a case where a binding Stalemate resolution has been found are exempt from 1RR.
*The following users have been banned from Misplaced Pages : {{User|Avg}}<sup>one year</sup>, {{User|ΚΕΚΡΩΨ}}<sup>one year</sup>, and {{User|Reaper7}}<sup>six months</sup> .
*The following users have been topic-banned from Macedonia-related articles and their talk pages, as defined in ]: {{User|Avg}}<sup>indefinitely</sup>, {{User|ΚΕΚΡΩΨ}}<sup>indefinitely</sup>, {{User|Reaper7}}<sup>one year</sup> and, {{User|SQRT5P1D2}}<sup>one year</sup>.
*The Committee takes note that {{User|ChrisO}} has resigned his administrator status while this case was pending, but also notes that he is desysopped as a result of the above case. ChrisO may obtain the tools back via the usual means or by request to the Arbitration Committee.
*{{admin|Future Perfect at Sunrise}} is strongly admonished for displaying a long pattern of incivil, rude, offensive, and insulting behavior towards other editors and failure to address the community's concerns in this regard. Because of this Future Perfect at Sunrise is subject to an editing restriction for one year, and is desysopped for three months as a consequence of poor user conduct and misuse of administrative tools. After three months, his administrator access will be automatically restored.
*Single-purpose accounts are strongly advised to edit in accordance with ] and other Misplaced Pages policies. Diversifying one's topics of interest is also encouraged.
*, as currently configured, logs all changes involving the word "Macedonia" but does not block any edits. The community is strongly advised to consider adding a new abuse filter criterion; any instances of changing the word "Macedonia" to "FYROM" (the five-letter acronym, not the full phrase) shall be prevented.
*Within seven days of the closure of this case, a discussion is to be opened to consider the preferred current and historical names for the four entities known as Macedonia. The discussion will end one month after it is opened.

:''On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>]</sup> 21:41, 11 June 2009 (UTC)''

''']'''

== ] ==

This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above.

{{user|Tenmei}} is topic-banned from Inner Asia during the Tang Dynasty for a period of six months. He is permitted to comment on the talkpage, provided that he does so in a civil fashion. He is instructed not to interact with or comment with regard to {{user|Teeninvestor}} or {{user|Caspian blue}} on any page of Misplaced Pages (except in the course of legitimate dispute resolution initiated by others or his mentors). Tenmei shall also be assigned one or more volunteer mentors. Other remedies also apply.

The parties are instructed to carefully review the principles and findings contained in this decision. Each of the parties is strongly urged to conform his or her future behavior to the principles set forth in this decision. Should the remedies fail to improve the situation described in this decision, after a reasonable time, an application may be made to reopen the case and impose other remedies as may be necessary.

- ''For the Committee'', ] 22:44, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Arbitration motions regarding ] ==

Per these <span class="plainlinks"></span> at ]:
<blockquote>Discussions relating to the naming of Ireland articles must occur at ].</blockquote>

<blockquote>Moderators of ] may ban any contributor from the pages within the scope of the WikiProject for up to a month when a contributor is disrupting the collaboration process.</blockquote>

''On behalf of the Arbitration Committee,'' ] <sup>]</sup> 21:09, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Motion allowing parties currently banned from I/P articles to comment on naming guidelines for I/P articles ==

To allow users currently banned from I/P articles to comment on naming guidelines for I/P articles. Conditions are that they may make very short comments in each section once, and may not comment on other users.

Motion ''failed''.

The vote was 0-9-4:
:Support: None
:Oppose: Carcharoth, Cool Hand Luke, Coren, FloNight, Jayvdb, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Rlevse, Wizardman
:Abstain: Casliber, FayssalF, Newyorkbrad, Vassyana
:Not voting: Roger Davies, Stephen Bain

&mdash;&nbsp;]&nbsp;<sup>]</sup>, ''for the Committee'', 00:06, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Appeals to the Ban Appeals Subcommittee: Aarandir & Anonimu ==

The ] has allowed the appeals of:
* {{User|Aarandir}}
* {{User|Anonimu}}
The text of the decisions and any associated restrictions have been posted on the applicable user talk pages.

For the Arbitration Committee,
&nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 14:39, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

]

== Nichalp ==

In response to community concerns about {{user|Nichalp}} using an undisclosed account ({{user|Zithan}}) for paid editing, and because of Nichalp's failure to reply to the Arbitration Committee's email enquiry about these concerns, Nichalp's bureaucrat, administrator and oversight status, and his access to the associated mailing lists (<functionaries-en@lists.wikimedia.org> and <oversight-l@lists.wikimedia.org>), are temporarily removed and User:Zithan is indefinitely blocked.

Nichalp is instructed to contact the Arbitration Committee as soon as possible in order to resolve the issues related to his special access privileges and the Zithan account.

The vote was 8-0-1:
:Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, FloNight, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Wizardman
:Oppose: None
:Abstain: FayssalF
:Not voting: Cool Hand Luke, Jayvdb, Kirill Lokshin, Newyorkbrad, Stephen Bain, Vassyana

&mdash;&nbsp;]&nbsp;<sup>]</sup>, ''for the Committee'', 21:51, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

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Change to the CheckUser team, November 2024

At their request, the Arbitration Committee restores the CheckUser permissions of Spicy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log).

On behalf of the Committee, Sdrqaz (talk) 18:55, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § Change to the CheckUser team, November 2024

Proposed motions to improve ArbCom workflow

The Arbitration Committee is considering a series of motions that set forth different approaches to improving the Committee's workflow and handling of its nonpublic work. Comments are welcome at the motions page. For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 18:28, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § Proposed motions to improve ArbCom workflow

Off-wiki misconduct in Palestine–Israel topic area

As previously announced, the Arbitration Committee received private evidence appearing to reflect off-wiki misconduct related to several editors in the Palestine–Israel topic area. The Committee sent a copy of the evidence to the users in question via email, notified them on their talk pages, and gave them an opportunity to respond. Based on the evidence and the responses, the matter has been resolved as follows:

For making edits in the Palestine–Israel topic area after off-wiki canvassing requests, and encouraging other users to game the extended confirmed restriction and engage in disruptive editing, Ïvana (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely banned from Misplaced Pages. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose:

Abstain:

For making edits in the Palestine–Israel topic area after off-wiki canvassing requests, and encouraging other users to game the extended confirmed restriction and engage in disruptive editing, Ïvana (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is topic banned from the Palestine–Israel topic area, broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose:

Abstain:

Based on private evidence, the existing topic ban of Salmoonlight (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) may now be appealed only to the Committee. The other provisions of the topic ban remain the same.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose:

Abstain: Moneytrees

For making edits in the PIA topic area after off-wiki canvassing requests, and violating the extended confirmed restriction in the Palestine–Israel topic area, Samisawtak (talk · contribs) is topic banned from the Palestine–Israel topic area, broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose:

Abstain:

For gaming the extended confirmed restriction, the extended confirmed permission of CoolAndUniqueUsername (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is revoked. An administrator may, at their discretion, restore it following a request at PERM at which CoolAndUniqueUsername shows that they have made 500 substantive edits.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose: HJ Mitchell

Abstain:

For gaming the extended confirmed restriction, the extended confirmed permission of Tashmetu (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is revoked. An administrator may, at their discretion, restore it following a request at PERM at which Tashmetu shows that they have made 500 substantive edits.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, Moneytrees, Primefac, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose: HJ Mitchell

Abstain: Sdrqaz

For the Arbitration Committee, Aoidh (talk) 17:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § Off-wiki misconduct in Palestine–Israel topic area

2025 Arbitration Committee

The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning members following their election by the community. Their two-year terms formally begin on 1 January 2025:

The one-year terms of these members also begin on 1 January 2025:

Upon meeting the Wikimedia Foundation's criteria for access to non-public personal data and signing its corresponding confidentiality agreement, all incoming members will be subscribed to all Committee-managed email lists, assigned the CheckUser and Oversight permissions for use in office, and given access to the CheckUser and Oversight queues on the VRT system.

We also thank our outgoing colleagues, whose terms end on 31 December 2024:

Outgoing members are eligible to retain the CheckUser and Oversight permissions, to remain active on cases accepted before their term ended, and to remain subscribed to the functionaries' and arbitration clerks' mailing lists following their terms on the Arbitration Committee. To that effect:

  • Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing members, who have not chosen to retain them, after 31 December 2024:
    CheckUser: Firefly, L235
    Oversight: Firefly, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees
  • Outgoing members are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. That will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
  • All outgoing members will remain subscribed to the functionaries' mailing list.
  • All outgoing members will be unsubscribed from the clerks-l mailing list, with the exception of Firefly, Guerillero, and Moneytrees, who have chosen to remain subscribed.

On behalf of the Committee, Sdrqaz (talk) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § 2025 Arbitration Committee
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