Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 13

The Arbitration Committee is seeking to appoint additional editors to the Checkuser and Oversight teams. The arbitrators overseeing this will be Bradv, KrakatoaKatie, and Xeno.

The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will assist in the vetting process.

This year's timeline is as follows:

• 7 September to 19 September: Candidates may self-nominate by contacting the Arbitration Committee at arbcom-en-c wikimedia.org.
• 20 September to 23 September: The Arbitration Committee and Functionaries will vet the candidates.
• 24 September to 26 September: The committee will notify candidates going forward for community consultation and create the candidate subpages containing the submitted nomination statements.
• 27 September to 7 October: Nomination statements will be published and the candidates are invited to answer questions publicly. The community is invited and encouraged to participate.
• By 14 October: Appointments will be announced.

For the Arbitration Committee, Katie^talk 22:58, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47#2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: announcement

The Arbitration Committee is considering a motion to amend its procedures to prohibit sitting arbitrators from serving as members of the Ombuds Commission or the WMF Case Review Committee in accordance with a community RfC. Comments on the motion are welcome at the motion page. For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 18:19, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Proposed motion for amendment to arbitration procedures: prohibition of multiple roles

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

Based on the outcome of the community discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RFC: Multiple roles for active arbitrators, the Arbitration Committee procedures are amended by adding a new Section 1.6, providing:

To avoid any potential conflicts of interest, current arbitrators may not serve as members of either the Ombuds Commission or the WMF Case Review Committee while serving as arbitrators.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 16:55, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Arbitration motion regarding an amendment to arbitration procedures: prohibition of multiple roles

The Arbitration Committee is considering a motion to formally vacate general 1RR sanctions in the Abortion topic area, leaving the existing standard discretionary sanctions scheme in place. Community statements are welcome at the clarification request. For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 18:39, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Proposed arbitration motion regarding Abortion 1RR

The OTRS system is going to undergo major upgrades starting in a few hours, and lasting 2-3 days. In the interim, to ensure that Oversight is still available to the community, the email address has temporarily been changed to oversight-l lists.wikimedia.org, which is usually the private, non-archiving mailing list used by oversighters to discuss requests. Additional moderators will be on duty during this time. The email address attached to User:Oversight has been changed over, and people are urged to use that method for making oversight requests. Other pages that contain the email address will also be modified.

On behalf of the Oversight team, Risker (talk) 00:28, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

• Noting that the OTRS upgrade has now been completed, and everything is now being returned to normal.

• On behalf of the Oversight team, Risker (talk) 15:16, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Temporary change to email address for Oversight

Applications to join the CheckUser and Oversight teams will close September 19 at 2359 UTC. Those interested should contact the Arbitration Committee by sending a request to arbcom-en-c wikimedia.org.

Katie^talk 13:10, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Functionary applications closing soon

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 16:59, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Arbitration motion regarding Abortion

The community consultation portion of the functionary appointment process is now open. Editors may ask up to two (2) questions of each candidate (similar to RFA rules). However, since this is a consultation and not a !vote, please refrain from phrasing comments in a support/oppose/neutral fashion.

The Arbitration Committee invites editors to comment and ask questions until 23:59 UTC on October 7, 2020.

Katie^talk 19:06, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § 2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Community consultation phase open

At his request by email to the committee, the CheckUser and Oversight permissions of Yunshui are removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks Yunshui for his long service as a functionary.

Katie^talk 14:03, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Changes to functionary team

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 19:13, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Arbitration motion regarding Portals

The Arbitration Committee is pleased to appoint the following users to the functionary team:

• Anarchyte (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as an Oversighter.
• EdJohnston (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.
• Oshwah (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.
• Yamla (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.

The Committee thanks the community and all of the candidates for helping to bring this process to a successful conclusion.

For the Arbitration Committee,

Katie^talk 03:15, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § 2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Candidates appointed

In a prior case, the Arbitration Committee mandated that a request for comment be held on how harassment and private complaints should be handled in the future. This request for comment has now been closed with the following summary:

Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 02:23, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Anti-harassment RfC closed

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 20:29, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Temporary checkuser privileges for scrutineers

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 00:05, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Arbitration motion regarding Horn of Africa

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 02:36, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Arbitration motion regarding Antisemitism in Poland

The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning arbitrators following their election by the community. The two-year terms of these arbitrators formally begin on 01 January 2021:

• Barkeep49 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• BDD (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Bradv (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• CaptainEek (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• L235 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Maxim (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Primefac (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

All incoming arbitrators have elected to receive (or retain, where applicable) the CheckUser and Oversight permissions.

We also thank our outgoing colleagues whose terms end on 31 December 2020:

• DGG (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• GorillaWarfare (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Joe Roe (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Mkdw (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

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

• Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing arbitrators after 31 December 2020 at their own request:

  Oversight: Joe Roe

• Outgoing arbitrators are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. Whether or not outgoing arbitrators will remain active on any ongoing case(s) will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
• All outgoing arbitrators will remain subscribed to the functionaries' mailing list
• DGG, Joe Roe, and Mkdw will be unsubscribed from the arbitration clerks' mailing list at their request.

For the Arbitration Committee,

Katie^talk 01:56, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § 2021 Arbitration Committee

A motion regarding The Rambling Man case at Requests for Clarification and Amendment has been enacted after it reached majority support. The motion is as follows:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 09:38, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Motion: The Rambling Man topic ban lifted enacted

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, Luxofluxo (talk · contribs) is unblocked subject to a one-account restriction and a topic ban from European Schools. These restrictions may be appealed on-wiki after 6 months. For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 00:04, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Luxofluxo unblocked

I have very recently accepted an upcoming role with the Foundation to help facilitate the second phase of the meta:Universal Code of Conduct consultations investigating key enforcement questions. To protect the integrity of internal committee deliberations, I am humbly tendering my resignation from the Arbitration Committee.

Strong community governance is paramount to the ongoing health and longevity of our projects. My goal will be to ensure community concerns are clearly communicated and considered by the drafting committee while working to demonstrate that community enforcement mechanisms can adequately handle the additional burdens that may be placed on the Foundation and project volunteers by public policy changes.

I enjoyed working with last year's committee and look forward to serving the community in this more focused role. I hope that you will be willing to share with me any general or specific concerns concerning the Universal Code of Conduct, especially as it relates to enforcement. I will act as a conduit for community ideas, questions, and change requests.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

–xeno^talk 01:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion this

At his own request, the Oversight permission of Someguy1221 are removed.

In addition, in accordance with the policy on CheckUser and Oversighter inactivity, the CheckUser rights of Berean Hunter are removed.

The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks Someguy1221 and Berean Hunter for their service as functionaries.

For the Arbitration Committee,

Katie^talk 15:32, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Changes to functionary team

Following a request to the Committee, the CheckUser permissions of Ivanvector (talk · contribs) have been restored. For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 00:23, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Change to the Checkuser team

A motion regarding the American politics 2 case has been enacted after it reached majority support following a Request for Amendment. The motion is as follows:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 22:33, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Motion: American politics 2 (1992 cutoff) enacted

The Committee has received word that Flyer22 Frozen (talk · contribs) has passed away. Accordingly, the currently open case is dismissed. We would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Flyer22.

Passed 9 to 0 on 17:35, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

For the Arbitration Committee, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 19:36, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Flyer22 and WanderingWanda case dismissed

Following an appeal to the Arbitration Committee, Donald1972 (talk · contribs) has been unblocked, subject to a restriction from editing the Matthias Laurenz Gräff article. Maxim_(talk) 01:47, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Donald1972 unblocked

A motion regarding the MONGO case has been enacted after it reached majority support following a Amendment request. The motion is as follows:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 09:26, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Motion: MONGO (alt) enacted

Several motions have been proposed on the Committee's public motions page relating to Case Workshops. These proposed motions change how Workshops are run and used, including making it optional. These motions will modify the Arbitration Committee's procedures. Editors are welcome and encouraged to make comments in the "Community discussion" sections for each motion. A running total of votes for each motion can be viewed in the implementation notes section. For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 20:07, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Discuss the motions at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions § Case Workshops. Discuss this notice at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Proposed changes to how Workshops in cases are run and used

The Arbitration clerks are pleased to welcome GeneralNotability (talk · contribs) to the clerk team as a trainee!

The Arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by email to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 00:00, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § GeneralNotability appointed trainee clerk

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 01:27, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Gender and sexuality standard discretionary sanctions authorized

An arbitration case regarding Kurds and Kurdistan has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

• Standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed.
• GPinkerton (talk · contribs) is indefinitely banned from the English Wikipedia. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• GPinkerton (talk · contribs) is topic-banned from articles related to Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Thepharoah17 (talk · contribs) is topic-banned from articles related to Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• عمرو بن كلثوم (talk · contribs) is topic-banned from articles related to Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Supreme Deliciousness (talk · contribs) is topic-banned from articles related to Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Paradise Chronicle is warned to avoid casting aspersions and repeating similar uncollegial conduct in the future.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 14:32, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan closed

Under the Level 1 desysopping procedures, the administrator permissions of DYKUpdateBot (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) have been temporarily removed as a suspected compromised account.

Supporting: Barkeep49, Bradv, CaptainEek, Maxim, Worm That Turned

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 20:24, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Level 1 desysop of DYKUpdateBot

DYKUpdateBot (talk · contribs) is granted administrative permissions on the English Wikipedia following the securing of its passwords by the operator.

For the Arbitration Committee, – bradv🍁 23:18, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Restoration of privileges to DYKUpdateBot

A motion has modified the internal procedures of the Arbitration Committee. The motion was enacted after it reached majority support on the the committee's public motions page. The Arbitration Committee intend to incorporate the analysis of evidence into the evidence phase. The committee also intends to make workshops optional, such as in cases where the conduct of one or two editors is being examined. The section which has been added to the procedures page reads:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 00:11, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Motion: Timetable and case structure enacted

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

The phrase "articles related to" in the topic bans for GPinkerton, Thepharoah17, عمرو بن كلثوم, and Supreme Deliciousness are struck, to clarify that the bans are not limited to article-space.

For the Arbitration Committee, GeneralNotability (talk) 02:16, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Arbitration motion regarding Kurds and Kurdistan

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, SethRuebens is unblocked subject to a (1) one-account restriction, (2) a ban from directly editing Britannia (TV series), and (3) a requirement to disclose any relevant conflicts of interest. For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 19:34, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § SethRuebens unblocked

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, J-Man11 (talk · contribs) is unblocked subject to a one-account restriction. Maxim_(talk) 17:52, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § J-Man11 unblocked

Due to a conflict of interest, User:Tenebrae is indefinitely banned from any mainspace edits related to Frank Lovece or Maitland McDonagh, broadly construed. Violations will be enforced by escalating blocks. They may request edits on talkpages. This restriction may be appealed in six months. For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 12:50, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Motion regarding Tenebrae

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, Jessiemay1984 (talk · contribs) is unblocked subject to a one-account restriction. Maxim_(talk) 15:18, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Jessiemay1984 unblocked

Editors are invited to provide feedback in the discretionary sanctions community consultation, which is open until April 25, 2021.

This consultation is part of the Arbitration Committee's revision process for the discretionary sanctions procedure, which sets forth a special set of rules that apply in topic areas defined by the Arbitration Committee. The purpose of this revision process is to simplify and clarify the procedure and resolve problems with the current system of discretionary sanctions.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 00:16, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § 2021 discretionary sanctions review: community consultation

The final decision in the RexxS arbitration case has been made and the case subsequently was closed. The final decision is viewable on the main case page. One remedy was passed as part of the final decision, which is included below:

• RexxS (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) administrative privileges are revoked. He may apply to have them reinstated at any time via a new request for adminship.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:29, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/RexxS closed

A majority of the English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee has signed the open letter from arbitration committees to the Board of Trustees on the Universal Code of Conduct. This follows a months-long drafting process between the English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee and the arbitration committees of other projects. For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 19:33, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Universal Code of Conduct open letter

The Arbitration Committee will be periodically publishing statistics about private appeals in an effort to increase transparency at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Appeals. The first such report, covering January to March 2021 has been published. For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 00:36, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Appeals report

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, GeneralNotability (talk) 02:37, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 47 § Arbitration motion regarding Carlossuarez46

The suspended case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Carlossuarez46. For the Arbitration Committee, GeneralNotability (talk) 00:38, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

The Arbitration Committee has passed the following motion:

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:11, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Motion regarding retaining personal identifying information

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 18:49, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motion regarding Antisemitism in Poland

At his request by email to the committee, the CheckUser permissions of DGG are removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks DGG for his service as a CheckUser. Maxim_(talk) 13:30, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Changes to functionary team

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, Uhooep (talk · contribs) is unblocked, subject to a one-account restriction. Maxim_(talk) 18:47, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Uhooep unblocked

The Arbitration Committee has authorised standard discretionary sanctions for the area of COVID-19 which supersede the community-authorised general sanctions for the same topic area by motion following a case request. The motion is as follows:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:57, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § COVID-19 discretionary sanctions authorised

Following a now closed amendment request, the Arbitration Committee resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 20:10, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Ritchie333 and Praxidicae interaction ban modified

Following a request to the committee, the CheckUser and Oversight permissions of TheresNoTime (talk · contribs) are restored.

Supporting: Barkeep49, Beeblebrox, Bradv, CaptainEek, Casliber, KrakatoaKatie, L235, Primefac, SoWhy, Worm That Turned

For the Arbitration Committee,

– bradv^🍁 02:38, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § TheresNoTime permissions restored

An arbitration case regarding User:Carlossuarez46 has now closed. The Arbitration Committee resolved by motion in April to suspend the case, which could be unsuspended if Carlossuarez46 requested it within three months. Because Carlossuarez46 has not requested that the case be unsuspended, the case has been automatically closed. The motion which has now closed the case is Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Carlossuarez46#Motion: Suspended case (3 months).

For the Arbitration Committee, GeneralNotability (talk) 03:10, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Carlossuarez46 closed

The committee has clarified by motion Remedy 5 of the Palestine-Israel articles 4 case following an amendment request. The motion is as follows:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 19:14, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Remedy 5 of the Palestine-Israel articles 4 case clarified

The arbitration clerks are pleased to welcome back CodeLyoko (talk · contribs) after a period of inactivity to the clerk team as a trainee!

The arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by email to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 11:03, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § CodeLyoko reappointed as a trainee clerk

In accordance with the Committee's standing procedure on functionary inactivity, the Oversight permissions of ST47 (talk · contribs) are removed. The Committee extends its appreciation for ST47's service as an Oversighter.

Katie^talk 19:45, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § changes to Oversight team

The Arbitration clerks are pleased to welcome Firefly (talk · contribs) to the clerk team as a trainee!

The Arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by email to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 22:15, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Firefly appointed trainee clerk

Earlier this year, the Arbitration Committee dismissed a case involving Flyer22 Frozen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) after receiving a credible report that that editor had passed away. Members of the community expressed condolences and Flyer22 was added to the "Deceased Wikipedians" page [1].

The Arbitration Committee subsequently received off-wiki correspondence alleging that Flyer22 had not actually died and explaining the senders' basis for reaching that conclusion. The Committee takes this issue seriously and looked into it as thoroughly as we could within the bounds of appropriateness.

We must ask editors to bear in mind that while the Arbitration Committee can be privy to some evidence that cannot be shared on-wiki, such as checkuser findings, the scope of our responsibilities and authority is still limited. We are a committee of volunteers who are elected to help solve disputes arising on a website. Our authority and responsibilities do not include conducting forensic investigations off of the site. For example, in connection with the current allegations, someone sent us documentation purporting to reveal the identity of Flyer22, and suggested that we investigate, perhaps even reaching out to that person and members of their family to determine whether and when the identified person had passed away. It would not be appropriate for the Arbitration Committee or anyone else to do these things, and we have not and will not do so.

It is, however, possible to take action with regard to the SPI relating to accounts that have edited in recent months. The following have been blocked following traditional SPI investigations:

• ApproximateLand (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Bio Flex (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Daner's Creek (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Film Bio Legacy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Gender Roamer (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Kaseey (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• LearnerB (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Raining Parade (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• RandoBanks (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• RazTazz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• ReaperRoe (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Ren Ten10 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

The editing by these accounts is improper independent of the circumstances concerning Flyer22. Accordingly, these accounts have been blocked. The person or persons behind these accounts is required to cease editing. Any concerns about further accounts may be posted to an as-yet-to-be created SPI page that the committee should have posted shortly, or e-mailed to the Arbitration Committee.

This is a difficult situation for many Wikipedians. Some key facts still are not known, and behind every username there is a real person. We ask that everyone please treat it with sensitivity, proportionality, and decorum.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, Beeblebrox (talk) 23:04, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Statement regarding Flyer22 Frozen

The Arbitration Committee is seeking to appoint additional editors to the Checkuser and Oversight teams. The arbitrators overseeing this will be Bradv and KrakatoaKatie. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will assist in the vetting process. This year's timeline is as follows:

• 6 September to 18 September: Candidates may self-nominate by contacting the Arbitration Committee at arbcom-en-c wikimedia.org.
• 19 September to 23 September: The Arbitration Committee and Functionaries will vet the candidates.
• 24 September to 26 September: The committee will notify candidates going forward for community consultation and create the candidate subpages containing the submitted nomination statements.
• 27 September to 6 October: Nomination statements will be published and the candidates are invited to answer questions publicly. The community is invited and encouraged to participate.
• By 17 October: Appointments will be announced.

For the Arbitration Committee, Katie^talk 11:38, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: announcement

Following a request to the committee, the Oversight permissions of Callanecc are restored.

Katie^talk 13:09, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Changes to functionary team

A motion has been made to amend the Arbitration Committee's procedures to standardize the extended confirmed restriction. Please see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions#Extended confirmed restriction omnibus motion for more information or if you wish to comment. For the Arbitration Committee, Moneytrees🏝️^{Talk/CCI guide} 03:06, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Motion to standardize Extended Confirmed restrictions

At his request by email to the committee, the Oversight permissions of Mkdw are removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks Mkdw for his service as an Oversighter. Maxim_(talk) 13:36, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Changes to functionary team (2)

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, SQL^{Query Me!} 10:19, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Extended confirmed restriction omnibus motion

This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

• (i) The community-authorized general sanctions for post-1978 Iranian politics are hereby superseded and replaced by standard discretionary sanctions, which are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
  (ii) All sanctions in force when this remedy is enacted are endorsed and will become standard discretionary sanctions governed by the standard procedure from the moment of enactment.
  (iii) Notifications issued under Post-1978 Iranian politics general sanctions become alerts for twelve months from their date of issue, then expire.
  (iv) All existing and past sanctions and restrictions placed under post-1978 Iranian politics general sanctions will be transcribed by the arbitration clerks in the arbitration enforcement log.
  (v) Any requests for enforcement that may be open when this remedy is enacted shall proceed, but any remedy that is enacted should be enacted as a discretionary sanction.
  (vi) Administrators who have enforced the Post-1978 Iranian politics general sanctions are thanked for their work and asked to continue providing administrative assistance enforcing discretionary sanctions and at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard.
• Uninvolved administrators are encouraged to take appropriate actions (pursuant to the discretionary sanctions authorization) to facilitate consensus through moderation of any Requests for Comments (RfC). These actions may include, but are not limited to:
  • moratoriums up to one year on initiating RfCs on a particular dispute,
  • word and/or diff limits on all RfC participants,
  • bans on editors who have disrupted consensus-finding from participation in a particular RfC, and
  • sectioned commenting rules in RfCs.
• BarcrMac (talk · contribs) is topic-banned from post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Idealigic (talk · contribs) is topic-banned from post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Mhhossein (talk · contribs) is warned against a battleground mentality and further incivility.
• Mhhossein (talk · contribs) is topic-banned from People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Stefka Bulgaria (talk · contribs) is topic-banned from post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Vice regent (talk · contribs) is warned against a battleground mentality.

For the Arbitration Committee, GeneralNotability (talk) 16:48, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics closed

The Arbitration clerks are pleased to welcome MJL (talk · contribs) to the clerk team as a trainee!

The Arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by email to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 22:04, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § MJL appointed trainee clerk

The community consultation portion of the functionary appointment process is now open. Editors may ask up to two (2) questions of each candidate (similar to RFA rules). However, since this is a consultation and not a !vote, please refrain from phrasing comments in a support/oppose/neutral fashion.

The Arbitration Committee invites editors to comment and ask questions until 23:59 UTC on October 6, 2020.

Primefac (talk) 00:00, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: Community consultation phase open

The Arbitration Committee is pleased to welcome the following editors to the functionary team:

• Dreamy Jazz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser and Oversighter.
• Ferret (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.
• GeneralNotability (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.
• Girth Summit (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.
• LuK3 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as an Oversighter.
• RoySmith (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.

The committee thanks all members of the community who participated and helped bring this process to a successful conclusion.

Katie^talk 04:44, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: candidates appointed

The Arbitration Committee has determined through private evidence, including evidence from the checkuser tool, that Eostrix (talk · contribs) (a current RfA candidate) is a sockpuppet of Icewhiz (talk · contribs). Accordingly, the Committee has resolved that Eostrix be indefinitely blocked. For the Arbitration Committee, Beeblebrox (talk) 01:00, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Eostrix Blocked

The Arbitration Committee is pleased to announce that GeneralNotability (talk · contribs) has been appointed a full clerk, effective immediately, concluding his successful traineeship.

The arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by e-mail to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 13:02, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § GeneralNotability promoted to full clerk

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 17:02, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Temporary checkuser privileges for scrutineers

Under the Level 1 desysopping procedures, the administrator permissions of Epbr123 (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) have been temporarily removed as a suspected compromised account.

Supporting: CaptainEek, Casliber, Maxim

For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 02:47, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Level 1 desysop of Epbr123

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion to amend the case Horn of Africa as follows:

For the Arbitration Committee, firefly ( t · c ) 16:32, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motion regarding Horn of Africa

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, Épine (talk · contribs) is unblocked, subject to a one-account restriction. --BDD (talk) 20:17, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Épine unblocked

Following a review of current practices involving email lists, the Arbitration Committee has decided that the functionaries email list (functionaries-en lists.wikimedia.org) will no longer be set to accept incoming email aside from list members and WMF staff. For private concerns other than those requiring oversight, please contact the Arbitration Committee directly.

For the Arbitration Committee, Primefac (talk) 13:54, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Changes to the Functionaries email list

The Arbitration Committee has accepted El Sandifer (talk · contribs)'s appeal of her ban imposed by motion of the Arbitration Committee (permalink). The Committee has determined that the ban is no longer necessary, and has accordingly resolved to grant the appeal.

Support: Barkeep49, Beeblebrox, CaptainEek, Casliber, Newyorkbrad, Primefac, SoWhy, Worm That Turned

Oppose: BDD, Bradv, David Fuchs, KrakatoaKatie, L235, Maxim

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:17, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § El Sandifer unbanned

The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning arbitrators following their election by the community. The two-year terms of these arbitrators formally begin on 1 January 2022:

• Beeblebrox (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Cabayi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Donald Albury (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Enterprisey (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Izno (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Opabinia regalis (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Worm That Turned (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Wugapodes (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

All incoming arbitrators have elected to receive the checkuser and oversight permissions.

We also thank our outgoing colleagues whose terms end on 31 December 2021:

• Casliber (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• David Fuchs (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• KrakatoaKatie (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Newyorkbrad (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• SoWhy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

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

• Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing arbitrators after 31 December 2021 at their own request:

  CheckUser: Casliber, David Fuchs, Newyorkbrad, SoWhy

  Oversight: Casliber, David Fuchs, Newyorkbrad, SoWhy

• Outgoing arbitrators are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. Whether or not outgoing arbitrators will remain active on any ongoing case(s) will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
• All outgoing arbitrators will remain subscribed to the functionaries' mailing list
• David Fuchs will be unsubscribed from the arbitration clerks' mailing list at his request.

For the Arbitration Committee,

Maxim_(talk) 16:00, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § 2022 Arbitration Committee

The Arbitration Committee is pleased to announce that Amortias (talk · contribs) will be rejoining the arbitration clerk team as a full clerk. We express our thanks to the clerks for the work they do in ensuring that the arbitration process operates smoothly. If you are interested in joining the team as a trainee, please read through the information page and send an email to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 00:08, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Amortias re-appointed as full clerk

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion to amend the case Scientology as follows:

For the Arbitration Committee, firefly ( t · c ) 18:55, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motion regarding Scientology

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 21:28, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motion regarding American politics 2

The Arbitration Committee has declined the case request Warsaw concentration camp and has resolved through several motions that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 14:46, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motions from the declined case request Warsaw concentration camp

Following an amendment request, the committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:47, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motion regarding Crouch, Swale

In a process that began last year with WP:DS2021, the Committee is evaluating Discretionary Sanctions (DS) in order to improve it. A larger package of reforms is slated for sometime this year. From the work done so far, it became clear a number of areas may no longer need DS or that some DS areas may be overly broad. This discussion is intended to focus on those areas. Community feedback is invited and welcome at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions. Barkeep49 (talk) 17:03, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions § Discretionary sanctions topic area changes

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, Miki Filigranski (talk · contribs) is unblocked, subject to a one-account restriction and one-revert rule. --BDD (talk) 18:54, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Miki Filigranski unblocked

In accordance with the policy on CheckUser and Oversighter inactivity, the CheckUser and Oversight rights of Callanecc are removed.

The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks Callanecc for his service as a functionary.

For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 15:28, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Changes to functionary team

This announcement is a general comment from the Arbitration Committee concerning situations in which ArbCom grants an appeal from a sanction. While the vast majority of appeals that ArbCom receives are of Checkuser blocks, it also reviews sanctions imposed by ArbCom itself, Oversight blocks, and situations involving matters unsuitable for public discussion.

By granting an appeal, ArbCom is expressing that, based on the information available to it, it believes that the problems that led to the sanction are unlikely to recur. Granting an appeal does not necessarily mean that the initial decision that resulted in the sanction was incorrect at the time, unless the appeal announcement specifically says so. The rationales for granting appeals are, in general, the same as those arising from on-wiki process, but for reasons of privacy or jurisdiction, the appeal is heard by ArbCom.

An editor whose appeal was accepted by ArbCom remains subject to all applicable policies, guidelines, and community expectations, the same as any other editor. If there is new misconduct after the successful appeal, the editor may be (re)sanctioned no differently than any other editor. It is not necessary for sanctioning administrators to consult ArbCom in such cases, but if a question or concern arises, they are free to do so.

ArbCom will continue to consult with the community, or to have appeals posted for review by the community, in appropriate cases. Such consultations are of particular use where community members are likely to have relevant information or experience that may be unavailable to the arbitrators.

For the arbitration committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 19:03, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § General comment regarding appeals to the Arbitration Committee

As part of its ongoing discretionary sanctions modernization effort, the Arbitration Committee has resolved through a series of motions that:

Remedy 7 of the Senkaku Islands case ("Discretionary sanctions") is rescinded. Any actions previously taken in accordance with the discretionary sanctions authorization remain in force and are governed by the discretionary sanctions procedure.

— Motion regarding "Senkaku islands"

The first sentence of the January 2013 motion in the Waldorf education case (authorizing discretionary sanctions) is stricken. Any actions previously taken in accordance with the discretionary sanctions authorization remain in force and are governed by the discretionary sanctions procedure.

— Motion regarding "Waldorf education"

The first sentence of the January 2014 motion in the Ancient Egyptian race controversy case (authorizing discretionary sanctions) is stricken. Any actions previously taken in accordance with the discretionary sanctions authorization remain in force and are governed by the discretionary sanctions procedure.

— Motion regarding "Ancient Egyptian race controversy"

Remedy 4.1 of the Scientology case ("Discretionary sanctions authorised") is rescinded. Any actions previously taken in accordance with the discretionary sanctions authorization remain in force and are governed by the discretionary sanctions procedure.

— Motion regarding "Scientology"

The January 2015 motion in the Landmark Worldwide case (authorizing discretionary sanctions) is rescinded. Any actions previously taken in accordance with the discretionary sanctions authorization remain in force and are governed by the discretionary sanctions procedure.

— Motion regarding "Landmark worldwide"

1. Remedy 5 of the Neuro-linguistic programming case ("Mentorship") is rescinded.
2. Remedy 2.1 of the Occupation of Latvia case ("Article probation") is rescinded.
3. Remedy 2 of the Shiloh case ("Article-related Probation") is rescinded.
4. Remedy 14.3 of the Obama articles case ("Articles semi-protected") is rescinded.
5. The Arbitration Committee clarifies that the article probation referenced in Finding of Fact 3 of the Obama articles case ("Articles placed on probation") and subject to review in Remedy 1.1 of the Obama articles case ("Article probation review") is no longer in effect pursuant to a March 2015 community discussion, but related articles may be covered by remedies in the American politics 2 case.

Any actions previously taken in accordance with the foregoing remedies remain in force, and appeals and modifications therefrom shall be governed by the standard procedure for arbitration enforcement appeals.

— Motion regarding "Article probation revocation"

Remedy 7 of the Transcendental Meditation movement case ("Standard discretionary sanctions") is rescinded. Any actions previously taken in accordance with the discretionary sanctions authorization remain in force and are governed by the discretionary sanctions procedure.

— Motion regarding "Transcendental Meditation movement"

Remedies 6, 7, and 8 of the Asmahan case (relating to article probation and discretionary sanctions) are rescinded.

Remedy 2 of the Waterboarding case ("General restriction") is rescinded. Where appropriate, the discretionary sanctions authorized in the American politics 2 case may continue to be used.

Any actions previously taken in accordance with the foregoing remedies remain in force, and appeals and modifications therefrom shall be governed by the standard procedure for arbitration enforcement appeals.

— Motion regarding "Obsolete probation-like sanctions"

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 23:35, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motions regarding discretionary sanctions topics

For intractable differences of opinions and conduct both on- and off-wiki, the Committee resolves that HazelBasil (talk · contribs) and SquareInARoundHole (talk · contribs) are placed under an indefinite interaction ban, pursuant to the standard exceptions. This also precludes SquareInARoundHole from editing the Ashley Gjøvik article.

In addition, for comments and conduct made both on- and off-wiki, HazelBasil is indefinitely blocked from editing Wikipedia.

For the Arbitration Committee, Primefac (talk) 19:06, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motion regarding HazelBasil and SquareInARoundHole

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Amortias (T)(C) 22:21, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motion regarding Timwi

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 21:38, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 48 § Arbitration motion regarding Jonathunder

An arbitration case regarding Skepticism and coordinated editing has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

• Rp2006 (talk · contribs) is warned against a battleground mentality and further incivility.
• Rp2006 is indefinitely topic banned from edits related to living people associated with or of interest to scientific skepticism, broadly construed. This topic ban may be appealed after six months have elapsed and every six months thereafter.
• A. C. Santacruz (talk · contribs) is reminded to remain collegial in editing and interacting with others.
• Roxy the dog (talk · contribs) is warned to remain collegial in editing and interacting with others.
• Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW) is advised that a presence on English Wikipedia, perhaps as its own WikiProject or as a task force of WikiProject Skepticism, will create more transparency and lessen some of the kinds of suspicion and conflict that preceded this case. It could also provide a place for the GSoW to get community feedback about its training which would increase its effectiveness.
• Editors are reminded that discretionary sanctions for biographies of living people have been authorized since 2014. Editors named in this decision shall be considered aware of these discretionary sanctions under awareness criterion 1.

For the Arbitration Committee, –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 05:04, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Skepticism and coordinated editing closed

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 04:57, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding Geschichte

Following an amendment request, the Arbitration Committee has resolved the following by motion:

For the Arbitration Committee, GeneralNotability (talk) 16:20, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding Supreme Deliciousness

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, MustafaO (talk · contribs) is unblocked, subject to a one-account restriction. Primefac (talk) 12:52, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § MustafaO unblocked

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 07:55, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion: Opening of proceedings amendment

The Arbitration Committee is voting on a motion to modify the procedures to clarify activity expectations for its clerks.

For the Arbitration Committee, Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 08:35, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Proposed motion to modify the Arbitration Committee Procedures

Following a request to the committee, the CheckUser and Oversight permissions of Ks0stm are restored.

For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 19:50, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Changes to the functionary team

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 19:21, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding clerk terms

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 19:38, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding St Christopher

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 23:32, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding Ryulong

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 14:37, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding Rachel Marsden

At his request by email to the committee, the CheckUser permissions of Ivanvector are removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks Ivanvector for his long service as a functionary.

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:05, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Changes to the functionaries team

An arbitration case Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

• MarioProtIV (talk · contribs) is indefinitely banned from closing, or reopening, any discussion outside their own user talk space. This restriction may be appealed after 12 months.
• Chlod (talk · contribs) is warned about using off-wiki platforms in an attempt to win on-wiki disputes.
• Elijahandskip (talk · contribs) is warned about using off-wiki platforms in an attempt to win on-wiki disputes.
• LightandDark2000 (talk · contribs) is indefinitely topic banned from pages about weather, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed six months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• MarioProtIV is indefinitely topic banned from pages about weather, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed six months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• A set of best practices for leaders and/or moderators of off-wiki chat platforms to consider adopting

For the Arbitration Committee, --Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 14:27, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/WikiProject Tropical Cyclones closed

The Arbitration Committee is pleased to announce that Firefly (talk · contribs) has been appointed a full clerk, effective immediately, concluding his successful traineeship.

The arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who meets the expectations for appointment and would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by e-mail to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 16:42, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Firefly promoted to full clerk

An arbitration case regarding User:Geschichte has now closed. The Arbitration Committee resolved by motion in March to suspend the case, which could be unsuspended if Geschichte requested it within three months. Because Geschichte has not requested that the case be unsuspended, the case has been automatically closed. The motion which has now closed the case is Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Geschichte#Motion:_Open_and_suspend_case_(1)_2.

For the arbitration committee, GeneralNotability (talk) 20:56, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Geschichte closed

An arbitration case Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct in deletion-related editing has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

• 7&6=thirteen (talk · contribs) is topic banned from deletion discussions, broadly construed.
• Johnpacklambert (talk · contribs) is banned from taking the following actions: (1) participating in deletion discussions, broadly construed; (2) proposing an article for deletion ("PRODing"), but not contesting a proposed deletion ("de-PRODing"); and (3) turning an article into a redirect.
• Lugnuts (talk · contribs) is warned against making personal attacks, engaging in battleground behavior in deletion discussions, and other disruptive deletion behavior.
• Lugnuts is banned from taking the following actions: (1) participating in deletion discussions, broadly construed; (2) contesting a proposed deletion ("de-PRODing"); and (3) creating articles that comprise less than 500 words, including converting redirects into articles.
• Lugnuts is indefinitely banned from Wikipedia.
• TenPoundHammer (talk · contribs) is topic banned from deletion discussions, broadly construed.
• The Arbitration Committee requests comment from the community on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion.

For the Arbitration Committee, -- Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 22:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct in deletion-related editing closed

In 2010, the Arbitration Committee released a statement about checkuser blocks and the ways that they may be contested and appealed. In that statement, the committee also addressed the rare practice of blocks that are designated as appealable only to the Arbitration Committee. Much has changed since that time, including the introduction of Oversight Blocks and the assumption of responsibility by the Wikimedia Foundation over some kinds of child protection matters. Accordingly, we would like to update our prior guidance.

• Off-wiki evidence of sockpuppetry, undeclared paid editing, or other spam concerns: The Arbitration Committee has previously established special VRTS email queues accessible to all checkusers where private information relating to such concerns should be sent. Checkusers may issue blocks or take other measures based on information received in these queues. Concerns should be sent to:
  • paid-en-wp wikipedia.org – for undisclosed paid editing and spam concerns. Any resulting blocks will be labeled as paid editing or spam blocks and give the VRTS ticket number.
  • checkuser-en-wp wikipedia.org – for other checkuser-related concerns. If checkuser data is used as part of a block's justification, the block may be labeled as a checkuser block. Otherwise, any resulting blocks should give the appropriate block rationale and give the VRTS ticket number.
• Editors who should be oversight blocked: Evidence should be passed to the oversight team, who will decide whether any block is necessary under policy.
• Highly sensitive and private information: If a potential block is based on highly sensitive information (e.g. a block of an account believed to be, but not actually confirmed as, a public figure), the information can be sent directly to the Arbitration Committee (arbcom-en wikimedia.org) for consideration. This is true even if it falls into one of the categories above. The Committee may evaluate the submission and resolve the report itself or decide that it is actually appropriate for consideration by another group or on-wiki.

Administrators should contact the appropriate group rather than issue a block covered above. In unusual and/or extraordinary circumstances, an administrator may decide to ignore all rules and place a block appealable only to the Arbitration Committee without first consulting one of the groups mentioned above. In this case, it remains the responsibility of the administrator to immediately contact the Arbitration Committee with the appropriate evidence and reasoning for the block (see also the 2012 reminder on this topic).

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 14:44, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Special Circumstances Blocks

As part of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case, the Arbitration Committee decided to request community comments on issues related to mass nominations at Articles for Deletion in a discussion to be moderated and closed by editors appointed by the committee.

Valereee (talk · contribs) and Xeno (talk · contribs) are appointed as co-moderators for the discussion. The co-moderators will jointly exercise the responsibilities assigned by the 2 August 2022 decision, which remains in full effect. The panel of three closing editors will be announced on a later date.

Wugapodes (talk · contribs) will serve as their committee liaison. The committee liaison will facilitate communication between the co-moderators and the full committee to ensure the process is carried out efficiently.

The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks the co-moderators for accepting their appointments and assisting the community in holding this discussion.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 17:39, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Deletion RfC moderator appointments

As part of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case, the Arbitration Committee decided to request community comments on issues related to mass nominations at Articles for Deletion in a discussion to be moderated and closed by editors appointed by the committee.

ArbCom is getting ready to appoint the 3 closer panel. Some editors have already contacted the committee to express their interest; thanks to those who have already volunteered. ArbCom would like to let the community as a whole know that we're looking for these closers. If you're interested in being a closer please send us an email to let us know. For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 00:25, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Deletion RfC Closers sought

In recent years, the Arbitration Committee has referred several cases of off-wiki harassment involving off-wiki chat platforms (e.g. IRC, Discord, Telegram) to the Wikimedia Foundation Trust and Safety team (T&S). While these cases were not part of T&S's original core mandate, ArbCom made these referrals because these chat platforms are not supervised by any particular project community and allegations often involve non-public information. The Arbitration Committee has therefore asked T&S to further develop its policy and communication options for responding to these cases and has specifically asked T&S to consider updates to the global event ban policy to more effectively handle harassment in virtual, off-wiki spaces.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 05:35, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Statement regarding harassment on off-wiki chat platforms

An arbitration case regarding Jonathunder has now closed. The Arbitration Committee resolved by motion in February to suspend the case, which could be unsuspended on request by Jonathunder within six months. Jonathunder has not requested that the case be revived, and therefore it has been automatically closed. The motion triggering this process is available to read here at the case page.

For the arbitration committee, firefly ( t · c ) 09:24, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Jonathunder closed automatically

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that: Remedy 8.1 of the Muhammad images case ("Discretionary sanctions") is rescinded two months after this motion is enacted. Any actions previously taken in accordance with the discretionary sanctions authorization remain in force and are governed by the discretionary sanctions procedure.

Support: Barkeep49, BDD, Donald Albury, Enterprisey, Izno, Maxim, Wugapodes
Opposed: CaptainEek, WormThatTurned

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 20:29, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Muhammed images Discretionary sanctions

As part of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case, the Arbitration Committee decided to request community comments on issues related to mass nominations at Articles for Deletion in a discussion to be moderated and closed by editors appointed by the committee.

Workshopping for the first of two discussions (which focuses on mass article creation) has begun and feedback can be given at Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Requests for comment/Article creation at scale. As previously announced, Valereee and Xeno will be co-moderating these discussions.

For the Arbitration Committee, –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 22:08, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § pre-RfC mass-article creation discussion has begun

The next phase of the ongoing discretionary sanctions amendment process has opened. The drafting arbitrators (CaptainEek, L235, and Wugapodes) have posted a draft of the amendments here, together with draft language, and invite community comments. We would like to note that this public consultation includes a draft of the amendments for the purposes of indicating possible areas for amendment; community comments will be instrumental in identifying what reforms are desirable to proceed on, and whether the draft is missing appropriate amendments. The Phase 2 Consultation will end on October 3rd. For the Arbitration Committee, CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 16:57, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Discretionary sanctions draft: community comment

The Arbitration Committee is seeking to appoint additional editors to the Checkuser and Oversight teams. The arbitrators overseeing this will be Barkeep49, Cabayi and Primefac. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will assist in the vetting process. This year's timeline is as follows:

• 5 September to 17 September: Candidates may self-nominate by contacting the Arbitration Committee at arbcom-en-c wikimedia.org.
• 18 September to 22 September: The Arbitration Committee and Functionaries will vet the candidates.
• 23 September to 25 September: The committee will notify candidates going forward for community consultation and create the candidate subpages containing the submitted nomination statements.
• 26 September to 5 October: Nomination statements will be published and the candidates are invited to answer questions publicly. The community is invited and encouraged to participate.
• By 16 October: Appointments will be announced.

For the Arbitration Committee, Cabayi (talk) 21:12, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § 2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: announcement

The Arbitration Committee is considering an unban appeal from Lightbreather (talk · contribs). Interested editors may give feedback to the committee at here. For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:24, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Lightbreather unban appeal

Under the Level 1 desysopping procedures the administrator permissions of Staxringold (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) have been temporarily removed as a suspected compromised account.

Supporting: L235, Barkeep49, CaptainEek

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 21:00, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Level 1 desysop of Staxringold

As part of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case, the Arbitration Committee decided to request community comments on issues related to mass nominations at Articles for Deletion in a discussion to be moderated and closed by editors appointed by the committee.

KrakatoaKatie (talk · contribs), RoySmith (talk · contribs), and TheSandDoctor (talk · contribs) are appointed as closers for this discussion. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks the closers for accepting their appointments and assisting the community in holding this discussion.

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 14:35, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Request for comment closers appointed

At her request by email to the committee, the CheckUser permissions of GorillaWarfare are removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks GorillaWarfare for her long service as a CheckUser, and her continuing service as an Oversighter. For the Arbitration Committee, Wugapodes (talk) 20:02, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Change to the CheckUser team

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 16:47, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 21:55, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding Lightbreather

The Wikimedia Foundation has determined that Staxringold (talk · contribs) is back in control of his account. The Arbitration Committee has corresponded with Staxringold and, based on all available information, is assured that he will follow appropriate personal security practices in the future. The Committee therefore restores his administrative access.

The Arbitration Committee is of the view that additional clarity about the Committee's return-of-adminship practices relating to account security is necessary. The Committee therefore invites interested community members to comment on the relevant motion.

Support: Barkeep49, CaptainEek, Enterprisey, L235, Maxim, Primefac, Worm That Turned, Wugapodes

Oppose: Cabayi, Donald Albury, Izno

For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 17:40, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Staxringold restoration of permissions

Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Requests for comment/Article creation at scale Valereee (talk) 13:57, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § RfC which may be of interest

I am resigning from the Arbitration Committee with an effective date of December 31, 2022. I am announcing my resignation now in order to allow the election of someone to complete the second year of my term through the annual election process that will start shortly.

I have not been contributing to the behind-the-scenes work of the committee, which is not fair to the other members of the committee (although they have been kind enough to not mention that to me). While I have not been contributing to that behind-the-scenes committee work, I have found that the time I spend reading e-mails and the project pages that are relevant to the committee's work is more than I enjoy spending. I have decided that I just want to go back to being an editor who occasionally performs an admin action.

I wish to thank everybody who voted for me last year, and hope you are not too disappointed that I am not completing my term. I also wish to thank my fellow ArbCom members for their support of, and patience with, me. My exposure to the inner workings of this part of the governance of the English Wikipedia has been reassuring to me about the durability and fairness of such governance. Donald Albury 18:17, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Resignation of Donald Albury

The Arbitration Committee is pleased to welcome the following editors to the functionary team:

• Blablubbs (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.
• Firefly (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is appointed as a CheckUser.

The committee thanks all members of the community who participated and helped bring this process to a successful conclusion.

For the Arbitration Committee,

Cabayi (talk) 09:07, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § 2022 CheckUser and Oversight appointments: candidates appointed

At his request, the Oversight permissions of DGG are removed. Also at his request, the Checkuser permissions of Joe Roe are removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks both DGG and Joe Roe for their service as an oversighter and a checkuser, respectively.

For the Arbitration Committee, Maxim_(talk) 16:31, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Changes to the functionary team

The Arbitration Committee has determined that Athaenara (talk · contribs)’s behavior appears inconsistent with the level of trust required of administrators. Athaenara has not responded to contact from the Arbitration Committee. Accordingly, the Arbitration Committee resolves that Athaenara be desysopped in accordance with the Committee’s Level II removal procedures.

Support: CaptainEek, Enterprisey, L235, Maxim, Primefac, Worm That Turned

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 18:30, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Level II desysop of Athaenara

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 22:15, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding Athaenara

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 22:53, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding the reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara’s block

The Arbitration Committee is pleased to announce that MJL (talk · contribs) has been appointed a full clerk, effective immediately, concluding their successful traineeship.

The arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by e-mail to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, Primefac (talk) 19:09, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § MJL promoted to full clerk

The arbitration case Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block has now closed and the final decision has been posted. The following remedies and motions are part of the final decision:

• For breaches of Wikipedia's administrative norms, Lourdes is warned.
• For conduct which fell short of the high standards of behavior expected of functionaries, the CheckUser permissions of TheresNoTime are removed. They may seek to regain them only through the usual appointment methods.
• For conduct which fell short of the high standards of behavior expected of functionaries, the Oversight permissions of TheresNoTime are removed. They may seek to regain them only through the usual appointment methods.
• For serious breaches of Wikipedia's administrative norms and of the CheckUser policy, TheresNoTime is admonished.
• The Arbitration Committee wishes to express that Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Actions by parties to a proceeding does not apply to TheresNoTime given that a majority of active arbitrators had opposed desysopping them at the time they relinquished their adminship.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:07, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block closed

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 20:44, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding temporary checkuser privileges for scrutineers

The Proposed Decision phase of the discretionary sanctions review process has now opened. A five-day public review period for the proposed decision, before arbitrators cast votes on the proposed decision, is open through November 18. Any interested editors are invited to comment on the proposed decision talk page. KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 21:54, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Comment at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2021-22 review/Proposed decision

The Arbitration Committee has determined, through the CheckUser tool, that Stephen (talk · contribs) has edited while logged out in a manner that harasses another user. The Committee has been unable to establish a satisfactory or alternative explanation after discussion with Stephen. Accordingly, the administrator privileges of Stephen are removed under the Committee's Level II removal procedures.

Supporting: WormThatTurned, Cabayi, Primefac, Donald Albury, Barkeep49, L235, CaptainEek, Izno, Beeblebrox

For the Arbitration Committee, CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:32, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Level II desysop of Stephen

Consistent with the Arbitration Committee's procedure on return of permissions following expedited removal, Stephen (talk · contribs) has requested that the Committee open normal arbitration proceedings to examine the removal of permissions and surrounding circumstances. Stephen has additionally requested that the case be heard privately, and the Committee agrees that there are significant privacy issues constituting extraordinary circumstances. Accordingly, the Committee directs its clerks to open an in camera arbitration case titled "Stephen", with no public evidence or workshop phase. Instead, relevant evidence may be submitted to the Arbitration Committee by email (arbcom-en wikimedia.org).

For the Arbitration Committee, Primefac (talk) 18:24, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Stephen - case request

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 00:26, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding contacting admins for Level 2

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, Twsabin (talk · contribs) is unblocked. Twsabin is indefinitely topic banned from post-1992 American politics, broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed after 6 months have elapsed.

For the Arbitration Committee, Izno (talk) 00:16, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Twsabin unblocked

The Stephen arbitration case has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedy has been enacted:

• The administrative permissions of Stephen are restored.

For the Arbitration Committee, Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:08, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Stephen arbitration case closed

The Arbitration Committee has concluded the 2021-22 review of the contentious topics system (formerly known as discretionary sanctions), and its final decision is viewable at the revision process page. As part of the review process, the Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

This motion initiates a one-month implementation period for the updates to the contentious topics system. The Arbitration Committee will announce when the initial implementation of the Committee's decision has concluded and the amendments made by the drafting arbitrators in accordance with the Committee's decision take effect. Any editors interested in the implementation process are invited to assist at the implementation talk page, and editors interested in updates may subscribe to the update list.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 21:42, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Contentious topics procedure adopted

The Arbitration Committee has been made aware by the Wikimedia Foundation's disinformation team of continued disruption in the Iranian Politics (IRANPOL) topic area, which was subject to an ArbCom case last year. Additional measures to address this disruption may be forthcoming in the year ahead from the Arbitration Committee and/or the Wikimedia Foundation. For now, the Arbitration Committee is informing the community of this disruption in the hopes that more editors and administrators may wish to begin working in the IRANPOL topic area. Uninvolved administrators are also reminded that editor restrictions and page restrictions are available for use in the topic area. For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 17:15, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Iranian Politics disruption continues

The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning arbitrators following their election by the community. The two-year terms of these arbitrators formally begin on 1 January 2023:

• Barkeep49 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• CaptainEek (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• GeneralNotability (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Guerillero (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• L235 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Moneytrees (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Primefac (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• SilkTork (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

All incoming arbitrators have elected to receive the checkuser and oversight permissions.

The Committee will make a further announcement about outgoing arbitrators before the 2023 Committee takes office.

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 22:21, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § 2023 Arbitration Committee

Following a request to the Committee, the CheckUser permissions of Ivanvector (talk · contribs) have been restored.

For the Arbitration Committee, Primefac (talk) 17:48, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Change to the Checkuser team

The Arbitration Committee thanks our outgoing colleagues whose terms end on 31 December 2022:

• BDD (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Bradv (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Donald Albury (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Maxim (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

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

• Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing arbitrators, who did not elect to retain CheckUser or Oversight access, after 31 December 2022:

  CheckUser: BDD, Bradv, Maxim, Donald Albury

  Oversight: BDD, Bradv, Maxim, Donald Albury

• Outgoing arbitrators are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. Whether or not outgoing arbitrators will remain active on any ongoing case(s) will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
• Maxim and Donald Albury will be unsubscribed from the functionaries' mailing list at their request.
• BDD, Maxim, and Donald Albury will be unsubscribed from the arbitration clerks' mailing list at their request.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 20:32, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Outgoing members of the 2022 Arbitration Committee

The Arbitration Committee is considering a motion to add an additional route for closing clarification and amendment requests in certain circumstances. Comments are welcomed in the relevant section. For the Committee, firefly ( t · c ) 22:09, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 20:46, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Arbitration motion regarding an amendment to arbitration procedures

The Arbitration Committee is currently considering a motion to open "Armenia-Azerbaijan 3". Interested editors are invited to submit evidence about this topic area and feedback to the committee about this motion at the request. Barkeep49 (talk) 16:08, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Discuss this at the request

Following a successful appeal to the Arbitration Committee, Simple-engineer (talk · contribs) is unblocked. Simple-engineer is indefinitely topic banned from the Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed after 6 months have elapsed.

For the Arbitration Committee, Izno (talk) 19:07, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Simple-engineer unblocked

In December, the Arbitration Committee adopted the contentious topics procedure, which replaces the former discretionary sanctions system. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial implementation period.

• For a detailed summary of the changes from the discretionary sanctions system, see WP:DSVSCT.
• A brief guide for administrators may be found at Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Administrator instructions.
• Updated templates may be found at Template:Contentious topics.
• Suggestions and concerns may be directed to the arbitration clerk team at WT:AC/C.

The drafting arbitrators warmly thank all those who have worked to implement the new procedure during this implementation period and beyond. KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 19:44, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 50 § Contentious topics procedure now in effect

The arbitration clerks are pleased to welcome ToBeFree (talk · contribs) to the clerk team as a trainee.

The arbitration clerk team is often in need of new members, and any editor who meets the expectations for appointment and would like to join the clerk team is welcome to apply by e-mail to clerks-l lists.wikimedia.org.

For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 17:29, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § ToBeFree appointed trainee clerk

At his request by email to the committee, the CheckUser permissions of MusikAnimal are removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks MusikAnimal for his long service as a CheckUser, and his continuing service on Wikipedia.

For the Arbitration Committee, Primefac (talk) 19:55, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 49 § Change to the CheckUser team

The Arbitration Committee is considering a motion to include a section on arbitrator transitions in the Committee's procedures. Comments are welcomed in the relevant section. For the Committee, — Wug·a·po·des​ 19:37, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

The Arbitration Committee has passed the following amendment to its procedures:

For the Arbitration Committee, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:52, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 50 § Arbitrator access to mailing lists and permissions motion passed

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

For the Arbitration Committee, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:40, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 50 § Arbitration motion regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing

Following a request to the Committee, the CheckUser and Oversight permissions of Callanecc (talk · contribs) have been restored.

For the Arbitration Committee, Primefac (talk) 18:43, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 50 § Change to the Functionaries team

An arbitration case about the conduct of editors in the Armenia-Azerbaijan topic area has now closed. The final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

• Abrvagl (talk · contribs)
  • is topic banned from pages about Armenia, Azerbaijan, and related ethnic conflicts, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
  • may make only 1 revert on any page in any given 24 hour period. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
  • is indefinitely prohibited from interacting with, or commenting on, ZaniGiovanni anywhere on Wikipedia (subject to the ordinary exceptions). This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Dallavid (talk · contribs)
  • is topic banned from pages about Armenia, Azerbaijan, and related ethnic conflicts, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
  • may make only 1 revert on any page in any given 24 hour period. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Olympian (talk · contribs)
  • is topic banned from pages about Armenia, Azerbaijan, and related ethnic conflicts, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
  • may make only 1 revert on any page in any given 24 hour period. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• ZaniGiovanni (talk · contribs)
  • is topic banned from pages about Armenia, Azerbaijan, and related ethnic conflicts, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
  • may make only 1 revert on any page in any given 24 hour period. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
  • is indefinitely prohibited from interacting with, or commenting on, Abrvagl anywhere on Wikipedia (subject to the ordinary exceptions). This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
• Golden (talk · contribs) and Grandmaster (talk · contribs) are placed on indefinite probation. If any party to this case is found to be edit warring within the area of dispute by an uninvolved administrator, the administrator should impose the following sanction: [Editor name] is indefinitely topic banned from all pages about Armenia, Azerbaijan, and related ethnic conflicts, broadly construed. Topic bans imposed via this remedy may only be appealed to the Arbitration Committee. For a topic ban imposed under this remedy, an editor may make their first appeal at any time; further appeals may be made every twelve months after an unsuccessful appeal.
• When deciding on whether or not to issue an Arbitration Enforcement sanction, Administrators are encouraged to consider all behavior, including the seriousness of the violation and the possible recidivism of the editor in question. For instance, users who do not heed warnings or who engage in sustained, low-level misconduct should be sanctioned rather than re-warned. Where editor conduct frequently results in enforcement requests that are dismissed or closed with warnings, administrators are encouraged to impose robust restrictions on editors.

For the Arbitration Committee,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:08, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 50 § Armenia-Azerbaijan 3: Arbitration case closed

At his request by email to the committee, the CheckUser permissions of ferret are removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks ferret for his service as a functionary.

For the Arbitration Committee, Izno (talk) 03:23, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 50 § Changes to the functionaries team