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This noticeboard is for announcements and statements made by the Arbitration Committee. Only members of the Arbitration Committee or the Committee's Clerks may post on this page, but all editors are encouraged to comment on the talk page.
Joefromrandb and others case closed
An arbitration case regarding User:Joefromrandb and others has been closed and the final decision is viewable here. The following remedies have been enacted:
- Subject to the usual exceptions, Joefromrandb (talk · contribs) is indefinitely restricted to one revert per page in any 24 hour period.
- For persistent and serious violations of Wikipedia's expected standards of behaviour including edit warring, battleground conduct and incivility, Joefromrandb (talk · contribs) is banned from the English Wikipedia for a period of six months. If problematic behaviour continues after the ban expires, the Arbitration Committee may impose an indefinite site ban or other sanctions by motion in response to a report at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment.
- Point 3 of this community restriction from ANI is rescinded.
For the Arbitration Committee, Kostas20142 (talk) 17:13, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
- Archived discussion at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 36#Joefromrandb and others case closed
Community comment requested – ArbCom discretionary sanctions procedure modification
The Arbitration Committee is considering adopting the following change to the Committee's discretionary sanctions procedures to allow the community to consider a discretionary sanction prior to an appeal directly to the Arbitration Committee:
- In the section Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Discretionary_sanctions#Appeals by sanctioned editors, insert below the existing text:
The editor must request review at AE or AN prior to appealing at ARCA.
- In the section Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Discretionary_sanctions#Important notes, in the second bullet point:
While asking the enforcing administrator and seeking reviews at AN or AE are not mandatory prior to seeking a decision from the committee,Once the committee has reviewed a request, further substantive review at any forum is barred. The sole exception is editors under an active sanction who may still request an easing or removal of the sanction on the grounds that said sanction is no longer needed, but such requests may only be made once every six months, or whatever longer period the committee may specify.
The community is encouraged to provide any comments on the motion page. For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 18:16, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Discuss this at: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions#Motion:_Discretionary_sanctions_appeals_update
An arbitration case regarding civility in infobox discussions has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:
- Any uninvolved administrator may apply infobox probation as a discretionary sanction. See the full decision for details of infobox probation.
- Standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all discussions about infoboxes and to edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from infoboxes.
- Cassianto is indefinitely placed on infobox probation.
- The Arbitration Committee recommends that well-publicized community discussions be held to address whether to adopt a policy or guideline addressing what factors should weigh in favor of or against including an infobox in a given article and how those factors should be weighted.
- All editors are reminded to maintain decorum and civility when engaged in discussions about infoboxes, and to not turn discussions about a single article's infobox into a discussion about infoboxes in general.
- For canvassing editors to this case, Volvlogia is admonished. They are warned that any further instances of canvassing related to arbitration processes will likely result in sanctions.
For the arbitration committee, GoldenRing (talk) 08:57, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility in infobox discussions closed
GoldenRing confirmed as a full clerk
The Arbitration Committee is pleased to confirm trainee clerk GoldenRing (talk · contribs) as a full clerk of the Arbitration Committee.
We also express our thanks and gratitude to the arbitration clerks for their diligent assistance with the arbitration process. 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 [email protected].
For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:08, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
- Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#GoldenRing confirmed as a full clerk
MapSGV topic ban lifted
The discretionary sanctions appeal by MapSGV is sustained, and the topic-ban imposed on MapSGV on March 2, 2018 is lifted. MapSGV remains on notice that the India/Pakistan topic-area is subject to discretionary sanctions, and is reminded to edit in accordance with all applicable policies.
- Passed 6 to 2 with 1 abstention by motion at 17:35, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
For the Arbitration Committee, Miniapolis 17:50, 7 April 2018 (UTC)