Case Opened on 01:58, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Case Closed on 06:42, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Please do not edit this page directly unless you wish to become a participant in this request. (All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very welcome on the Talk page, and will be read, in full. Evidence, no matter who can provide it, is very welcome at /Evidence. Evidence is more useful than comments.

Arbitrators will be working on evidence and suggesting proposed decisions at /Workshop and voting on proposed decisions at /Proposed decision.

• KDRGibby (talk · contribs)
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• Rhobite (talk · contribs)
• BernardL (talk · contribs)

Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request

KDRGibby has been informed. [1]

Confirmation that other steps in dispute resolution have been tried

Preliminary ad hoc mediation has been tried by BostonMA, who tried to get us all to work together. Didn't work. Wikipedia:Requests for comment/KDRGibby has been filed, but although it is still going on, it has been open for about a month and it is inconclusive. KDRGibby has rejected mediation. [2] Twice. [3]

My first encounter with the user was in the article

): I feel that this is a problem because a user talk page is needed to inform other users about his behaviour, not merely communicate to KDRGibby. The final thing is that he has clearly ignored this arbitration request, choosing to make several strings of edits without response to this.

My conflict with KDRGibby is limited to

[7] After I replaced the POV tag a number of times and reiterated my complaint on the talk page, he said "I'm repeating again for your thick skull" [8]. He was recently blocked for a 3RR violation because he insisted on placing bullet points before every paragraph he wrote. After the block, he wrote this on his talk page: "I hate the goddamn admins on wikipidia they are so fucking stupid!" [9]. Called everyone who disagrees with him "leftist bully vandals" [10]. "Calling them stupid leftist fuckers however is a personal attack...as much as I'd like to use that apt term, I have not." [11] Rhobite 15:19, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I should add that KDRGibby vandalized economics of fascism on January 14: [12] Rhobite 20:08, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

January 16, personal attack by KDRGibby "GIVE SPECIFIC REASONS ASSHOLE!" [13] Rhobite 00:12, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My first encounter with KDRGibby came on

page. I would argue that his behaviour demonstrates bad faith and a bad spirit for wikipedia. My explanation is available in evidence...

Arbitrators' opinion on hearing this matter (9/0/0/0)

• Accept. James F. (talk) 22:09, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Accept Fred Bauder 17:15, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Accept - David Gerard 22:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Accept ➥the Epopt 04:20, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Accept. —Matthew Brown (T:C) 05:21, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Accept. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 17:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Accept. Jayjg ^(talk) 23:38, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Unrecuse. - SimonP 18:58, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Accept by unrecusing. Charles Matthews 08:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Temporary injunction (none)

Final decision

All numbering based on /Proposed decision (vote counts and comments are there as well)

Personal attacks and incivility

1) Users are expected to be reasonably courteous to other users, especially with respect to contested issues, see Wikipedia:No personal attacks and Wikipedia:Civility. Users who habitually violate these policies may be banned from editing, either in a certain field or from all pages.

Passed 10-0

Tendentious editing

2) Users who engage in sustained, aggressive point-of-view editing may be banned from affected articles, in extreme cases from the entire site.

Passed 10-0

Assume good faith

3) Users are expected to assume good faith with respect the other users, who share the common goal of creating a useful reference work. See Wikipedia:Assume good faith.

Passed 10-0

Neutral Point Of View

4) Wikipedia:Neutral point of view contemplates fair expression of all significant points of view which relate to a subject.

Passed 10-0

Extreme points of view

5) Provided they are reasonably courteous and conform to Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines, users who hold views from any political viewpoint are valued members of the Wikipedia community.

Passed 10-0

Editing controversial articles

6) There is a special burden imposed on those who choose to edit hotly contested articles. Extra effort must be made to be courteous, communicate adequately with other users, and use reliable sources. Those who are unable to function productively in that context may be banned from such editing.

Passed 10-0

Edit-warring

7) Habitual edit-warring is unacceptable. Content disputes are settled by patient negotiation on talk pages.

Passed 10-0

Discourtesy and personal attacks by KDRGibby

1) KDRGibby has been incivil numerous times, making extensive personal attacks [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/KDRGibby/Evidence#KDRGibby_is_uncivil, Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/KDRGibby/Evidence#Incivility.2C_hostility_and_disrespect_of_editors, Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/KDRGibby/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_.7BTrulyTory.7D Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/KDRGibby/Evidence#KDRGibby_violates_WP:CIVIL, Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/KDRGibby/Evidence#Personal_attacks_at_Che_Guevara, Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/KDRGibby/Evidence#Evidence_provided_by_MisterHand and Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/KDRGibby/Evidence#Evidence_by_William_M._Connolley, see also Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/KDRGibby#Making_incivil_or_personal_attacks.

Passed 10-0

KDRGibby's complaints

2) KDRGibby feels that Wikipedia engages in a number of unfair practices which prevent fair expression of the points of view he advances, see User:KDRGibby, also User talk:KDRGibby#List of Wiki Bullies. He comments, "Wikipedia is run and edited by a lot of logically inconsistant stupid %$#@!*".

Passed 10-0

KDRGibby consistently fails to assume good faith

3) KDRGibby sees his experience on Wikipedia as a struggle with a phalanx of hostile editors and administrators, see User:KDRGibby and Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/KDRGibby/Evidence#Accusations of vested interests.

Passed 10-0

Tendentious editing

4) KDRGibby has engaged in aggressive point of view editing with respect to articles such as

Passed 10-0

Edit warring

5) KDRGibby has a history of edit warring, having been blocked seven times as of 04:33, 30 January 2006 (UTC) for violation of the

.

Passed 10-0

KDRGibby has removed large blocks of information

6) In at least two instances KDRGibby has blanked large sections of a hotly disputed article rather than engaging in reasoned discourse. [41] and [42].

Passed 10-0

KDRGibby has acted immaturely

7) In at least one instance KDRGibby has violated

.

Passed 10-0

Remedies

Note: All remedies that refer to a period of time, for example to a ban of X months or a revert parole of Y months, are to run concurrently unless otherwise stated.

KDRGibby placed on personal attack parole

1) KDRGibby is placed indefinitely on personal attack parole. He may be briefly blocked if he makes personal attacks, up to a week in the event of repeat offenses. After 5 blocks the maximum block shall increase to one year.

Passed 10-0

... and prohibited from keeping personal attacks

1.1) KDRGibby is placed indefinitely on personal attack parole. He may be briefly blocked if he makes personal attacks, up to a week in the event of repeat offenses. He is also prohibited from keeping personal attacks, such as User talk:KDRGibby#List of Wiki Bullies in his userspace, and may be briefly blocked for violations, up to a week in the event of repeat offenses. After 5 blocks the maximum block shall increase to one year.

Passed 8-0 with 1 abstention

KDRGibby placed on Probation

2) KDRGibby is placed on

.

Passed 10-0

KDRGibby placed on general probation

3) KDRGibby is placed on general probation. Any three administrators, in the exercise of their judgement for reasonable cause, may ban him from Wikipedia if his general pattern of activity is unacceptably disruptive. Such a ban and the basis for it shall logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/KDRGibby#Log of blocks and bans.

Passed 9-0

Enforcement by block

1) Should KDRGibby violate any ban he maybe briefly blocked, up to a week in the event of repeat offenses, After 5 blocks the maximum block shall be increased to one year. Blocks to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/KDRGibby#Log of blocks and bans

Passed 10-0

Here log any block, ban or extension under any remedy in this decision. Minimum information includes name of administrator, date and time, what was done and the basis for doing it.

In the interests of keeping this uncluttered and easy to follow, please take any discussion of the contents of this log to the talk page

Blocks

• 22:23, 1 March 2006 User:Tom harrison
  • Period: 24 hours
  • Reason: personal attacks [44] [45] [46]
• 21:23, 6 March 2006 User:David Gerard
  • Period: 30 minutes
  • Reason: Various personal attacks, general incivility, tendentious editing, attacking administrators when warned [47],[48],[49]
• 01:14, 7 March 2006 User:Alai
  • Period: 3 hours
  • Reason: blocked "Incivility, contra to arbitration outcome, PA parole"[50]
• 22:23, 7 March 2006
  User:R. Koot
  • Period: 24 hours
  • Reason: 3RR on participatory economics [51]
  • There is also an associated one year ban (see below)
• 02:21, 8 March 2006
  User:NSLE
  • Period: Unblocked and re-blocked for 31 hours. Talk page protected.
  • Reason: this personal attack

Five blocks having been made under the various remedies, the maximum block length now stands at one year

• T+C) at 02:19 UTC (2006-03-14
  )
  • Period: 3 days and 3 hours. Talk page protected.
  • Reason: Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/KDRGibby#Violation_of_page_ban
• 14:28, 18 March 2006 (UTC) User:Jpgordon
  • Period: One month.
  • Reason::Repeated violation of page ban at Participatory economics
• 03:45, 15 May 2006 User:Tony Sidaway
  • Period: One month
  • Reason: Breach of personal attack parole, and edit warring

Bans

• 22:23, 7 March 2006
  User:R. Koot
  • After a 3RR violation, KDRGibby was banned from editing participatory economics for one year.
• 23:41, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
  • After KDRGibby removed well sourced statements from Cuba on the stated grounds that they are "original research" [52] [53], Tony Sidaway banned him from editing that article. This is a soft ban, subject to review, and may be rescinded by any administrator at any time. The ban does not apply to comments on Talk:Cuba.
• 05:06, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Above ban on editing Cuba rescinded by jpgordon.
• 03:45, 15 May 2006 User:Tony Sidaway
  • Banned from editing Cuba for edit warring.
• 14:28, 16 May, 2006
  • Tony Sidaway opens discussion on invoking KDRGibby's General Probation and banning him from Wikipedia [54]
• 23:34, 16 May 2006
  • Cyde (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) enacted the ban [55]