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Arbitration report
The Report on Lengthy Litigation
The Arbitration Committee opened one case this week, and closed two cases.
Closed cases
- were each banned for one year.
- are named as examples) from reverting the article, and banning Supreme Cmdr for one year, and banning him from editing the Smart article.
New case
- Falun Gong: A case regarding the conduct of various editors on the Falun Gong article. Olaf Stephanos and Asdfg12345 allege that Samuel Luo has edit-warred in removing pro-Falun Gong material from the article, while Luo, Tomananda and others allege that Stephanos, Asdfg and others have edit-warred (including page blanking) in removing anti-Falun Gong material.
Evidence phase
- Dmcdevit, regarding a dispute between Armenian and Azerbaijani editors on a large number of articles.
- Free Republic: A case involving the actions of DeanHinnen, BenBurch and Fairness And Accuracy For All on the Free Republic article and elsewhere. Both sides allege incivility, and Hinnen alleges stalking in real life.
Voting phase
- WP:NORviolations. Remedies admonishing the parties for their behaviour, and strongly encouraging them to enter into mediation have the support of five arbitrators.
- AN/I for "posting links to sites that some considered to be attack sites". Various users attempted to assist Ilena, but "This was sabotaged...when Fyslee posted a link to a site that attacked Ilena in a personal manner". The title of the case refers to Barrett v. Rosenthal, a decision of the Supreme Court of California, which ruled that internet users and providers were not liable for the republication of defamatory statements, which some editors believe provides protection for Wikipedia. According to Durova, Ilena is the Rosenthal in that case, and she (Ilena) alleges that Fyslee has a close relationship with Barrett. Fred Bauder has proposed remedies, with the support of five arbitrators, banning Ilena for one year, and prohibiting her and Fyslee from editing the articles in question.
- WP:COI, as the executive director of the for-profit ACE LLC, which promotes the festival. Hanuman Das and 999 have been blocked indefinitely as sockpuppets of Ekajati, who has been blocked as puppetmaster. Fred Bauder has proposed a remedy cautioning Rosencomet "to avoid aggressive editing of articles when there is a question of conflict of interest".
- WP:COIbecause he is one of Prechter's employees. Fred Bauder has proposed a remedy banning Smallbones from editing articles and talk pages relating to Prechter. It has the support of two arbitrators.
Motion to close
- Philwelch: A case regarding the actions of Philwelch. A number of editors, principally Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington allege that he has taken "very controversial" sysop actions. Philwelch has since been voluntarily desysopped. Flcelloguy has proposed a principle, which would be carried were the case closed, stating that admins who request desysopping under non-controversial circumstances may have adminship restored upon request, although remedies would be enacted defining Philwelch's desysopping as controversial, and requiring him to reapply through RfA.
- Daniel Brandt deletion wheel war: A case, referred to the committee by Jimbo Wales, regarding a wheel war on the Daniel Brandt article. Wales summarily desysopped Yanksox, Geni and Freakofnurture, and referred the case to ArbCom. If closed, Yanksox and Geni would be desysopped, and Gaillimh banned for ten days, but Freakofnurture would be resysopped.
Under review
- Waldorf education: In pursuance of a remedy passed in the initial case, Fred Bauder has initiated a review of all parties' behaviour, and has proposed a remedy banning Pete K from the article and those relating to it indefinitely, which has been supported by Matthew Brown.
5 March 2007
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