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“ In light of the following considerations:


  • That the core principles of the policy on biographies of living people—in particular, neutrality and verifiability—have been set forth by the Wikimedia Foundation as a mandate for all projects;
  • That the policy on biographies of living people, and this Committee's ruling in the Badlydrawnjeff case, call for the removal of poorly sourced and controversial content, and places the burden of demonstrating compliance on those who wish to see the content included;
  • That unsourced biographies of living people may contain seemingly innocuous statements which are actually damaging, but there is no way to determine whether they do without providing sources;
  • That Wikipedia, through the founding principle of "Ignore All Rules", has traditionally given administrators wide discretion to enforce policies and principles using their own best judgment; and
  • That administrators have been instructed to aggressively enforce the policy on biographies of living people.


The Committee has determined that:


  • The deletions carried out by Rdm2376, Scott MacDonald, and various other administrators are a reasonable exercise of administrative discretion to enforce the policy on biographies of living people.
  • The administrators who carried out these actions are commended for their efforts to enforce policy and uphold the quality of the encyclopedia, but are urged to conduct future activities in a less chaotic manner.
  • The administrators who interfered with these actions are reminded that the enforcement of the policy on biographies of living people takes precedence over mere procedural concerns.
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Do you still stand behind ORR proposal as an alternative to a whole-sale topic ban? Some editors support (Cerejota, Cptono, and myself) while others have not been explicit in their opposition to it, but defer to the traditional topic ban. In any case, I do appreciate your involvement and consideration regardless of the outcome. Thanks. WikifanBe nice 21:23, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I support 0RR as a first choice. The WordsmithTalk to me 21:37, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
That is very encouraging to hear. Admins can often be slow at responding to questions so thanks for the quick response.. WikifanBe nice 21:49, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
AE still split and on-going. I would really appreciate it if you could finalize your view because I'm not sure if other admins not involved in prior issues with myself will weigh in there. If you still believe 0RR is a viable alternative that's cool, but if you feel the topic bans are a better route it should be made known at the discussion. whatever the outcome thanks for endorsing the alternative sanctions before. AE doesn't see a lot of diversity when it comes to admin participation. WikifanBe nice 17:49, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
I've commented over there. It seems to be going the way of indef topic ban with a review in 6 months. If that is enacted and you stay out of trouble, I will endorse your appeal at that time. The WordsmithTalk to me 18:07, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for commenting and taking the time to support a very different kind of sanction. I can tell you right now I probably won't be appealing any topic ban so I'm trying to contribute and tighten a few I/P articles before I go. I still hope this 0RR can work out, as multiple non-admins who know me support, but if not thanks again for your contributions at the AE. WikifanBe nice 18:12, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

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You are invited to the National Archives ExtravaSCANza, taking place every day next week from January 4–7, Wednesday to Saturday, in College Park, Maryland (Washington, DC metro area). Come help me cap off my stint as Wikipedian in Residence at the National Archives with one last success!

This will be a casual working event in which Wikipedians are getting together to scan interesting documents at the National Archives related to a different theme each day—currently: spaceflight, women's suffrage, Chile, and battleships—for use on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. The event is being held on multiple days, and in the evenings and weekend, so that as many locals and out-of-towners from nearby regions1 as possible can come. Please join us! Dominic·t 01:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

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