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Changes in Arbitration Committee and users with advanced permissions
Further to the results of the community election of arbitrators, and the formal announcement of their appointment, the following users are members of the Arbitration Committee effective today.
- AGK (talk · contribs) - term expires 2013
- Casliber (talk · contribs) - term expires 2012
- Courcelles (talk · contribs) - term expires 2013
- David Fuchs (talk · contribs) - term expires 2012
- Elen of the Roads (talk · contribs) - term expires 2012
- Hersfold (talk · contribs) - term expires 2013
- Jclemens (talk · contribs) - term expires 2012
- Kirill Lokshin (talk · contribs) - term expires 2013
- Newyorkbrad (talk · contribs) - term expires 2012
- PhilKnight (talk · contribs) - term expires 2012
- Risker (talk · contribs) - term expires 2013
- Roger Davies (talk · contribs) - term expires 2013
- SilkTork (talk · contribs) - term expires 2013
- SirFozzie (talk · contribs) - term expires 2012
- Xeno (talk · contribs) - term expires 2012
In order to facilitate the work of the Committee, the following arbitrators are granted advanced permissions:
- Hersfold (talk · contribs) is granted Oversight permission in addition to the current CheckUser permission
- SilkTork (talk · contribs) is granted Oversight and CheckUser permissions
In keeping with longstanding practice, arbitrators whose term has expired may remain active in cases open at the time of their retirement. They may also retain CheckUser and Oversight permission, provided they continue to meet the minimal activity standards expected of all CheckUsers and Oversighters. The following arbitrators are retiring effective 31 December 2011.
- Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk · contribs) - will not be continuing on any open cases. Will retain CheckUser and Oversight permissions.
- Cool Hand Luke (talk · contribs) - will not be continuing on any open cases. Will retain CheckUser permission only, relinquishing Oversight permissions.
- Coren (talk · contribs) - will continue activity on the Betacommand 3 and TimidGuy cases only. Will retain CheckUser permission only, relinquishing Oversight permissions.
- John Vandenberg (talk · contribs) will continue activity on the Betacommand 3, TimidGuy, and Muhammad images cases. Will retain CheckUser and Oversight permissions.
- Mailer diablo (talk · contribs) - will continue activity on the Betacommand 3 and TimidGuy cases only. Will retain CheckUser and Oversight permissions, and will back up Keegan (talk · contribs) as liaison between English Wikipedia functionaries and the Volunteer Response Team (OTRS).
The Arbitration Committee thanks these members for their work on behalf of the Committee and the community, and looks forward to continuing to work with each of them in their new roles as functionaries.
The Committee also wishes to thank Bastique (talk · contribs) and Brandon (talk · contribs), both of whom have recently resigned as functionaries for personal reasons. Bastique is not only a longstanding member of the Wikipedia community, but was also one of the first employees of the Wikimedia Foundation. Brandon was appointed as a CheckUser in August 2009, and is also a longstanding member of the community. The Arbitration Committee wishes both Brandon and Bastique well in their future endeavours, and hopes that they will continue to remain a part of the Wikimedia and Wikipedia communities.
For the Arbitration Committee, Risker (talk) 00:10, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Desysop of User:Malcolm
Preamble: Checkuser of an account behaving in an inappropriate manner revealed that Malcolm (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights) had created multiple abusive alternate accounts which were used to vandalize and disrupt the project. Below is the list of alternate accounts used to edit inappropriately:
- BillyFromPeru
- CaptainCommanderBenjamin
- AdministratorHopeful
- AdminHopeful
- Jennface
- Seventeethcentury
- LarryFromTurkey
- HarryFromPortugal
- JohnnyFromMexico
Motion: The administrator permissions of Malcolm (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights) are revoked for abuse of multiple accounts. In order to regain administrator permissions, Malcolm must successfully complete a new Request for Adminship. Malcolm is also indefinitely prohibited from using any other account than User:Malcolm, subject to standard arbitration enforcement restrictions.
Support: AGK, Casliber, Courcelles, David Fuchs, Elen of the Roads, Hersfold, Jclemens, Kirill Lokshin, Newyorkbrad, PhilKnight, Risker, SirFozzie
Opposed: None
Not voting: Roger Davies, SilkTork, Xeno
For the Arbitration Committee, Risker (talk) 05:14, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
Note: As a personal CheckUser action, in consultation with other members of the CheckUser team, I have blocked the master account, Malcolm (talk · contribs) for two weeks. This is in keeping with usual practices for first time socking by an established user, and reflects the seriousness of the disruption. Risker (talk) 05:14, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
Further note: Malcolm has now been desysopped by me, in my capacity as a bureaucrat. Hersfold (t/a/c) 05:24, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
User:Worm That Turned, the newest Arbitration clerk
The Arbitration clerks would like to welcome Worm That Turned to the clerk team as a trainee!
We are still looking for additional volunteers. Users who would like to join the clerk team, whether they be administrators or not, are welcome to apply by sending an email to clerks-l
lists.wikimedia.org. NW (Talk) 20:40, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Audit Subcommittee vacancies: Call for applications (2012)
The Arbitration Committee is seeking to appoint at least three non-arbitrator members to the Audit Subcommittee.
The Audit Subcommittee ("AUSC") was established by the Arbitration Committee to investigate complaints concerning the use of CheckUser and Oversight privileges on the English Wikipedia, and to provide better monitoring and oversight of the CheckUser and Oversight positions, and use of the applicable tools.
Matters brought before the subcommittee may be time-sensitive and subcommittee members should be prepared and available to discuss cases promptly so they may be resolved in a timely manner. Sitting subcommittee members are expected to actively participate in AUSC proceedings and may be replaced should they become inactive. All subcommittee members are subject to the relevant local and global policies and guidelines concerning CheckUser and Oversight.
If you think you may be suitably qualified, please see the appointments page for further information. The application period is scheduled to close 31 January 2012.
For the Arbitration Committee, –xenotalk 18:00, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
New Arbitration Commitee clerks
The Arbitration clerks would like to welcome Guerillero and Mlpearc to the clerk team as trainees! --Alexandr Dmitri (talk) 23:48, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Creation of BASC mailing list
A new mailing list, arbcom-appeals-en† will be created for the use of the Ban Appeals Subcommittee, and all correspondence having to do with appeals will be directed to that list. The initial membership of the new list will include all currently sitting arbitrators.
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- Support
- AGK, Casliber, Courcelles, David Fuchs, Elen of the Roads, JClemens, Kirill Lokshin, Philknight, Risker, Roger Davies, SilkTork, SirFozzie
- Oppose
- None
- Not voting
- Hersfold, Newyorkbrad, Xeno
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- † Please see the Arbitration Committtee's "Communications and privacy" statement.
Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Muhammad images closed
An arbitration case regarding Muhammad images has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:
- The community is asked to hold a discussion that will establish a definitive consensus on what images will be included in the article Muhammad (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs), and on where the images will be placed within the article. As with all decisions about content, the policies on verifiability and the neutral point of view must be the most important considerations. The editors who choose to participate in this discussion are asked to form an opinion with an open mind, and to explain their decision clearly. Any editor who disrupts this discussion may be banned from the affected pages by any uninvolved administrator, under the discretionary sanctions authorised in this decision. The decision reached in this discussion will be appended to this case within two months from the close of the case.
- Ludwigs2 is prohibited from contributing to any discussion concerning Muhammad.
- Ludwigs2 is banned from the English Wikipedia for one year.
- Tarc is admonished to behave with appropriate professionalism in his contributions to discussions about disputed article content.
- FormerIP is admonished to behave with appropriate professionalism in his contributions to discussions about disputed article content.
- Hans Adler is reminded to engage in discussions about disputed article content with an appropriate degree of civility.
- Standard discretionary sanctions are authorised for all pages relating to Muhammad, broadly interpreted.
- The participants in the dispute about depictions of Muhammad are reminded that editors who engage extensively in an intractable dispute can become frustrated, and that it is important to be aware that as editors we are limited in our ability to contribute constructively to a deadlocked disagreement. Our exasperation with a dispute can make us unprofessional or unreceptive to compromise. We therefore encourage the disputants of this case to consider if their participation in the coming community discussion of depictions of Muhammad would be useful, and we remind them that if they disrupt the community discussion they may be banned from the discussion or otherwise sanctioned under the discretionary sanctions provision of this case.
For the Arbitration Committee, Mlpearc (powwow) 16:19, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Audit Subcommittee appointments (2012): Invitation to comment on candidates
The Arbitration Committee is seeking to appoint at least three non-arbitrator members to the Audit Subcommittee, and is now seeking comments from the community regarding the candidates who have volunteered for this role.
Interested parties are invited to review the appointments page containing the nomination statements supplied by the candidates and their answers to a few standard questions. Community members may also pose additional questions and submit comments about the candidates on the individual nomination subpages or privately via email to arbcom-en-blists.wikimedia.org.
Following the consultation phase, the committee will take into account the answers provided by the candidates to the questions and the comments offered by the community (both publicly and privately) along with any other relevant factors before making a final decision regarding appointments.
The consultation phase is scheduled to end 23:59, 19 February 2012 (UTC), and the appointments are scheduled to be announced by 29 February 2012.
For the Arbitration Committee, –xenotalk 04:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Arbitration motion regarding Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Racepacket
Resolved by motion at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions that: The Racepacket case is supplemented as follows:
The Arbitration Committee has determined that, as User:Racepacket has on two occasions on 4 February 2012 breached his interaction ban, he is indefinitely site banned from the English Wikipedia. The user may request that the site ban be reconsidered once a minimum of twelve months have elapsed from the date of this motion passing. In the event that Racepacket violates either the site ban, or the interaction ban, the minimum period before an appeal may be submitted will be reset to twelve months from the date of the violation.
For the Arbitration Committee, Alexandr Dmitri (talk) 20:30, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
