all proposed

After considering /Evidence and discussing proposals with other Arbitrators, parties and others at /Workshop, arbitrators may place proposals which are ready for voting here.

Arbitrators should vote for or against each point or abstain.

Only items that receive a majority "support" vote will be passed.
Items that receive a majority "oppose" vote will be formally rejected.
Items that do not receive a majority "support" or "oppose" vote will be open to possible amendment by any Arbitrator if they so choose. After the amendment process is complete, the item will be voted on one last time.

Conditional votes for or against and abstentions should be explained by the Arbitrator before or after his/her time-stamped signature. For example, an Arbitrator can state that she/he would only favor a particular remedy based on whether or not another remedy/remedies were passed.

For this case, there are 13 active arbitrators of whom 1 is recused, so 7 votes are a majority.

For all items

Proposed wording to be modified by Arbitrators and then voted on. Non-Arbitrators may comment on the talk page.

Motions and requests by the parties

Place those on /Workshop.

Proposed temporary injunctions

Four net "support" votes needed to pass (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support")
24 hours from the first vote is normally the fastest an injunction will be imposed.

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1) {text of proposed orders}

Support:

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Abstain:

Temporary revert parole

1) Until the conclusion of this case, all parties are restricted to one content revert per article per day, and each content revert must be accompanied by a justification on the relevant talk page.

Enacted on 21:47, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

Proposed final decision

Proposed principles

Wikipedia is not a battleground

1) Wikipedia is a reference work. Use of the site for political struggle accompanied by harassment of opponents is extremely disruptive.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
FloNight 10:51, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
"Political" is a bit too specific, but will do. --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 06:42, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:34, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Paul August ☎ 18:13, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Wikipedia is not a soapbox

2) The use of Wikipedia for political propaganda is prohibited.

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

Harassment

3) Harassment of any editor is not tolerated on Wikipedia. Harassment is defined as a pattern of disruptive behavior that appears to a reasonable and objective observer to have the purpose of causing negative emotions in a targeted person or persons, usually (but not always) for the purpose of intimidating the primary target. The purpose could be to make editing Wikipedia unpleasant for the target, to undermine them, to frighten them, or to encourage them to stop editing entirely.

Support:

Oppose:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:34, 26 March 2007 (UTC) I don't like this because it's too broad, in that it could easily be construed to apply to legitimate efforts to deal with users who misuse the site. There are many, many unfounded complaints of harassment here. We should be intentional about defining the boundaries. Wikipedia:Harassment is not policy and lacks consensus support.[reply]
Paul August ☎ 18:15, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Per UC.[reply]

Abstain:

SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Harassment

3.1) Use of Wikipedia to harass other editors is prohibited. Harassment is an ongoing pattern of participation with no legitimate editorial purpose that intimidates another user or seeks to drive another user away from the project.

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

Sockpuppets

4) Abuse of sockpuppet accounts, such as using them to evade blocks, bans, and user accountability–and especially to make personal attacks or reverts, or vandalize–is strictly forbidden. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppets.

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

Courtesy

5) Wikipedia users are expected to behave reasonably and calmly in their dealings with other users. Insulting and intimidating other users harms the community by creating a hostile environment. Personal attacks are not acceptable.

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

Disruptive editing

6) Users who engage in disruptive editing may be banned from the site.

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

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1) {text of proposed principle}

Support:

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Proposed findings of fact

Context

1) The parties have engaged in a number of different disputes centered around articles related to Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as a wide variety of related topics.

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC) I'm content to sit all these out. Kirill is to be commended for slogging through this matter in detail.[reply]

AdilBaguirov

2) AdilBaguirov (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has a history of disruptive editing that includes edit-warring ([1], [2], [3], [4]), attempts to turn Wikipedia into a battleground along national lines ([5], [6]), sockpuppetry ([7], [8]), and personal attacks ([9]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aivazovsky

3) Aivazovsky (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ([10], [11]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Artaxiad

4) Artaxiad (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), formerly Nareklm (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), has a history of disruptive editing that includes edit-warring ([12], [13]), harassment ([14], [15]), sockpuppetry ([16]), attempts to turn Wikipedia into a battleground along national lines ([17], [18]), threats ([19]), and personal attacks ([20]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Atabek

5) Atabek (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has a history of disruptive editing that includes edit-warring ([21], [22]) and sockpuppetry ([23]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Azerbaijani

6) Azerbaijani (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ([24], [25], [26]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dacy69

7) Dacy69 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ([27], [28], [29]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eupator

8) Eupator (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has a history of disruptive editing that includes edit-warring ([30], [31], [32]), attempts to turn Wikipedia into a battlefield along national lines ([33]), and personal attacks ([34]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fadix

9) Fadix (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has a history of disruptive editing that includes harassment ([35], [36], [37]), attempts to turn Wikipedia into a battleground along national lines ([38]), and personal attacks ([39], [40], [41]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fedayee

10) Fedayee (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has a history of disruptive editing that includes edit-warring ([42]), attempts to turn Wikipedia into a battleground along national lines ([43]), and personal attacks ([44]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Grandmaster

11) Grandmaster (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ([45]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mardavich

12) Mardavich (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ([46], [47], [48]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Parishan

13) Parishan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ([49]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

ROOB323

14) ROOB323 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has a history of disruptive editing that includes edit-warring ([50], [51]) and personal attacks ([52]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

TigranTheGreat

15) TigranTheGreat (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ([53]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Elsanaturk

16) Elsanaturk (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has engaged in edit-warring ([54], [55]).

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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1) {text of proposed finding of fact}

Support:

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Abstain:

Proposed 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.

AdilBaguirov banned

1) AdilBaguirov (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Paul August ☎ 18:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Aivazovsky placed on revert parole

2) Aivazovsky (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Artaxiad banned

3) Artaxiad (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 12:44, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Atabek banned

4) Atabek (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Azerbaijani placed on revert parole

5) Azerbaijani (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Dacy69 placed on revert parole

6) Dacy69 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Eupator banned

7) Eupator (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Fadix banned

8) Fadix (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Fedayee banned

9) Fedayee (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Grandmaster placed on revert parole

10) Grandmaster (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Mardavich placed on revert parole

11) Mardavich (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 18:38, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Parishan placed on revert parole

12) Parishan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

ROOB323 banned

13) ROOB323 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 18:38, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

TigranTheGreat placed on revert parole

14) TigranTheGreat (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Elsanaturk placed on revert parole

15) Elsanaturk (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is placed on standard revert parole for one year. He is limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, he is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 01:03, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 18:38, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Contingent on the passage of the related finding of fact.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

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1) {text of proposed remedy}

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

Proposed enforcement

Enforcement by block

1) Violations of paroles imposed on parties of this case shall be enforced by brief blocks of up to a week in the event of repeat violations. After 5 blocks the maximum block period shall increase to one year. Blocks and bans are to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan#Log of blocks and bans.

Support:

Kirill Lokshin 03:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
FloNight 10:51, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fred Bauder 20:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:45, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Second choice.[reply]
SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Abstain:

Enforcement by block

1.1) Violations of paroles imposed on parties of this case may be enforced using blocks of escalating duration. Administrators are encouraged to use judgment and discretion in enforcement of this remedy. Blocks and bans are to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan#Log of blocks and bans.

Support:

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:45, 26 March 2007 (UTC) I believe that, in cases like this, it's important to give administrators flexibility to deal with the specifics of a violation of a remedy. Asking administrators to wait until the sixth block before using a duration longer than a week, when the matter has already been escalated to RFAR once, is unreasonably indulgent. [Prose tweaked 18:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)][reply]
Second choice. Kirill Lokshin 18:31, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

SimonP 15:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Abstain:

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1) {text of proposed enforcement}

Support:

Oppose:

Abstain:

Discussion by Arbitrators

General

Motion to close

Implementation notes

Clerks and Arbitrators should use this section to clarify their understanding of the final decision--at a minimum, a list of items that have passed. Additionally, a list of which remedies are conditional on others (for instance a ban that should only be implemented if a mentorship should fail), and so on. Arbitrators should not pass the motion until they are satisfied with the implementation notes.

Vote

Four net "support" votes needed to close case (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support")
24 hours from the first motion is normally the fastest a case will close.