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****Taking into consideration MarkBernstein's statement, I'd now leave it to the banning admin, {{u|The Wordsmith}}, to determine what to do. I am not convinced that a block is urgently needed. <small><span style="border:1px solid black;padding:1px;">[[User:Sandstein|<span style="color:white;background:blue;font-family:sans-serif;">''' Sandstein '''</span>]]</span></small> 17:34, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
****Taking into consideration MarkBernstein's statement, I'd now leave it to the banning admin, {{u|The Wordsmith}}, to determine what to do. I am not convinced that a block is urgently needed. <small><span style="border:1px solid black;padding:1px;">[[User:Sandstein|<span style="color:white;background:blue;font-family:sans-serif;">''' Sandstein '''</span>]]</span></small> 17:34, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
***[[User:Sandstein]], [[User:The Wordsmith]] is not currently active. As you point out, a block is not urgently needed but the situation regarding MarkBernstein needs to be settled down in some way. The fact that the same problems keep on recurring is what keeps the issue alive. He is obviously well-intentioned but that doesn't keep him from constantly bumping into whatever the current limits are on his editing. To avoid an endless circle, I'd propose another one-year block under AE authority. [[User:EdJohnston|EdJohnston]] ([[User talk:EdJohnston|talk]]) 18:33, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
***[[User:Sandstein]], [[User:The Wordsmith]] is not currently active. As you point out, a block is not urgently needed but the situation regarding MarkBernstein needs to be settled down in some way. The fact that the same problems keep on recurring is what keeps the issue alive. He is obviously well-intentioned but that doesn't keep him from constantly bumping into whatever the current limits are on his editing. To avoid an endless circle, I'd propose another one-year block under AE authority. [[User:EdJohnston|EdJohnston]] ([[User talk:EdJohnston|talk]]) 18:33, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
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==Ivar the Boneful==
==Ivar the Boneful==

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    MarkBernstein

    MarkBernstein is blocked indefinitely; for the first year, the block will be an AE action. Salvio Let's talk about it! 19:11, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

    This request may be declined without further action if insufficient or unclear information is provided in the "Request" section below.
    Requests may not exceed 500 words and 20 diffs (not counting required information), except by permission of a reviewing administrator.

    Request concerning MarkBernstein

    User who is submitting this request for enforcement
    Pudeo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) 23:52, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    User against whom enforcement is requested
    MarkBernstein (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

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    Sanction or remedy to be enforced
    Diffs of edits that violate this sanction or remedy, and an explanation how these edits violate it
    1. 23:50, 14 December 2018 violation of topic ban
    2. 00:34, 15 December 2018 violation of topic ban
    Diffs of previous relevant sanctions, if any
    1. 14 April 2016 topic ban from Gamergate
    2. 15 May 2016 1 week block for topic ban violation
    3. 22 May 2016 6 weeks block for topic ban violation
    4. 9 September 2016 6 months block for topic ban violation
    5. 11 December 2017 1 year block for topic ban violation
    Additional comments by editor filing complaint

    MarkBernstein just came off from a 1 year block from violating his topic ban and apparently his two first edits were topic ban violations.

    He is "prohibited from editing any page relating to, (a) Gamergate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed.".

    Milo Yiannopoulos#Gamergate has a whole chapter on Gamergate. Pinging admin who placed the topic ban and did the last block @The Wordsmith:. --Pudeo (talk) 23:52, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Notification of the user against whom enforcement is requested

    [1]

    Discussion concerning MarkBernstein

    Statements must be made in separate sections. They may not exceed 500 words and 20 diffs, except by permission of a reviewing administrator.
    Administrators may remove or shorten noncompliant statements. Disruptive contributions may result in blocks.

    Statement by MarkBernstein

    I am very sorry to see this — and only learned of it when a Wikipedian emailed me this morning.

    I had made, in passing, what I thought to be a completely uncontroversial contribution to a discussion about a public figure. Editors were disputing whether or not Buzzfeed was a reliable source and were proposing an RfC; a few moments’ with Google uncovered a number of alternative sources for the detail in question.

    I had simply forgotten that, at one time, the gentleman whose biography was being discussed had been known in connection with Gamergate. In the intervening years, he has become known for much else. I honestly don’t recall — I certainly did not recall at the time — what he had once said about Gamergate, or where he had said it. Nothing in the topic under discussion served to remind me.

    I did not think it would be disruptive, when editors heatedly were discussing the viability of a citation, to offer an alternate source. I thought that this was an opportunity to improve to encyclopedia by locating better sources for a reference some considered doubtful, and by doing so to avoid unnecessary and unhelpful contention in the community.

    I do not wish to say too much of myself, as I myself appear to fall under the topic ban! Nevertheless, if I may go so far: I see that I was quite wrong in my thinking, and I heartily apologize. In the event you permit it, I will not make the same mistake again. MarkBernstein (talk) 16:51, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by power~enwiki

    This is an extraordinarily blatant violation, but as it's coming off of a block that is so long, I can imagine that he might have in-good-faith thought the topic ban was no longer in effect, or forgotten that topic bans also apply to talk pages. If he promises to abide by his existing Gamergate topic ban and additionally a post-1932 American Politics one (as there is quite a bit of overlap, the additional TBAN will decrease the chance of an inadvertent violation), I think there is a chance he can still contribute constructively. If he ignores this thread and makes even a single additional edit in the topic area, I see no other options beyond an indef block. power~enwiki (π, ν) 04:29, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by Liz

    I know that many topic bans are considered to be broadly applied but the edits that Bernstein did concerned white nationalism, not Gamergate. Just because a topic has associations with a subject, if an editor doesn't edit about the stated topic, is it considered a violation? As a participant in the Gamergate controversy in 2014-2015, I would argue that the political subject of white nationalism and Nazism has little to no direct association with Gamergate and gender controversies. Liz Read! Talk! 05:43, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by Vanamonde

    @Liz:: the violation stems from the wording of the GamerGate sanction: "...prohibited from ... editing any page relating to ... people associated with [Gamergate]". Given that this is an unusual formulation, I would like MarkBernstein to be heard before a sanction is applied, but it is a violation. Vanamonde (talk) 06:32, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Sandstein: The t-ban was imposed here, and logged here. Vanamonde (talk) 11:16, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by Fish and karate

    The "recent" blocks (ie, those enforced a year ago, and about 18 months ago) are for editing articles, is the wording sufficiently clear that this ban encompasses article talk pages also? If so, then it's a breach of the topic ban. Fish+Karate 10:10, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by Bellezzasolo

    @Sandstein: The diff you're looking for is this one. Bellezzasolo Discuss 11:23, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by JzG

    Sanction as enacted:

    You are indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, (a) Gamergate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed

    Article that was the focus of these comments and edits was Milo Yiannopoulos. So the only actual question is whether Yiannopoulos is a figure associated with GamerGate or any gender-related dispute or controversy. That seems unarguable to me: not only was Yiannopoulos involved in GamerGate (e.g. publishing leaked discussions between gaming journalists), he is also a walking gender-related dispute or controversy.

    We might be inclined to AGF, but after all these blocks and bans there is no real room for it. Guy (Help!) 11:43, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by Mr Ernie

    In the discussion here the admin who placed the sanction did not consider edits to the Milo page as a violation. Presumably MarkBernstein does not consider Milo to fall under the topic ban either, so perhaps in lieu of another block I would propose the topic ban to be expanded to explicitly cover that page. Dr. Bernstein has done vital work in the past protecting Wikipedia from BLP violations. Mr Ernie (talk) 11:58, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by GoodDay

    MB admitted he messed up & won't do it again. Therefore, I'd say no to a indef ban. Perhaps a 1-month block will do. Most importantly, we must be careful not to punitively block/ban an individual. Bans & blocks are to be preventative measures. GoodDay (talk) 17:41, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by (username)

    Result concerning MarkBernstein

    This section is to be edited only by uninvolved administrators. Comments by others will be moved to the sections above.
    • That's a very clear breach of the topic ban. My only question is whether to block for another year or whether to extend that to indefinite with the first year under AE provisions? Thryduulf (talk) 01:34, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Power~enwiki: Given the history of violations, not all of them resulting in blocks, and the editing which led to the restriction in the first place, I do not believe Mark Bernstein is able to contribute constructively while avoiding the area of his topic ban. If he were so able he would have done so after returning form the 1-week, 6-week, or 6-month blocks before even getting to the 1-year one. Thryduulf (talk) 10:02, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • Considering they just came back from a year block and engaged in the same behavior for which they've been blocked multiple times, I think extending it to indefinite makes the most sense. Lord Roem ~ (talk) 02:48, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • I can't make a determination here until the requesting editor links to the decision that imposed the actual topic ban that is to be enforced. Sandstein 10:36, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
      • It was prominently linked as the first in the list of previous sanctions, but for your benefit I've copied it to the section you didn't look beyond as well. Thryduulf (talk) 11:01, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
        • No, that is not the topic ban that is to be enforced, but an AE thread from which it resulted. What we need to be able to assess the situation is a diff of the sanction as it was posted to MarkBernstein's user talk page by the enforcing admin. Only that diff contains and verifies the exact wording to which MarkBernstein is bound and which we are now called on to enforce. Sandstein 11:11, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
          • Thanks to those who posted the diff. The sanction reads in relevant part: "prohibited from ... editing any page relating to, (a) Gamergate, ... (c) people associated with (a)". Milo Yiannopoulos is a person associated with Gamergate because there is a section about Gamergate in the article about Milo Yiannopoulos. The page Talk:Milo Yiannopoulos, which MarkBernstein edited in the reported diffs, is a page relating to Milo Yiannopoulos, and therefore a page relating to a person associated with Gamergate. This means that MarkBernstein violated the topic ban. As usual, I would double the duration of the most recent block, and therefore impose a two-year block (of which one year, the maximum allowed, under AE authority). Sandstein 11:43, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
          • Taking into consideration MarkBernstein's statement, I'd now leave it to the banning admin, The Wordsmith, to determine what to do. I am not convinced that a block is urgently needed. Sandstein 17:34, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
        • User:Sandstein, User:The Wordsmith is not currently active. As you point out, a block is not urgently needed but the situation regarding MarkBernstein needs to be settled down in some way. The fact that the same problems keep on recurring is what keeps the issue alive. He is obviously well-intentioned but that doesn't keep him from constantly bumping into whatever the current limits are on his editing. To avoid an endless circle, I'd propose another one-year block under AE authority. EdJohnston (talk) 18:33, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Ivar the Boneful

    This request may be declined without further action if insufficient or unclear information is provided in the "Request" section below.
    Requests may not exceed 500 words and 20 diffs (not counting required information), except by permission of a reviewing administrator.

    Request concerning Ivar the Boneful

    User who is submitting this request for enforcement
    Shrike (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) 17:29, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    User against whom enforcement is requested
    Ivar the Boneful (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

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    Sanction or remedy to be enforced
    Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel_articles#General_1RR_restriction :
    Diffs of edits that violate this sanction or remedy, and an explanation how these edits violate it
    1. 17:16, 20 December 2018‎ 1 Revert
    2. 05:41, 21 December 2018‎ 2 Revert
    1. Date Explanation
    2. Date Explanation
    Diffs of previous relevant sanctions, if any
    If discretionary sanctions are requested, supply evidence that the user is aware of them (see WP:AC/DS#Awareness and alerts)
    • Gave an alert about discretionary sanctions in the area of conflict in the last twelve months, on 05:53, 21 December 2018


    Additional comments by editor filing complaint
    • The user was warned after the last revert was done and asked for self revert yet he ignored the request and continued his edits [2]. --Shrike (talk) 17:29, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • If the user will self-revert I will withdraw the request --Shrike (talk) 17:35, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Ivar the Boneful Where did I said that you continued to edit the article? I only said that you continued your edits in Wikipedia and ignored the warning.Are you willing to self revert or not? --Shrike (talk) 18:07, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    [3]


    Discussion concerning Ivar the Boneful

    Statements must be made in separate sections. They may not exceed 500 words and 20 diffs, except by permission of a reviewing administrator.
    Administrators may remove or shorten noncompliant statements. Disruptive contributions may result in blocks.

    Statement by Ivar the Boneful

    I've got no idea why an article about an American Jewish organisation falls under special Israel/Palestine rules, but if that's the case I'm happy to abide by them ... as demonstrated by the fact that I haven't made edits to the page since receiving a notice that it was under 1RR. User:Shrike's timestamps above clearly demonstrate this. Shrike should withdraw this request for a block as groundless. Shrike also claimed I was asked to self-revert and ignored it, which no one has asked me to do until now. Ivar the Boneful (talk) 18:11, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    • Are you serious? Your opening statement says that I "ignored the request and continued [my] edits". Ivar the Boneful (talk) 18:11, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
      • How could I have "ignored the warning" when it was delivered twelve minutes after the edit you're claiming was a violation? Ivar the Boneful (talk) 18:13, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Shrike Self-reverting to your preferred side of the content dispute would vindicate your decision to file a vexatious ARBCOM request, so no I won't do that. You still haven't addressed why you falsely claimed that I continued editing after being warned about 1RRR. I don't care if it's a deliberate lie or you just misread the edit times, it should still be withdrawn. Ivar the Boneful (talk) 18:38, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Statement by Sir Joseph

    Suggest no action, article is not under ARBPIA, and talk page discussions are ongoing, Ivar should not have reverted while discussions are ongoing.

    Statement by (username)

    Result concerning Ivar the Boneful

    This section is to be edited only by uninvolved administrators. Comments by others will be moved to the sections above.
    • I've moved Ivar's comment to his section. Galobtter (pingó mió) 18:04, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
      Looks like no violation to me. The alert was given after the purported violation and while some of the text being disputed does seem related to ARBPIA, 1RR applies to pages "that could be reasonably construed as being related to the Arab-Israeli conflict". I don't believe that the anti-defamation league as a whole is reasonably construed to be related to the conflict, ergo no violation. Galobtter (pingó mió) 19:09, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]