In 2015 a case was heard at the Arbitration Committee regarding "behavioral issues occurring around articles relating to political and/or social issues in the United States." The Committee found that "area has been the subject of numerous arbitration cases."[1] The case is known as WP:ARBAPDS. A prior case was heard in 2014. In an effort to control the disruption in the topic area the Committee implemented standard discretionary sanctions which gives administrators additional authority to sanction editors.
The political context is relevant. The presidential election took place in 2016. On May 26 Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination for President. Eleven days later, Hilary Clinton won the Democrat nomination on June 6. The election was held on November 8 with Trump winning an unprecedented upset victory.
This study will investigate the application of sanctions as authorized under discretionary sanctions. We attempted to answer several question:
What is the distribution of Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump cases?
Identify Arbitration Enforcement (WP:AE) cases between August 2016 and July 2017 where the cause of action is within the Donald Trump topic area. Articles in this scope are found here Category:WikiProject Donald Trump articles.
Capture case details from the archives and record in the dataset
Analyze the dataset to identify trends
Based on diffs presented, classify the case evidence as either Pro-Trump or Anti-Trump. Actual political orientation of editors is not considered.
