Wikipedia:Ombudsmen Committee/proposal/How-to

Before requesting an OmbCom case, you should read and familiarize yourself with the OmbCom case guide, which covers when cases will be accepted, presenting a case, and what to expect.

To make a request, please follow these steps:

Copy the request template.
Click here to edit this page, and paste the template below the line.
Fill in the names of the involved parties, and provide links to any prior attempts to resolve the dispute (such as formal or informal mediation or talk page discussion).
State your request in 500 words or fewer, citing supporting diffs where necessary. You are trying to show the Ombudsmen Committee members that there is a dispute requiring their review; you are not trying to prove your case at this time. If your case is accepted for review, an evidence page will be created that you can use to provide more detail.
You are required to place a notice on the user talk page of each person against whom you lodge a complaint. Once you have done this, post diffs of the notification to the Confirmation section of your request.

This is not a page for discussion.

It may be to your advantage to paste the template into your user space or use an off-line text editor to compose your request before posting it here. The main Requests for arbitration page is not the place to work on rough drafts.
OmbCom members or Clerks may summarily remove or refactor discussion without comment.
Please do not open cases; only an OmbCom member or Clerk may do so.
Requests from banned users should be made by e-mail directly to the Committee.
Only OmbCom members and Clerks may remove requests from this page. Do not remove a request unless you are one.