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[edit] News and notes Media Viewer controversy spreads to German Wikipedia
2014-08-13
Wikimedia Foundation staff members have now been granted superpowers that would allow them to override community consensus. The new protection level came as a response to attempts of German Wikipedia administrators to implement a community consensus on the new Media Viewer. "Superprotect" is a level above full protection, and prevents edits by administrators.
Arbitration report Examining the Committee's year
2014-01-01
In 2013, the arbitration committee closed 10 cases, 9 amendment requests, and 26 clarification requests.
Arbitration report Ottoman Empire–Turkey naming dispute case opens; New discretionary sanctions draft proposal available for review
2013-12-04
The Ottoman Empire–Turkey naming dispute case has opened. The second draft of the discretionary sanctions proposal is now open for review.
Arbitration report Arbitration Committee election opens; WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators
2013-11-20
WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators: Back in March, when the March 25 Arbitration Report covered the Audit Subcommittee appointment discussion, a statement from the WMF legal division clarified its position that access to deleted revisions required an RFA or RFA-identical process; therefore AUSC committee appointments were not open to non-admins. The WMF legal team has now further clarified its position, saying that running for and winning an election for arbitrator would qualify as the type of rigorous community selection process required for the checkuser and oversight rights held by arbitrators.
Arbitration report Ebionites 3 case closed
2013-11-06
The Ebionites 3 case has closed with an interaction ban for the two editors involved in the dispute.
Arbitration report Manning naming dispute case closed
2013-10-16
Manning naming dispute case closes: The Manning naming dispute case has closed, with a strong and unanimous statement by the Committee against disparaging references to transgendered persons. Sanctions were enacted against six editors.
Arbitration report Manning naming dispute and Ebionites 3 cases continue; third arbitrator resigns
2013-10-09
A proposed decision has been posted in the Manning naming dispute. The workshop phase of the Ebionites 3 case closes 13 October. Arbitrator NuclearWarfare has resigned.
Arbitration report Infoboxes: After the war
2013-10-02
Editor's note: To go beyond the mere facts of cases, the "Arbitration report" invited several editors who participated in the recent Infoboxes case to comment on infoboxes: what they are, where new users can go to find out about them, specifications and protocols, best practices, and how the upcoming community discussion recommended by the Committee in the case decision should be framed.
Arbitration report Workshop phase opens in Manning naming dispute; Infoboxes case closes
2013-09-11
Workshop phase opens in Manning naming dispute ; Infoboxes case closes: Discussion over the Manning title dispute was off to a running start as evidence and workshop phases continued in the Bradley/Chelsea Manning naming dispute. The Infoboxes case closed with topic bans for two users, and a recommendation for community discussion of infoboxes.
Arbitration report Manning naming dispute case opens; Tea Party case closes; Infoboxes nears completion
2013-09-04
Manning naming dispute case opens; Tea Party case closes ; Infoboxes nears completion: The dispute over the title for the Manning article escalated quickly to arbitration levels, as the Bradley/Chelsea Manning naming dispute case was accepted for arbitration.
News and notes Wikipedia's Manual of Style marches into Manning's coming out as transgender
2013-08-21
Wikipedia's Manual of Style marches into Manning's sex change: In one of the more surprising turns of events surrounding the WikiLeaks saga, US soldier Bradley Manning announced a change in his sexual identity last Thursday.
Arbitration report Proposed decision posted in Infoboxes case; Tea Party movement case continues
2013-08-21
Proposed decision posted in Infoboxes case; Tea Party movement case continues: A proposed decision has been posted in the Infoboxes case that includes statements on metadata and microformat issues.
Arbitration report Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case closes; invitation to comment on applicants for checkuser and oversight ends 16 August
2013-08-14
Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case closes: The Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case has closed, with a unanimous decision to desysop a Wikimedia Foundation employee and indefinitely ban another editor. The Tea Party movement case has stalled yet again, in the wake of a controversial proposal to ban 14 editors. A proposed decision in the Infoboxes case was scheduled to be posted on 14 August.
Arbitration report Fourteen editors proposed for ban in Tea Party movement case
2013-08-07
Fourteen editors have been proposed for a six-month page ban in the Tea Party movement case. In the Infoboxes and Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds cases, the workshop and evidence phases have closed, and proposed decisions are scheduled to be posted.
Arbitration report Race and politics case closes
2013-07-31
The case Race and politics was closed, while three other cases remain open.
Arbitration report Infoboxes case opens
2013-07-24
The case Infoboxes was opened. The evidence phase continues in Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds. Voting on the proposed decision continues in the Tea Party movement case.
Arbitration report Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case opens; July 22 deadline for checkuser and oversight applications
2013-07-17
The case Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds was opened. Voting on the Tea Party movement case continued, after a failed attempt at moderated discussion. A group tasked with deciding the content of the lead section of the Jerusalem article has reported back to the committee. Applications for checkuser and oversight permissions close on 22 July.
Arbitration report Argentine History closed; two cases remain suspended
2013-06-26
Argentine History was closed. Two cases, Race and politics and Tea Party movement, remain suspended until July.
Arbitration report The Farmbrough amendment request—automation and arbitration enforcement
2013-06-19
Richard Farmbrough was set to have his day in court, but as events transpired, this was not to be so. On 25 March 2013, an accusation was made against Farmbrough at Arbitration Enforcement (AE), claiming that he violated the terms of an automated edit restriction. Within hours, Farmbrough had filed his own request with the arbitration committee, citing the newly filed AE request and claiming that the motion was being used "in an absurd way" in the filing of enforcement requests: "I have not made any edits that a sane person would consider automation."
Arbitration report Two cases suspended; proposed decision posted in Argentine History
2013-06-12
Two cases, Race and politics and Tea Party movement have been suspended. Argentine History remains open, and a proposed decision was posted on 12 June.
Arbitration report Race and politics opened; three open cases
2013-05-13
The Race and politics case has been accepted for arbitration, and the evidence phase is now open. Two other cases remain open.
Arbitration report Sexology closed; two open cases
2013-04-29
The Sexology case closed shortly after publication with no changes.
Arbitration report Sexology case nears closure after stalling over topic ban
2013-04-22
The Sexology case is nearing completion after arbitrators were unable to agree on a topic ban for one of the participants.
Arbitration report Subject experts needed for Argentine History
2013-04-08
The arbitration committee is looking for expertise in Argentina and the Spanish language for a case involving former Argentinean president Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877).
Arbitration report Three open cases
2013-04-01
A case brought by Lecen involves several articles about former Argentinian president Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877).
Arbitration report Two open cases
2013-03-25
This case, brought by Mark Arsten, was opened over a dispute over transgenderism topics that began off-wiki. The evidence phase was scheduled to close March 7, 2013, with a proposed decision due to be posted by March 29.
News and notes Resigning arbitrator slams Committee
2013-03-18
Just two months into his second term as an arbitrator on the English Wikipedia, Coren resigned from the Committee with a blistering attack on his fellow arbitrators, saying "it can no longer do the job it was ostensibly elected for".
Arbitration report Another arbitrator resigns; Norton case closes
2013-03-18
Richard case closes: On Thursday, arbitrator Coren resigned, following closely on the heels of Hersfold's resignation on Wednesday. There are two open cases. A final decision has been given in the Richard case.
Arbitration report Doncram case closes; arbitrator resigns
2013-03-11
There are three open cases, and a final decision has been given in the Doncram case.