Decided: The calendar date (in UTC) when the case was decided. If the case did not reach a decision, it will be Closed instead. If the case involved an administrator "retiring", it will be "Deopped" instead.
Abbrev.: A shorthand abbreviation of the casename. See ArbCaseAbv for more details.
Type: The type of case it is:
Admin: A case centred around the conduct of one or more administrators.
Dispute: A case that examines an intractible dispute between two or more editors directly.
Editor: A case about the (non-administrative) misconduct of an editor.
Functionary: A case centred around misuse of Suppressor or Checkuser permissions.
Omnibus: A case about misconduct in a topic area writ large.
Other: Any case that doesn't fall into one of the categories above.
Remedy name: The name of the remedy (or a description of it, for earlier cases which did not have sectioned remedies).
Remedy (in modern terms): Basically my best attempt to explain, in plain English and modern understanding, what the remedy means.
If this section has a coloured background, the colour indicates its status or origin:
Yellow (#FFFF00) is a temporary injunction issued mid-case.
Blue (#00BFFF) is a post-close amendment or motion.
Red (#CD5C5C) is a remedy that has since been rescinded or otherwise is wholly reliant on previous remedies that are themselves rescinded.
Green (#32CD32) is a remedy whose wording was amended post-close, either due to an amendment/motion or due to changes in process (such as Discretionary Sanctions to Contentious Topic).
Brown (#D2691E) is suspended or in abeyence, usually as part of a period where a remedy has been appealed.
Amended/Enacted: If a remedy was added or amended post-close, this will be the calendar date (in UTC) when the remedy was modified or took effect.
Rescinded: If a remedy was terminated, this will be the calendar date (in UTC) when the remedy was ended.
Enforceable?: Indicates whether a given remedy can be invoked at WP:AE. Any remedy that predates April 2006 and was not still in force by then predates AE entirely.
Sup/Opp/Abs/Rcs: The vote totals for a remedy (Support, Oppose, Abstain, Recused).
Any case that has been courtesy-blanked or closed without action will be given a very brief description and nothing further.
Scope: Disputes over userboxes and Guanaco's misuse of administrator tools in that context
CT?: No
Remedy name
Remedy (in modern terms)
Amended/Enacted
Enforceable?
Sup
Opp
Abs
Rcs
Temporary injunction
Guanaco is banned from reversing any administrator actions that he himself did not take as long as this Arbitration is active.
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No
4
0
0
0
Guanaco desysopped
Guanaco's administrator rights are revoked. He may only get them back after a new, successful request for adminship. (The original version did not allow him to regain the userright full stop.)
Aug. 27, 2014
N/A
11
0
0
0
StrangerInParadise placed on personal attack parole
For the next year, StrangerInParadise may be summarily blocked if he makes an edit judged to be a personal attack. Blocks are capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter.
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Yes
10
0
0
0
Restricted with regard to userboxes
Guanaco, StrangerInParadise, and MarkSweep may be individually banned from userboxes as a topic-area for up to 1yr by consensus of at least three uninvolved administrators. Breaches of such bans are to be met with a summary 2w block on the offender's main account. All blocks and bans are to be logged on the case page.
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Yes
10
0
0
0
MarkSweep banned from userboxes
MarkSweep is banned from editing, deleting, protecting, or performing any other action with userboxes. Breaches are to be met with blocks of up to 1w and logged on the case page.
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Yes
10
0
0
0
MarkSweep cautioned
MarkSweep is warned that rollback is only for clear-cut vandalism.
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No
9
0
2
0
StrangerInParadise restricted to one account
StrangerInParadise must edit from that account and no other. Breaches are to be met with indef blocks on any sockpuppets (if feasible) and 48h blocks on their main account.
ZAROVE is indefinitely banned from the Acharya S topic-area. Breaches are to be met with blocks, capped at 2w for the first five and 1yr thereafter.
Yes
6
0
0
0
Prohibition from Archaya S-related comments
In response to ZAROVE's threats to dox and libel Acharya S and her children, ZAROVE is banned from comments about them. Any such edits may be reverted on sight and ZAROVE blocked, with caps as above. (Note that by modern standards this would be covered by the topic-ban above; at the time a topic-ban was not considered to extend to edits and discussions about, but outside of, the proscribed area.)
Agapetos angel, under whatever IP or username, is indefinitely topic-banned from articles in the Jonathan Sarfati topic-area. (A finding of fact notes that Agapetos angel has been suspected of being Sarfati himself, which leads to gendering confusion as Agapetos angel is referred to in the feminine.)
Yes
6
0
0
0
Opposing editors warned
Duncharris, Guettarda, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk are reminded of Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. They are instructed to seek dispute resolution rather than edit warring when involved with content disputes. The banning of Agapetos angel and her meat and sockpuppets should not be interpreted as a license to make a hatchet job of the affected articles.
FourthAve may be summarily blocked if he makes an edit judged to be a personal attack. Such blocks are capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter.
Yes
5
0
0
0
FourthAve banned from Wikipedia for one year.
FourthAve is sitebanned 1yr.
Yes
5
0
0
0
FourthAve placed on probation
FourthAve may be summarily topic-banned from any article he disrupts at administrator discretion. Any such bans must be logged on the case page, and breaches are to be met with blocks, capped as with the personal attack parole.
Yes
5
0
0
0
FourthAve placed on general probation
FourthAve may be sitebanned for any duration by consensus of at least three uninvolved administrators. Any such sitebans must be logged as above.
(This case has been courtesy-blanked. Lou franklin was given an indefinite 1RR, an indefinite personal attack parole, and an indefinite topic-ban from the societal attitudes toward homosexuality topic-area. This case has enforcement threads.)
James S. is indefinitely topic-banned from the depleted uranium topic-area. Breaches are to be met with blocks (capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter) and logged on the case page.
Yes
6
0
0
0
James S. placed on Probation
James S. may be summarily topic-banned from any article he disrupts at administrator discretion. All such bans are to be logged on the case page. Breaches are to be met with blocks, capped and logged as above.
Yes
6
0
0
0
James S. placed on general probation
James S. may be sitebanned for any duration by consensus of at least three uninvolved administrators. Bans are to be logged as above.
Yes
6
0
0
0
Opposing editors warned
Editors opposite James S. in the underlying content dispute are warned against making personal attacks.
No
6
0
0
0
TDC placed on revert parole
For the next year, TDC is under 1RR and must explain any revert he makes (other than obvious vandalism) on the talk page of the affected article.
Aucaman is under 1RR as long as this Arbitration is active.
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Yes
4
0
0
0
Aucaman topical ban
Aucaman is indefinitely topic-banned from the Iran and Persian biographies topic areas. Breaches are to be met with blocks (capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter) and logged on the case page.
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Yes
8
0
0
0
Zmmz article ban
Zmmz is indefinitely topic-banned from Persian people and Iranian peoples. Breaches are to be met with blocks, capped and logged as above.
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Yes
8
0
0
0
SouthernComfort topical ban
SouthernComfort is indefinitely topic-banned from the Iran and Persian biographies topic areas. Breaches are to be met with blocks, capped and logged as above.
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Yes
7
0
0
0
Aucaman and Zmmz placed on Probation
For the next year, Aucaman and Zmmz individually may be summarily topic-banned from any article they disrupt at administrator discretion. Any such bans must be logged on the case page, the Incidents noticeboard, and the offender's talk page. Breaches of these bans are to be met with blocks, capped and logged as above.
Terryeo may be summarily blocked for up to 1w if he makes an edit judged to be a personal attack.
Yes
6
0
0
0
Terryeo banned from Scientology related articles
The temporary injunction is retained indefinitely.
Yes
6
0
0
0
Terryeo placed on Probation
Terryeo may be summarily topic-banned from any page he disrupts at administrator discretion. Any such bans (and blocks arising from them) are to be logged on the case page.
For the next year, Jacrosse is topic-banned from all articles in the (very ill-defined) politics topic area. (I presume this is to stop him from trying to push his pet theory about neoconservatism, which is at the heart of this case.)
Yes
5
0
0
0
Jacrosse placed on probation
Jacrosse may be summarily topic-banned from any page he disrupts at administrator discretion. Any such bans (and blocks arising from them) are to be logged on the case page.
Yes
5
0
0
0
Jacrosse placed on general probation
Jacrosse may be sitebanned for any duration by consensus of at least three administrators. Bans are to be logged as above.
Yes
5
0
0
0
Jacrosse placed on personal attack parole
Jacrosse may be summarily blocked for up to 1w if he makes an edit judged to be a personal attack.
" " " ", Messhermit may be summarily topic-banned from any page he disrupts at administrator discretion. All such bans (and blocks arising from them) are to be logged on the case page.
Scope: SqueakBox's and Zapatancas' mutual campaign to drive each other off Wikipedia
CT?: No
Remedy name
Remedy (in modern terms)
Enforceable?
Sup
Opp
Abs
Rcs
SqueakBox and Zapatancas banned for one month
SqueakBox and Zapatancas are each sitebanned 1mo for their relentless and aggressive campaign to drive each other off of Wikipedia.
Yes
5
0
0
0
SqueakBox and Zapatancas banned from Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero-related articles
For the next year, SqueakBox and Zapatancas are each topic-banned from the José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero topic area. Breaches are to be met with blocks of the offender, capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter.
Yes
5
0
0
0
SqueakBox and Zapatancas placed on personal attack parole
" " " ", " " " may be summarily blocked individually if either makes an edit judged to be a personal attack. Breaches are to be met with blocks as above.
Marcosantezana banned from editing natural selection
For the next year, Marcosantezana is topic-banned from articles in the evolution topic area. Breaches are to be met with blocks, capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter.
Yes
6
0
0
0
Marcosantezana placed on probation
Marcosantezana may be summarily topic-banned for up to 1yr from any article he disrupts at administrator discretion. Any such bans must be logged on the case page.
Yes
6
0
0
0
Mentorship
If a suitable mentor or mentors can be found Marcosantezana may be placed under Wikipedia:Mentorship by the Arbitration Committee. In such a case the terms of the mentorship shall be worked out between the Arbitration Committee and the mentors.(Marcosantezana quit the project mid-case and has not, to the best of my knowledge, returned.)
Sam Spade may be summarily topic-banned from any article he disrupts at administrator discretion. All such bans must be logged on the case page. Any breaches of bans placed this way are to be met with blocks, capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter.
Yes
8
0
0
0
Sam Spade cautioned
Sam Spade is cautioned to avoid unwarranted assumptions of bad faith and personal attacks and [is] admonished to comment on content, not the contributor.[...]
DarrenRay, 2006BC, and AChan banned from Dean McVeigh and related articles
DarrenRay, 2006BC, and AChan are each indefinitely topic-banned from articles in the University of Melbourne student organisations topic-area. Breaches are to be met with blocks of the offender, capped at 1w for the first block, 1yr for the second, and indefinite for any subsequent blocks.
Ombudsman may be summarily topic-banned from any article in the human medicine topic-area he disrupts at administrator discretion. All such bans are to be logged on the case page. Any breaches of bans placed this way are to be met with blocks, capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter.
Yes
6
0
0
0
Cesar Tort cautioned
Cesar Tort is cautioned to limit critical material [on medical articles] to that supported by reliable scientific authority.
PoolGuy must choose or create a single user account. From that point onwards, he must use that account and no other. Breaches are to be met with indefinite blocks until he ceases, and CheckUser logs involving him are being retained.
Yes
7
0
0
0
PoolGuy placed on Probation
PoolGuy (under whatever username he ultimately chooses to use) may be summarily topic-banned from any article he disrupts at administrator discretion. Any such bans are to be logged on the case page. Any breaches of bans issued this way are to be met with blocks, capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter
Deathrocker is indefinitely under 1RR/day, 2RR/week, and 3RR/30d. Breaches are to be met with blocks, capped at 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter.
Yes
6
0
0
0
Leyasu revert parole modified
Leyasu's revert parole from LYS is made indefinite, and he is also placed under 2RR/week and 3RR/30d. Breaches are to be met with blocks, capped at 1yr.[v]
For the next year, Netoholic is topic-banned from the Template namespace. He is also indefinitely under 1RR. Breaches of either sanction will be met with blocks (capped at 1w (topic-ban) or 1w for the first five and 1yr thereafter (1RR)) and logged on the case page. ArbCom also makes an explicit note given the locus of the case: [I]t is and always was the intent of the namespace bans to encourage participation in [Netoholic's] mentorship agreement - it was not intended to prevent Netoholic from working productively.
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Yes
8
0
0
1
Netoholic and Locke Cole not to interact with each other
Netoholic and Locke Cole are indefinitely under a mutual interaction ban. Breaches are to be met with blocks of the offender as Netoholic's 1RR above and logged on the case page.
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Amendment by motion (September 2013)
Yes
8
0
0
1
Netoholic reminded to follow fair use policy
ArbCom bluntly tells Netoholic that he needs to start adhering to the nonfree content policy he's been informed of... many times.
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No
8
0
0
1
Locke Cole banned for a month for harassment
Locke Cole is sitebanned 1mo for exploiting Netoholic's sanctions to harass him.
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Yes
6
1
1
1
Locke Cole placed on revert parole
For the next year, Locke Cole is under 1RR and is required to explain any reverts he makes (other than obvious vandalism) on the talk page of the affected article. Breaches are to be met with blocks (capped as Netoholic's 1RR above) and logged on the case page.
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Yes
8
0
0
1
Amendment by motion (September 2013)
"Netoholic and Locke Cole not to interact with each other" is rescinded.
Scope: A wheel-war over the indefinite sockpuppetry and harassment block of Blu Aardvark
CT?: No
Remedy name
Remedy (in modern terms)
Enforceable?
Sup
Opp
Abs
Rcs
Blu Aardvark banned
Blu Aardvark[vii] is sitebanned 1yr. (N.B.: His lifted indefinite block (which led to this case) would be reinstated shortly after this case's close due to sockpuppetry and creating harassing usernames.)
Yes
6
0
0
1
Administrators admonished
All administrators involved in the wheel-war over Blu Aardvark's block - including and especiallysitting Arbitrator Raul654 - are admonished not to wheel war.
^The case originally had no enforcement for this remedy; it was retroactively given one with ArbCom adopting a standardised enforcement template on the listed date.
^Leyasu was already beyond his fifth block for breaches of his existing sanction at this point.
