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from the committee, or were otherwise removed. The Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) serves as Wikipedia's final avenue for addressing disputes related to...

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October actions: An "unblockable" is blocked; a former arb resigns. ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 31 October 2019 Arbitration report Contribute...

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requests, for which this arb was eligible to act (count of non-"N"s). I (inactive): The total number of requests for which this arb was listed at Wikipedia:Arbitration...

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relieve ArbCom's administrative burden in more areas. ArbCom's relations with the Stewards, the Ombuds Commission, the WMF, sister project ArbComs, and...

During the ArbCom 2010 election, a candidate, Iridescent, gave the following answer to a question about "what changes, if any, in how ArbCom works would...

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people I'd love to work with to improve ArbCom. And ArbCom works best without an Arb shortage. I want to help ArbCom be more consistent, more transparent...

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requests, for which this arb was eligible to act (count of non-"N"s). I (inactive): The total number of requests for which this arb was listed at Wikipedia:Arbitration...

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chapter. I decided to run for ArbCom because reform is so urgently needed. I want ArbCom to take the lead in solving problems. ArbCom needs greater transparency...

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Three cases at ArbCom: The new arbs have a big load. ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 27 January 2020 Arbitration report Contribute   —   Share this...

rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects · deletions · moves) I'm Doug Weller and have been a member of ArbCom for two...

WikiProject ArbCom Reform Party aims to reform the ArbCom system by selecting candidates who will run collectively based on a common candidate statement...

ArbCom update Arbitration Committee elections continue; ArbCom member resigns 2006-01-16 ArbCom election ArbCom candidates (part two) 2006-01-09 ArbCom...

requests, for which this arb was eligible to act (count of non-"N"s). I (inactive): The total number of requests for which this arb was listed at Wikipedia:Arbitration...

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cannot, ArbCom does a good job, on the whole. Every ArbCom gets some stuff wrong but they do a better job than you’d think if you only read ArbCom’s noticeboard...

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decided to have the full ArbCom consider such appeals (along with their existing work hearing appeals to AE blocks and ArbCom remedies), and disband...

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good mix of experienced arbs and fresh faces, and I've found it enormously helpful to serve along with some longer-memoried arbs, so I hope I can still...

hinge on sex, religion, and ... infoboxes: The Signpost speaks to veteran arb Newyorkbrad, who retired after almost seven years. ← Back to Contents View...

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requests, for which this arb was eligible to act (count of non-"N"s). I (inactive): The total number of requests for which this arb was listed at Wikipedia:Arbitration...

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rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects · deletions · moves) Hi all, I am Tom and I am an Admin, ArbCom Clerk, and...

false consensus or a wrongful consensus, or both, thus in violation of an ArbCom decision, a policy, or a guideline. A sham consensus includes an absence...

English Wikipedia to established local processes. We also acknowledged that ArbCom has struggled to handle civility and harassment complaints in a way that...

Single-page Edition WP:POST/1 18 November 2015 Special report ArbCom election—candidates’ opinions analysed In the media Icelandic milestone; apolitical...

discussion. Executive summary: Proposal to return to secret ballots for ArbCom elections has been resoundingly endorsed, with opinions on the specific...

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5 license for use on Wikipedia and elsewhere. Also this week: BLP, DRV, ARB, IRC — Wikipedian death — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins...

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ArbCom does a lot of important things, some of which it does well, some of which it doesn't. Currently, the system pretty much lets 12 of the 14 arbs...

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Warning: Contains GMOs: A new case was opened for ArbCom as the Genetically modified organisms case was accepted and opened on 28 September. ← Back to...

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WMF Legal and ArbCom weigh in on tension between disclosure requirements and user privacy: The two statements prompt extensive community discussion; plus...

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you, arbs, that by letting this happen you are actually creating and stoking the conflicts you are meant to solve? Shame on you, arbs. Any arb who can't...

includes active Arbs and the Arb in question is conflicted out of voting both seem like completely reasonable clarifications. Revising the “Arbs policing themselves”...

if anything, it knew about Rlevse's sockpuppetry. Fresh allegations of ArbCom impropriety have been tendered by users Raul654 and SandyGeorgia. Arbitrators...

the 18 ArbCom seats, & if everyone votes "None of the Above", the ArbCom will have no members & won't function at all. If you don't like the ArbCom, there...

Ejaculation Photos and Cousin Marriage. However, as at today, it looks like Arbs are tending to view these simply as 'content disputes' and outside the remit...

desysop of Fred Bauder after Bauder removed an edit-warring block of himself. Arbs voted 10/0/2 (accept/decline/recuse) to accept the case. A motion was introduced...

unrepentant and unable to edit in a collegial manner. The complainant and Arb Roger Davies expressed concern that the disruptive behaviour would resume...

toolset to ArbCom business only would be difficult to enforce. An overwhelming majority of editors opposed retaining adminship after ArbCom, while a...

am attempt to run for arb-com. I felt recenly that the arb-com takes too long to make a decistion. If I get elected to the arb-com I would try to make...

Committee was established in 2004 and the first ArbCom was comprised of users appointed by Jimmy Wales. The first ArbCom election took place in July 2004, to...

task is often compounded by the unnecessarily vitriolic criticism that the ArbCom is regularly subjected to, criticism that may derive from valid complaints...

and then restored by AGK? That I amended my statement with diffs showing arb com members are all over the map on what the heck it means? Or that SilkTork...

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CheckUser and Oversight permissions: The following is an ArbCom internal process. It supplements the ArbCom procedure on CheckUser/Oversight permissions and...

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Arbitration Committee elections continue; ArbCom member resigns 16 January 2006 ArbCom candidates (part two) 9 January 2006 ArbCom candidates 2 January 2006 Straw...

let's have banter 13:07, 25 May 2010 (UTC) Premature at this point. Several arbs have suggested letting the RfC run a bit farther. Suggest a decline or place...

other members of ArbCom. Here's hoping this case can be wrapped up efficiently and definitively — two adverbs not used in connection with ArbCom over the past...

true for wikipedia's ArbCom. To come directly to the point, in my opinion the biggest problem with the ArbCom is the way the ArbCom gathers information...

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Committee ("ArbCom") elections are about to kick off. Arbitration is the final stage of Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, and the members of ArbCom are...

Committee (ArbCom) elections are upon us again. ArbCom is the final stage of Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, and the members of ArbCom are typically...

September 2018 (UTC) More Arbs mean more diversity. It's good to have Arbs with different knowledge and skill-set. Some "backbencher Arb" can have his time to...

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for us to involve ourself in deciding content. What is within the scope of arb com is to end the concept of DS, and the only reason I do not now propose...

This page is going to be the future home of the ArbCom Cooperation meeting. אמר Steve Caruso (desk/AMA) • Give Back Our Membership! 05:11, 4 February...

the standing arbs will be replaced due to 2017 elections – "outgoing Arbs will be able to remain active on it if they wish, and incoming arbs will be able...

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arb · rfc · lta · spi · checkuser · socks ) 68.220.184.91 (talk · tag · contribs · count · WHOIS · ip details · trace · RBLs • logs · block log · arb ·...

when incoming arbs are subscribed to arbcom-en) add incoming arbs to the current members list – example On or after 1 Jan: move incoming arbs to the active...

In the last year, ArbCom has frequently failed us. ArbCom has tied up hundreds of valuable volunteer hours in dragging cases. ArbCom has declined to...

resigned during the election was not replaced. Therefore, after the election, ArbCom was composed of 17 members, ten of whom were newly elected. Wikipedia:Arbitration...

(glossary) Help, my article got nominated for deletion! Summary of Evidence (ARB) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)...

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ArbCom election results announced: The three scrutineers announced the results, a little more than three days after the close of voting. ← Back to Contents...

taking place at a measured pace in a structured environment". Comments from Arbs suggests the matter will be considered as behavior-centric, keeping content...

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From the editor: From the editor: 200th issue . ArbCom elections: ArbCom elections: Candidate profiles . News and notes: News and notes: Fundraiser, milestones...

isn't to say all current arbs should be voted out.... Arbcom needs a balance, and there are a few outstanding sitting arbs who deserve re-election"....

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any illusions that ArbCom is going to do so, least of all in a clarification request). I simply requested a tally of how the Arbs voted on Will Beback's...

more than a year) and ArbCom did nothing about it because ArbCom doesn't handle harassment well; yes, as a description of what ArbCom recognized it is not...

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edit summaries, and edit warring. The evidence phase closed 11 February and arbs moved to accept (14/0/1). No evidence was provided by non-parties nor from...

Busy month for discussions: New ArbCom restrictions; genetically modified food safety ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 21 July 2016 Discussion report...

notes we use voting for ArbCom, and a Party system occurs in all kinds of non-Democratic governing contexts anyhow. Functionally, ArbCom can be substantially...

This was noticed by several Norwegian newspapers. Also this week: BLP, DRV, ARB, IRC — Wikipedian death — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins...

neutrality and civility, as the prior two ArbCom cases indicate. The specifics of the initiation of this ArbCom case, ARBPIA3, were related to the use...

Four ArbCom cases ongoing: Open cases before the Arbitration Committee. ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 21 October 2015 Arbitration report Contribute  —  ...

Administrator; B = Bureaucrat; C = Checkuser; O = Oversight Other positions: ARB: Arbitrator; CL = Arbitration Committee Clerk; M: Mediator; OTRS = Volunteer...

ArbCom elections: ArbCom elections: Elections open . In the news: Wikipedia in the news . WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: WikiProject Solar System...

Announcement of 2020 Arbitration Committee: ArbCom election results and status of open and requested cases. ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 27 December...

the mind control waves that ArbCom is beaming through your laptop. So, the leader will select candidates to run for ArbCom, they will all vote for each...

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11 November 2009 (UTC) Extremely large attack page, presumably about an ArbCom case to be filed at some point. However, the page seems to consist solely...

after the close of voting, the results of the recent Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) elections have been announced by two of the four stewards overseeing...

be restricted even if it is Arbs, current clerks, and former clerks? What about Clerks-l which has Arbs, former Arbs, arb clerks and former clerks. What...

Committee (ArbCom) elections are now underway. Arbitration is the final stage of Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, and the members of ArbCom are typically...

reached 20,000 entries. In this issue 30 June 2008 (all comments) ArbCom and Orangemarlin ArbCom announcements Taking up the mop WikiWorld News and notes In...

highlighted concerns that the community had including: The Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) process is unnecessarily difficult Administrators who make unpopular...

A statement from Jimbo Wales about recent events: I have encouraged the ArbCom to move slowly and thoughtfully. Gather all the facts. Don't have a public...

Administrator; B = Bureaucrat; C = Checkuser; O = Oversight Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; AUSC = Audit Subcommittee non-arbitrator member; BAG = Bot...

volunteer my time and energy to serve aboard the good ship ArbCom. During my term, I was the drafting Arb on two cases. I oversaw DS reform alongside L235 and...

Wikipedia and elsewhere. In this issue 30 June 2008 (all comments) ArbCom and Orangemarlin ArbCom announcements Taking up the mop WikiWorld News and notes In...

Parties remonstrate, arbs contemplate, skeptics coordinate: The report on lengthy litigation. ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 27 February 2022 Arbitration...

ArkyBot (task request) and Byrialbot (task request). Also this week: BLP, DRV, ARB, IRC — Wikipedian death — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins...

Non-admin arbitrators? Since several ArbCom candidates are non-admins, editors have asked whether non-admin ArbCom members should be granted the admin...

"). Even if ArbCom previously sanctioned a user, members may not recall the specifics. Provide brief reminders of past rulings. The ArbCom is typically...

the Michael Hardy case closed. ArbCom issued remedies, reminders were given to Michael Hardy and MjolnirPants, and ArbCom reminded itself to exercise...

arb to notice that the admin speedily closed the AN thread on themselves, and open an ArbCom case on the matter. Twelve people to comment on the ArbCom...

into additional ways in which ArbCom can streamline case handling Whether that's continuing to delegate sub-groups in the ArbCom, such as the Ban Appeal...

guidelines), conflict of interest, and administrator conduct. A majority of the arbs voted to de-sysop Salvidrim!. Salvidrim! then requested de-sysop by bureaucrats...

Strategic planning update; English ArbCom election results: WMF reflects, to some degree, on its past approaches to strategic planning ← Back to Contents...

From the editor: From the editor: Getting back on track . ArbCom elections: ArbCom elections: 10 arbitrators appointed . Virgin Killer: Virgin Killer...

it is no wonder that ArbCom consistently come up with bad decisions, almost to the point where one can simply reverse the ArbCom decision to come up...

public space for ArbCom discussions, to replace most of the unreliable and non-public mailing list Liaising with the WMF: much of ArbCom's remit is partly...

blocked for posting an opinion (he didn't actually wait for ArbCom to okay it) to the ArbCom page, which uninvolved editors saw as containing personal...

Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements: Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit...

Arbitration Committee: Policies and procedures, cases and controversies, and other ArbCom updates ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 30 April 2019 Arbitration...

of community representatives Courcelles and AGK of the AUSC into the full ArbCom, the only at-large community member of the subcommittee is Keegan. Arbitrator...

whether the ArbCom is acting responsibly. Powers T 12:50, 7 September 2010 (UTC) e.c. in answer to LtPowers: There are very good reasons that ArbCom's job...

discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. If I have an ArbCom imposed interaction ban with another editor and I believe this editor...

Enforcement case concludes as another case is suspended: The latest news from ArbCom ← Back to Contents View Latest Issue 30 December 2015 Arbitration report...

Committee (ArbCom) elections are now underway. Arbitration is the final stage of Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, and the members of ArbCom are typically...

people I'd love to work with to improve ArbCom. And ArbCom works best without an Arb shortage. I want to help ArbCom be more consistent, more transparent...

other arbs explicitly concurred with Steve's analysis, while another arb left his earlier oppose that he was "concerned about some things." No arbs referred...

Online harassment consultation; High voter turnout at ArbCom elections: How the community can have its say on two important matters. ← Back to Contents...

stepping forward 2010-11-22 Election report The countdown begins 2010-11-08 ArbCom interview So what is being an arbitrator actually like? 2010-10-25 This...

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Chilling Effects website. In this issue 30 June 2008 (all comments) ArbCom and Orangemarlin ArbCom announcements Taking up the mop WikiWorld News and notes In...

bugzilla or use Betawiki. In this issue 30 June 2008 (all comments) ArbCom and Orangemarlin ArbCom announcements Taking up the mop WikiWorld News and notes In...

German ArbCom implodes: The German Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee loses more than half its members amid political feud ← Back to Contents View Latest...

Wikimanía 2016; Lightbreather ArbCom case: Wikimania features remarks from some leading players from the Wikimedia Foundation as well as the free knowledge...

committee can feel like one is under siege at times, and I have worried that arbs have fallen into an "us vs them" type thinking in prolonged disputes, which...

are radical. After discussion, it is also propose that there be a residual ArbCom, where users can be elected the same way. They can deal with legal threats...

STATEMENT (11 June) ArbCom member Opabinia regalis says that during a conference call with WMF where OR was the only available ArbCom representative, WMF...

Arbitration Committee elections commence: An overview of the English Wikipedia ArbCom election; brief notes as Asian and African initiatives wind down ← Back...

should be an Arb and at least one a non-Arb (a BAR). Only an Arb can close and action an appeal. There is no maximum on the number of Arbs and BARs who...

ban is not renewed. In this issue 30 June 2008 (all comments) ArbCom and Orangemarlin ArbCom announcements Taking up the mop WikiWorld News and notes In...

here's why I'm running for ArbCom: I'm qualified and able to handle the work. I'm a lawyer in real life, so understanding of ArbCom procedures and the necessarily...

2006 Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles 27 November 2006 ArbCom elections: Information on elections 13 November 2006 Arbitration election...

Bureaucrat; CU = Checkuser; OS = Oversight; S = Steward Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; OMB = Ombudsman; BAG = Bot Approvals Group; CL = Arbitration...

News and notes Strategic planning update; English ArbCom election results Special report German ArbCom implodes In focus Active user page filter prevents...

resolution folks. The chatter between ArbCom and MedCom, for instance, is quite slim. Many of the solutions that ArbCom drafts do not take into consideration...

certainly true that policy is that ArbCom is the venue of last resort. I was under the impression from email received that ArbCom was set to turn this case...

2006 Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles 27 November 2006 ArbCom elections: Information on elections 13 November 2006 Arbitration election...

etc. But unfortunately, ArbCom proceedings are not about whether the accused was right, or justified; they are about who the ArbCom likes more. A little...

together with YOLO Swag on behalf of the ArbCom Reform party. If my statement, my answers to the questions, and the ArbCom Reform Party's platform appeals to...

with tools RfA reform proposal Wikipedia:Arbcom electoral reform Wikipedia:ArbCom reform Wikipedia:Areas for Reform Wikipedia:Deletion reform Wikipedia:Dispute...

that ArbCom is actually empowered to restrict input at ArbCom pages (even remove it) as ArbCom sees fit. So "content-free" venting and blather at ArbCom...

Arbitration Committee. As many of you know, I've served several prior terms on the ArbCom. I was a member from 2008 to 2014, and again in 2017 and 2018, making...

As one door closes, a (Gamer)Gate opens: ArbCom's three open cases are GamerGate, Wifione, and Christianity and sexuality. ← Back to Contents View Latest...

disappointing few weeks! I don't know what will come of this....but I have faith in ARB COM to at least look into a serious issue effecting the entire project!--Mark...

(spoilers for answers) lamp.ssa anoa.pan liprouge ...screw three... fairlead arb.orgy sms.trek green boxes: REICHSTAG Copy/paste this into your sandbox to...

disruption. I could link to many topic bans; SPIs; (1 2); even one already ArbCom blocked user (here). I could link to a Twitter group (they now even have...

thing that ArbCom’s decisions have offended that many editors. And it is almost as easy to elect 8 arbitrators as it is to elect one. ArbCom can be changed...

something Petition for the step down of the German Wikipedia ArbCom see also German ArbCom step down RfC Meta:Petitions Meta:Community petition Meta:Petition...

looking to donate my time and energy to help run the difficult task that is ArbCom. I first signed up to edit in 2014, and began editing in earnest in 2018...

accounts which ArbCom is aware of; I doubt that any of you have ever run into them (and they're much nicer than me). Admins and arbs should enable editors...

Barkeep49, and I'm running for a second term on the Arbitration Committee (ArbCom). I am running because of my deep belief in Wikipedia and the role it...

Committee (ArbCom) elections are now underway. Arbitration is the final stage of Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, and the members of ArbCom are typically...

statistics from the elections can be found at User:Gurch/Reports/ArbComElections and User:Mathbot/ArbCom Election December 2007. Candidates in the December 2007...

posted both on his talk page and the arbitration noticeboard, he claimed that ArbCom has become politicised to the extent that "it can no longer do the job...

from 3 November until this Monday the 18th. The interesting thing about ArbCom is that as we grow as a community, we tend to need the Committee less...

account that votes in the ArbCom election may (not compulsory) nominate a sitting Arb for removal from the Committee; Any Arb receiving over 50% of nominations...

I'm Doug Weller and have been a member of ArbCom for two years. I've had this account for 10+1⁄2 years and have a dormant account, User:DougWeller, which...

protection, imposed by a sitting arb, with a protection summary saying "Edit warring/Content dispute: Fully protecting until ArbCom case reaches decision."...

 Twitter  LinkedIn  Reddit  Digg By Tony1 and Hiding The Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) is the peak body for resolving behavioural disputes on the English Wikipedia...

again, most things involving ArbCom meet that description. Sven Manguard Wha? 18:04, 9 March 2011 (UTC) Actually, whenever ArbCom decides to remove any kind...

editors and dealing with questions about reliable sources. As a member of Arb Com for the last two years, I've helped reach fair and realistic decisions...

alternative desysoping procedure based on community input, but does not involve ArbCom. (For example, opening a specific form of discussion on WP:AN/I.) However...

Bureaucrat; CU = Checkuser; OS = Oversight; S = Steward Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; OMB = Ombudsman; AUSC = Audit Subcommittee non-arbitrator member;...

true for wikipedia's ArbCom. To come directly to the point, in my opinion the biggest problem with the ArbCom is the way the ArbCom gathers information...

lifted by ArbCom in September 2012. I am not an admin and have not stood for an RfA. Nor is it necessary to be an administrator to function on ArbCom (and...

"Based on these decisions (which are consistent with the current policy), ArbCom only has a potential role in this area if an administrator has resigned...

upcoming election. Arbs are not the Apostles and Jimbo is definitely not Jesus, but the more arbs there are, the easier it is for each arb to avoid taking...

50% or 60%, why should the bar be lower for a 1-year term? An arb is an arb is an arb, and IMO, per Lepricavark, the general threshold ought to be even...

to review the one-year ban against administrator Fram. Three months later ArbCom unbanned Fram and removed his admin status while allowing him to apply...

made to this page.‎ The result was no consensus. The last comment by User:Arb is showing of a potential for this list to be expanded, with reliable sourcing...

unsupervised Programming language(s): Java Source code available: User:HersfoldArbClerkBot/Source Function overview: Tracks the length of evidence submissions...

a Signpost exclusive, Jimbo Wales has announced the results of the 2007 ArbCom elections. In an e-mail sent to us Wednesday morning, Wales named six...

two year terms, I would favour having a Request for ArbCom page, and those who become Arbs remain Arbs until they resign or are dismissed by the Committee...

withdraw from the election; their name will not feature on the ballot. Ah, ArbCom, where would the project be without you. My name is Jorge Aranda, I am...

Dot which apparently outed the long time editor. The unusual part was that ArbCom specifically allowed editors to link to that article in discussions about...

any other manipulation of a process or discussion contrary to policy or to ArbCom decisions. Administrators who become aware of any such manipulation should...

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Bureaucrat; CU = Checkuser; OS = Oversight; S = Steward Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; OMB = Ombuds commission; BAG = Bot Approvals Group; CL = Arbitration...

Administrator; B = Bureaucrat; C = Checkuser; O = Oversight Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; AUSC = Audit Subcommittee non-arbitrator member; BAG = Bot...

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Bureaucrat; CU = Checkuser; OS = Oversight; S = Steward Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; OMB = Ombuds commission; BAG = Bot Approvals Group; CL = Arbitration...

community. Note that disclosure of your account history, pursuant to the ArbCom selection and appointment policy, must be made in your opening statement...

should be made to this page.‎ The result was Procedural close until the arb com is done with their work this is premature. The claimed violation of WP:POINT...

true for wikipedia's ArbCom. To come directly to the point, in my opinion the biggest problem with the ArbCom is the way the ArbCom gathers information...

Introduction Hi, I'm Barkeep49, and I'm running for ArbCom, after just missing being elected last year, because I believe in Wikipedia. Since joining...

of the ArbCom 31 October 2005 A look back: the 2004 ArbCom elections 24 October 2005 Current ArbCom members 17 October 2005 Criticism of the ArbCom 10...

2006 Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles 27 November 2006 ArbCom elections: Information on elections 13 November 2006 Arbitration election...

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2006 Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles 27 November 2006 ArbCom elections: Information on elections 13 November 2006 Arbitration election...

difficult time dealing with civil POV pushers. The Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) has a mixed record in dealing with such problem users. The Arbitration...

For a/, b/ and c/ , arb com should be -- and is -- flexible in these matters, to be fair in the individual circumstances. For d/, arbs examine the statements...

honest has destroyed my faith in the present ArbCom to be even remotely reasonable. It is a huge change in ArbCom's perception of its own role. Orderinchaos...

resolve the conduct issues. We started with 20 parties, which the accepting arbs seemed to state was way too many, so we'll lose most, but there might be...

volunteered to serve the project as arbitrators. Additionally, seven sitting arbs will complete the second year of their terms. Just over half the votes were...

withdraw from the election; their name will not feature on the ballot. Ah, ArbCom, where would the project be without you. My name is Jorge Aranda, I am...

ArbCom remedy To address the extensive edit-warring that has taken place on articles relating to The Troubles, as well as the Ulster banner and British...

Bureaucrat; CU = Checkuser; OS = Oversight; S = Steward Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; OMB = Ombuds commission; BAG = Bot Approvals Group; CL = Arbitration...

year old. Without identifying, I will have no access to CU and OS and the Arb's mailing list; I first of all thought this would be a huge impediment, but...

Hi I’m Barkeep49 and I’m running for ArbCom because I believe in Wikipedia. I believe in our mission to provide high-quality information to the world...

Anyway, it was one of those blunders I had wearing "friend-hat" and not "arb-hat" on. So why am I here? Two reasons. I always felt the adminship process...

from the Arbs to fast-track the process. Primefac (talk) 11:53, 21 February 2022 (UTC) Aye, that's fair; I will not speak for the other Arbs but I know...

Arbitration Committee elections continue; ArbCom member resigns 16 January 2006 ArbCom candidates (part two) 9 January 2006 ArbCom candidates 2 January 2006 Straw...

Loosmark  21:10, 23 November 2010 (UTC) ArbCom and policies: Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "ArbCom should not be in the position of forming...

Administrator; B = Bureaucrat; C = Checkuser; O = Oversight Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; AUSC = Audit Subcommittee non-arbitrator member; BAG = Bot...

keep this visible. Upon request an admin can mail the content to HA, and ArbCom can review the deleted content should a RfAR be sent to them. LessHeard...

I'm concerned that there won't be nine solid candidates for ArbCom this year. To be honest, I can think of many people who - if they ran - I would vote...

into the same battleground that crystallised the given arbcom case; two, arbs usually choose to draft their own proposals. These two forces mean, more...

Bureaucrat; CU = Checkuser; OS = Oversight; S = Steward Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; OMB = Ombudsman; BAG = Bot Approvals Group; CL = Arbitration...

In the last year, ArbCom has frequently failed us. ArbCom has tied up hundreds of valuable volunteer hours in dragging cases. ArbCom has declined to...

all with whom I interact here, and to uphold the principle of neutrality. ArbCom, of course, requires both neutrality at the outset before making sometimes...

trial Crab spider In this issue 30 June 2008 (all comments) ArbCom and Orangemarlin ArbCom announcements Taking up the mop WikiWorld News and notes In...

chapter. I decided to run for ArbCom because reform is so urgently needed. I want ArbCom to take the lead in solving problems. ArbCom needs greater transparency...

Arb Comm mailing list? While I'm not on the committee, it is my understanding that there is a an email list with former arbs and one for current arbs...

year old. Without identifying, I will have no access to CU and OS and the Arb's mailing list; I first of all thought this would be a huge impediment, but...

clarification has prompted SirFozzie to initiate a motion that would open up a new ArbCom case, tentatively called "Review of Δ sanctions". Finally, a motion was...

on what is best for the encyclopedia. I'm also running because I believe ArbComm is lacking in a few key areas. First, the current committee lacks members...

discussion took place on the case pages, comments elsewhere speculated that "ArbCom wanted to punish two users from each side of the dispute to demonstrate...

enough to handle attrition even if around three Arbs resign. As far as diversity, it appears that 15 Arbs is sufficient to address most viewpoints.--v/r...

from 3 November until this Monday the 18th. The interesting thing about ArbCom is that as we grow as a community, we tend to need the Committee less...

hasn't been sanctioned in a very long time, and never for this particular Arb restriction, I would lean towards a very short topic ban, say 30 days, which...

of real-life commitments. He is an admin, a checkuser, a bureaucrat, and ArbCom clerk, and has been active at the Bot Approvals Group. He is highly experienced...

Wikipedia:AAPT may refer to: Wikipedia:Admins are people too Wikipedia:Arbs are people too This page is a list of project pages associated with the same...

after the close of voting, the results of the annual Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) elections have been announced. Of the 22 candidates, 13 managed to gain...

in Guinea Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of massacres in Jamaica -Arb. (talk) 13:17, 17 March 2015 (UTC) Delete Given the lack of actual massacres...

about my thoughts on ArbCom: My belief is that we should all be here to—in some way or form—create an encyclopedia, and all of ArbCom's actions should...

gone beyond it, the matter would have rested there; but a series of ANI and ARB filings ensued, some rejected out of hand, others gaining traction until...

I'm running for ArbCom, because, as I write this, I'm not sure there are 9 candidates who are better than an empty position. I've been on Wikipedia since...

former and strictness with the latter. ArbCom and policies: Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "ArbCom should not be in the position of forming...

discretionary sanctions areas, I spend a lot of time operating in the shadow of ArbCom. I see how the Committee's decisions trickle down to affect the thousand...

year, I've added a year of active arb and OTRS work, which involved a number of diverse actions and topics. As an arb willing to work in such matters,...

of the ArbCom 31 October 2005 A look back: the 2004 ArbCom elections 24 October 2005 Current ArbCom members 17 October 2005 Criticism of the ArbCom 10...

[or] (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed". When ArbCom grudgingly accepted a GamerGate case in November (the third such request...

Either we have an ArbCom or we don't. Eventually I suspect Wikipedia will need multiple levels of such committees, with a Supreme ArbCom at the top to...

at Stanford University. I'm running for ArbCom because I've spent the last five years as a clerk observing ArbCom work (and occasionally not work), and...

Bureaucrat; CU = Checkuser; OS = Oversight; S = Steward Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; OMB = Ombudsman; BAG = Bot Approvals Group; CL = Arbitration...

Charles Matthews' upcoming book How Wikipedia Works (ISBN 978-1593271763), ArbCom and wiki-politics, and other general chit-chat. Couldn't make it? Interested...

WhatamIdoing thinks that "What would ArbCom do?" isn't a useful way to think about the content policies, since ArbCom avoids content issues. Blueboar adds...

Founder was seen as weak ... ... An Arb must be respected... ... An Arb must have the integrity of their peers... ... An Arb must be of learning sufficient...

lifted by ArbCom in September 2012. I am not an admin and have not stood for an RfA. Nor is it necessary to be an administrator to function on ArbCom (and...

lists or the arb wiki. The rule of thumb being: view, not edit. However, oversighters may help with maintenance of mailing lists and/or the arb wiki. Mailing...

Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles 2006-11-27 Arbitration series ArbCom elections: Information on elections 2006-11-13 Arbitration series Arbitration...

other wikis. Members of the Arbitration Committee (referred to as ArbCom), or Arbs, act in concert or in sub-groups to impose binding solutions to conduct...

NotTheWWArb09 A conversation with Unomi I am running for ArbCom as an independent. I owe no favors and promise only to apply the letter and spirit of...

desysopping without previous sanctions. ArbCom and policies: Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "ArbCom should not be in the position of forming...

is another matter entirely ... no one admin should repeatedly engage in arb enforcement on the same individual or take a disproportionate share for any...

history | links | watch | logs) Out-of-date user subpage meant to accompany an ArbCom case, the result of which was the page's creator being indefinitely banned...

Bureaucrat; CU = Checkuser; OS = Oversight; S = Steward Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; OMB = Ombudsman; AUSC = Audit Subcommittee non-arbitrator member;...

independent of the Arbitration Committee. Related articles December 2010 ArbCom election The community has spoken 13 December 2010 Voting in full swing...

Shell Kinney—will serve one-year terms expiring 31 December 2010. The new ArbCom arrangement is illustrated in this graph. The 2009 election was the first...

upcoming arbitrator elections "RFC on the platform of the ArbCom Reform party for the 2013 ArbCom elections" Music genre field in infoboxes Does the Four...

commented in the Fram case, decision talk, like this. If you had been an arb then, what might you have replied, and which of the remedies under 2 would...

"investigating" the other party. The term proud women used by Kudpung was described by Arb Joe Roe as "well over the line". Administrators' noticeboard (AN) cases prior...

running for the Arbitration Committee with a revolutionary agenda. I think ArbCom has taken significant steps in the right direction, and I want to support...

matters on my talk page, and post actively to case pages. I will be a dynamic arb where possible! The two watch words of my approach (tatooed on the backs...

ArbCom handles. As regards the future of ArbCom, I have been casually interested in devolving to the community some of the policy controls that ArbCom...

total actions in March's arbitration enforcement log. Most were in common arb enforcement areas (AP2, BLP, COVID-19, EE, and the like), although there...

experienced in ArbCom policy as the Arbs (I've noticed some hesitation in approving the amendments), but they have very likely a point. If you (the Arbs) could...

request for an Arbcom case. Bri.public (talk) 17:07, 1 August 2019 (UTC) The ArbCom case request was never about the future of the newsletter: it was about...

honest and open about the Committee and has been an excellent ambassador for ArbCom's work. Likewise when voting on cases/motions/etc., Brad gives a real...

what colour should we paint the bikeshed?: The most significant item on ArbCom's agenda this fortnight has been the closure of the Wifione case and subsequent...

that the Coordinating Committee will become some sort of global ArbCom. The reason that ArbCom works is because the buck stops with it. There is no higher...

in a discussion in order to come to a fair and reasoned outcome. So why ArbCom? First, the previously mentioned ability to comb through the noise of...

articles. In this issue 24 November 2008 (all comments) From the editor ArbCom elections News and notes In the news Dispatches Features and admins Arbitration...

Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Evrik (2nd)) and providing evidence on ArbCom case pages (example: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/C68-FM-SV/Evidence#Evidence...

(All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very...

to say "I disagree with ArbCom's action" than "Fuck you, ArbCom" (and I would say that even if I hadn't been a long-time ArbCom member myself). The community...

pointing specific fingers there are a lot of things broke about the way ArbCom works at the moment - mailing list leaks that haven't been plugged, super...

of the ArbCom because the ArbCom was very clear in its decision. I know a lot of people don't like that decision, but till they can get the ArbCom to modify...

during ArbCom be redone after ArbCom term runs out? --DHeyward (talk) 08:34, 22 January 2014 (UTC) Answer: I do not object to any other Arbs commenting...

variety of functions." In this issue 30 June 2008 (all comments) ArbCom and Orangemarlin ArbCom announcements Taking up the mop WikiWorld News and notes In...

that came to a head over drug pricing information in articles was taken to ArbCom and the case opened April 7. On the evidence page RexxS states "the vast...

(All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very...

Pirelli 'Cracking Wikipedia'?: The English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) introduced the first form of what are known as the "discretionary sanction"...

"part or all of the [proposed decision]" later this week. A revised list of ArbCom clerks has been posted on the Clerk Noticeboard. A proposed interaction...

Wikidata? News and notes Online harassment consultation; High voter turnout at ArbCom elections In the media Is Wikidata as transparent as it seems?; Wikimedia...

2006 Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles 27 November 2006 ArbCom elections: Information on elections 13 November 2006 Arbitration election...

contribs · count · WHOIS · ip details · trace · RBLs • logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · spi · checkuser · socks )  Not done This IP is to a library...

members of the group until the final decision of ArbCom. The notification of it has been made on the ArbCom talk on En.WP. Aregakn (talk) 18:06, 13 June...

the general concern about arb-'crats, I think the solution is to elect more non-arb 'crats, not to vote against qualified arbs who run. -- Tamzin[cetacean...

number of arbs to 15. By setting a quorum value, the number of arbs is immaterial, as long as we have enough to establish a quorum.) That way, any arb can join...

North Indian Ocean cyclone season Cyclone Mala Cyclone Akash Deep Depression ARB 02 (2008) Cyclone Phet Cyclone Giri Cyclone Keila Cyclone Hudhud Cyclone...

writing the Arb Report, so the idea that including the image is some indicator of the bias or non-neutrality of the report is inaccurate. The Arb Report does...

protection may be mandated or permitted as a remedy in Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) decisions. Any protection made as arbitration enforcement is automatically...

require only a single user to initiate, others require a majority of the arbs. The community assessment is typically conducted as a poll, poll with rationale...

read through some previous ArbCom committee rulings to get a better understanding of what is required as a member of ArbCom. As per the instructions...

ArbCom candidate profiles:    A-F  |  G-K  |  L-S  |  T-Z  |  All  |  (Withdrawn)...

Administrator; B = Bureaucrat; C = Checkuser; O = Oversight Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; BAG = Bot Approvals Group; CL = Arbitration Committee Clerk;...

I've decided to put my name forward as an ArbCom candidate for this year. I have been a Wikipedian since 2003, and an admin since 2004. Due to school...

after he asked for some help. I replied before realizing there was an open ArbCom enforcement discission occurring. I provide the link to that reply here...

looking for me to say here. Arbs, maintain a proper level of decorum! I hope I haven't violated that while I was on ArbCom, and if anyone does I will...

Single-page Edition WP:POST/1 9 December 2015 News and notes ArbCom election results announced Op-ed Wikidata: Knowledge from different points of view...

Administrator; B = Bureaucrat; C = Checkuser; O = Oversight Other positions: ARB = Arbitrator; AUSC = Audit Subcommittee non-arbitrator member; BAG = Bot...

This ruling also shows that is should be easier for the Community and the ArbCom, to desysop an admin after two admonishments. Reading it from the sideline...

editors and dealing with questions about reliable sources. I was a member of Arb Com for 2015-2018. My goal then was to bring the committee to a more active...

responsibility on Wikipedia. I believe that as an odd-one-out member of ArbCom my contribution could both be challenging for myself, and valuable to...

of). I don't think this has, so far, impacted on my ability to serve as an arb, as I've always been able to do the needful in a timely fashion and not disrupt...

Signpost’s series on the January 2006 ArbCom elections; articles covered everything from the history of the ArbCom, criticism of the committee, reform...

encyclopedia does not make you an expert. (Was the current ArbCom absent that day? Never mind.) ArbCom has rushed blindly into complicated thickets. I will...

As part of dispute resolution, ArbCom can conclude that a topic should be edited by a Government. In such a case, ArbCom orders elections to be held....

Proposed: that the ArbCom Reform Party will uphold an editors' bill of rights, which could include: Freedom of speech. Editors shall enjoy the right to...

block user · block log) notified [10] The monitoring plan as approved by ArbCom has proven to be confusion marked with a lack of clarity, scope, and structure...

2006 Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles 27 November 2006 ArbCom elections: Information on elections 13 November 2006 Arbitration election...

is split. In this issue 24 November 2008 (all comments) From the editor ArbCom elections News and notes In the news Dispatches Features and admins Arbitration...

by ArbCom, unless ArbCom instructs otherwise. The methods and systems for ArbCom to respond, void or validate the process will be decided by ArbCom themselves...

filed so far during 2013 that ArbCom decided not to consider as full-fledged cases. Most of these were declined because the arbs felt the disputes in question...

Kirill Lokshin. In this issue 10 November 2008 (all comments) 2008 fundraiser ArbCom elections Book review Search engine Board resolutions News and notes Dispatches...

the checkuser information. ArbCom noted that Chase me had been reprimanded by AUSC in 2011 in a separate case. As a result, ArbCom removed Chase me's checkuser...

(talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfas · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks confirmed · rights · blocks · protects ·...

lots of thought on my part, I have decided to self-nominate myself for this ArbCom election. I ran in the 2015 election as a relative unknown editor here...

community. Note that disclosure of your account history, pursuant to the ArbCom selection and appointment policy, must be made in your opening statement...

mean they're guilty. Also, it's possible that talking through things in an arb case could lead to breakthroughs that just didn't happen in a less-structured...

really. This is because by the time anything reaches ArbCom, it is already helplessly fucked up. ArbCom only gets things once everything else has failed...

year, I've added a year of active arb and OTRS work, which involved a number of diverse actions and topics. As an arb willing to work in such matters,...

monitoring of the WikiProject's articles. Storm of the month Deep Depression ARB 02 caused the 2008 Yemen floods. On October 19 the IMD noted that an area...

if an ArbCom remedy of "in this topic area, you should always be considered INVOLVED" could be viable...need to mull on that more). As an arb, you will...

Arbitration Committee Shortcuts WP:RFARWP:RFAR WP:A/RWP:A/R WP:ARB/RWP:ARB/R WP:ARBREQWP:ARBREQ A request for arbitration is the last step of dispute...

process or as a result of a ruling by ArbCom. My reasons for doing so are stated in this post. I refer this action to ArbCom for review and scrutiny. I will...

based on. Also, I may be asking about specific things outside the scope of ArbCom; your answers would be appreciated regardless. What originally led you...

questions about reliable sources. This is the first time I am running for Arb Com; I think that what I have been doing is critically important. But others...

relieve ArbCom's administrative burden in more areas. ArbCom's relations with the Stewards, the Ombuds Commission, the WMF, sister project ArbComs, and...

 LinkedIn  Reddit  Digg By Skomorokh and Tony1 Related articles December 2010 ArbCom election The community has spoken 13 December 2010 Voting in full swing...

the Arbitration Committee and is composed half of arbitrators and half of ArbCom-appointed community representatives. To file a complaint, please e-mail...

from 3 November until this Monday the 18th. The interesting thing about ArbCom is that as we grow as a community, we tend to need the Committee less...

elements of his complaints. When I reviewed the ArbComm decision, I found the issues extraordinarily complex; ArbComm, investigating the claims with more than...

abolition of the Spanish ArbComs having an effect here. There's been considerable controversy generated this year by the en ArbCom. The current governance...

patterns in the now-concluded ACE2009 voting logs, in the same manner as former ArbCom elections. Election administrator Happy-melon has stated that the scrutineers'...

with Joe Roe that this should just be viewed as ArbCom allowing him to apply for the script, not ArbCom circumventing the normal process for being added...

At some point in the recent past, I have been an ArbCom clerk and a member of the AUSC. I ran for ArbCom in 2012 and 2013 where I lost by a narrow margin...

I am Robert McClenon, and I am submitting my name as a candidate for ArbCom. For nearly ten years I have been active at the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard...

should all be here to—in some way or form—create an encyclopedia, and all of ArbCom's actions should be mindful of that. Fostering a site that allows editors...

Courcelles, I've been here for a few years, an admin for about 4, and I was an arb for the 2011-2013 term. I'll start by saving I haven't been very active this...

Hi all, I am Tom and I am an Admin, ArbCom Clerk, and CheckUser. In my real life, I am a geospatial technologist focusing on low and middle-income countries...

community. Note that disclosure of your account history, pursuant to the ArbCom selection and appointment policy, must be made in your opening statement...

like Arbs not spending enough time to look deeply into a case. If there are 30 Arbs then one can conduct cases with only a fraction of the Arbs, instead...

exploration into rate-limiting". The ArbCom later confirmed to the Signpost that W. had carried out both attacks. On August 11, ArbCom member Risker posted the...

blog, It remains to be seen whether Gardner's hope that ArbCom "clarify policy" is at odds with ArbCom's constitutional role, as defined in Arbitration Policy:...

the proposal to bring non-sensitive ArbCom discussions off of email and into public space. The current cast of ArbCom is not only extremely slow and timid...

civility. Escalating blocks and the "first block advantage" don't work. Arb has unwittingly given those that oppose Eric tools to de facto ban him for...

background, I'm an experienced litigation attorney in New York. While the ArbCom is not meant to engage in legalistic processes or to resolve legal issues...

ArbCom came to be in the first place. You say a vote for you is a vote for restoring power to where it rightfully belongs. Lets say we scrapped Arb Com...

pictures Traffic report Pop goes the culture, again. Arbitration report ArbCom case "Gamaliel and others" concludes WikiProject report WikiProject Video...

2010 (UTC) A couple of ArbCOM members have asked what actions can they take as a preventitive before creating a whole new slew of ArbCOM cases/issues. Simple...

I submit myself for consideration in the 2010 ArbCom election, because like User:Xeno, I see more empty seats than excellent candidates whom I can support...

is Hersfold, and I wish to officially declare my insanity by running for ArbCom again. I have been on Wikipedia for just short of five years now; in that...

if the arbs conclude that a motion is necessary, then a motion is voted on. Otherwise, if arbs conclude that a motion is unnecessary, the arbs request...

may scare a few people If elected, I'm not going to be a terribly active arb I am a terrible liar I still reflexively think of myself as a casual hobbyist...

Recently, most of my work has been in the functionaries team. I am running for ArbCom for the opportunity to help craft future decisions on topics like the...

many edits. Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Principles § Fait accompli – additional ArbCom statements of principle on this subject Wikipedia:Mass editing...

I happen to fall squarely in the intersection of those two categories. ArbCom has become less and less effective in actually solving the problems faced...

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all the members of ArbCom at the time voted for me at an unsuccessful RfA. So I am not an admin, but I strongly believe that ArbCom would be enhanced...

a current membership of 18, including Kirill Lokshin and Casliber of the ArbCom. See here for the membership. SlimVirgin talk|contribs 17:00, 11 July...

Hi. I served on ArbCom in 2016 and 2017, and would like to do so again. I find ArbCom to be a kind of necessary evil, except that it's not evil. It should...

an editor should have been indef blocked for WP:Incompetence long before ArbCom could ever hear about it. When an editor is accused of misconduct stemming...

deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Further to our ArbCom outcome and remedies and Off-wiki personal attacks, I note the following:...

of the ArbCom, I will work with the other arbitrators and the community to preserve the quality of the encyclopedia. In recent years the ArbCom has heard...

arbitrator has voted in support, and four have opposed. Also this week: BLP, DRV, ARB, IRC — Wikipedian death — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins...

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announced in 2011. The thought was, based on the preceding comments, that the arbs would be handling further socks. The next publicly known sock was registered...

examination of how editors use sources in disputes in cases. If we restrict arb cases to socking, edit-warring and incivility we are leaving wikipedia wide...

tools fail it's the role of ArbCom to stop it from damaging the community. I think I have the experience and skills to help ArbCom do that job. Dougweller...

people I'd love to work with to improve ArbCom. And ArbCom works best without an Arb shortage. I want to help ArbCom be more consistent, more transparent...

Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 23:56, 22 November 2011 (UTC) So ArbCom takes a case, ostensibly over a naming dispute, and weeks and weeks and...

case and the eventual resignation of Editor-in-chief Gamaliel from both ArbCom and The Signpost. In July 2016 we reported that the Board unanimously...

available. The first is Mediation (WP:MEDCOM), the second Arbitration (WP:ARB). Mediation provides a formal (WP:RFM) neutral third party to mediate disputes...

an Arb and his statement would be removed (by mistake) and the one who could fix it defends his removal and doesn't just bring it back to the ArbCom elections...

(All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very...

specific evidence of your ability to write the kind of text required of arbs (diffs of well-written, well-judged administrative posts would suffice, too)...

explicitly a "co-equal body" with ArbCom under the Guidelines and will not have jurisdiction to review enwiki's or ArbCom's decisions unless there are "systemic...

what arb com decides here, the policy needs a review by the community. Arb com policy is set by the community; arb com procedures are set by arb com,...

includes recused and inactive arbs including the arb in question, or whether it is 2/3 of all active and unrecused arbs. Doug Weller talk 18:01, 12 May...

(All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very...

000 quotes. In this issue 10 November 2008 (all comments) 2008 fundraiser ArbCom elections Book review Search engine Board resolutions News and notes Dispatches...

I'm aware of about ArbCom is "they're not content editors". The necessary consequence of fixing that is that more content-involved Arbs will have to more...

amount of time. In addition, I support expanding the BASC to include non-arbs as a check and balance on arbcom. I have one other account In actu (talk ·...

represent the community intent and interpretation ArbCom is expected to bring to bear. I aim to have ArbCom be more consistent, more transparent, less bureaucratic...

conducted by a panel of experienced users on the Arbitration Committee (ArbCom), which is elected annually by the community and governed by the arbitration...

that the community could (and was) handling the situation by itself and ArbCom did not need to intervene. The same day the request was archived, a new...

#{{ACE Question |Q=Your question |A=}} Hello, and thank you for running for ArbCom. There are a number of off-wiki venues for criticism of Wikipedia content...

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about this matter at ArbCom — the equivalent of 150 beefy 10k articles flushed... It was a huge waste of time and effort all because ArbCom didn't think things...

what did you learn about ArbCom over the last two years? If you were King of the Universe, what would you change about the ArbCom process? It's harder...

arbitrators unanimously indicated that the banned editors violated their bans.[19] Arb Vassanya made clear that this applied not only to the Nickhh/Nableezy topic...

the wisest course of action is to instead let someone else do it. I think ArbCom got it wright at Reversal and reinstatement of Athaenara's block which...

It is time to once again elect our Arbitrators. The ArbCom is intended to be the last resort of dispute resolution. The major problem of the Committee...

from imposing a ban/block but only Arb could enforce it, so it made sense for Arb to just take the case. That said. Arb DID come up short when it comes to...

community. Note that disclosure of your account history, pursuant to the ArbCom selection and appointment policy, must be made in your opening statement...

about some lack of other candidates, or issue with the process, or within ArbCom itself, with an unnecessarily inflammatory accompanying speculation as...

goes back to 2008). Again, for four months between July and October 2010, ArbCom did not accept a single case. A deeper look at records in this long "no-acceptance"...

something for ArbCom", and an Arb saying something looks like a case for Arbcom is the opposite of an Arb recusing from a case request, even if the Arb doesn't...

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to resolve this and future such issues if they keep directing ArbCom to sort it out. ArbCom will not be able to sort this out, nor will AE, as both forums...

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previous discussions both on and off ArbCom. ArbCom and policies: Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "ArbCom should not be in the position of...

CheckUser granted to five ArbCom members . ArbCom election: Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections . ArbCom update: ArbCom member announces that...

discussions #Standard discretionary sanctions, and particularly the injunction by ArbCom, "All editors are reminded to maintain decorum and civility when engaged...

Anyway, it was one of those blunders I had wearing "friend-hat" and not "arb-hat" on. So why am I here? Two reasons. I always felt the adminship process...

mediation. Instead of merely reject the first RfA ArbCom should have directed EB to enter into mediation. ArbCom’s failure to do so constitiutes a dereliction...

status of sanctioned parties is. There seems to be no one-stop shop from the ArbCom page, where an admin can easily look up the remedies that apply to a particular...

defined in a long history of case law at both community noticeboards and ArbCom—some of which reminds me of the "uncertainty and manipulability" one academic...

(All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very...

(All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very...

based on. Also, I may be asking about specific things outside the scope of ArbCom; your answers would be appreciated regardless. What originally led you...

Greetings! I'm Ks0stm, and I've decided I'll throw my hat into the ring for ArbCom (again; I ran each of the past two elections, finishing with 51% support...

continually harass him, abusive admins, and not to mention some dealings with ArbCom. It would have been easy to simply just stop and quit. Once again, I stress...

Wales and the English Wikipedia's "Supreme Court"—the Arbitration Committee (ArbCom)—will be an historic and critical step. It will bring the project closer...

functioned satisfactorily in most cases, & the ArbCom can do without free advice. Nonetheless, the ArbCom has come to rely on the same small group of...

good-faith editors who are sick of rogue admins and want one of their own in ArbCom. I'm not an admin. I'm not an insider. I have no ties to the so-called...

incidents administrators' noticeboard: I am referring this case directly to the ArbCom to look at possible remedies for all parties involved up to and including...

Whitaker – CC BY 2.0 Arbitration report Think, and not just about content ArbCom continues business. Mateusz Kopeć – CC BY-SA 4.0 News from Diff Meet the...

on what is best for the encyclopedia. "I'm also running because I believe ArbComm is lacking in a few key areas. First, the current committee lacks members...

arbitrators are somehow immune from normal community processes. Outside of arb business, an arb has exactly the same status as any other community member. We don't...

Signpost. That issue's "In focus" covered the case in detail, but to summarise: ArbCom has authorised discretionary sanctions for the broad topic area of "(a)...

the dispute comes to ArbCom, how would you handle it—-especially if ArbCom does not address content? It is often asserted that ArbCom cannot rule on content...

care in case they fall foul of WP:WHEEL. I'm curious as to your choices of ArbCom cases. Would you let me know why you chose them? Climate Change was over...

In the last year, ArbCom has frequently failed us. ArbCom has tied up hundreds of valuable volunteer hours in dragging cases. ArbCom has declined to...

community. Note that disclosure of your account history, pursuant to the ArbCom selection and appointment policy, must be made in your opening statement...

have caused so many problems over so much time, if he hadn't brought it to ArbCom's attention. He said in his initial statement, “I urge the committee to...

(UTC) "Revert" has nothing to do with whether or not it has consensus. The ArbCom said you weren't allowed to revert and you reverted, plain and simple...

such abuses—is already a function of ArbCom. If ArbCom isn't being used effectively for that, then perhaps ArbCom needs some fixes, or at least clarification...

that ArbCom will only hear appeals of bans imposed by ArbCom, full stop. Let the community (try to) handle the rest, and the community can approach ArbCom...

rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks) Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival, The (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc ·...

difficult or contentious discussions over the years, and twice been a member of ArbCom. People ask me to close discussions, and I think that is because I have...

and ArbCom isn't here to look at content. It has also been weaponised against good-faith editors, with a recent attempt to re-litigate it. I hope ArbCom...

review or removal. Let's try the deprecation of RFCU and faster route to ArbCom. And this is but one small part of the 'RFA problem'. Cenarium (talk)...

anybody, let ArbCom take their time. On the other side, admin Dreadstar was desysopped by motion two days into an ArbCom case. Nothing forbids ArbCom to act...

2006 Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles 27 November 2006 ArbCom elections: Information on elections 13 November 2006 Arbitration election...

Incidentally, the Kingston YMCA was at the time the only Y in the country. -Arb. (talk) 23:41, 18 March 2015 (UTC) Merely being mentioned in the news does...

that they believed I would do a good job as an ArbCom member. But when one of them pointed out that ArbCom’s main job is to be calm, diligent and fair...

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you had been an arb, what would you have written in reply? Since I have not actually seen the confidential evidence provided to ArbCom by the WMF Office...

Hi all, I am Tom and I am an Admin, ArbCom Clerk, and CheckUser. In my real life, I am a stay-at-home dog dad and cartographer. I previously worked as...

clear. This is MY action. I do not speak for ArbCom. I do not think for ArbCom. I do not dance for ArbCom. This is my action to make it clear that he...

following: "ArbCom fails when, at the end of any ArbCom case, parties are left uncomprehending. In the final analysis, the modest remedies of this ArbCom decision...

Earlier this year, I had no intention whatsoever of running for ArbCom, ever. Then several people started telling me that they wished I’d run for Arbcom...

covered In Slate, El Comercio, the New Statesman, and TruthDig. While the ArbCom does not have remit to examine content issues, the committee voted to...

Wobbly start to ArbCom election, but turnout beats last year's: At the time of writing, this year's election has just closed after a two-week voting period...

replied to our questions; their replies will be added as they are received. ArbCom candidate profiles:    A-F  |  G-K  |  L-R  |  S-Z  |  All  |  (Withdrawn)...

chapters. In this issue 10 November 2008 (all comments) 2008 fundraiser ArbCom elections Book review Search engine Board resolutions News and notes Dispatches...

lack of active ArbCom members, 2)- ArbCom has never called a special election and likely may not in the future (please see #3), 3)-ArbCom should not make...

run at the moment is because of my love and commitment to the community. ArbCom is part of the community where I would like to see more non-admins active...

accounts with CU/OS permissions. One that stood out was that of a former arb and WMF staff member whose same password was listed on multiple dumps. I...

judgments. [1] This applies to our relations as Wikipedians. Admins, Mediators and ArbComs should especially keep it in mind. Wikipedia:Assume good faith...

arguments from ArbCom/Piotrus on how you think we should or shouldn't collect evidence, arguments that in any case were discarded by ArbCom few months...

community. Note that disclosure of your account history, pursuant to the ArbCom selection and appointment policy, must be made in your opening statement...

it is negative. ArbCom is here to ensure that the community's views are upheld, and to reduce disruption. Though I recognise that ArbCom will be a time-consuming...

importing content written by banned users, was clarified by an arbitrator: "ArbCom isn't making any comment on how to transfer in content beyond what already...

between ArbCom and the community. This proposal has been developed following a lengthy discussion at ArbCom and therefore reflects current ArbCom consensus...

experience who can do better justice to ArbCom. There are a few who I really liked and I am sure that they will make it to ArbCom this year. I wish all the contestants...

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and dealing with questions about reliable sources. I've been a member of Arb Com for the last four years My most accomplishment was helping persuade the...

sanctions may be imposed by the community or the Arbitration Committee ("ArbCom"), and are designed to improve the editing atmosphere of an article or...

surprised at anything that comes form ArbCom, who individually are mostly respectable. I was surprised to see an Arb is subject to an interaction ban though...

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