Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests

Template:Communitypage The last step of Wikipedia:Conflict resolution is Arbitration, (see arbitration for a general overview of the topic). If, and only if, all other steps have failed and you see no reasonable chance that the matter can be resolved in another manner, you may request that it be decided by the arbitration committee.

See Wikipedia:Arbitration policy, Wikipedia:Arbitrators, Wikipedia:conflict resolution

Procedure for Requesting Arbitration

Currently, the arbitrators accept referrals from Jimbo Wales only, which they decide to arbitrate on based on the voting procedure described at wikipedia:arbitration policy.

In the longer term, we plan to have arrangements for other community members to request arbitration, under the rules laid out in wikipedia:Arbitration policy. In the mean time, please make alternative arrangements or, in emergency cases, ask Jimbo to refer the case to us.

Completed requests

Case of Theresa Knott and Mr. Natural Health

Case referred to the arbitration committee by Jimbo Wales on 6 Feb 2004, 15:15 UTC. Four arbitrators voted to accept this case: Fred Bauder, Martin Harper, Sean Barrett, and UninvitedCompany. The case was thus accepted for arbitration on 6 Feb 2004, 19:43.

• we find that Mr-Natural-Health has behaved inappropriately on a consistent and excessive basis
• we find that Mr-Natural-Health has made personal attacks in violation of Wikipedia's policy
• we find that Mr-Natural-Health has misused edit summaries in an effort to intimidate other editors
• therefore, Mr-Natural-Health’s privilege to edit Wikipedia be revoked for a period of 30 days, effective beginning 11 Feb 2004 00:25
• This revocation to include all Wikimedia wikis, and enforced using technical measures only if necessary.
• Further, all editors are encouraged to revert any questionable edits made by Mr-Natural-Health without discussion or concurrence of the community for a period of 30 days following his return to the community at the end of the revocation period.

Concurring:

Fred Bauder, James Forrester, Martin Harper, Sean Barrett, UninvitedCompany, Gutza

Opposed:

Delirium

Not voting:

Camembert, The Cunctator, Nohat, mav

On behalf of the arbitration committee, UninvitedCompany 18:32, 11 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Archived discussion at Wikipedia:Matter of Theresa knott and Mr-Natural-Health