Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Bharatveer/Proposed decision

After considering /Evidence and discussing proposals with other Arbitrators, parties and others at /Workshop, Arbitrators may place proposals which are ready for voting here. Arbitrators should vote for or against each point or abstain. Only items that receive a majority "support" vote will be passed. Conditional votes for or against and abstentions should be explained by the Arbitrator before or after his/her time-stamped signature. For example, an Arbitrator can state that she/he would only favor a particular remedy based on whether or not another remedy/remedies were passed. Only Arbitrators or Clerks should edit this page; non-Arbitrators may comment on the talk page.

For this case, there are 7 active Arbitrators, so 4 votes are a majority.

Motions and requests by the parties
Place those on /Workshop. Motions which are accepted for consideration and which require a vote will be placed here by the Arbitrators for voting. Motions have the same majority for passage as the final decision.

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{text of proposed motion}


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 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Proposed temporary injunctions
Four net "support" votes needed to pass (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support") 24 hours from the first vote is normally the fastest an injunction will be imposed.

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{text of proposed orders}


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=Proposed final decision=

Consensus
1) Wikipedia works by building consensus through the use of polite discussion. The dispute resolution process is designed to assist consensus-building when normal talk page communication has not worked. Sustained edit-warring is not an appropriate method of resolving disputes, and is wasteful of resources and destructive to morale.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 19:11, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 22:19, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 13:57, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 15:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Courtesy
2) Wikipedia users are expected to behave reasonably and calmly in their dealings with other users. Insulting and intimidating other users harms the community by creating a hostile environment. Personal attacks are not acceptable.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 19:11, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 22:19, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 13:57, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 15:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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Bharatveer
1) has engaged in sustained edit-warring  and incivility.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 19:11, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 22:19, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 13:57, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 15:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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Proposed remedies
Note: All remedies that refer to a period of time, for example to a ban of X months or a revert parole of Y months, are to run concurrently unless otherwise stated.

Bharatveer restricted
1) is subject to a comprehensive editing restriction for one year.  He is limited to one revert per page per week (excepting obvious vandalism), and is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.  If he exceeds this limit, fails to discuss a content reversion, or makes any edits which are judged by an administrator to be uncivil, personal attacks, or assumptions of bad faith, he may be blocked for the duration specified in the enforcement ruling below.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 19:11, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 22:19, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 13:57, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 15:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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 * Support:


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Enforcement by block
1) Should any user subject to an editing restriction in this case violate that restriction, they may be briefly blocked, up to a week in the event of repeated violations. After 5 blocks, the maximum block shall increase to one month. All blocks are to be logged at Requests for arbitration/Bharatveer.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 19:11, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 22:19, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 13:57, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 15:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Implementation notes
''Clerks and Arbitrators should use this section to clarify their understanding of the final decision--at a minimum, a list of items that have passed. Additionally, a list of which remedies are conditional on others (for instance a ban that should only be implemented if a mentorship should fail), and so on. Arbitrators should not pass the motion until they are satisfied with the implementation notes.''
 * Straightforward implementation; all proposals are passed. Newyorkbrad 19:08, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Vote
Four net "support" votes needed to close case (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support") 24 hours from the first motion is normally the fastest a case will close.


 * Close. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 13:57, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Close Fred Bauder 17:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Close. --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 18:26, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Close. Kirill 19:46, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Close. James F. (talk) 15:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Motion to amend Bharatveer case
1) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.


 * There are 11 active Arbitrators, so a majority is 6.

Support:
 * First choice. Kirill (prof) 01:02, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * First choice. Last year's editing restrictions did not stop the disruptive editing so this year a different approach is needed. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 17:25, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
 * First choice. The requisite improvement in behaviour since last year's case is manifestly absent. Sam Blacketer (talk) 20:49, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Third choice, prefer 1.2. Newyorkbrad (talk) 05:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * First choice. --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 05:24, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Second choice. James F. (talk) 01:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Oppose:

Abstain:

1.1) is subject to a comprehensive editing restriction indefinitely.  He is limited to one revert per page per week (excepting obvious vandalism), and is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.  If he exceeds this limit, fails to discuss a content reversion, or makes any edits which are judged by an administrator to be uncivil, personal attacks, or assumptions of bad faith, he may be blocked for the duration specified in the enforcement ruling in the Bharatveer case.


 * There are 11 active Arbitrators, so a majority is 6.

Support:
 * Second choice. Kirill (prof) 01:02, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Second choice. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 17:25, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Second choice. Sam Blacketer (talk) 20:49, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Second choice, prefer 1.2. Newyorkbrad (talk) 05:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Third choice. --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 05:24, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * First choice. James F. (talk) 01:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Oppose:

Abstain:

1.2) Based upon multiple incidents of inappropriate editing despite prior restrictions imposed in Requests for arbitration/Bharatveer, is banned from Wikipedia for a period of 60 days. Following this period, Bharatveer is subject to a comprehensive editing restriction indefinitely.  He is limited to one revert per page per week (excepting obvious vandalism), and is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.  If he exceeds this limit, fails to discuss a content reversion, or makes any edits which are judged by an administrator to be uncivil, personal attacks, or assumptions of bad faith, he may be blocked for an appropriate length of time up to 90 days. After three such blocks, he may be blocked for up to one year.


 * There are 11 active Arbitrators, so a majority is 6.

Support:
 * Proposed. Newyorkbrad (talk) 05:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Second choice. --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 05:24, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Third choice; I don't think a two-month block is going to be particularly beneficial here. Kirill (prof) 06:21, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, second choice. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 20:29, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Third choice. Sam Blacketer (talk) 17:52, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Third choice. James F. (talk) 01:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Oppose:

Abstain: