Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/CharlotteWebb/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 12 active Arbitrators of whom none are recused, so 7 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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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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=Proposed final decision=

Private discussion versus drama
1) When an editor has a concern about another editor's behavior, it is generally appropriate to contact that editor privately and attempt to discuss the issue before initiating a more public discussion of it. Generating additional drama by making premature public proclamations is unhelpful.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 18:27, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Mackensen (talk) 16:31, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 23:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 08:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * SimonP 13:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 19:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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Policy gap
2) The Wikimedia Foundation prohibits editing from open proxies; these may be blocked at any time for a significant duration. At the same time, users editing from open proxies do not face sanction solely for that act; their behaviour from those proxies must be taken into consideration. This constitutes an acknowledged 'gap' in policy: proxies are prohibited from editing, but those who use them are not.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 18:27, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Mackensen (talk) 16:31, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * But are we being deliberately vague re: hard vs. soft block? --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 23:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 08:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * SimonP 13:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 19:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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Background
1) In the course of 's RFA, posed a question regarding the former's use of Tor, based on information that he had obtained through unrelated use of the Checkuser tool.  The question, and CharlotteWebb's failure to adequately respond to it, likely affected the outcome of the RFA.  Subsequently, a large number of IP addresses used by CharlotteWebb, apparently including both Tor and non-Tor ones, were blocked.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 18:27, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Mackensen (talk) 21:54, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 23:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 08:44, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * SimonP 13:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 19:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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Lack of discussion
2) Although Jayjg was aware of CharlotteWebb's use of Tor for a considerable time prior to the RFA, he failed to initiate any discussion with her regarding it until his public question there.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 18:27, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Mackensen (talk) 21:54, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 23:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 08:44, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * SimonP 13:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 19:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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Jayjg's question
3) While Jayjg's question did not constitute an actionable violation of the privacy or Checkuser policies, its timing resulted in an increase in drama that could have been avoided had the matter been handled differently.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 18:27, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Mackensen (talk) 21:54, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 23:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 08:44, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * SimonP 13:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 19:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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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.

CharlotteWebb
1) The Committee notes that CharlotteWebb remains a user in good standing, and is welcome to return to editing at any time.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 18:27, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Mackensen (talk) 21:54, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 23:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 08:45, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * SimonP 13:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 19:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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Jayjg admonished
2) Jayjg is admonished to avoid generating drama by making public proclamations of misbehavior before attempting private discussion and resolution of the issue.


 * Support:
 * First choice. Kirill 18:27, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Second choice Fred Bauder 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Second choice. Mackensen (talk) 21:54, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Second choice. SimonP 13:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 23:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)


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Jayjg reminded
2) Jayjg is reminded to avoid generating drama by making public proclamations of misbehavior before attempting private discussion and resolution of the issue.


 * Support:
 * Second choice. Kirill 18:27, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * First choice Fred Bauder 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * First choice. Mackensen (talk) 21:54, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 23:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 08:45, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * First choice. SimonP 13:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 19:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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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.''
 * Everything now has the required majority to pass except for "Jayjg admonished" (which was superseded by "Jayjg reminded" which does pass). Newyorkbrad 19:40, 17 July 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. Seems done. --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 19:42, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Close. SimonP 20:16, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Close. Mackensen (talk) 20:32, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Close. Kirill 00:04, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Close.  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 00:23, 18 July 2007 (UTC)