Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/CoolKatt number 99999/Proposed decision

all proposed

After considering /Evidence and discussing proposals with other Arbitrators, parties and others at /Workshop 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.
 * Items that receive a majority "oppose" vote will be formally rejected.
 * Items that do not receive a majority "support" or "oppose" vote will be open to possible amendment by any Arbitrator if they so chooses. After the amendment process is complete, the item will be voted on one last time.

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.

On this case, no arbitrators are recused and 3 are inactive, so 6 votes are a majority.

Proposed wording to be modified by Arbitrators and then voted on. Non-Arbitrators may comment on the talk page.
 * For all items:

Motions and requests by the parties
Place those on /Workshop.

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.

CoolKatt number 99999 restricted from editing
1) is banned from editing any pages other than his own user pages and those relating to this arbitration pending its resolution. Enacted on 03:27, 28 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Support:
 * Proposed by MarkGallagher as user has threatened to begin edit warring again after unblock. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 03:14, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 08:44, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 11:58, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Raul654 17:57, 26 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

=Proposed final decision=

Bans for disruption
1) Users who by tendentious editing, edit warring or otherwise disrupt editing of an article or set of articles may be banned from editing in that area.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:49, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

User subpages
2) Per User page, user subpages may be used to hold "a work in progress, until it is ready to be released". This does not allow users to use the user namespace to store pages that would be deleted from the main encyclopedia or tendentious forks of articles therein.


 * Support:
 * Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:49, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 12:57, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Locus of dispute
1), hereafter CoolKatt, has edit warred with respect to a number of articles concerning television stations. Opposing contestants include and.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Subpages
2) CoolKatt has created a large number of subpages which contain his version of articles, Requests for arbitration/CoolKatt number 99999/Evidence and fantasy articles, User:CoolKatt number 99999.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Tendentious editing by CookKatt
3) CoolKatt has engaged in tendentious editing and edit warring with respect to articles which relate to US television stations.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This is the key. Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

CoolKatt has made a legal threat
4) CoolKatt has made a legal threat.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:39, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC) Wording slightly modified.
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It's not entirely serious, I'd think, but still one of the more severe forms of incivility. Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:
 * There was one isolated incident. I'd rather include this as part of long-term incivility rather than focus on this one infraction.  Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Relatively minor in its own right, yes. James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Abstain:

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.

CoolKatt banned
1) CoolKatt is banned for one year from articles which relate to US television stations. He may continue to comment on talk pages.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

CoolKatt placed on Probation
2) CoolKatt is placed on Probation. He may be banned from any article or talk page which he disrupts. After the expiration of any ban imposed by this decision that ban may be re-imposed should he resume tendentious or disruptive editing. All bans are to be logged at Requests for arbitration/CoolKatt number 99999.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * To clarify, this includes the talk pages that 1) permits. Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

... except a reasonable number
3) All but a reasonable number (perhaps 5?) of CoolKatt's subpages shall be deleted, Requests for arbitration/CoolKatt number 99999/Evidence and fantasy articles, User:CoolKatt number 99999. The administrator who deletes CoolKatt's subpages shall request designation by him of the subpages he wishes to retain.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:
 * Too lenient. Prefer 3.1.  Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Agree with Sam Korn. Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Abstain:

...that contravene WP:UP
3.1) All of CoolKatt's subpages that do not comply with User page shall be deleted.


 * Support:
 * Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder 13:00, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC) Wording slightly changed.
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Enforcement by block
1) Should CoolKatt violate any ban imposed on him by this decision he may be blocked for an appropriate period. All blocks are to be logged at Requests for arbitration/CoolKatt number 99999.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Jayjg (talk) 17:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dmcdevit·t 00:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

=Discussion by Arbitrators=

Missing motions
We need some sort of incivility principle-FOF (specifically including the "vandalism" labelling), but I'm at a loss for how to word it. Sam Korn (smoddy) 10:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

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.''


 * The majority for this case is 6.
 * Principles: both pass 6-0.
 * Findings: 1 to 3 pass 6-0, 4 fails.
 * Remedies: 1, 2 and 3.1 pass 6-0, 3 fails.
 * Enforcement: passes 6-0.

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.


 * Everything suitable to pass does so, I feel; close. James F. (talk) 12:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Close Fred Bauder 12:31, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Close. Dmcdevit·t 17:09, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Close. Jayjg (talk) 04:32, 3 September 2006 (UTC)