Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Emico/Proposed decision

all proposed

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 he 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 5 are inactive, so 4 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 the discussion page.

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=

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 * Abstain:

No personal attacks
1) It is not acceptable to make personal attacks on other users, No personal attacks


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:14, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Original research
2) Information used in Wikipedia articles should have its source in a reputable reference, not personal experience, Cite your sources and Original research


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:14, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

NPOV
3) While consensus is important in making decisions with respect to editing, it does not trump Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy, NPOV, see Consensus and Neutral point of view. In the instant case a vote which occurred several months ago among one group of editors does not continue to control indefinitely as the editors change, especially if it would result in exclusion of important information representing an important point of view. Repeated arguing about such a vote as a controlling precedent is an example of Wikilawyering.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:46, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Deletion of significant information
3.1} Removal of well-referenced relevant material from an article is not acceptable.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 19:04, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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 * Abstain:

Locus of dispute
1) Complaint is regarding and his editing and interactions regarding Iglesia ni Cristo and related articles. The complaint was made by, ,  and .  complains regarding Onlytofind. See also Requests for comment/Emico.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:01, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Iglesia ni Cristo
1.1) Iglesia ni Cristo is a Philippines based church which has strong advocates both pro and con. While it is a distant second to the Roman Catholic Church in membership, it plays an important role in the Philippines, including politics. Most of the editors are involved or have been involved with the church. The church does not have an Web presence and what literature exists regarding the church is out of print or difficult to access as well as heavily biased as most other Christians regard Iglesia ni Cristo as a cult. Thus there is a paucity of available reference material which takes the point of view of the church, and available material may be both biased and inaccurate. Due to lack of readily available reference material Wikipedia editors have frequently drawn from their own experience in adding information to the article. See Requests_for_arbitration/Emico/Workshop.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:51, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Bereans
1.2) To the extent they are relevant the Bereans are a Philippines based ministry which targets "cults," including Iglesia ni Cristo. See Requests_for_arbitration/Emico/Workshop.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 17:51, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Personal attacks by Onlytofind
2., one of the major editors of Iglesia ni Cristo, has directed a number of personal attacks at editors who support the church, see Requests_for_arbitration/Emico/Workshop.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:09, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Personal attacks by Emico
2. has directed a small number of personal attacks at editors who support oppose the church, see Requests_for_arbitration/Emico/Workshop.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:09, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * I changed "support" to "oppose" &mdash; revert me if I misunderstood &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Removal of information by Emico
2., a supporter of the church, in addition to correctly pointing out that some information is not adequately sourced, for example, endorsement of US political candidates, has, while engaging in Wikilawyering, repeatedly removed well sourced information unfavorable to the church: Emico removed detailed information with the comment "Much better. non POV". deletes link to Harper article, and Category New religions. Restored, anon removes it again. Restored, Emico removes it repeatedly. Raygirvan removes another "con" link to make room for Harper article. restores. Emico deletes. The vote Emico refers to is at Talk:Iglesia_ni_Cristo/archive053005, but does not represent consensus of current editors although most continue to refer to it as a guiding principle.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:29, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * 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.

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 * Abstain:

Onlytofind placed on personal attack parole
1) Onlytofind is placed on personal attack parole for one year.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:50, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Onlytofind banned for one week
1.1) Onlytofind is banned from Wikipedia for one week due to repeated personal attacks.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:50, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Emico placed on personal attack parole
2} Emico is placed on personal attack parole for three months.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:50, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Emico banned for one day
2.1) Emico is banned from Wikipedia for one day due to repeated personal attacks.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:50, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Emico banned from certain articles
3) Emico is banned from the articles Iglesia ni Cristo, Bereans, Erano Manalo, Felix Manalo and Eduardo Manalo for one year.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 18:54, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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Bans for violating restrictions
1) Should Onlytofind or Emico violate their attack parole or editing restriction they may be briefly banned by any administrator, up to a week in the case of repeat violations.


 * Support:
 * Fred Bauder 19:00, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * &#10149;the Epopt 21:56, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 20:45, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:48, August 14, 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

=Discussion by Arbitrators=

Motion to close
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.

We have all four requitred votes. Given the immense backlog of cases, I move to close. Neutralitytalk 20:49, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutralitytalk 20:49, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * &rarr;Raul654 21:00, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Close &#10149;the Epopt 22:20, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Close Fred Bauder 17:05, August 20, 2005 (UTC)