Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Israel-Lebanon/Workshop

This is a page for working on Arbitration decisions. It provides for suggestions by Arbitrators and other users and for comment by arbitrators, the parties and others. After the analysis of /Evidence here and development of proposed principles, findings of fact, and remedies, Arbitrators will vote at /Proposed decision.. Anyone who edits should sign all suggestions and comments. Arbitrators will place proposed items they have confidence in on /Proposed decision.

Request for a clear list of any charges
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 * I will not request a bill of particulars, but note that you comported yourself well, attempting in good faith to find solutions to the conflict. Fred Bauder 17:43, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


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 * As far as I can tell, I've only been accused of asking for CP/M's recusal, and not accepting Adam's compromise instead of the one accepted by Iorek85. However, the RfA is currently a mishmash of accusations.
 * I'd like to ask the Arbitrators to require an explicit listing of the clearly identified and distinct wrong doings. --Barberio 10:56, 14 August 2006 (UTC)


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Injunctions against Tasc
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 * He is not actively editing. Fred Bauder 20:31, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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 * Since Tasc continues to edit war on the page even now, I'm going to request a suitable injunction against him. --Barberio 10:58, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * As he's no longer editing the article, I'll withdraw this. --Barberio 19:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
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Questions to the parties
I restate to the admins my questions in the request: what if any is my role here?--Cerejota 02:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Continued consideration of the question of the appropriateness of specific external links. Fred Bauder 17:43, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Same question from me too. I'm at a loss to understand exactly what is going on here. Iorek85 07:35, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Continued consideration of the question of the appropriateness of specific external links. Fred Bauder 17:43, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

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Developing current events
2) It is appropriate to temporarily include external links to blogs and other sites which reflect contemporary reactions to a developing event. This is especially true in the case of events which are the focus of substantial attention. As the article becomes history rather than a current event the appropriateness of such links will change.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 20:43, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Cut your pattern to fit your cloth. Fred Bauder 20:43, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Policy, guideline and style guide
3) In appropriate circumstances it is proper to markedly deviate from the usual practices set forth in Wikipedia guidelines and style guides in order to fulfill the encyclopedic purpose of Wikipedia, for example, as in the instant case, an adequate presentation of an ongoing event. Deviations from Wikipedia policies, especially fundamental policy, may also occur in rare instances but are much more difficult to justify.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 20:54, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Template:Unverifiable-external-links
4) Insertion of clarifying notices such as Template:Unverifiable-external-links may be useful to the reader, warning them of the ephemeral and biased nature of external links to sites such as blogs.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 21:08, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Good faith mediation
5) It is inappropriate during mediation to edit war regarding the subject of the mediation. If a subject is in mediation a user is expected to participate in the mediation in good faith.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 21:15, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Nature of mediation
6) Mediation is traditionally a process which permits free expression of diverse opinions. For this reason its content is often confidential. Absent bad faith (refusal to address the subjects under discussion or to participate), aggressive expression of opinion is to be expected and ought not be sanctioned. This may include dissatisfaction with the course of mediation.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 21:40, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * As far as I can see, the issues were being addressed by all parties who played an active role. Fred Bauder 21:40, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Assume good faith
7) Wikipedia mediators are usually not trained and are often inexperienced. They may not only fail to do the optimal thing, but may make gross errors. However, they are expected to do their best and presumably do. Assume good faith mandates a reasonable attempt to work with them during the mediation process. It is not the sole responsibility of the "Mediator" to made a success of the process; forgiving participation in good faith by the users who have a dispute is also required.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 21:55, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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 * I assume you mean 'Mediator' in the first sentence --Barberio 19:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


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Creative work
8) Advancement of a proposal or template which potentially solves a problem is commendable.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 22:01, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Locus of dispute
1) The locus of the dispute is inclusion or exclusion of external links to contemporary opinion such as blogs and images regarding the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict . Users,, , (Pro) and , ,  (Con), took positions on both sides of this issue. The article at the time in issue was the developing history of a current event. This dispute was unsuccessfully mediated at Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-07-25 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict/Archive 1 and again at Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-07-25 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 20:27, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Removal of contemporary links by Tasc
2) Tasc removed external links to a diversity of contemporary images and opinions on the basis that they were "irrelevant propaganda", see evidence presented by AdamKesher. Tasc continued to edit war over this matter during mediation reports of Tasc's edit warring.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 20:19, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Template:Unverifiable-external-links
3) During mediation Barberio created Template:Unverifiable-external-links which he advanced as a possible solution to the dispute ]. This template was discussed at length at Templates_for_deletion/Log/2006_July_30.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 22:04, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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Adequacy of mediation
4) was the mediator in this matter. Viewed from his perspective, see Requests_for_arbitration/Israel-Lebanon/Evidence, and considering the records at Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-07-25 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict/Archive 1 and at Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-07-25 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, his performance met the minimum requirements for Wikipedia mediation.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 22:20, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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The Nature of Blogs
5) With respect to Wikipedia articles blogs are ephemeral, soon moving on to other topics. Even now, about a month into the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon conflict, the links to the blogs in dispute are stale and will soon be obsolete. If they had utility it was only during the period that the conflict was a current event.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 17:09, 27 August 2006 (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.

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Use of blogs
1) In the case of articles which chronicle a developing current event it is not a violation of Wikipedia policy to temporarily include links to blogs which contain contemporary opinion and observations about the event. A diverse mix is recommended, but the extent and selection of specific blogs is a matter of content to be determined by the editors of the article.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 17:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


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Editors cautioned
2) Editors are cautioned that there may be exceptions to Wikipedia Guidelines and Style Guides due to unusual circumstances such as an important current event. Decisions need to be based on utility of the article to readers, not to literal compliance with Wikiipedia rules.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 17:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


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Edit warring
3) Any user, particularly Tasc, who engages in edit warring with respect to 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict without engaging in good faith negotiation regarding the matter in dispute may be banned from the article for an appropriate period. All bans to be logged at Requests_for_arbitration/Israel-Lebanon.


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Enforcement by block
1) Violators of bans imposed under this decision may be blocked for an appropriate period. All blocks to be logged at Requests_for_arbitration/Israel-Lebanon.


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 * Proposed Fred Bauder 17:22, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


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