Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Kuban kazak/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 10 active Arbitrators, so 6 votes are a majority.

If observing editors notice any discrepancies between the arbitrators' tallies and the final decision or the, you should [&section=new post] to the Clerks' noticeboard. Similarly, arbitrators may request clerk assistance via the same method.

Proposed motions
Arbitrators may place proposed motions affecting the case in this section for voting. Typical motions might be to close or dismiss a case without a full decision (a reason should normally be given), or to add an additional party (although this can also be done without a formal motion as long as the new party is on notice of the case). Suggestions by the parties or other non-arbitrators for motions or other requests should be placed on the /Workshop page for consideration and discussion. Motions have the same majority for passage as the final decision.

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{text of proposed motion}


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 * Abstain:

Proposed temporary injunctions
A temporary injunction is a directive from the Arbitration Committee that parties to the case, or other editors notified of the injunction, do or refrain from doing something while the case is pending.

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=

Purpose of Wikipedia
1) The purpose of Wikipedia is to create a high-quality, free-content encyclopedia in an atmosphere of camaraderie and mutual respect among contributors. Use of the site for other purposes, such as advocacy or propaganda, furtherance of outside conflicts, publishing or promoting original research, and political or ideological struggle, is prohibited.


 * Support:
 * Kirill (prof) 18:20, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 04:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews (talk) 16:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Newyorkbrad (talk) 12:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 21:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 *  YellowMonkey  ( bananabucket ) 00:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * bainer (talk) 04:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Conduct of editors
2) Wikipedia users are expected to behave reasonably, calmly, and courteously in their interactions with other users; to approach even difficult situations in a dignified fashion and with a constructive and collaborative outlook; and to avoid acting in a manner that brings the project into disrepute. Unseemly conduct, such as personal attacks, incivility, assumptions of bad faith, harassment, disruptive point-making, and gaming the system, is prohibited.


 * Support:
 * Kirill (prof) 18:20, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 04:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews (talk) 16:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Newyorkbrad (talk) 12:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 21:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 *  YellowMonkey  ( bananabucket ) 00:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * bainer (talk) 04:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Use of languages other than English
3) It is expected that discussion on the English Wikipedia will normally take place in the English language. Use of languages other than English is permitted where such use furthers the goals of the project—for example, when collaborating with editors who may not be fluent in English.  Attempting to use a language other than English to conceal inappropriate conduct, such as personal attacks, is strictly prohibited, and will be dealt with severely.


 * Support:
 * Kirill (prof) 18:20, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 04:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews (talk) 16:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Newyorkbrad (talk) 12:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 21:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 *  YellowMonkey  ( bananabucket ) 00:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * bainer (talk) 04:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

User pages
4) User pages are provided to facilitate communication and collaboration among Wikipedia participants. They are not to be used for prohibited purposes—particularly not for the posting of material likely to bring Wikipedia into disrepute.


 * Support:
 * Kirill (prof) 18:20, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 04:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews (talk) 16:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Newyorkbrad (talk) 12:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 21:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 *  YellowMonkey  ( bananabucket ) 00:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * bainer (talk) 04:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Amnesty
1) On 19 August 2007, as part of the decision in the Piotrus [1] case, a general amnesty was granted to "editors who [had] been involved in disputes in articles related to Eastern Europe, liberally defined".


 * Support:
 * Kirill (prof) 18:20, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 04:29, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews (talk) 16:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Newyorkbrad (talk) 12:47, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:16, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 21:58, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 *  YellowMonkey  ( bananabucket ) 00:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * bainer (talk) 04:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Kuban kazak
2) has engaged in a variety of inappropriate behavior, including:
 * Using Wikipedia for propaganda and political and ideological struggle
 * Posting highly inappropriate user-page material
 * Incivility, personal attacks, and assumptions of bad faith
 * Edit-warring, including edit-warring to restore comments which were already violations of policy
 * Using Wikipedia as a battleground
 * In many cases, he has made comments and posted materials in the Russian language in order to avoid scrutiny of his conduct.


 * Support:
 * Kirill (prof) 18:20, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 04:29, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * My Russian is up to editors telling others to go to the devil. Charles Matthews (talk) 16:40, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:16, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Newyorkbrad (talk) 16:47, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 *  YellowMonkey  ( bananabucket ) 00:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Worth noting that these are only the highlights, one might say, of the evidence presented. --bainer (talk) 04:45, 5 December 2008 (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.

Kuban kazak banned
1) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.


 * Support:
 * Kirill (prof) 18:20, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 04:30, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Charles Matthews (talk) 16:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:16, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
 * This editor's record reflects chronically and seriously poor user conduct, but also some commitment to building the encyclopedia, and recent pledges of improvement which are at least plausibly sincere. Under these circumstances, I would be willing to support a shorter ban (some time away is certainly needed) coupled with a permanent comprehensive editing restriction. Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to develop in my mind an appropriate scope of restriction that would address all the issues. I always prefer to reform rather than send away an editor, but with regret, and with an open mind if someone offers an alternative, I must support this ban. Newyorkbrad (talk) 16:54, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 *  YellowMonkey  ( bananabucket ) 00:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * bainer (talk) 04:45, 5 December 2008 (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.''

All proposed principles, findings of fact, and remedies passing (Principles 1, 2, 3, 4 Findings 1, 2 and Remedy 1). will be banned for the duration of one year from the case passing of the case.--Tznkai (talk) 01:10, 3 December 2008 (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.

The Clerks will close the case either immediately, or 24 hours after the fourth net support vote has been cast, depending on whether the arbitrators have voted unanimously on the entirety of the case's proposed decision or not.


 * Move to close, since everything now passes. Kirill (prof) 00:26, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Close but wait 24 hours for clerks to close in order to give Matt time to vote. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 01:18, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Close. Charles Matthews (talk) 13:05, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Close. After further consideration, I concur that the sanction is proportionate and also that no lesser sanction has a chance of being adopted, so there is no reason to raise any false expectations by keeping the case open any longer. Newyorkbrad (talk) 14:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Close. Sam Blacketer (talk) 22:05, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Close. --bainer (talk) 04:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Should the case be renamed to simply "Kuban Kazak" at closing, since no allegations against Hillock65 were sustained? Newyorkbrad (talk) 12:55, 4 December 2008 (UTC)