Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Railpage Australia/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 9 active Arbitrators, so 5 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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 * Abstain:

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=

Purpose of Wikipedia
1) Wikipedia is a project to create a neutral encyclopedia. Use of the site for other purposes—including, but not limited to, advocacy, propaganda, furtherance of outside conflicts, and political or ideological struggle—is prohibited.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Paul August &#9742; 16:47, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 20:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder (talk) 15:28, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 22:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Decorum
2) Wikipedia users are expected to behave reasonably and calmly in their interactions with other users, to keep their cool when editing, and to avoid acting in a manner that brings the project into disrepute. Unseemly conduct—including, but not limited to, personal attacks, incivility, assumptions of bad faith, trolling, harassment, and gaming the system—is prohibited.  Users should not respond to such behavior in kind; concerns regarding the actions of other users should be brought up in the appropriate forums.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Paul August &#9742; 16:47, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 20:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder (talk) 15:28, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 22:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Editorial process
3) Wikipedia works by building consensus through the use of polite discussion. The dispute resolution process is designed to assist consensus-building when normal talk page communication has not worked. Sustained editorial conflict is not an appropriate method of resolving disputes.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Paul August &#9742; 16:48, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 20:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder (talk) 15:28, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 22:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Sockpuppetry
4) The use of sockpuppet accounts, while not generally forbidden, is discouraged. Abuse of sockpuppet accounts, such as using them to evade blocks, bans, and user accountability—and especially to make personal attacks or reverts, or vandalize—is strictly forbidden.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Paul August &#9742; 16:52, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 20:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder (talk) 15:28, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 22:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

Sockpuppetry: who's who
5) It is rarely possible to determine with complete certainty whether several editors with very similar behavior are sock-puppets, meat-puppets, or acquaintances who happen to edit Wikipedia. In such cases, remedies may be fashioned which are based on the behavior of the user rather than their identity. Editors who edit with the same agenda and make the same types of disruptive edits may be treated as a single editor.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Paul August &#9742; 16:52, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 20:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder (talk) 15:28, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 22:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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Tezza1
1) has overwhelmingly edited in furtherance of a campaign against Railpage Australia, which is apparently not restricted to Wikipedia .  In the course of this campaign, he has engaged in a variety of inappropriate behavior, including, but not limited to, abuse of dispute tags , apparent sockpuppetry , personal attacks, incivility, and assumptions of bad faith , and sustained edit-warring.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Paul August &#9742; 16:52, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 20:06, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder (talk) 15:28, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 22:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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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.

Tezza1 banned
1) is banned from Wikipedia for a period of one year.


 * Support:
 * Kirill 03:21, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
 * FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 20:06, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Paul August &#9742; 20:57, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Fred Bauder (talk) 15:28, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * James F. (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 22:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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 * Support:


 * Oppose:


 * Abstain:

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 * Support:


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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.''
 * Straightforward closing: All proposals pass. Newyorkbrad (talk) 22:43, 18 November 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.


 * Everything now passes. James F. (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 *  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 22:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Close. Kirill 23:53, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Close. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 17:13, 19 November 2007 (UTC)