Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-04-14/Arbitration report

The Arbitration Committee opened no new cases this week and closed two cases, leaving just two cases currently open.

Closed cases

 * Betacommand 2: A case involving the actions of Betacommand and others in relation to BetacommandBot, a controversial bot which tags some non-fair-use-compliant images. Betacommand's actions had previously been discussed on a subpage of WP:AN.  As a result of the case, Betacommand was instructed to remain civil, refrain from making personal attacks, operate BetacommandBot within the scope of policies, and refrain from "further instances of untoward conduct".  Other remedies adopted, urged Betacommand to be more responsive to good-faith questions, advised editors that images and media may be periodically reviewed for compliance with non-free content criteria, and asked the community to re-examine policies regarding image deletion, bot-assisted and otherwise, and consider whether any updating of the bot approvals group's procedures is warranted.


 * International Churches of Christ: A case involving disputes concerning the article on International Churches of Christ.  As a result of the case, TransylvanianKarl was restricted from editing this and related articles anonymously or through other accounts, urged to refrain from editing these articles until he has familiarized himself with core policies, and instructed to comply with such policies.

Voting phase

 * Strider12: A case involving an Abortion-related dispute between Strider12 and MastCell. A proposed remedy banning Strider12 has the support of two arbitrators.


 * Prem Rawat: A case involving the actions of editors on Prem Rawat and related articles.  A remedy that would place Rawat-related articles on article probation currently passes, and another, more recently proposed remedy instructing editors with a possible or perceived conflict of interest to comply with Wikipedia policies on NPOV and conflict of interest has the support of four arbitrators.