Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-05-12/Arbitration report

The Arbitration Committee closed one case this week, leaving five currently open.

Closed case

 * Prem Rawat: A case involving the actions of editors on Prem Rawat and related articles.  Remedies passed placing Prem Rawat and related articles on article probation, and reminding editors on the topic who may have, or may be perceived as having a conflict of interest, to comply with NPOV and conflict of interest policies.

New cases

 * Giovanni33: A case involving the accusation of sockpuppetry by Giovanni33. Giovanni33 and  Rafaelsfingers, who has been labeled as a sockpuppet of Giovanni33 by some, have denied the charges.


 * Footnoted quotes: A case involving the use of quotes in footnotes; some users allege that Richard Arthur Norton has been using these quotes excessively, and against consensus. Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), however, has argued for the quotes, and noted that he's "flexible" regarding specific uses of the quotes.


 * CAMERA lobbying: A case involving alleged lobbying by pro-Israel group Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) on Middle East-related articles.  Gni was banned indefinitely by the community in the wake of these allegations; Gni denied allegations that he was Gilead Ini, a senior member of CAMERA.  Zeq was community-banned for one year, and Dajudem was banned from Arab-Israeli topics for one year.

Voting phase

 * Homeopathy: A dispute involving a number of editors over the Homeopathy article. Remedies with the support of four arbitrators include banning DanaUllman for one year, the creation of a "Sourcing Adjudication Board" regarding the inappropriate use of citations, and emphasizing the Committee's ability to issue subsequent sanctions in the case, based on reports of "inappropriate conduct" as judged by the Sourcing Adjudication Board.  Two versions of another sanction each have the support of just one arbitrator, allowing administrators to impose sanctions on editors in the dispute.


 * Tango: A case involving a controversial block of MONGO by Tango under this finding. Currently, three remedies have been proposed:
 * Suspending Tango's use of the blocking tool: Supported 5-2.
 * Suspending Tango's adminship for one month: Supported 7-1.  This is the only version that currently passes (a majority is seven arbitrators for this case)
 * Indefinitely revoking Tango's adminship: Supported 5-2.