Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-07-13/Arbitration report

This week the Committee voted to unban Betacommand under strict and specific conditions.

The Committee also announced the convening of the Advisory Council on Project Development, a body that according to the original announcement "acts as an advisory body to the Arbitration Committee and to the community; considers various issues facing the project and develops ideas, proposals, and recommendations for improving it; and serves as a forum for the sharing of best practices among the different areas within the project." Initial response was not positive. Concerns included the apparent expansion of ArbCom's purpose from a dispute resolution body to one of project governance; the presence of two Arbitrators on the council; the ill-defined scope and purpose of the Council; its closed nature; and that opinions were not solicited beforehand. Kirill Lokshin, one of the Arbitrators who would be appointed to the Council, announced that he would resign from the Arbitration Committee, as he felt he had let the community down, viewing his actions with regard to the Council as poor judgment. Rlevse also [ resigned], citing dissatisfaction with the community's response to the Committee's efforts. SlimVirgin opened an RfC on the Council to clarify community sentiment, which is currently underway.

The Arbitration Committee neither closed nor opened cases this week, leaving one open.

Voting

 * ADHD: A case examining the dispute on the ADHD article and the conduct of the editors involved therein.