Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-07-02/Arbitration report

No cases were closed or opened, leaving the number of open cases at three. One motion was filed this week.

Fæ (Week 6)
The case concerns alleged misconduct with regards to aggressive responses and harassment by Fæ toward users who question his actions. The case was brought before the committee by MBisanz. The other parties are Michaeldsuarez and Delicious carbuncle. A decision is expected on 6 July.

In response to a [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/F%C3%A6/Workshop&diff=prev&oldid=498162477 workshop proposal] calling for the removal of his adminship, Fæ's administrator rights were removed at his request on 18 June; he has declared he will not pursue RfA until June 2013, and that should another user nominate him and he feels confident to run, he will launch a reconfirmation RfA rather than requesting the tools back without community process.

Falun Gong 2 (Week 5)
The case was referred to the committee by Timotheus Canens, after TheSoundAndTheFury filed a "[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement&oldid=495080710#Request_concerning_Ohconfucius.2C_Colipon.2C_Shrigley voluminous AE request]" concerning behavioural issues related to Ohconfucius, Colipon, and Shrigley. The accused deny his claims and decried TheSoundAndTheFury for his alleged "POV-pushing". According to TheSoundAndTheFury, the problem lies not with "these editors' points of view per se "; rather, it is "fundamentally about behaviour". A decision is expected on 8 July.

Perth (Week 3)
The case, filed by P.T. Aufrette, concerns wheel-warring on the Perth article after a contentious requested move discussion (initiated by the filer) was closed as successful by JHunterJ. The close was a matter of much contention, with allegations that the move was not supported by consensus. After a series of reverts by Deacon of Pndapetzim, Kwamikagami and Gnangarra, the partiality of JHunterJ's decision was discussed, as was the intensity of Deacon of Pndapetzim's academic interests in the topic. Questions were also raised about the suitability of the new move review forum.

In a workshop proposal, uninvolved user Ncmvocalist outlined in proposed principles the need for administrators to lead by example, behave respectfully and civilly in their interactions with other users, learn from experience, and avoid wheel-warring irrespective of the circumstances or nature of the dispute; and that WikiProjects are not platforms for point-of-view pushing or the pushing of one's own agenda and where consensus cannot be reached other venues of discussion should be sought out. Proposed decisions are due on 12 July.

Motions
A motion was filed by arbitrator PhilKnight calling for the removal of Carnildo's administrative tools for "long-term poor judgement" in his use of the tools. Carnildo may regain the tools via a successful request for adminship. At the time of writing, seven arbitrators are in unanimous support of the motion, a majority of 8 is needed for the motion to pass.