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==Summary==
On 10 June 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation desysopped and banned editor and administrator {{u|Fram}} from the English Wikipedia as an [[WP:OFFICE|office action]] for a period of one year. Fram's statement <ref name="fram_statement">[https://commons.wikimedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AFram&type=revision&diff=353950336&oldid=353863587 Fram's statement on Wikimedia Commons]</ref> indicates that the ban was solely for on-wiki conduct; as of this writing, the Wikimedia Foundation has not contradicted this assertion.  <!-- Change if needed --> It is the sense of the English Wikipedia community that:
*The desysopping and ban were ostensibly based on the rationale that the WMF must handle issues that the community cannot. Here, the issues were not presented to the community or the Arbitration Committee. Therefore, we reject the statement by the WMF as an explanation of the ban.
*The desysopping and ban, being presumably based upon only on-wiki actions, usurp the authority of the English Wikipedia community to enforce its own rules in regards to behavior on the project.
*The desysopping and ban are, therefore, invalid and must be reversed.
*Regardless of the reasons for this ban, the WMF must refrain from intervention in future on-wiki matters, or off-wiki matters which could be handled by the project's Arbitration Committee, with the exception of matters traditionally handled by WMF such as child protection, threats of violence, threats of suicide, and legal matters.

==Timeline of events==
*On 19 February 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation changed its Trust & Safety policy to allow itself to issue bans of less than indefinite duration and on specific wikis.<ref name="en rules">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Office_actions&type=revision&diff=884069651&oldid=881390590&diffmode=source Wikipedia office policy extension]</ref><ref name="meta rules">[https://meta.wikimedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Office_actions&diff=next&oldid=18883575 Meta-wiki office policy extension]</ref> This change was made without community consultation to determine if such a change was helpful or desired. <!-- So far as I can find. Give WMF a chance to comment on or rebut this. -->
*On 10 June 2019 at 17:41, WMFOffice blocked and desysopped editor and administrator {{noping|Fram}}.<ref name="fram_block_1">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=WMFOffice&page=User%3AFram&wpdate=2019-06-11&limit=1 Log entry Fram's first block]</ref>
*On 10 June 2019 at 17:56, a thread was started at the [[WP:BN|bureaucrats' noticeboard]].<ref name="bnpost">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ABureaucrats%27_noticeboard&type=revision&diff=901258006&oldid=901004399 Initial bureaucrats' noticeboard post]</ref> The proposal was discussed by the community there and later moved to a separate page at [[Wikipedia:Community response to Wikimedia Foundation's ban of Fram]] due to the volume of discussion.
*On 10 June 2019 at 20:58, the {{u|WMFOffice}} account, an official Wikimedia Foundation role account, posted a statement on behalf of the Trust & Safety Team to the bureaucrats' noticeboard discussion confirming the ban and desysopping but declining to provide further detail.<ref name="wmf_statement_1">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard&diff=901280610&oldid=901280517 First statement by the Wikimedia Foundation]</ref>
*On 11 June 2019 at 08:03, Fram posted a statement to Wikimedia Commons with his understanding of the reasons behind the ban, and giving the WMF permission to post his email communication with them regarding the subject.<ref name="fram_statement" /> As of this writing, the WMF has not disputed any portion of this statement.
*On 11 June 2019 at 11:50, administrator {{noping|Floquenbeam}} announced that they planned to unblock Fram in defiance of the office ban<ref name="floq_intent">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=901365774 Floquenbeam's "Statement of Intent"]</ref> and at 12:23 decided to wait until 19:00, noon San Francisco time.<ref name="first_delay">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=901369223 Floquenbeam's delay until noon]</ref>
*On 11 June 2019 at 13:28, administrator {{noping|Bishonen}} announced that they plan to support Floquenbeam and unblock Fram if Floquembeam is desysopped.<ref name="spartacus">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram&diff=prev&oldid=901376353 Bishonen's statement]</ref>
*On 11 June 2019 at 18:58, the WMF announced that it would release a second statement, and at 19:11, Floquenbeam wrote that they would wait to see the WMF's statement.<ref name="noon_delay">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Community_response_to_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram&diff=prev&oldid=901422165 Floquenbeam's last-minute delay]</ref>
*On 11 June 2019 at 19:27, the WMF posted a second statement to the community discussion.<ref name="wmf_statement_2">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Community_response_to_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram&diff=901424172&oldid=901424017 Second statement by the Wikimedia Foundation]</ref>
*On 11 June 2019 at 19:39, Floquenbeam unblocked {{noping|Fram}}.<ref name="floq_unblock">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=Floquenbeam&page=User%3AFram&wpdate=2019-06-11&limit=1 Log entry for Floquenbeam's unblock]</ref>
*On 12 June 2019 at 00:32, the WMF desysopped Floquenbeam,<ref name="floq_desysop">[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=rights&user=WMFOffice&page=User%3AFloquenbeam%40enwiki&wpdate=2019-06-12&limit=1 Floquenbeam's desysop log entry]</ref> allowing resysopping after 30 days in a third statement,<ref name="floq_desysop_statement">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ACommunity_response_to_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram&type=revision&diff=901457523&oldid=901457465 Third statement by the Wikimedia Foundation]</ref> and reblocked Fram.<ref name="fram_block_2">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=WMFOffice&page=User%3AFram&wpdate=2019-06-12&limit=1 Log entry for Fram's second block]</ref> No community policy existed at that time to govern resysopping after temporary office desysoppings. At 00:33, the WMF posted a fourth statement.<ref name="wmf_statement_4">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram&diff=prev&oldid=901457523 Fourth statement by the Wikimedia Foundation]</ref>
*On 12 June 2019 at 07:20, {{noping|Bishonen}} unblocked Fram.<ref name=<"bish_unblock">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=block&user=Bishonen&page=User%3AFram&wpdate=2019-06-12&limit=1 Bishonen's unblock log entry]</ref>
*On 12 June 2019 at 07:31, {{noping|Nick}} asked to be desysopped in protest of the Foundation's actions.<ref name="nick_desysop_request">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard&oldid=901492732 Nick's request on the bureaucrats' noticeboard]</ref> At 10:54, Nick was desysopped<ref name="nick_desysop">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=rights&user=Primefac&page=User%3ANick&wpdate=2019-06-12&limit=1 Log entry for Nick's desysop]</ref>
*On 12 June 2019 at 10:23, Fram made a second statement,<ref name="fram_statement_2">[https://commons.wikimedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Fram&diff=354167730&oldid=354064477 Fram's second statement]</ref> and at 19:59, they made a third statement,<ref name="fram_statement_3">[https://commons.wikimedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Fram&diff=354259771&oldid=354194865 Fram's third statement]</ref> asking the WMF to send details to mutually trusted editors.
*On 12 June 2019 at 13:33, in apparent defiance of their office desysopping, Floquenbeam requested a resysop at the bureaucrats' noticeboard.<ref name="floq_resysop_request">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard&diff=901526108&oldid=901522819 Floquenbeam's resysop request]</ref>
*On 12 June 2019 at 23:35, bureaucrat {{noping|WJBScribe}} resysopped Floquenbeam<ref name="floq_resysop">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=&user=WJBscribe&page=User%3AFloquenbeam&wpdate=2019-06-12&limit=1 Floquenbeam's resysop log entry]</ref> and made a statement in response to Floquenbeam's request.<ref name="wjb_statement">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard&diff=901594097&oldid=901569479 WJBScribe's statement on the bureaucrats' noticeboard]</ref> At 00:03 on 13{{nbsp}}June, they requested arbitration about their own action.<ref name="wjb_arb">[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case&diff=prev&oldid=901596726 WJBScribe's request for arbitration]</ref>

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