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* [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration enforcement]]
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration enforcement]]
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: ''This page is a scratchpad where I am maintaining notes about pages where I have been, or am currently, acting as an administrator in arbitration enforcement. ''
: ''This page is where I maintain notes about where I have been, or am currently, acting as an administrator in [[WP:AE|arbitration enforcement]].''
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Arbitration enforcement generally falls into the following categories:
: ''The lower part of this page ([[#Pseudoscience log]]) is a temporary collection of diffs relating to disputes in the Pseudoscience topic area. See also [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience#Discretionary sanctions]]. Once the dispute is resolved, the diffs will be deleted.''
* Monitoring articles or editors listed at [[Wikipedia:General sanctions]] or [[Wikipedia:Editing restrictions]], to keep an eye out for places where disputes are taking place that are not being resolved through the normal means of [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution]].
* Once it is determined that administrator intervention may be necessary in a particular dispute, an admin may issue informal warnings, either to specific editors, or on article talkpages to remind editors that they are working in a topic area that is within the scope of a particular ArbCom case's discretionary sanctions
* If informal warnings are not working, administrators are to issue formal notifications about the potential of discretionary sanctions
* Lastly, administrators may place discretionary sanctions on editors or articles, such as [[WP:BAN]]s, [[WP:BLOCK]]s, or other kinds of restrictions such as revert limitations.


==Articles where I have used discretionary sanctions==
==Articles where I have used discretionary sanctions==
: ''I try to adapt my approach to specific articles or topic areas, since when it comes to discretionary sanctions, it's not one-size-fits-all. Sometimes in the most complex disputes, which involve dozens of editors on a single article, I create a "list of editors" to help provide some structure to the dispute.''


Using the "list of editors" technique:
Areas where I have used the "list of editors" technique:
* [[User:Elonka/Hungarian-Slovakian experiment]] (May &ndash; July 2008)
* [[User:Elonka/Hungarian-Slovakian experiment]] (May &ndash; July 2008)
* [[Talk:Muhammad al-Durrah/Archive 9#Conditions_for_editing]] (June &ndash; September 2008)
* [[Talk:Muhammad al-Durrah/Archive 9#Conditions_for_editing]] (June &ndash; September 2008)
* [[Talk:Quackwatch/Archive 16#Conditions_for_editing]] (September &ndash; October 2008)
* [[Talk:Quackwatch/Archive 16#Conditions_for_editing]] (September &ndash; October 2008)
* [[Talk:Chiropractic/Admin log]] (September 2008 to present)
* [[Talk:Chiropractic/Admin log]] (September 2008 to present)
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* [[Talk:List of pseudosciences and pseudoscientific concepts#List_of_editors]] (December 2008 to present)


Other articles where such a list was not needed, or is not being used:
Other articles where such a list was not needed, is not being used, or was scrapped after it appeared to be causing more problems than it was intended to solve:
* [[Talk:Atropa belladonna/Archive 3]] (July 2008)
* [[Talk:Atropa belladonna/Archive 3]] (July 2008)
* [[Talk:Psychic]] (October 2008)
* [[Talk:Psychic]] (October 2008)
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* [[Talk:Ma'ale Akrabim massacre]] (December 2008)
* [[Talk:Ma'ale Akrabim massacre]] (December 2008)
* [[Talk:Israeli settlement]] (December 2008 to present)
* [[Talk:Israeli settlement]] (December 2008 to present)
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* [[Talk:List of pseudosciences and pseudoscientific concepts#List_of_editors]] (December 2008 to present)


== Notifications issued ==
== Notifications issued ==
This is the list of editors to whom I issued formal notifications about potential ArbCom sanctions. Note that not all editors warned were ever actually sanctioned, as most chose to voluntarily moderate their own behavior.
: ''These are editors to whom I issued formal notifications about potential ArbCom sanctions. Note that not all editors warned were ever actually sanctioned, as most chose to voluntarily moderate their own behavior such that further action was not needed.''


===Eastern Europe topic area ===
===Eastern Europe topic area ===
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==Discretionary sanctions==
==Discretionary sanctions==
: ''This section contains data on every discretionary sanction I placed, which went beyond a simple warning to the point of an actual restriction on an editor or article.''


===Eastern Europe===
===Eastern Europe===
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* See [[User:Elonka/Hungarian-Slovakian experiment/Admin notes]] (April &ndash; July 2008)
* See [[User:Elonka/Hungarian-Slovakian experiment/Admin notes]] (April &ndash; July 2008)
: ''Summary of my efforts'': Before my arrival in mid-April 2008, there was edit-warring on dozens of articles, and [[User talk:Elonka/Hungarian-Slovakian experiment#Administrator boards and other threads|dozens of admin board threads]], most of which were ignored because the complaints were too complex. Within a few months, and efforts by myself and administrators {{user|Shell Kinney}} and {{user|EdJohnston}}, the topic area had been stabilized, multiple sockpuppets were blocked, a special naming guideline had been discussed, the admin noticeboard threads had trickled off, and all editors were either working together constructively, or had moved on to other projects.
: ''Summary of my efforts'': Before my arrival in mid-April 2008, there had been edit-warring on dozens of articles, and [[User talk:Elonka/Hungarian-Slovakian experiment#Administrator boards and other threads|dozens of admin board threads]], most of which had been ignored because the complaints were too complex. After the intervention of myself and other administrators such as {{user|Shell Kinney}} and {{user|EdJohnston}}, the topic area was stabilized within a couple months. Multiple sockpuppets were blocked, a special naming guideline had been discussed, the admin noticeboard threads had trickled off, and all editors were either working together constructively, or had moved on to other projects.


===Homeopathy===
===Homeopathy===
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[User:Elonka/Pseudoscience statement]]
* [[User:Elonka/Pseudoscience statement]]
* [[User:Elonka/DR draft]]
* [[User:Elonka/Advice]]

Revision as of 02:32, 28 January 2009

This page is where I maintain notes about where I have been, or am currently, acting as an administrator in arbitration enforcement.

Arbitration enforcement generally falls into the following categories:

  • Monitoring articles or editors listed at Wikipedia:General sanctions or Wikipedia:Editing restrictions, to keep an eye out for places where disputes are taking place that are not being resolved through the normal means of Wikipedia:Dispute resolution.
  • Once it is determined that administrator intervention may be necessary in a particular dispute, an admin may issue informal warnings, either to specific editors, or on article talkpages to remind editors that they are working in a topic area that is within the scope of a particular ArbCom case's discretionary sanctions
  • If informal warnings are not working, administrators are to issue formal notifications about the potential of discretionary sanctions
  • Lastly, administrators may place discretionary sanctions on editors or articles, such as WP:BANs, WP:BLOCKs, or other kinds of restrictions such as revert limitations.

Articles where I have used discretionary sanctions

I try to adapt my approach to specific articles or topic areas, since when it comes to discretionary sanctions, it's not one-size-fits-all. Sometimes in the most complex disputes, which involve dozens of editors on a single article, I create a "list of editors" to help provide some structure to the dispute.

Areas where I have used the "list of editors" technique:

Other articles where such a list was not needed, is not being used, or was scrapped after it appeared to be causing more problems than it was intended to solve:

Notifications issued

These are editors to whom I issued formal notifications about potential ArbCom sanctions. Note that not all editors warned were ever actually sanctioned, as most chose to voluntarily moderate their own behavior such that further action was not needed.

Eastern Europe topic area

Palestine/Israel topic area

Conspiracy theories topic area

Pseudoscience topic area

Discretionary sanctions

This section contains data on every discretionary sanction I placed, which went beyond a simple warning to the point of an actual restriction on an editor or article.

Eastern Europe

Summary of my efforts: Before my arrival in mid-April 2008, there had been edit-warring on dozens of articles, and dozens of admin board threads, most of which had been ignored because the complaints were too complex. After the intervention of myself and other administrators such as Shell Kinney (talk · contribs) and EdJohnston (talk · contribs), the topic area was stabilized within a couple months. Multiple sockpuppets were blocked, a special naming guideline had been discussed, the admin noticeboard threads had trickled off, and all editors were either working together constructively, or had moved on to other projects.

Homeopathy

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Homeopathy

Summary of my efforts: By simply implementing two brief bans, the rest of the editors on the Atropa Belladonna and Quackwatch articles were able to reach consensus, and the articles were drastically improved.
Atropa belladonna article before I arrived,[12] Article 10 days later:[13] Better quality article, tags gone, and edit wars diminished
Quackwatch article before I arrived[14] Article after restrictions:[15]

Palestine/Israel articles

Summary of my efforts: Before my arrival, chronic edit-warring, multiple ANI threads, rapidly scrolling talkpage, extensive incivility. After my participation: Stable article, no more ANI threads, editors apparently content with compromise and have moved on to other projects

Pseudoscience topic area

Summary of my efforts: Minor. I did start a thread at WP:AN to request clarification on whether or not Chiropractic could be administered under the Pseudoscience case (the answer was yes). And I started the Talk:Chiropractic/Admin log page, where I engaged in discussion with other admins on the best way to proceed. All the actual sanctions though were placed by other administrators such as Shell Kinney (talk · contribs), who did the lion's share of the work on stabilizing the article, such as by managing the page at Talk:Chiropractic/Mediation.

Pseudoscience log

This section is a temporary collation of diffs related to the pseudoscience topic area, but is not intended to be a permanent part of this page.
See also: Talk:Chiropractic/Admin log
This user is no longer very active on Wikipedia.

cautioned by Elonka.[47]

See also

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