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This is an archive of the results of all cases completed by the Arbitration Committee in 2006. There were a total of 116 cases closed in 2006.

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2006 Information

116 cases.

• Ten cases
• Waldorf education Decided 30 December 2006
  • Parties: Hgilbert ( talk · contribs), Wonderactivist ( talk · contribs), Pete K ( talk · contribs), Goethean ( talk · contribs), Thebee ( talk · contribs), DianaW ( talk · contribs), Fergie ( talk · contribs), Professor marginalia ( talk · contribs), Vindheim ( talk · contribs), Trueblood ( talk · contribs), Lumos3 ( talk · contribs), Venado ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Waldorf education and related articles are placed on article probation. The parties are reminded of the core policies including no orginal research and reliable sources and are expected to edit the articles accordingly.
  • Case reopened for review Decided 20 March 2007
    • Remedies: User:Pete K is banned indefinitely from editing Waldorf education, PLANS, Rudolf Steiner, Anthroposophy, and related pages or their talk pages. Waldorf education remains on article probation.

• RPJ Decided on 20 December 2006
  • Parties: JimWae ( talk · contribs), Gamaliel ( talk · contribs), Tbeatty ( talk · contribs), Mytwocents ( talk · contribs), Sbharris ( talk · contribs), Joegoodfriend ( talk · contribs), RPJ ( talk · contribs), Andreasegde ( talk · contribs), Ramsquire ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: RPJ is banned from Wikipedia for one year. RPJ is placed on indefinite probation. He may be banned from the site for an appropriate period by any administrator if he edits in a disruptive manner. Edits by anonymous ips or alternative accounts which mirror RPJ's editing behavior are subject to the remedies applied to RPJ.

• Seabhcan Decided on 17 December 2006
  • Parties: MONGO ( talk · contribs), Seabhcan ( talk · contribs), Tom harrison ( talk · contribs), Morton devonshire ( talk · contribs), Tbeatty ( talk · contribs), Junglecat ( talk · contribs), Travb ( talk · contribs), TDC ( talk · contribs), SalvNaut ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: MONGO and Seabhcan are desysopped. Seabhcan is placed on standard personal attack parole for one year.

• Hkelkar Decided on 10 December 2006
  • Parties: Shiva's Trident ( talk · contribs), Hkelkar ( talk · contribs), BhaiSaab ( talk · contribs), Blnguyen ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Dmcdevit ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Srikeit ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Bakasuprman ( talk · contribs), Ikonoblast ( talk · contribs) (nee Holywarrior ( talk · contribs)), TwoHorned ( talk · contribs), TerryJ-Ho ( talk · contribs) (second account after abandoning Lkadvani due to WP:USERNAME - L K Advani, current leader of Bharatiya Janata Party), Dbachmann ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Ben W Bell ( talk · contribs), syiem ( talk · contribs), dangerous-Boy ( talk · contribs), Haphar ( talk · contribs), Danianjan ( talk · contribs), Basawala ( talk · contribs), Hornplease ( talk · contribs), Anwar saadat ( talk · contribs), Nobleeagle ( talk · contribs), Aksi_great ( talk · contribs), RSudarshan ( talk · contribs), DaGizza ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Bondego ( talk · contribs), Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington ( talk · contribs) , nidhishsinghal ( talk · contribs), Street_Scholar ( talk · contribs), Gamesmasterg9 ( talk · contribs), AMbroodEY ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: BhaiSaab ( talk · contribs), Hkelkar ( talk · contribs) and TerryJ-Ho ( talk · contribs) are banned from Wikipedia for one year. BhaiSaab, Hkelkar and TerryJ-Ho are placed on probation for an indefinite period.

• Konstable Decided on 10 December 2006
  • Parties: Konstable ( talk · contribs), AltUser ( talk · contribs), AlternativeAccountK ( talk · contribs), Ryushort ( talk · contribs), Moe Epsilon ( talk · contribs), Chacor ( talk · contribs), wangi ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Konstable, now voluntarily desysopped, may not be resysopped without using the normal channels, including a request for adminship and community consensus.

• ScienceApologist Decided on 8 December 2006
  • Parties: Asmodeus ( talk · contribs), ScienceApologist ( talk · contribs), Art LaPella ( talk · contribs), JBKramer ( talk · contribs), Prosfilaes ( talk · contribs), DrL ( talk · contribs), FeloniousMonk ( talk · contribs), Cowman109 ( talk · contribs), Hal Fisher ( talk · contribs), Haldane Fisher ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Asmodeus is indefinitely banned from editing Christopher Michael Langan and all related articles including but not limited to: Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe, Crank (person), and Academic elitism. He may make suggestions on talk pages if he is not disruptive. Asmodeus is also placed on probation indefinitely and is cautioned to be courteous to other users. He may be banned from any article, talk page, or subject area which he disrupts by aggressive biased editing or incivility. All remedies which apply to Asmodeus also apply to DrL and, after warning accompanied by a link to this matter, to any other user with a similar editing pattern. Haldane Fisher and Hal Fisher are banned indefinitely. FeloniousMonk is counseled to consult with other administrators with respect to disruptive users and to cooperate with them in a collegial way. ScienceApologist is counseled to be more patient and diplomatic with users who may edit their own article or advance original research.

• Elvis Decided 5 December 2006
  • Parties: Lochdale ( talk · contribs), Onefortyone ( talk · contribs).
  • Remedies: Lochdale ( talk · contribs) is banned indefinitely from editing articles which concern Elvis Presley. Onefortyone ( talk · contribs) remains on probation with respect to editing articles which concern celebrities, see Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Onefortyone#Onefortyone_placed_on_Probation.

• Protecting children's privacy Decided 5 December 2006
  • Parties: Radiant! ( talk · contribs) Thatcher131 ( talk · contribs) Thryduulf ( talk · contribs) Herostratus ( talk · contribs) John Reid ( talk · contribs) BigNate37 ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: The community is encouraged to continue working to achieve an acceptable formulation of Wikipedia:Protecting children's privacy, or an alternative, which addresses problems presented by disruptive users, while avoiding the creation of a hostile atmosphere for children who are editing in good faith. Users who disrupt Wikipedia by posing as children, projecting a provocative persona, and disclosing personal information may be banned on a case by case basis. Users who appear to be children editing in good faith who disclose identifying personal information may be appropriately counseled. Deletion and oversight may be used in appropriate cases to remove the information.

• Pseudoscience Decided 3 December 2006
  • Parties: iantresman ( talk · contribs), ScienceApologist ( talk · contribs), FeloniousMonk ( talk · contribs), Elerner ( talk · contribs), Ragesoss ( talk · contribs), Shell_Kinney ( talk · contribs), Jim_Butler ( talk · contribs), Gleng ( talk · contribs), JBKramer ( talk · contribs), Pjacobi ( talk · contribs), Tommysun ( talk · contribs), Mangojuice ( talk · contribs), GoodCop ( talk · contribs), Asmodeus ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Tommysun ( talk · contribs) is banned from editing articles which relate to science and pseudoscience. Tommysun and Iantresman ( talk · contribs) are placed on probation. Elerner ( talk · contribs) is banned from editing Eric Lerner, Plasma cosmology, Aneutronic fusion, and any pages, excepting talk pages, related to his real-life work. ScienceApologist ( talk · contribs) is cautioned to respect all policies and guidelines, in spirit as well as letter, when editing articles concerning some alternative to conventional science.

• Non-Notability Decided on 2 December 2006
  • Parties: Radiant! ( talk · contribs), Doc_glasgow ( talk · contribs), Dmcdevit ( talk · contribs), Centrx ( talk · contribs), Fresheneesz ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Fresheneesz may be placed on probation if he continues to disrupt policy pages. Such action shall be by a successful motion at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Motions_in_prior_cases by any member of the Arbitration Committee after complaints received from one or more users.

• Eight cases
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Rachel Marsden Decided on 28 November 2006
  • Parties: Bucketsofg ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Bearcat ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Ianking ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Geedubber ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Arthur Ellis ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Arthur Ellis is banned from editing Wikipedia for one month. Bearcat and Bucketsofg are expected to conform to Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons rather than the liberal interpretation they have applied. Other remedies about editing articles related to Rachel Marsden

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Bowling for Columbine Decided on 25 November 2006
  • Parties: PPGMD ( talk · contribs), Mangoe ( talk · contribs), Schrodinger82 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Ken Arromdee ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Schrodinger82 is banned from Bowling for Columbine and related pages and talk pages for one year. This may be repealed if the Arbitration Committee feels that his editing of other topics demonstrates significantly improved understanding of Wikipedia's core principles. Violations of the article ban shall be enforced by brief blocks, up to a week in the event of repeat violations. After 5 blocks the maximum block period shall increase to one year.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Jean-Thierry Boisseau Decided on 18 November 2006
  • Parties: Jean-Thierry Boisseau ( talk · contribs) formerly part of Musikfabrik ( talk · contribs), Adam Cuerden ( talk · contribs), Folantin ( talk · contribs), Moreschi ( talk · contribs), Makemi ( talk · contribs), Ssilvers ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Jean-Thierry Boisseau and other users affiliated with Musik Fabrik are banned from editing any article dealing with artists or projects listed in their sales catalog. Further, they may not add any such artist or project to any article. There is no restriction on making suggestions or participating in discussions on talk pages. Jean-Thierry Boisseau is placed on probation. He may be banned from any article or talk page which he disrupts. Any bans imposed under this decision may be enforced by blocking the offender for a period of up to a week.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Ulritz Decided on 10 November 2006
  • Parties: Ulritz ( talk · contribs), Rex Germanus ( talk · contribs), Arnoutf ( talk · contribs), Dbachmann ( talk · contribs), Samsara ( talk · contribs), Angr ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Ulritz and Rex Germanus are placed on revert parole. They are limited to one revert per page per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, they are required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page. Ulritz and Rex Germanus are placed on probation for one year. They may be banned from any page or set of pages for disruptive edits, such as edit warring or incivility.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Vivaldi Decided on 9 November 2006
  • Parties: Vivaldi ( talk · contribs), Arbustoo ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Preying from the Pulpit, First Baptist Church of Hammond, Jack Hyles, Hyles-Anderson College, and any related article which contains poorly sourced controversial material are placed on article probation. The material in dispute between Vivaldi and Arbustoo has been determined to be controversial material which does not have an adequate source. They are warned to avoid edit warring and encouraged to edit the articles in dispute appropriately.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Gundagai editors Decided on 4 November 2006
  • Parties: Thatcher131 ( talk · contribs), Golden Wattle ( talk · contribs), Longhair ( talk · contribs), Bidgee ( talk · contribs), Gimmetrow ( talk · contribs), NuclearUmpf ( talk · contribs), Durova ( talk · contribs), 203.54.9.161 ( talk · contribs), 203.54.9.98 ( talk · contribs), 203.54.186.156 ( talk · contribs), 203.54.9.205 ( talk · contribs), 203.54.186.18 ( talk · contribs), 203.54.9.194 ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: The anonymous Gundagai editor is banned from editing Wikipedia for one year.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Kven Decided on 4 November 2006
  • Parties: Fred Chess ( talk · contribs), Art Dominique ( talk · contribs) a.k.a. Digi Wiki ( talk · contribs), Drow_Ssap ( talk · contribs), Factual_approach ( talk · contribs), Helpful1 ( talk · contribs), Stop_false_nationalism ( talk · contribs), Swedish_girl ( talk · contribs) and about 10 CheckUser confirmed other names (see User:Mikkalai/arkven), as well as many other suspected, most recently Steve Wondering ( talk · contribs), Mikkalai ( talk · contribs), Drieakko ( talk · contribs), Leifern ( talk · contribs), Labongo ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Kven-user limited to one account and is placed on probation. He may be banned from any article or set of articles which he disrupts by aggressive biased editing. The Kven-user is banned from editing articles related to Kven or making any edits regarding the topic. Should Kven-user edit under any username or IP prior to selecting a username any edit made may be removed on sight and the account indefinitely blocked. Should Kven-user violate any ban, he may be briefly blocked, up to a month in the event of repeat offenses.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/GreekWarrior Decided on 3 November 2006
  • Parties: GreekWarrior ( talk · contribs), Tony Sidaway ( talk · contribs), NickOfCyprus ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: GreekWarrior is banned from editing Wikipedia for one year. Following any ban GreekWarrior is placed on probation. He may be banned for an appropriate period should he engage in disruptive behavior.

• Nine cases
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Giano Decided on 28 October 2006
  • Parties: InkSplotch ( talk · contribs), Giano ( talk · contribs), Giano II ( talk · contribs), Tony Sidaway ( talk · contribs), JoshuaZ ( talk · contribs), Geogre ( talk · contribs), Irpen ( talk · contribs), Jdforrester ( talk · contribs), Kelly Martin ( talk · contribs), Bishonen ( talk · contribs), John Reid ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Kelly Martin is thanked for her long and honorable service. As Kelly Martin and Tony Sidaway gave up their sysop and other rights under controversial circumstances, they must get them back through normal channels. Giano II may, if developers cooperate, be restored to access to the account Giano. He is requested to avoid sweeping condemnations of other users when he has a grievance. Jdforrester is reminded to maintain decorum appropriate for an Arbitrator.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pat8722 Decided 23 October 2006
  • Parties: Pat8722 ( talk · contribs), Borghunter ( talk · contribs), Knowledge_Seeker ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Saxifrage ( talk · contribs), CBDunkerson ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
  • Remedies: Upon returning to active editing, Pat8722 is placed on Probation for one year. He may be banned for an appropriate period of time from any page or set of pages for disruptive editing.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Honda S2000 Decided on 21 October 2006
  • Parties: Honda_S2000 (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), AKADriver ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), SpinyNorman ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Zunaid ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Jsw663 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Jnbwade69 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: SpinyNorman is required to edit using only one account. SpinyNorman may be banned from any article he disrupts. SpinyNorman is placed on personal attack parole. He may be banned for an appropriate period of time if he makes personal attacks. SpinyNorman is placed on revert parole. He is limited to 1 revert per week on any article, excluding obvious vandalism. Should SpinyNorman continue to disrupt Wikipedia he may be banned for an appropriate period, up to a year.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Kosovo Decided on 21 October 2006
  • Parties: Asterion ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Bormalagurski ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) C-c-c-c ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (blocked but admitted to be active as PerfectStorm ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)), ChrisO ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Dardanv ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Envoy202 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Evv ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Ferick ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Hipi Zhdripi ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), PaxEquilibrium ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) previously known as user HolyRomanEmperor, Ilir pz ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), KOCOBO ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Kushtrimxh ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Litany ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Laughing Man ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Noah30 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Osli73 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), PANONIAN ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Reinoutr ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Tonycdp ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), TSO1D ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Vezaso ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) ( blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet of User:Dardanv
  • Remedies:For edit warring, personal attacks, and other disruption, PerfectStorm/C-c-c-c is banned from editing Wikipedia for one year. For edit warring and incivility, Bormalagurski is banned from editing Wikipedia from one year. For edit warring and disruptive use of sockpuppets, Dardanv under any username or IP, is banned from editing Wikipedia for one month. Hipi Zhdripi is limited to his one named account, Hipi Zhdripi. All edits by Hipi Zhdripi under another account or an IP address shall be treated as edits by a banned user. Ilir pz, Hipi Zhdripi, Vezaso are banned for one year from editing articles related to Kosovo. Relation to Kosovo is to be interpreted broadly so as to prevent gaming. Either may be banned from any related non-article page for disruptive editing. All articles related to Kosovo are put on Article probation to allow more swift dealing with disruption. Editors of Kosovo and related articles who engage in edit warring, incivility, original research, or other disruptive editing, may be banned for an appropriate period of time, in extreme cases indefinitely. ChrisO is warned not to engage in edit warring, and to engage in only calm discussion and dispute resolution when in conflict. He is instructed not to use the administrative rollback tool in content disputes and encouraged to develop the ability and practice of assisting users who are having trouble understanding and applying Wikipedia policies in doing so.Dardanv, Ferick, Laughing Man, Osli73, and Tonycdp are placed on Probation for one year. Each may be banned from any page or set of pages for disruptive edits, such as edit warring or incivility. Ilir pz, Hipi Zhdripi, Vezaso, Dardanv, Ferick, Laughing Man, Osli73, and Tonycdp are placed on standard revert parole for one year. Each is limited to one revert per article per week, excepting obvious vandalism. Further, each is required to discuss any content reversions on the article's talk page.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/MONGO Decided on 20 October 2006
  • Parties: MONGO ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), rootology ( talk · contribs), badlydrawnjeff ( talk · contribs), Karwynn ( talk · contribs), SchmuckyTheCat ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Links to Encyclopædia Dramatica may be removed wherever found on Wikipedia as may material imported from it. No action is taken against MONGO for any excessive zeal he has displayed. Users who are current or past editors of Encyclopædia Dramatica are reminded of the vast policy differences between Wikipedia and Encyclopædia Dramatica and admonished to wear their Wikipedia hats while here. PrivateEditor ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned indefinitely from Wikipedia. Rootology ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is banned indefinitely.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Marudubshinki Decided on 19 October 2006
  • Parties: Marudubshinki ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Marudubshinki is desysopped. Marudubshinki may not use a bot. Should Marudubshinki use a bot he may be blocked for an appropriate period of time.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Ackoz Decided on 18 October 2006
  • Parties: Ackoz ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Azmoc ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), 85.70.5.66 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Based on his representations to the Arbitration Committee, Ackoz ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is unblocked. Ackoz is placed on probation for one year. Should he edit in a provocative manner he may be blocked for an appropriate period of time, up to a month in the case of serious offenses. Should Ackoz edit while blocked all accounts may be blocked indefinitely
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Deir Yassin massacre Decided on 15 October 2006
  • Parties: KimvdLinde ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Guy Montag ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Guy Montag is banned from articles which relate to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Guy Montag's Probation under the terms of Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Yuber#Guy Montag placed on probation is extended to include one year from the final date of this decision.
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Ed Poor 2 Decided on 12 October 2006
  • Parties: JoshuaZ ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Ed_Poor ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Ed Poor is placed on Probation. He may be banned from any article or set of articles by an uninvolved administrator for disruptive editing, such as edit warring, original research, and POV forking.

• Twelve cases
• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Israel-Lebanon Decided on 28 September 2006
  • Parties: AdamKesher ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Tasc ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Barberio ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Denis Diderot ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Cerejota ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Iorek85 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Any user, particularly Tasc, who engages in edit warring with respect to 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict may be banned from the article for an appropriate period. Editors are cautioned that there may be exceptions to Wikipedia Guidelines and Style Guides due to unusual circumstances such as an important current event. Decisions need to be based on utility of the article to readers, not to literal compliance with Wikipedia rules.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Zer0faults Decided on 19 September 2006
  • Parties: Zer0faults ( talk · contribs) Nescio ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Zer0faults is placed on Probation. He may be banned for an appropriate period of time from an article or set of articles which he disrupts by tendentious editing or edit warring.
  • Note: Zer0faults has assumed a new user name, NuclearUmpf ( talk · contribs).

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Warren Kinsella Decided on 18 September 2006
  • Parties: Arthur Ellis ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Pete Peters ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) CJCurrie ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) 209.217.93.60 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) 209.217.66.179 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) 207.35.190.72 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) 72.136.201.103 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) 69.157.70.145 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Ceraurus ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies:Arthur Ellis is banned indefinitely from Warren Kinsella and articles which relate to Canadian politics and its blogosphere. Any article which mentions Warren Kinsella is considered a related article for the purposes of this remedy. This includes all talk pages other than the talk page of Mark Bourrie. Arthur Ellis is required to use one registered account.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Kehrli Decided on 17 September 2006
  • Parties: Kehrli ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Nick_Y. ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Kehrli is banned for one year from articles which relate to m/z. Kehrli is prohibited for two years from changing the notation m/z, wherever found, to any other notation. Should Kehrli violate any ban placed on him by this decision or engage in substitution of notation, he may be blocked for an appropriate time.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/St Christopher Decided on 17 September 2006
  • Parties: Leuko ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) ParalelUni ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (signing posts as Spike) Azskeptic ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Vtak ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) JzG ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: ParalelUni's community ban is endorsed. Any of the single-purpose accounts mentioned identified in the case, or any other accounts or IPs an administrator deems to be an account used solely for the editing of St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine or related pages, may be banned from that article or related pages for disruptive edits.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Intangible Decided on 12 September 2006
  • Parties: Cberlet ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Intangible ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) AaronS ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (by implication)
  • Remedies: Intangible and AaronS placed on probation.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sathya Sai Baba Decided on 5 September 2006
  • Parties: SSS108 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Andries ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) also known as Omniscient ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) also known as Andrieskd ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Andries and SSB108 are forgiven any offenses they have committed by introducing unreliable information into the article and encouraged to edit in compliance with Wikipedia:Reliable sources and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. The three revert rule shall not apply to such removal of negative poorly sourced information about Sathya Sai Baba. This includes links to critical websites which contain original research or which consist of personal accounts of negative experiences with Sathya Sai Baba or organizations affiliated with him. It is inappropriate for a user to insert a link to a website maintained by the user (or in which the user plays an important role).

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/His excellency Decided on 3 September 2006
  • Parties: His excellency ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and Amibidhrohi ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (prior account) Merzbow ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Timothy Usher ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Pecher ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: His excellency is placed on general personal attack parole. Additionally should he engage in attacks directed at ethnic groups such as "The Jews" or "The Kikes" he may be blocked for extended periods of time, up to a year. His excellency, having made one personal attack directed at "The Jews" and another directed at "those kikes" is banned for one month for the first offense and 3 months for the second offense, to run consecutively. For continued Semitic attacks on other users [1] during this proceeding an additional ban of 6 2 months is imposed to run consecutively with other bans. His excellency is placed on Probation for one year. Timothy Usher is placed on Probation for one year. Traditional Muslim usages such as "Salam, brother" or (PBUH) may be used on talk pages at the discretion of the user; however, care should be taken to not create a hostile atmosphere for non-Muslims.
    • The probation now applies to Proabivouac ( talk · contribs) and is effective for one year from September 10, 2007 [2]. Thatcher131 13:17, 11 September 2007 (UTC) reply

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/CoolKatt number 99999 Decided on 3 September 2006
  • Parties: CoolKatt_number_99999 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Rollosmokes ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) CFIF ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) * Crossmr ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Lambertman ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and Minun ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: CoolKatt is banned for one year from articles which relate to US television stations. He may continue to comment on talk pages. CoolKatt is placed on Probation. He may be banned from any article or talk page which he disrupts. After the expiration of any ban imposed by this decision that ban may be re-imposed should he resume tendentious or disruptive editing. All of CoolKatt's subpages that do not comply with Wikipedia:User page#What about user subpages? shall be deleted.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Heqong Decided on 3 September 2006
  • Parties: Heqong ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Ideogram ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Heqong is banned for one month for personal attacks. Heqong is placed on Probation. He may be banned for a reasonable period of time by any administrator from an article or set of articles which he disrupts by tendentious editing. Heqong is placed on personal attack parole.

• Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Ericsaindon2 Decided on 3 September 2006
  • Parties: Ericsaindon2 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and 4 other parties.
  • Remedies: Ericsaindon2 is required to choose one username and edit only with that name. Ericsaindon2 is banned from Wikipedia for one year due to a variety of disruptive activities. Ericsaindon2 is placed on Probation. He may be banned for an appropriate time from any article or set of articles which he disrupts.

• Israeli apartheid Decided on 2 September 2006
  • Parties: Humus sapiens ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), SlimVirgin ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), {{ Jayjg ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Bibigon ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), HOTR ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), 6SJ7 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), ChrisO ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Nagle ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), KimvdLinde ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Bhouston ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log).
  • Remedies: All parties warned. Advice on consensus given to all parties.

• Eleven cases
• Eternal Equinox Decided on 30 August 2006
  • Parties: Eternal_Equinox ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Jim62sch ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and others
  • Remedies: Eternal Equinox placed on probation and personal attack parole. Jim62sch cautioned against taunting and teasing.
• Añoranza Decided on 29 August 2006
  • Parties: Añoranza ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Ideogram ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), NSLE ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Zer0faults ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Haizum ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Kirill Lokshin ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Ecophreek ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Habap ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Mmx1 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Añoranza banned for one week. Advice on consensus to all parties.
• 8bitJake Decided on 25 August 2006
  • Parties: 8bitJake ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Badlydrawnjeff ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) FRCP11 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: 8bitJake banned from articles about Washington State politicians, placed on probation. Applies also to Bazzajf and 62.77.181.16.
• Dionyseus Decided on 23 August 2006
  • Parties: Danielpi ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Dionyseus ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Danielpi banned for one week. Editing recommendations.
• Hunger Decided on 23 August 2006
  • Parties: Jcoonrod ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Smeelgova ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Jmabel ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Descendall ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Pedant17 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: editing recommendations, continued jurisdiction.
• Irishpunktom Decided on 21 August 2006
  • Parties: Irishpunktom ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Karl Meier ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Dbiv ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Irishpunktom placed on revert parole and Probation, Karl Meier placed on Probation Dbiv and Irishpunktom banned from Peter Tatchell, and Dbiv desysopped.
• Alienus Decided on 20 August 2006
  • Parties: Alienus ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and four others, all administrators.
  • Remedies: Alienus banned for one year "for edit warring, personal attacks, and incorrigibility."
• Pudgenet Decided on 16 August 2006
  • Parties: -Barry- ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Pudgenet ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and others.
  • Remedies: -Barry- banned indefinitely from perl and talk:perl. Pudgenet on personal attack parole and one year probation. All parties warned.
• Moby Dick Decided on 13 August 2006
  • Parties: Tony_Sidaway ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Moby_Dick ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Davenbelle ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Cool Cat ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Megaman Zero ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: All apply to Moby Dick: banned from certain articles, prohibited from harassing Cool Cat or Megaman Zero, may be blocked for continuing to harass.
• Iloveminun Decided on 13 August 2006
  • Parties: Tony_Sidaway ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Minun ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (and socks), HighwayCello ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Smurrayinchester ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Minun banned for 12 months (several consecutive bans) and put on revert, pers. attack parole and probation. Required to use one username.
• Saladin 1970 appeal -- Decided on 10 August 2006
  • Parties: Saladin1970 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) SlimVirgin ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Ryan_Delaney ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Jayjg ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
  • Remedies: Saladin1970 banned for one year for personal attacks, placed on probation, general probation and personal attack parole.

• Six cases
• Raphael1 -- Decided on 24 July 2006.
  • Parties: Raphael1 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Cyde ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Netscott ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Zoe ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
  • Remedies: Raphael1 banned from Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, its talk page and related articles for one year. Also under Probation and General probation.
• Trey Stone Appeal -- Decided on 23 July 2006.
  • Parties: 172 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Trey_Stone ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Closed without decision.
• Francis Schuckardt -- Decided on 19 July 2006.
  • Parties Bernie_Radecki ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Athanasius303 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and others.
  • Remedies: Article probation for initial period of three months. May be extended. Continuing jurisdiction.
• Highways -- Decided on 5 July 2006.
  • Parties SPUI ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), JohnnyBGood ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), PHenry ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Rschen7754 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Freakofnurture ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Northenglish ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log).
  • Remedies: SPUI, JohnnyBGood, Rschen7754, and PHenry put on probation related to highway articles. No more moving of articles until a naming policy is worked out.
    • Probation for Rschen7754 and PHenry lifted 26 March 2007.
    • Probation for JohnnyBGood lifted 3 April 2007; restrictions on SPUI will terminate twelve months after his last probation violation.
• Election -- Decided on 1 July 2006.
  • Parties: Phil_Sandifer ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), RyanFreisling ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Noosphere ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Kevin_Baas ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Tbeatty ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Article probation on articles listed in Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Election/Proposed decision#Locus of dispute. All the involved editors may continue to edit the articles using the wiki process.

• Infinity0 -- Decided on 1 July 2006.
  • Parties: Infinity0 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), RJII ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and two others
  • Remedies: Infinity0 placed on standard revert parole for one year. RJII banned from editing Wikipedia for one year.

• Nine cases
• Blu Aardvark -- Decided on 30 June 2006.
  • Parties: Blu_Aardvark ( talk · contribs), Raul654 ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) and other admins
  • Remedies: Blu Aardvark banned from Wikipedia for one year. All involved administrators admonished on use of admin tools.
• Locke Cole -- Decided on 29 June 2006.
  • Parties: Locke_Cole ( talk · contribs), Netoholic ( talk · contribs), David_Levy ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
  • Remedies: Netoholic bans from Netoholic 2 restated in modified form. Lock Cole banned for one month for harassment. Lock Cole revert parole. Netoholic and Locke Cole not to interact with each other. Netoholic reminded to follow fair use policy.
• Deathrocker -- Decided on 27 June 2006.
  • Parties: Sceptre ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Leyasu ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Deathrocker ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Deathrocker revert parole, Leyasu revert parole altered, making it more aggressive.
  • Deathrocker has changed his username to Daddy Kindsoul ( talk · contribs)
• PoolGuy -- Decided on 23 June 2006.
  • Parties: Nlu ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) PoolGuy ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) Lbmixpro ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: PoolGuy restricted to one account, put on probation
• Cesar Tort and Ombudsman vs others -- Decided on 21 June 2006.
  • Parties: Cesar Tort ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Ombudsman ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), about half a dozen others
  • Remedies: Ombudsman on probation for tendentious editing in articles related to medicine. Cesar tort cautioned to limit critical material to that supported by reliable scientific authority.
• DarrenRay and 2006BC -- Decided on 10 June 2006.
  • Parties: DarrenRay ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), AChan ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), 2006BC ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), ambi ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: DarrenRay, AChan, and 2006BC banned from editing Dean McVeigh and related articles
• Sam Spade -- Decided on 8 June 2006.
  • Parties: Sam_Spade ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and seven others
  • Remedies: Sam Spade on probation and cautioned about bad faith assumptions and personal attacks.
• Marcosantezana -- Decided on 5 June 2006.
  • Parties: Marcosantezana ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), KimvdLinde ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Kzollman ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Marcosantezana banned from editing natural selection and related articles for one year. Placed on probation indefinitely. Mentorship clause.
• SqueakBox and Zapatancas -- Decided on 4 June 2006.
  • Parties: SqueakBox ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), Zapatancas ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), and various sock puppets.
  • Remedies: Both parties banned from Wikipedia for one month, both banned from editing José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and related articles for one year. Both placed on personal attack parole for one year.

• Eight cases
• Messhermit -- Decided on 21 May 2006.
  • Parties: Messhermit ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Andres_C. ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
  • Remedies: Messhermit one year ban from articles which relate to the conflict between Peru and Ecuador. One year probation for Messhermit and Andries C.
• Jacrosse -- Decided on 18 May 2006.
  • Parties: DuncanBCS ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Jacrosse ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and five others.
  • Remedies: all pertain to Jacrosse. One year ban from politics articles. Indefinite personal attack parole, Probation and General Probation.
• Terryeo -- Decided on 13 May 2006.
  • Parties: ChrisO ( talk · contribs), Terryeo ( talk · contribs), and half a dozen others.
  • Remedies: Terryeo indefinitely banned from editing articles related to Scientology or Dianetics. Terryeo placed indefinitely on Probation and Personal Attack Parole.
• Monicasdude -- Decided on 12 May 2006.
  • Parties: Stifle ( talk · contribs), Monicasdude ( talk · contribs), and 14 others.
  • Remedies: Monicasdude banned from deletion process and placed on civility parole for one year.
• Aucaman -- Decided on 7 May 2006.
  • Parties: Aucaman, Zmmz, Robert_McClenon as advocate for Zmmz, LukasPietsch, Zora.
  • Remedies: Aucaman and SouthernComfort banned from editing articles related to Persia or Iran. Zmmz banned from editing Persian people and Iranian peoples. Aucaman, Zmmz, ManiF, Kashk, SouthernComfort, and Khoikhoi are placed on Probation for one year. Xebat banned (under all his usernames) from editing Wikipedia for one year.
• Depleted uranium -- Decided on 6 May 2006.
  • Parties: Nrcprm2026 ( talk · contribs) who signs as James S., Dr Zak ( talk · contribs), DV8 2XL ( talk · contribs), Dr U ( talk · contribs), TDC ( talk · contribs), Physchim62 ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
  • Remedies: James S. banned from depleted uranium, uranium trioxide, etc., placed on probation and general probation. Opposing editors warned concerning personal attacks. TDC placed on revert parole.
• Lou franklin - Decided on 5 May 2006.
  • Parties: Lou_franklin ( talk · contribs), Last_Malthusian ( talk · contribs), Rhobite ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA). Sethmahoney ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: Lou franklin banned indefinitely from Societal attitudes towards homosexuality and related articles and talk pages, and placed on personal attack and revert parole for one year.
• FourthAve -- Decided on 2 May 2006.
  • Parties: FourthAve ( talk · contribs), Jaysuschris ( talk · contribs), Jesster79 ( talk · contribs), Tony_Sidaway ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA), Reyk ( talk · contribs)
  • Remedies: FourthAve banned for a year, placed on personal attack parole, placed on probation, placed on general probation.

• Five cases
• Agapetos angel -- Decided on 30 April 2006.
  • Parties: User:Agapetos angel, User:FeloniousMonk, User:Jim62sch, User:Duncharris, User:Guettarda
  • Remedies: Agapetos angel, et al. banned from editing Jonathan Sarfati and associated articles; other parties cautioned to be aware of NPOV and edit warring.
• KJV -- Decided on 27 April 2006.
  • Parties: User:-Ril- (aka User:Cheese Dreams), User:SimonP
  • Remedies: SimonP is cautioned to respond appropriately to the expressed community consensus.
• ZAROVE -- Decided on 14 April 2006.
  • Parties: User:Michael Snow, User:ZAROVE
  • Remedies: ZAROVE banned from editing Acharya S and any related article and from commenting on Acharya or her son.
• Guanaco, MarkSweep, et al -- Decided on 12 April 2006.
  • Parties: User:Guanaco, User:MarkSweep, User:Friday, User:Evilphoenix, User:Zocky, User:StrangerInParadise
  • Remedies: Guanaco desysopped indefinitely. StrangerInParadise placed on personal attack parole. MarkSweep banned from editing or taking administrative action regarding userboxes and cautioned regarding misusing the administrator's rollback tool. Guanaco and StrangerInParadise may be temporarily banned from userboxes in case of disruption.
    • Amended by Open Motion on 4 May 2006. StrangerInParadise is limited to one account. Any sockpuppet accounts will be blocked indefinitely and the main account blocked for up to 48 hours if this is violated.
• Lapsed Pacifist -- Decided on 4 April 2006.
  • Parties: User:Lapsed Pacifist, User:Jtdirl
  • Remedies: Lapsed Pacifist banned from articles related to the conflict in Northern Ireland.

• Thirteen cases
• IronDuke and Gnetwerker -- Decided on 30 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:IronDuke, User:Gnetwerker
  • Remedies: Gnetwerker cautioned regarding discourtesy and original research. IronDuke cautioned regarding unsourced material.
• Tony Sidaway -- Decided on 30 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:Tony Sidaway, User:Crotalus horridus
  • Remedies: Crotalus horridus placed under indefinite probation, banned from editing or creating userboxes. Tony Sidaway placed on administrative 1RR.
• -Ril- 2 -- Decided on 28 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:Robert McClenon, User:-Ril-/ User:CheeseDreams, User:Phroziac, User:Doc glasgow
  • Remedies: -Ril-, determined to be User:CheeseDreams evading a ban, was blocked indefinitely. CheeseDreams was banned for a further year.
• Shiloh -- Decided on 25 March 2006.
  • Parties: Tina M. Barber and six others, and an army of sock puppets or meat puppets editing anonymously.
  • Remedies: User:Tina M. Barber banned one year; article-related probation on Shiloh Shepherd Dog and its related articles and talk pages; meatpuppet ban; all editors of Shiloh Shepherd Dog warned.
• Licorne -- Decided on 24 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:Fastfission, User:Licorne
  • Remedies: User:Licorne banned for one year, placed under indefinite probation and personal attack parole.
• Karmafist -- Decided on 21 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:Karmafist, User:Bunchofgrapes
  • Remedies: Karmafist forbidden to perform welcomes except under carefully prescribed limitations; placed on civility parole for one year.
• Jason Gastrich -- Decided on 21 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:JzG, User:Jason Gastrich, and four others.
  • Remedies: Jason Gastrich banned for one year; indefinitely banned from editing Louisiana Baptist University and The Skeptic's Annotated Bible; indefinitely limited to use one account. Other remedies which were apparently concurrent with the ban.
• Instantnood 3 -- Decided on 20 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:SchmuckyTheCat, User:Instantnood, User:Phroziac, User:Huaiwei
  • Remedies: Instantnood and Huaiwei both placed on probation and general probation, and their activities under Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Chinese) restricted. All remedies indefinite.
• Boothy443 -- Decided on 20 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:Jtkiefer, User:Boothy443, User:Aranda56
  • Remedies: personal attack parole for User:Boothy443
• Leyasu -- Decided on 7 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:Danteferno, User:Leyasu, User:Idont Havaname, User:Parasti
  • Remedies: User:Danteferno and User:Leyasu both placed on standard revert parole; Leyasu placed on personal attack parole for one year, and indefinitely placed on probation. Danteferno warned not to engage in incivility or personal attacks.
• Dyslexic Agnostic -- Decided on 6 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:Dyslexic agnostic, User:T-man, the Wise Scarecrow
  • Remedies: T-man, the Wise Scarecrow given a suspended ban of six months, and for one year placed under personal attack parole, probation and mentorship of User:Shanel, User:Robert McClenon, and User:Titoxd. Dyslexic Agnostic for one year placed on personal attack parole and probation.
• Zeq -- Decided on 5 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:Ian Pitchford, User:Zeq, User:Heptor, User:Zero0000 and two others.
  • Remedies: Zeq is banned indefinitely from 1948 Arab-Israeli War and Palestinian exodus, and is placed on Wikipedia:Probation; Zeq and Heptor cautioned on choice of sources; Zeq is cautioned to avoid removing well sourced information; Ian Pitchford, Zero0000 and the others cautioned to use the dispute resolution procedure.
  • August 18, 2006: Arbitration committee bans Zeq for one week for creating an article attacking HOTR.
• Appeal of VeryVerily -- Decided on 2 March 2006.
  • Parties: User:VeryVerily, User:Ruy Lopez and two others named primarily for their involvement in the prior case Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Gzornenplatz, Kevin Baas, Shorne, VeryVerily
    • The case Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Ruy Lopez/ was merged with this one.
  • Remedies: remedy 3 in the prior case (a revert parole) vacated with respect to VerilyVerily; appeal option granted to VerilyVerily for the other remedies. Ruy Lopez forbidden to use sock puppets; placed on probation.

• Twenty-one cases (one of them closed as merge)
• WebEx and Min Zhu -- Decided on 27 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Larvatus, User:Henryuzi, User:FeloniousMonk, User:FCYTravis and two others.
  • Remedies: Larvatus and HentryUzi are both banned from editing any article any article which relates to WebEx or Min Zhu and his daughter. and are both placed on Probation. The remedies on HenryUzi are to apply to any socks and meatpuppets as may surface. FeloniousMonk is admonished not to use his administrative tools or give warnings in content disputes in which he is involved. FCYTravis is admonished not to use administrative rollback button in content disputes.
• Tommstein -- Decided on 26 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Tommstein, User:Central, User:Duffer1 and four others.
  • Remedies: community ban on Tommstein endorsed by the Committee. Central placed on standard personal attack parole for one year and probation for one year. Duffer1 warned regarding incivility and edit warring.
• Sortan -- Decided on 25 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Jguk and User:Sortan.
  • Remedies: Sortan is warned regarding stalking Jguk. The remedy at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/jguk 2 is extended: Jguk is banned from editing any page or article which relates to era notation including policy pages.
• Theodore7 -- Decided on 20 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Theodore7, User:R.Koot, User:Bunchofgrapes, User:Bishonen, and User:BorgHunter.
  • Remedies: Theodore7 is banned for six months from editing articles, categories, templates, and portals regarding astrology, astronomy, and all related subjects; is placed on a one-year personal attack parole; is required to make valid edit summaries for the period of six months.
• RJII v. Firebug -- Decided on 18 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Firebug, User:RJII, and User:Jkelly (third party).
  • Remedies: RJII is placed on personal attack parole, probation, and general probation; is cautioned regarding POV editing. Firebug is counseled not to expect perfection from other editors.
• KDRGibby -- Decided on 18 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:KDRGibby, User:Natalinasmpf, User:172, User:Rhobite, and User:BernardL.
  • Remedies: KDRGibby is placed on indefinite personal attack parole, probation, and general probation; is prohibited from keeping personal attacks in his userspace.
• Rajput -- Decided on 17 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Dbachmann, User:Zora, User:Taaoo, User:Sisodia, User:AMbroodEY, User:Gurkhaboy, User:Shivraj Singh, User:DPSingh, and a number of sockpuppets.
  • Remedies: Shivraj Singh, DPSingh, Gurkhaboy, Ss india, Son of Kurus, Sisodia, 195.162.223.222, Suryabandhu, Kinsman of the Sun, Indologist, shonan, 220.227.238.195, and other related sockpuppets are banned from editing articles relating to Rajput. All editors on Rajput are reminded of basic Wikipedia policies regarding NPOV, verifiability, and citing sources.
    • Amended on 25 April 2006. DPSingh is banned for one year for continuing to violate his ban.
• Carl Hewitt -- Decided on 17 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:R.Koot, User:Ems57fcva, User:Charles Matthews, and User:CarlHewitt.
  • Remedies: CarlHewitt is banned from autobiographical editing involving himself (including the Carl Hewitt article) or his students, both in editing articles and in adding links and categories; is placed on probation.
• Ruy Lopez - Merged into Appeal of VeryVerily on 12 February 2006.
• Freestylefrappe - Decided on 12 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:SCZenz and User:Freestylefrappe
  • Remedies: Freestylefrappe desysopped, may reapply at anytime.
    • Amended on 10 September 2006. Freestylefrappe is restricted to one account
• Reddi 2 - Decided on 11 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Joke137, User:ScienceApologist, User:Jossifresco, and User:Reddi.
  • Remedies: Reddi is placed on probation and revert parole, both for one year.
• Pedophilia userbox wheel war - Decided on 10 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:El C, User:BorgHunter, User:Paroxysm, User:Carnildo, User:Ashibaka, User:Dschor, User:Karmafist, User:Carbonite, User:SPUI and others.
  • Remedies:
    • EL C's sysop powers (temporarily removed by Jimbo) to be restored at the end of the case;
    • BorgHunter's sysop powers (temporarily removed by Jimbo) to be restored two days after the end of the case;
    • Paroxysm banned for three days after the end of the case;
    • Carnildo desysopped, may reapply two weeks after case closes;
    • Ashibaka to lose sysop powers for two weeks only, after which they are to be restored;
    • Dschor banned for two months and placed on probation, with an option to appeal for lifting of sanctions after two months'
    • Karmafist desysopped, may reapply two weeks after case closes;
    • Dschor and Paroxysm prohibited from creating or editing userboxes (either templatized or hard-coded into a userpage);
    • Carbonite, El C, and BorgHunter are reprimanded for inappropriate use of their administrator tools, and are instructed to exercise more caution in using them in the future;
    • SPUI banned for ten days and placed on probation.
• EffK - Decided on 7 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:EffK, User:Famekeeper, and User:Robert McClenon.
  • Remedies: EffK is banned from all articles relating to the Catholic Church, and is banned from Wikipedia for one year. If EffK disrupts any article (including its talk page), he may, at the decision of any administrator, be banned from editing that article (and, if applicable, its talk page) for a period of no more than three months.
• Beckjord - Decided on 7 February 2006.
  • Parties: Beckjord, User:Android79, User:Bishonen, User:Bunchofgrapes, User:DreamGuy, User:Friday, and User:MONGO.
  • Remedies: Beckjord is banned for one year from editing Wikipedia; is banned from editing articles which are concerned with paranormal phenomena; is to use one account; is placed on personal attack parole; and is placed on general probation.
• Deeceevoice - Decided on 6 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Deeceevoice, User:Justforasecond, User:Alabamaboy, User:Encyclopedist, User:FrancisTyers, and others.
  • Remedies: Deeceevoice is placed on personal attack parole; is reminded of the need to follow core Wikipedia policies; is counseled to assume good faith and avoid offense; is prohibited from using her user page to publish offensive rants; and is placed on probation. User:Friday and User:Jim Apple are cautioned to avoid suggesting to users who are the subject of Arbitration proceedings that they abandon Wikipedia.
• Benjamin Gatti - Decided on 6 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Benjamin Gatti, User:Zen-master, User:Woohookitty, User:Katefan0, and User:Simesa.
  • Remedies: Benjamin Gatti is placed indefinitely on probation
• Neuro-linguistic programming - Decided on 6 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:FT2 v. User:HeadleyDown, User:JPLogan, User:DaveRight, User:AliceDeGrey, User:Bookmain, and various suspected sockpuppets.
  • Remedies: Comaze, HeadleyDown, JPLogan, Camridge, DaveRight, and AliceDeGrey are all reminded about adequate sourcing content, NPOV, and to discuss any reversions on article talk pages. The Neuro-linguistic programming article and all related pages are placed on a probation, where any administrator can ban any user from those article. The Neuro-linguistic programming article is also placed under mentorship.
• Xed 2 - Decided on 4 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Xed and User:Snowspinner.
  • Remedies: Xed is warned regarding personal attacks and citing unreliable sources; and is placed on indefinite personal attack parole. User:Viriditas is commended for his work in dealing with Xed, maintaining a courteous attitude toward the difficult user.
• Winter Soldier - Decided on 3 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Travb, User:TDC, and an anonymous editor in the IP range 165.247.xxx.xxx.
  • Remedies: TDC and the anonymous 165.247.xxx.xxx editor are banned from editing Winter Soldier Investigation for one year. if either party wishes to appeal the ban, they can do so after three months.
• Johnski - Decided on 2 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Davidpdx and others v. User:Johnski and his various suspected sockpuppets
  • Remedies: Dominion of Melchizedek and associated articles shall be semi-protected. However, the article may be unprotected (and reprotected) at the discretion of any admin who deems it safe to do so. If necessary, Johnski or any other suspected sockpuppet of his may be blocked indefinitely.
• Copperchair - Decided on 1 February 2006.
  • Parties: User:Copperchair, User:A Link to the Past, User:Clawson, User:Philwelch, User:The Wookieepedian, User:Marudubshinki, User:Megaman Zero
  • Remedies: Copperchair is banned indefinitely from editing articles which relate to Star Wars and War on Terrorism; is placed indefinitely on probation.

• Four cases
• Robert I - Decided on 31 January 2006.
  • Parties: User:CJCurrie, User:HOTR, User:Robert I, and various anonymous IPs.
  • Remedies: Robert I is banned pending the resolution of all legal disputes. If and when this ban is lifted, Robert I is to be placed on probation, placed on a one-year ban from any articles relating to Gregory Lauder-Frost, and is required to use only one account.
• Gibraltarian - Decided on 30 January 2006.
  • Parties: User:Ecemaml and User:Gibraltarian.
  • Remedies: No action is taken on the indefinite block placed against Gibraltarian in mid-December 2005, but it is recommended that no one unblock him unless he promises to comply with this decision. If and when this block is lifted, Gibraltarian is to be placed on personal attack parole, placed on a one-year probation regarding Gibraltar-related articles, and placed on an indefinite general probation.
• AndriyK - Decided on 27 January 2006.
  • Parties: User:Ezhiki, User:Irpen, User:Halibutt, User:Gnomz007, User:Ghirlandajo, User:Kuban kazak, User:Alex Bakharev, User:Mzajac, User:Sashazlv, User:Introvert, User:Fisenko, User:KNewman, User:AndriyK, and others.
  • Remedies: AndriyK is banned for one month for creating irreversible page moves; is banned from unilaterally making page moves, or changing articles, regarding Ukrainian names, especially those of historical interest. Andrew Alexander, AndriyK, and MaryMaidan are warned to avoid copyright violations. Ghirlandajo is warned to avoid incivility or personal attacks.
• Webcomics - Decided on 25 January 2006.
  • Parties: User:Snowspinner, User:Dragonfiend, and User:Aaron Brenneman.
  • Remedies: Aaron Brenneman is admonished to be respectful of consensus in creating and altering Wikipedia policy. Aaron Brenneman, Dragonfiend, Snowspinner, and Tony Sidaway are all cautioned to remain civil even in stressful discussions.