Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/WikiUser

Case Opened on 00:50, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Case Closed on 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Please do not edit this page directly unless you wish to become a participant in this case; editing this page implicitly authorizes the other participants to enter a complaint against you which may be considered by the Arbitrators as may your behavior. Comments are very welcome on the Talk page, and will be read, in full. Evidence, no matter who can provide it, is very welcome at /Evidence. Evidence is more useful than comments.

Arbitrators will be working on a proposed decision at /Proposed decision.

The parties

ChrisO and violet/riga (t)

and

WikiUser

Statement of complaint

Since joining Wikipedia last June, User:WikiUser has consistently engaged in a pattern of personal attacks and other deliberately disruptive behavior, including repeated reversions of articles, refusal to abide by Wikipedia policies and Wikiquette, and making strongly POV edits. He consistently refuses to compromise and refuses to enter into civilized dialogue with other editors with whom he disagrees. He also constantly accuses others of making personal attacks, including that they are "Nazis", "racists", "stalkers" and "fascists" and are guilty of "discrimination" against him. He spends most of his time complaining about his supposed wrongful treatment or attacking editors in often crude personal terms.

He has repeatedly made legal threats against users and the "Wikipedia Foundation" (sic) and has made several frivolous attempts to invoke mediation and arbitration procedures against users who have questioned his conduct. He has been temporarily banned on several occasions and his conduct criticised by many editors and administrators, including Jimbo Wales himself, but his conduct does not appear to have been improved in the process. He has also recently extended his activities to serial vandalism of articles on the Simple English Wikipedia, apparently in retaliation for edits by User:Netoholic with which he disagreed.

A full description of events is at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/WikiUser; summary evidence is at /Evidence.

Statement by affected party

Please limit your statement to 500 words

Discussion by Arbitrators [edit] General [edit] Motion to close Four net Aye votes needed to close case (each Nay vote subtracts an Aye) 24 hours from the first motion is normally the fastest a case will close.

David Gerard 14:51, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC) everything that should pass has; enforcement 2.3 could do with more, but has passed anyway

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the Epopt 15:05, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)MISCREANT SHOULD RECUSE AS COMMITTED GRATUITOUS ABUSE AGAINST ME. THEY'RE BREAKING THEIR OWN, AND JIMMY'S RULES AS USUAL.-WIKIUSER Ambi 15:07, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Fred Bauder 16:23, Feb 25, 2005 (UTC)MISCREANT SHOULD RECUSE AS COMMITTED GRATUITOUS ABUSE AGAINST ME. THEY'RE BREAKING THEIR OWN, AND JIMMY'S RULES AS USUAL. I HEREBY MAKE FORMAL COMPLAINT 1 OF MANY, AGAINST BAUDER ABOUT HOW HE CALLED A FORMAL COMPLAINT BY ME AGAINST HIM AN ATTACK ON HIM. FORMAL COMPLAINTS AIN'T ATTACKS (CEPT TO PARANOIDS) THEY'RE COMPLAINTS WITHIN THE RULES.-WIKIUSER

Theresa Knott (ask the rotten) 16:36, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/WikiUser/Proposed_decision"

COMPLAINT NOT VALID UNDER RULES PLUS FULL OF LIES AS RECORD SHOWS PLUS CRAZEEEEEEEEEEE CHRISO IS OBSESSED WITH ME. JESUS! EVER SEEN SUCH A HUGE COMPLAINT EVEN ON DIRTY WIKIPEDIA AGAINST ANYONE LET ALONE FOR NO REASON AND AGAINST THE RULES. YOU PEOPLE CRAZEEEEE AS WELL AS THICK AND EVIL.

Preliminary decision

Arbitrators' opinions on hearing this matter (6/0/3/0)

• Recuse; have had negative dealings with this user in the past. Strongly recommend acceptance of case. -- Grunt 🇪🇺 04:24, 2005 Feb 12 (UTC)
• Recuse. →Raul654 04:33, Feb 12, 2005 (UTC)
• Recuse, with a very strong recommendation to accept this case. Neutrality^talk 04:34, Feb 12, 2005 (UTC)
• Accept ➥the Epopt 04:36, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Accept, I could recuse myself based on this attack but we cannot all recuse ourselves in a case like this but must hear the case if needed Fred Bauder 14:42, Feb 12, 2005 (UTC)
• Accept -- sannse (talk) 20:45, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Accept - David Gerard 17:47, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Accept Theresa Knott (The snott rake) 10:21, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Accept Nohat 07:02, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Final decision

All numbering based on /Proposed decision (vote counts and comments are there as well)

Principles

No personal attacks

1) No personal attacks.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Courtesy

2) Wikipedia users are required to be courteous in their dealings with other users.

Passed 7 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Vandalism

3) Vandalism of Wikipedia will not be tolerated.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Edit warring / three-revert rule

4) Users are expected to avoid edit wars and to respect the three-revert rule.

Passed 7 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Legal threats

5) No legal threats.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Editing Wikipedia during a legal dispute

5.5) It is best for both Wikipedia and its users that those who are in a legal dispute with it or its users discontinue editing until all legal disputes which they have initiated have been resolved.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry

6) The use of sockpuppet accounts, while not generally forbidden, is discouraged. Abuse of sockpuppet accounts, such as using them to evade blocks and bans, make personal attacks or reverts, or vandalize, is strictly forbidden.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Reasonableness and disruption

7.1) Wikipedia users are expected to behave reasonably with respect to editing and relating to other users. Editing practices that cause disruption to the normal functioning of Wikipedia will not be tolerated.

Passed 7 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Findings of Fact

Editing from an anonymous ip

1) User:WikiUser has frequently edited from the ip 217.204.65.210, see [1] and [2]

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Personal attacks

2) Editing from the ip 217.204.65.210 and as User:WikiUser WikiUser has made personal attacks: [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], "nazi raul654", [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13] and [14]

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Discourtesy

3. Editing from the ip 217.204.65.210 and under User:WikiUser WikiUser has been discourteous in his dealings with other users: [15], [16] and [17]

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Vandalism

4) Editing from the ip 217.204.65.210 User:WikiUser vandalized Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers and pages on Simple English.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Three revert rule

5) Alternating as User:Wikiuser and the anonymous ip 217.204.65.210 WikiUser created the article Secondary modern school [18]. When another editor edited it he reverted at 11:35, Jan 22, 2005, again at 12:07, Jan 25, 2005, again at 14:49, Jan 25, 2005, again at 15:12, Jan 25, 2005 and again at 15:54, Jan 25, 2005.

Passed 7 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Legal threats

6) Editing from the ip 217.204.65.210 on User talk:WikiUser User:WikiUser made legal threats.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Unreasonableness

7) User:WikiUser has on a number of occasions taken an unreasonable attitude with respect both to editing and with respect to the actions of other users: [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34] and [35]

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Remedies

Ban for personal attacks

1) User:WikiUser is banned for one year for personal attacks.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Ban for legal threats

4) User:WikiUser is banned for making legal threats.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Ban for unreasonableness

5.1) For behaviour causing significant disruption to the normal functioning of Wikipedia, including repeated personal attacks, discourtesy, vandalism, edit warring, and other unreasonable behaviour. WikiUser is banned for one year.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Enforcement

Bans to run concurrently

1) All bans of definite duration shall run concurrently.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Enforcement of ban for legal threats

2.3) After one year with no further legal threats and no action taken it will be assumed that all disputes have been resolved and the ban for legal threats will be lifted. Further legal threats will reset the ban, and the ban will remain in place during and after any formal action taken. If other bans are not active and the matter is resolved prior to the lifting of this ban, Wikiuser can apply to the committee for a change to these conditions.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Probation on return

3) WikiUser will be on a 6 month probation if he returns after the ban period has expired. If he behaves disruptively or unreasonably during that time he may be blocked for a period of up to one week.

Passed 8 to 0 at 16:26, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)