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class="mw-redirect" title="Template talk:ArbCom sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:ArbCom_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:ArbCom sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>arbitration process</b> exists to impose <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Active_sanctions" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Active sanctions">binding solutions to Wikipedia conduct disputes</a> that neither <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">community discussion</a> nor <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">administrators</a> have successfully resolved. <a href="/wiki/Arbitration" title="Arbitration">Arbitration</a> on the English Wikipedia is conducted by a panel of experienced users named the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee">Arbitration Committee</a> (ArbCom), which is elected annually by the community and governed by the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy">arbitration policy</a> (ARBPOL). In addition to adjudicating serious disputes, this committee also resolves issues by private hearings if factors such as privacy may preclude public consideration. The Committee has significant autonomy to address unresolvable issues among the community, but at the same time does not exist to subvert community consensus, to adjudicate matters of article content (Wikipedia has no "content committee"), or to decide matters of editorial or site policy. This Arbitration Committee's jurisdiction extends only to the English Wikipedia, although some other Wikimedia projects <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arbitration_Committee" class="extiw" title="meta:Arbitration Committee">have their own committees</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Selection_and_appointment" data-mw-thread-id="h-Selection_and_appointment"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Selection_and_appointment"></span>Selection and appointment<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Selection_and_appointment"></span></h2></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ACE2024" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ACE2024">Elections</a> are conducted annually, in December. Nominations usually open about a month beforehand, in November. The successful candidates are typically long-term, experienced editors of Wikipedia. No candidate has ever been appointed who is not an administrator (usually with years of experience), although there is no prohibition against appointments of non-administrators. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Scope_of_arbitration" data-mw-thread-id="h-Scope_of_arbitration"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Scope_of_arbitration"></span>Scope of arbitration<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Scope_of_arbitration"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:ARBSCOPE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ARBSCOPE&redirect=no">WP:ARBSCOPE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>The Committee accepts cases related to editors' conduct (including improper editing) where all other routes to resolve the conduct issues have failed, and will make rulings to address problems in the editorial community. However, it will <b>not</b> make editorial statements or decisions about how articles should read ("content decisions"), so users should <b>not</b> ask the Committee to make these kinds of decisions. </p><p>Arbitration is the last step in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Resolving_disputes" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Resolving disputes">dispute resolution</a> process; it is a last resort, only to be employed when all else has failed or there is very good cause to believe they will not help. Try other steps first, including discussion between disputants and, where appropriate, mediation. The Arbitration Committee only deals with the most serious, entrenched, or persistent disputes and cases of rule-breaking, where all other reasonable means have failed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Requesting_arbitration" data-mw-thread-id="h-Requesting_arbitration"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Requesting_arbitration"></span>Requesting arbitration<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Requesting_arbitration"></span></h2></div> <p>To request that a dispute be arbitrated, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests</a>, which contains all open requests for arbitration. But please read <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide_to_arbitration" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration</a> before doing so. </p><p>Requests for arbitration can also be used to present questions and requests related to previous closed cases. These include clarification of the intent and scope of a decision, appeals of past sanctions, and requests to amend remedies and enforcement measures. It can also be used to request enforcement of a previous case or motion. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests</a> <a href="/wiki/Transclusion" title="Transclusion">transcludes</a> the following pages: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case</a>: Use this page to request a new arbitration case.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification_and_Amendment" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment</a>: To request clarification or amendment of an existing closed case. This includes requests to lift sanctions previously imposed.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions</a>: Arbitrator-initiated motions, not specific to a current open request. Only arbitrators may propose or vote on motions on this page. However, you may add your own statement to the motion, and threaded discussion is allowed in the section titled "Community comments".</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement</a>: Violations of existing arbitration decisions are referred to the Committee's enforcement process. Although enforcement is within the jurisdiction of ArbCom, the actual process is staffed by Wikipedia administrators. Further instructions on requesting enforcement of an arbitration decision are on that page.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Active_sanctions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Active_sanctions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Active_sanctions"></span>Active sanctions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Active_sanctions"></span></h2></div> <p>The Arbitration Committee may impose sanctions, either as a result of remedies accepted during cases, or during requests for clarification or amendment, or as a result of motions. These sanctions may be imposed on particular topic areas of Wikipedia, or they may be imposed on particular editors. Some sanctions may be indefinite, but these can be rescinded at a later date. </p><p>A list of active sanctions imposed by the Arbitration Committee is at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Active_sanctions" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Active sanctions">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Active sanctions</a>. It partially transcludes from the following pages: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions" title="Wikipedia:General sanctions">Wikipedia:General sanctions</a>: Lists general sanctions on all editors working in a particular topic area, imposed by the Arbitration Committee and the Wikipedia community. It also lists the various general sanctions available.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_restrictions" title="Wikipedia:Editing restrictions">Wikipedia:Editing restrictions</a>: Lists particular editors subject to restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee and the Wikipedia community. It also lists the various types of editor restrictions.</li></ul> <p>General sanctions to topic areas may include a contentious topic designation, which are listed at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics">Wikipedia:Contentious topics</a>. Contentious topics are specially-designated topics that have attracted more persistent disruptive editing than the rest of the project. There is a log of enforcement at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_enforcement_log" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log">Wikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log</a>. Other general sanctions include article probation and revert restrictions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Prior_dispute_resolution" data-mw-thread-id="h-Prior_dispute_resolution"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Prior_dispute_resolution"></span>Prior dispute resolution<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Prior_dispute_resolution"></span></h2></div> <p>The Committee will generally accept cases without any previous formal dispute resolution measures being followed if, and only if, the case would: </p> <ul><li>Review emergency actions to remove administrator privileges; or</li> <li>Examine unusually divisive disputes among administrators or the community.</li></ul> <p>Otherwise, it is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFAR/G#PRIOR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFAR/G">expected</a> that other avenues of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DR">dispute resolution</a> will have been exhausted before a case is filed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Further_information" data-mw-thread-id="h-Further_information"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Further_information"></span>Further information<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Further_information"></span></h2></div> <p>For information about requesting Arbitration, and how cases are accepted and dealt with, please see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide_to_arbitration" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration</a>, which contains important information. You may also wish to review the following: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard</a>: Noticeboard of general announcements related to the Arbitration Committee's business.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Current" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Current">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Current</a>: Open and recently closed proceedings of the Arbitration Committee.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index</a>: Archive of closed proceedings of the Arbitration Committee.</li></ul> <p>The current members of the Arbitration Committee, and more information on the Committee itself, is at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee</a>. Contact details are at <a href="/wiki/User:Arbitration_Committee" title="User:Arbitration Committee">User:Arbitration Committee</a>. Information on the panel of clerks appointed by the committee to administrate the arbitration process is at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Clerks" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks</a>. History of the Arbitration Committee is at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/History" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/History">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/History</a>. </p><p>The Arbitration Policy is at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy</a>. Procedures based on this policy are listed at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures</a>. 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