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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration">About arbitration</a> <div style="float: right;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests">Talk</a> </div></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Arbitration policy</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight">(CU/OS)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide_to_arbitration?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration">Guide to arbitration</a></li> <li><a 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/History?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/History">History</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Clerks?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks">Clerks</a> <div style="float: right;"> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Clerks%26action%3Dedit%26section%3Dnew">+</a></span><span style="padding-left:1px;">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Clerks?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Clerks">Talk</a> </div></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Clerks/Procedures?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks/Procedures">Clerk procedures</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Conflict_of_interest_reports?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Conflict of interest reports">Conflict of interest reports</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Audit?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Audit">Audit</a> </div> <div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Audit?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Audit">Talk</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Audit/Statistics?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Audit/Statistics">Statistics</a> <div style="float: right;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Audit/Statistics?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Audit/Statistics">Talk</a> </div></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Audit_Subcommittee/Reports?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Audit Subcommittee/Reports">Reports</a> <small>(pre-2016)</small></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sidebar-content"> <div> <div class="mw-inputbox-centered" style=""> <form name="searchbox" class="searchbox mw-inputbox-form-inline" action="/wiki/Special:Search"> <div class="cdx-text-input"> <input class="mw-searchInput searchboxInput cdx-text-input__input" name="search" placeholder="" size="20" dir="ltr"> </div><input type="hidden" value="Wikipedia:Arbitration/" name="prefix"> <input type="submit" name="fulltext" value="Search" class="cdx-button"><input type="hidden" value="Search" name="fulltext"> </form> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sidebar-below"><small><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DSpecial:Recentchangeslinked%26target%3DTemplate:ArbCom_sidebar%26hidebots%3D0">Track related changes</a></span></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="sidebar-navbar"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:ArbCom_sidebar?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:EditPage/Template:ArbCom sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>This policy governs the Arbitration Committee, arbitration proceedings and arbitration processes. It was ratified by the community on 13 June 2011 and last amended on 23 May 2023. An extension of the arbitration policy, for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:CheckUser?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:CheckUser">CheckUser</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a> permissions, is at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight</a>.</p> <p>Procedures that supplement and implement this policy are at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Clerks/Procedures?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks/Procedures">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks/Procedures</a>.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#The_Arbitration_Committee"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">The Arbitration Committee</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scope_and_responsibilities"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Scope and responsibilities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Selection_and_appointment"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Selection and appointment</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Conduct_of_arbitrators"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Conduct of arbitrators</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Recusal_of_arbitrators"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Recusal of arbitrators</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Transparency_and_confidentiality"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Transparency and confidentiality</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Procedures_and_roles"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Procedures and roles</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Arbitration_proceedings"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Arbitration proceedings</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Jurisdiction"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Jurisdiction</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Requesting_arbitration"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Requesting arbitration</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Forms_of_proceeding"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Forms of proceeding</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Participation"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Participation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Admissibility_of_evidence"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Admissibility of evidence</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Temporary_injunctions"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Temporary injunctions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Format_of_decisions"><span class="tocnumber">2.7</span> <span class="toctext">Format of decisions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Policy_and_precedent"><span class="tocnumber">2.8</span> <span class="toctext">Policy and precedent</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Appeal_of_decisions"><span class="tocnumber">2.9</span> <span class="toctext">Appeal of decisions</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Ratification_and_amendment"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Ratification and amendment</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="The_Arbitration_Committee" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_Arbitration_Committee"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span>The Arbitration Committee<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-The_Arbitration_Committee","replies":["h-Scope_and_responsibilities-The_Arbitration_Committee","h-Selection_and_appointment-The_Arbitration_Committee","h-Conduct_of_arbitrators-The_Arbitration_Committee","h-Recusal_of_arbitrators-The_Arbitration_Committee","h-Transparency_and_confidentiality-The_Arbitration_Committee","h-Procedures_and_roles-The_Arbitration_Committee"]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p><span class="anchor" id="Scope"></span></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Scope_and_responsibilities" data-mw-thread-id="h-Scope_and_responsibilities-The_Arbitration_Committee"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Scope_and_responsibilities-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span>Scope and responsibilities<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Scope_and_responsibilities-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span></h3> </div> <p>The Arbitration Committee of the English Wikipedia has the following duties and responsibilities:</p> <ol> <li>To act as a final binding decision-maker primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve;</li> <li>To hear appeals from blocked, banned, or otherwise restricted users;<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>To handle requests (other than self-requests) for removal of administrative tools;<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>To resolve matters unsuitable for public discussion for privacy, legal, or similar reasons;<span class="anchor" id="scopeprivate"></span></li> <li>To approve and remove access to (i) <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight">CheckUser and Oversight tools</a> and (ii) mailing lists maintained by the Arbitration Committee.</li> </ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Selection_and_appointment" data-mw-thread-id="h-Selection_and_appointment-The_Arbitration_Committee"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Selection_and_appointment-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span>Selection and appointment<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Selection_and_appointment-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span></h3> </div> <p>Members of the Committee are appointed following <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:ACE?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ACE">annual elections</a> organized and run by the community. Candidates must:</p> <ol> <li>Meet the Wikimedia Foundation's <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy" class="extiw" title="wmf:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">criteria for access to non-public personal data</a> and confirm in their election statement they will fully comply with the criteria; and</li> <li>Disclose any alternate accounts in their election statements. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:SOCK?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#LEGIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOCK">Legitimate</a> accounts which have been declared to the Arbitration Committee prior to the close of nominations need not be publicly disclosed.</li> </ol> <p>In exceptional circumstances, the Committee may call interim elections, in a format similar to that of the regular annual elections, if it determines that arbitrator resignations or inactivity have created an immediate need for additional arbitrators.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Conduct_of_arbitrators" data-mw-thread-id="h-Conduct_of_arbitrators-The_Arbitration_Committee"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Conduct_of_arbitrators-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span>Conduct of arbitrators<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Conduct_of_arbitrators-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span></h3> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="WP:ARBCOND"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" 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://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:ARBCOND%26redirect%3Dno">WP:ARBCOND</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>Arbitrators are expected to:</p> <ol> <li>Act with integrity and good faith at all times;</li> <li>Respond promptly and appropriately to questions from other arbitrators, or from the community, about conduct which appears to conflict with their trusted roles;</li> <li>Participate conscientiously in the Committee's activities and deliberations, advising the Committee of upcoming inactivity if that inactivity will likely last more than a week; and</li> <li>Preserve in appropriate confidence the contents of private correspondence sent to the Committee and the Committee's internal discussions and deliberations.</li> </ol> <p>Any arbitrator who repeatedly or grossly fails to meet the expectations outlined above may be suspended or removed by Committee resolution supported by two-thirds of all arbitrators excluding:</p> <ol> <li>The arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and;</li> <li>Any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.</li> </ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Recusal_of_arbitrators" data-mw-thread-id="h-Recusal_of_arbitrators-The_Arbitration_Committee"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Recusal_of_arbitrators-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span>Recusal of arbitrators<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Recusal_of_arbitrators-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span></h3> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"> <div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"> <span id="WP:RECUSAL"></span> </div> <div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"> <div class="module-shortcutlist"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" 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://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title%3DWikipedia:RECUSAL%26redirect%3Dno">WP:RECUSAL</a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>An arbitrator may <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recusal" class="extiw" title="wikt:recusal">recuse</a> from any case, or from any aspect of a case, with or without explanation and is expected to do so where they have a significant conflict of interest. Typically, a conflict of interest includes significant personal involvement in the substance of the dispute or significant personal involvement with one of the parties. Previous routine editor, administrator or arbitrator interactions are not usually grounds for recusal.</p> <p>An editor who believes an arbitrator should recuse will first post a message on the arbitrator's talk page asking the arbitrator to recuse and giving reasons. Should the arbitrator not respond, or not recuse, the user may refer the request to the Committee for a ruling. Requests for recusal after a case has entered the voting stage will not be granted, except in extraordinary circumstances.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Transparency_and_confidentiality" data-mw-thread-id="h-Transparency_and_confidentiality-The_Arbitration_Committee"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Transparency_and_confidentiality-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span>Transparency and confidentiality<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Transparency_and_confidentiality-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span></h3> </div> <p>Committee deliberations are often held privately, though the Committee will make public detailed rationales for decisions related to cases, unless the matter is unsuitable for public discussion for privacy, legal or similar reasons. The Committee treats as private all communications sent to it, or sent by a Committee member in the performance of their duties.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Procedures_and_roles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Procedures_and_roles-The_Arbitration_Committee"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Procedures_and_roles-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span>Procedures and roles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Procedures_and_roles-The_Arbitration_Committee"></span></h3> </div> <p>The Committee may create or modify its procedures, provided they are consistent with its <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Scope">scope</a>; and may form subcommittees or designate individuals for particular tasks or roles. Where appropriate, the Committee may invite community comment on intended changes prior to implementing them.</p> <p>The Committee maintains a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Clerks?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks">panel of clerks</a> to assist with the smooth running of its functions. The clerks' functions include the administration of arbitration cases and management of all the Committee's pages and subpages; enforcing Committee decisions; implementing procedures; and enforcing good standards of conduct and decorum on the Committee's pages.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Arbitration_proceedings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Arbitration proceedings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Arbitration_proceedings","replies":["h-Jurisdiction-Arbitration_proceedings","h-Requesting_arbitration-Arbitration_proceedings","h-Forms_of_proceeding-Arbitration_proceedings","h-Participation-Arbitration_proceedings","h-Admissibility_of_evidence-Arbitration_proceedings","h-Temporary_injunctions-Arbitration_proceedings","h-Format_of_decisions-Arbitration_proceedings","h-Policy_and_precedent-Arbitration_proceedings","h-Appeal_of_decisions-Arbitration_proceedings"]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Jurisdiction" data-mw-thread-id="h-Jurisdiction-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Jurisdiction-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Jurisdiction<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Jurisdiction-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <p>The Committee has jurisdiction within the English Wikipedia.</p> <p>The Committee has no jurisdiction over: (i) official actions of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikimedia Foundation">Wikimedia Foundation</a> or its staff; (ii) Wikimedia projects other than the English Wikipedia; or (iii) conduct outside the English Wikipedia.</p> <p>The Committee may take notice of conduct outside its jurisdiction when making decisions about conduct on the English Wikipedia if such outside conduct impacts or has the potential to impact adversely upon the English Wikipedia or its editors.</p> <p>The Committee retains jurisdiction over all matters heard by it, including associated enforcement processes, and may, at its sole discretion, revisit any proceeding at any time.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Requesting_arbitration" data-mw-thread-id="h-Requesting_arbitration-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Requesting_arbitration-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Requesting arbitration<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Requesting_arbitration-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <p>Requests for arbitration must be presented in the manner designated by the Committee. The Committee may accept or decline any matter at its sole discretion; it will take into account, but will not be bound by, the views of the parties to the request and other interested users.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Forms_of_proceeding" data-mw-thread-id="h-Forms_of_proceeding-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Forms_of_proceeding-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Forms of proceeding<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Forms_of_proceeding-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <dl> <dt> Standard proceedings<span class="anchor" id="Standard_proceedings"></span> </dt> <dd> By default, hearings are public and follow the procedures published on the relevant arbitration pages. </dd> <dt> Summary proceedings<span class="anchor" id="Summary_proceedings"></span> </dt> <dd> Where the facts of a matter are substantially undisputed, the Committee may resolve the dispute by motion. </dd> <dt> Private hearings<span class="anchor" id="Private_hearings"></span> </dt> <dd> In exceptional circumstances, typically where significant privacy, harassment, or legal issues are involved, the Committee may hold a hearing in private. The parties will be notified of the private hearing and be given a reasonable opportunity to respond to what is said about them before a decision is made. </dd> <dt> <span class="anchor" id="appeals"></span>Appeals </dt> <dd> Appeals by blocked, banned, or similarly restricted users are usually conducted by email. </dd> </dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Participation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Participation-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Participation-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Participation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Participation-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <p>Decisions are reached by a majority vote of active, non-recused arbitrators. An arbitrator whose term expires while a case is pending may remain active on that case until its conclusion. Newly appointed arbitrators may become active on any matter before the Committee with immediate effect from the date of their appointment.</p> <p>Statements may be added to case pages by any interested editor. Editors are expected to respond to statements about themselves; failure to do so may result in decisions being made without their participation. All editors are required to act reasonably, civilly, and with decorum on arbitration case pages, and may face sanctions if they fail to do so.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Admissibility_of_evidence" data-mw-thread-id="h-Admissibility_of_evidence-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Admissibility_of_evidence-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Admissibility of evidence<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Admissibility_of_evidence-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <p>In all proceedings, admissible evidence includes:</p> <ol> <li>All Wikipedia edits and log entries, including deleted or otherwise hidden edits and log entries;</li> <li>Edits and log entries from Wikimedia projects other than the English Wikipedia, where appropriate; and</li> <li>Posts to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Mailing_lists?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Mailing lists">official mailing lists</a>.</li> </ol> <p>Evidence from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Mediation_Committee?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Mediation Committee">official mediation</a> is admissible only with the express prior written consent of the Mediation Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Evidence based on private communications (including, but not limited to, other websites, forums, chat rooms, IRC logs, email correspondence) is admissible only by prior consent of the Committee and only in exceptional circumstances.</p> <p>Evidence may be submitted privately, but the Committee normally expects evidence to be posted publicly unless there are compelling reasons not to do so. The Committee will decide whether to admit each submission of private evidence on its own merits and, if admitted, the evidence will be considered at a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Private_hearings">private hearing</a>.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Temporary_injunctions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Temporary_injunctions-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Temporary_injunctions-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Temporary injunctions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Temporary_injunctions-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <p>At any time between the request for a case being made and the closure of the case, the Committee may issue temporary injunctions, restricting the conduct of the parties, or users generally, for the duration of the case.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Format_of_decisions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Format_of_decisions-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Format_of_decisions-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Format of decisions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Format_of_decisions-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <p>Decisions are written in clear, concise standard English and usually: (i) outline the salient principles, (ii) make findings of fact, (iii) set out remedies and rulings, and (iv) specify any enforcement arrangements. Where the meaning of any provision is unclear to any arbitrator, the parties, or other interested editors, it will be clarified upon request.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Policy_and_precedent" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policy_and_precedent-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policy_and_precedent-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Policy and precedent<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policy_and_precedent-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <p>The arbitration process is not a vehicle for creating new policy by fiat. The Committee's decisions may interpret existing policy and guidelines, recognise and call attention to standards of user conduct, or create procedures through which policy and guidelines may be enforced. The Committee does not rule on content, but may propose means by which community resolution of a content dispute can be facilitated.</p> <p>While the Committee will typically take into account its earlier decisions when deciding new cases, previous decisions do not create binding precedent. As community policies, guidelines and norms evolve over time, previous decisions will be taken into account only to the extent that they remain relevant in the current context.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Appeal_of_decisions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Appeal_of_decisions-Arbitration_proceedings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Appeal_of_decisions-Arbitration_proceedings"></span>Appeal of decisions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Appeal_of_decisions-Arbitration_proceedings"></span></h3> </div> <p>Any editor may ask the Committee to reconsider or amend a ruling, which the Committee may accept or decline at its discretion. The Committee may require a minimum time to have elapsed since the enactment of the ruling, or since any prior request for reconsideration, before reviewing it.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Ratification_and_amendment" data-mw-thread-id="h-Ratification_and_amendment"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Ratification_and_amendment"></span>Ratification and amendment<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Ratification_and_amendment"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Ratification_and_amendment","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Once adopted by the Committee, this policy will undergo formal ratification through a community referendum and will enter into force once it receives majority support, with at least one hundred editors voting in favour of adopting it. Until this policy is ratified, the existing arbitration policy remains in effect.</p> <p>Amendments to this policy require an identical ratification process. Proposed amendments may be submitted for ratification only after being approved by a majority vote of the Committee, or having been requested by a petition signed by at least one hundred editors in good standing.</p> <p><span class="anchor" id="own_policies"></span> The Committee is responsible for formulating its own <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">processes and procedures</a> under this policy, which do not require ratification.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-See_also","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <ul> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arbitration_Committee" class="extiw" title="meta:Arbitration Committee">Meta:Arbitration Committee</a></li> <li>Arbitration policy (April 2004): <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/3123103?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:PermanentLink/3123103">Ratified ArbPol 9 April 2004</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_rationale?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration rationale">Arbitration rationale</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_policy/Archive_1?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:Arbitration policy/Archive 1">Policy comments</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_policy_ratification_vote?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration policy ratification vote">Ratification vote</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_policy/Election_of_Arbitrators?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration policy/Election of Arbitrators">Election of Arbitrators</a></li> <li>Arbitration policy update (June 2011): <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/431872433?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Arbitration_policy_update" title="Special:PermanentLink/431872433">Adoption by the Committee 31 May 2011</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Update_and_ratification?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Update and ratification">Referendum and closure 13 June 2011</a></li> <li>Arbitration policy amendment (April 2019): <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/891590475?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Version_2" title="Special:PermanentLink/891590475">Adoption by the Committee 8 April 2019</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Proposed_amendment_(April_2019)?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Proposed amendment (April 2019)">Ratification 16 April 2019</a></li> <li>Arbitration policy amendment (May 2023): <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Petition_(May_2023)?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Petition (May 2023)">Proposed by the community 16 May 2023</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Proposed_amendment_(May_2023)?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy/Proposed amendment (May 2023)">Ratification 23 May 2023</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_moot_court?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a moot court">Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a moot court</a></li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Notes","replies":[]}}--> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style> <div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Arbitration Committee resolved by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1207074962?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Motion:_appeals_of_CheckUser_blocks_generally_not_heard" title="Special:PermanentLink/1207074962">motion</a> on 14 February 2024 to hear appeals from editors who are (a) blocked for reasons that are unsuitable for public discussion, or (b) blocked or banned by Arbitration and Arbitration Enforcement decisions. Examples of reasons that are unsuitable for public discussion include blocks (i) marked as an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Oversight_blocks" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Oversight block</a>, or (ii) based on CheckUser evidence, and where there exists disagreement between checkusers as to the interpretation of the technical evidence. It is expected that blocks marked as a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#CheckUser_blocks" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">CheckUser block</a> are by default appealed on-wiki; however, the Arbitration Committee may hear appeals of such blocks if there are compelling reasons to hear an appeal in private.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Following a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/suspend_sysop_rights_of_inactive_admins?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/suspend sysop rights of inactive admins">request for comment</a> in July 2011, the community resolved that administrator accounts which had been inactive for over a year (defined as making "no edits or administrative actions for at least 12 months") may also be <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Procedural_removal_for_inactive_administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">desysopped by a community process</a> independent of the Committee.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Mediation Committee was disbanded on November 12, 2018 as a result of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_154?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-GB#RFC:Close_MedCom?" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 154">an RfC</a>.</span></li> </ol> </div> </div><!-- NewPP limit report Parsed by mw‐web.codfw.main‐66695f89d8‐x45dd Cached time: 20241119175538 Cache expiry: 2592000 Reduced expiry: false Complications: [vary‐revision‐sha1, show‐toc] DiscussionTools time usage: 0.017 seconds CPU time usage: 0.345 seconds Real time usage: 0.450 seconds Preprocessor visited node count: 998/1000000 Post‐expand include size: 37405/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 7680/2097152 bytes Highest expansion depth: 14/100 Expensive parser function count: 6/500 Unstrip recursion depth: 0/20 Unstrip post‐expand size: 22137/5000000 bytes Lua time usage: 0.209/10.000 seconds Lua memory usage: 2611945/52428800 bytes Number of Wikibase entities loaded: 0/400 --> <!-- Transclusion expansion time report (%,ms,calls,template) 100.00% 389.695 1 -total 41.38% 161.243 1 Template:ArbCom_navigation 39.52% 154.010 1 Template:Sidebar_with_collapsible_lists 16.13% 62.858 1 Template:Policy 15.20% 59.233 1 Template:Ombox 12.56% 48.948 1 Template:Short_description 12.30% 47.929 1 Template:Pp-semi-protected 8.80% 34.295 1 Template:Shortcut 8.52% 33.216 1 Template:Pagetype 6.83% 26.613 1 Template:Redirect --> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key enwiki:pcache:450740:|#|:idhash:canonical and timestamp 20241119175538 and revision id 1211533286. 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href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2588%25D9%258A%25D9%2583%25D9%258A%25D8%25A8%25D9%258A%25D8%25AF%25D9%258A%25D8%25A7:%25D8%25B3%25D9%258A%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B3%25D8%25A9_%25D9%2585%25D8%25AC%25D9%2584%25D8%25B3_%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25AA%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%258A%25D9%2585" title="ويكيبيديا:سياسة مجلس التحكيم – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكيبيديا:سياسة مجلس التحكيم" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A3%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F:%25D0%259F%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25B0%25D1%2580%25D0%25B1%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B5" title="Уикипедия:Политика на арбитриране – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикипедия:Политика на арбитриране" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:Pravidla_arbitr%25C3%25A1%25C5%25BEe" title="Wikipedie:Pravidla arbitráže – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikipedie:Pravidla arbitráže" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Schiedsgericht/Regeln" title="Wikipedia:Schiedsgericht/Regeln – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wikipedia:Schiedsgericht/Regeln" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2588%25DB%258C%25DA%25A9%25DB%258C%25E2%2580%258C%25D9%25BE%25D8%25AF%25DB%258C%25D8%25A7:%25D8%25B3%25DB%258C%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B3%25D8%25AA_%25D8%25AF%25D8%25A7%25D9%2588%25D8%25B1%25DB%258C" title="ویکی‌پدیا:سیاست داوری – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:سیاست داوری" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%25C3%25A9dia:Comit%25C3%25A9_d%2527arbitrage/R%25C3%25A8glement" title="Wikipédia:Comité d'arbitrage/Règlement – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikipédia:Comité d'arbitrage/Règlement" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitrase/Kebijakan" title="Wikipedia:Arbitrase/Kebijakan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:Arbitrase/Kebijakan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedija:Arbitra%25C5%25BEo_komitetas" title="Vikipedija:Arbitražo komitetas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vikipedija:Arbitražo komitetas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%25C3%25A9dia:Wikitan%25C3%25A1cs/Ir%25C3%25A1nyelvi_javaslat_(nyenyec-f%25C3%25A9le,_2007)" title="Wikipédia:Wikitanács/Irányelvi javaslat (nyenyec-féle, 2007) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikipédia:Wikitanács/Irányelvi javaslat (nyenyec-féle, 2007)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitragecommissie/Reglementen" title="Wikipedia:Arbitragecommissie/Reglementen – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wikipedia:Arbitragecommissie/Reglementen" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%25E8%25A3%2581%25E5%25AE%259A%25E3%2581%25AE%25E6%2596%25B9%25E9%2587%259D" title="Wikipedia:裁定の方針 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikipedia:裁定の方針" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%25C3%25A8dia:Comitat_d%2527arbitratge_(r%25C3%25A8glament)" title="Wikipèdia:Comitat d'arbitratge (règlament) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Wikipèdia:Comitat d'arbitratge (règlament)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:Arbitraj/Siyosat" title="Vikipediya:Arbitraj/Siyosat – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Vikipediya:Arbitraj/Siyosat" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Komitet_Arbitra%25C5%25BCowy/Polityka_arbitra%25C5%25BCu" title="Wikipedia:Komitet Arbitrażowy/Polityka arbitrażu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wikipedia:Komitet Arbitrażowy/Polityka arbitrażu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%25C3%25A9dia:Conselho_de_arbitragem/Regulamento" title="Wikipédia:Conselho de arbitragem/Regulamento – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Wikipédia:Conselho de arbitragem/Regulamento" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%25C3%25A9dia:Pravidl%25C3%25A1/Arbitr%25C3%25A1%25C5%25BE" title="Wikipédia:Pravidlá/Arbitráž – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Wikipédia:Pravidlá/Arbitráž" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D9%2588%25DB%258C%25DA%25A9%25DB%258C%25D9%25BE%25DB%258C%25D8%25AF%25DB%258C%25D8%25A7:%25D9%2584%25DB%258C%25DA%2598%25D9%2586%25DB%2595%25DB%258C_%25D9%2586%25D8%25A7%25D9%2588%25D8%25A8%25DA%2598%25DB%258C/%25D8%25B3%25DB%258C%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B3%25DB%2595%25D8%25AA%25DB%2595%25DA%25A9%25D8%25A7%25D9%2586" title="ویکیپیدیا:لیژنەی ناوبژی/سیاسەتەکان – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ویکیپیدیا:لیژنەی ناوبژی/سیاسەتەکان" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:V%25C3%25A4litysk%25C3%25A4yt%25C3%25A4nt%25C3%25B6" title="Wikipedia:Välityskäytäntö – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Wikipedia:Välityskäytäntö" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;u=https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Engelska_Wikipedias_skiljedomspolicy" title="Wikipedia:Engelska Wikipedias skiljedomspolicy – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Wikipedia:Engelska Wikipedias skiljedomspolicy" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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