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These are <a href="#Designation">specially designated</a> topics that have attracted more persistent disruptive editing than the rest of the project and have been designated as contentious topics by the Arbitration Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Not all topics that are controversial have been designated as contentious topics – this procedure applies only to those topics designated by the Arbitration Committee (<a href="/wiki/Template:Contentious_topics/table" title="Template:Contentious topics/table">list</a>). When editing a contentious topic, Wikipedia's norms and policies are more strictly enforced and Wikipedia administrators have additional authority to reduce disruption to the project. <span class="anchor" id="expectations"></span> <span class="anchor" id="Guidance_for_editors"></span> </p> <div style="border: 1px solid grey; background-color: var(--background-color-warning-subtle, #fdf2d5); color: inherit; border-radius: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; overflow-x: auto"> <p><b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Editing_a_contentious_topic"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Editing a contentious topic</span></span></b> </p><p>Within contentious topics, you must edit <b>carefully</b> and <b>constructively</b>, refrain from disrupting the encyclopedia, and: </p> <ul><li>adhere to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">purposes of Wikipedia</a>;</li> <li>comply with all applicable <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">policies and guidelines</a>;</li> <li>follow <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines">editorial and behavioural best practice</a>;</li> <li>comply with any <a href="#Page_restrictions">page restrictions</a> in force within the area of conflict; and</li> <li>refrain from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">gaming the system</a>.</li></ul> <p>You should <b>err on the side of caution</b> if you are unsure whether making a particular edit is consistent with these expectations. </p> </div> <p>Within contentious topics, administrators have the ability to set <a href="#Editor_restrictions">editor restrictions</a> (restrictions on editing by particular editors) and <a href="#Page_restrictions">page restrictions</a> (special rules on how particular pages can be edited). Some of these abilities may be exercised by a single administrator, while others require a consensus of administrators. All editor and page restrictions may be appealed. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Contentious_topic_restrictions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Contentious_topic_restrictions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span>Contentious topic restrictions<span class="anchor" id="Sanctions"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span></h2></div> <p>Administrators are authorized to impose contentious topic restrictions in contentious topic areas. Those contentious topic restrictions take the form of <i>editor restrictions</i> and <i>page restrictions</i>. </p><p>Editor restrictions prohibit a specific editor from making edits described in the restriction and may be imposed on editors who do not follow the expectations listed in <a href="#Editing_a_contentious_topic">#Editing a contentious topic</a> in a contentious topic. Page restrictions prohibit all editors on a particular page from making edits described in the restriction and may be imposed to minimize disruption in a contentious topic. </p><p>Unless otherwise specified, contentious topics are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Broadly_construed" title="Wikipedia:Broadly construed">broadly construed</a>; this contentious topics procedure applies to all <i>pages</i> broadly related to a topic, as well as <i>parts of other pages</i> that are related to the topic.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Single administrators may only impose restrictions in the <a href="#Standard_set">standard set</a> of contentious topic restrictions. A rough consensus of administrators at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AE">arbitration enforcement noticeboard</a> ("AE") may impose any restriction from the standard set and any other reasonable measures that are necessary and proportionate for the smooth running of the project. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standard_set" data-mw-thread-id="h-Standard_set-Contentious_topic_restrictions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Standard_set-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span>Standard set<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Standard_set-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span></h3></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Editor_restrictions"></span> The following editor restrictions constitute the standard set of editor restrictions which may be imposed by a single uninvolved administrator: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">sitewide and partial blocks</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy#Topic_ban" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">topic bans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy#Article_ban_or_page_ban" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">page bans</a> (from the entire contentious topic, a subtopic, or specified pages within the topic),</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy#Interaction_ban" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">interaction bans</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring#Other_revert_rules" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">revert restrictions</a>, and</li> <li>other restrictions that have been specifically designated by the Arbitration Committee for use by a single administrator in a particular contentious topic.</li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="Page_restrictions"></span> The following page restrictions constitute the standard set of page restrictions which may be imposed by a single uninvolved administrator: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">page protection</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring#Other_revert_rules" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">revert restrictions</a>,</li> <li>the "consensus required" restriction,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>the "enforced <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle">BRD</a>" restriction,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and</li> <li>other restrictions that have been specifically designated by the Arbitration Committee for use by a single administrator in a particular contentious topic.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Warnings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Warnings-Standard_set"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Warnings-Standard_set"></span>Warnings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Warnings-Standard_set"></span></h4></div> <p>Administrators may warn editors for conduct that falls short of the <a href="#expectations">expectations</a> in a contentious topic. Administrators may choose to <a href="#Logging">log</a> warnings in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AELOG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AELOG">arbitration enforcement log</a>. Warnings that are logged in the arbitration enforcement log may be appealed like other editor restrictions. An editor may be warned even if the editor was not previously <a href="#Awareness_of_contentious_topics">aware</a> that their editing occurred in a contentious topic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Duration_of_restrictions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Duration_of_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Duration_of_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span>Duration of restrictions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Duration_of_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span></h3></div> <p>Contentious topic restrictions may be imposed for any fixed length of time, or for an indefinite period. </p><p>However, one year after being imposed (or last <a href="#Renewal_of_page_restrictions">renewed</a>, if applicable), contentious topic restrictions which were imposed by a single administrator may be amended or revoked without going through the <a href="#Appeals_and_amendments">appeals and amendments</a> process in the same way as an ordinary administrator action. </p><p>Additionally, sitewide blocks become ordinary administrator actions one year after imposition, whether or not imposed by a consensus of administrators at AE. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Restriction_notices" data-mw-thread-id="h-Restriction_notices-Contentious_topic_restrictions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Restriction_notices-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span>Restriction notices<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Restriction_notices-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span></h3></div> <p>An administrator who imposes an editor restriction must provide a notice on the restricted editor's talk page specifying the reason for the restriction and informing the restricted editor of the <a href="#Appeals_and_amendments">appeal process</a>. </p><p>An administrator who imposes a page restriction (other than page protection) must add an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editnotice" title="Wikipedia:Editnotice">editnotice</a> to restricted pages using the standard template (<span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Contentious_topics/page_restriction_editnotice" title="Template:Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice">Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or a <a href="/wiki/Category:Standardised_Wikipedia_arbitration_enforcement_templates" title="Category:Standardised Wikipedia arbitration enforcement templates">derived topic-specific template</a>), and should generally add a notice to the talk page of restricted pages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renewal_of_page_restrictions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Renewal_of_page_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Renewal_of_page_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span>Renewal of page restrictions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Renewal_of_page_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span></h3></div> <p>If an uninvolved administrator (including the original enforcing administrator) decides that a page restriction is still necessary after one year, the administrator may renew the restriction by re-imposing it under this procedure and <a href="#Logging">logging</a> the renewal. The administrator renewing a page restriction then becomes the enforcing administrator. This does <i>not</i> apply to page restrictions imposed by consensus at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logging" data-mw-thread-id="h-Logging-Contentious_topic_restrictions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Logging-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span>Logging<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Logging-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span></h3></div> <p>Contentious topic restrictions must be recorded in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AELOG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AELOG">arbitration enforcement log</a> by the administrator who takes the action.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Administrators who renew, change, or revoke a contentious topic restriction must append a note recording the amendment to the original log entry. </p><p>Administrators should clearly and unambiguously label their actions as contentious topic restrictions (such as in the block summary, page protection summary, edit summary, or talk page message announcing the action, whichever is appropriate).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Enforcement_of_restrictions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Enforcement_of_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Enforcement_of_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span>Enforcement of restrictions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Enforcement_of_restrictions-Contentious_topic_restrictions"></span></h3></div> <p>Editors must comply with contentious topic restrictions. Editors who disagree with a contentious topic restriction may <a href="#Appeals_and_amendments">appeal it</a>, but the restriction remains in effect until it is revoked or modified by an administrator. </p><p>Edits that breach an editor or page restriction may be reverted.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Editors who breach an editor or page restriction may be blocked or subjected to further editor restrictions. </p><p>However, breaches of a page restriction may result in a block or editor restriction only if: </p> <ol><li>The editor was <a href="#Awareness_of_contentious_topics">aware</a> that they were editing in a contentious topic, and</li> <li>The restricted page displayed an editnotice (<span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Contentious_topics/page_restriction_editnotice" title="Template:Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice">Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or a <a href="/wiki/Category:Standardised_Wikipedia_arbitration_enforcement_templates" title="Category:Standardised Wikipedia arbitration enforcement templates">derived topic-specific template</a>) specifying the page restriction.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Appeals_and_amendments" data-mw-thread-id="h-Appeals_and_amendments"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Appeals_and_amendments"></span>Appeals and amendments<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Appeals_and_amendments"></span></h2></div> <p>All contentious topic restrictions (and <a href="#Warnings">logged warnings</a>) may be appealed. Only the restricted editor may appeal an editor restriction. Any editor may appeal a page restriction. </p><p>The appeal process has three possible stages. An editor appealing a restriction may: </p> <ol><li>ask the administrator who first made the contentious topic restrictions (the "enforcing administrator") to reconsider their original decision;</li> <li>request review at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AE">arbitration enforcement noticeboard</a> ("AE") or at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AN">administrators' noticeboard</a> ("AN"); and</li> <li>submit a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARCA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARCA">request for amendment</a> ("ARCA"). If the editor is blocked, the appeal may be made by <a href="/wiki/User:Arbitration_Committee" title="User:Arbitration Committee">email</a>.</li></ol> <p>Appeals submitted at AE or AN must be submitted using the <a href="/wiki/Template:Arbitration_enforcement_appeal" title="Template:Arbitration enforcement appeal">applicable template</a>. </p><p>A rough consensus of administrators at AE or editors at AN may specify a period of up to one year during which no appeals (other than an appeal to ARCA) may be submitted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changing_or_revoking_a_contentious_topic_restriction" data-mw-thread-id="h-Changing_or_revoking_a_contentious_topic_restriction-Appeals_and_amendments"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Changing_or_revoking_a_contentious_topic_restriction-Appeals_and_amendments"></span>Changing or revoking a contentious topic restriction<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Changing_or_revoking_a_contentious_topic_restriction-Appeals_and_amendments"></span></h3></div> <p>An administrator may only modify or revoke a contentious topic restriction if a formal appeal is successful or if one of the following exceptions applies: </p> <ul><li>The administrator who originally imposed the contentious topic restriction (the "enforcing administrator") affirmatively consents to the change,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or is no longer an administrator;<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or</li> <li>The contentious topic restriction was imposed (or last renewed) more than a year ago and: <ul><li>the restriction was imposed by a single administrator, or</li> <li>the restriction was an indefinite block.</li></ul></li></ul> <p>A formal appeal is successful only if one of the following agrees with revoking or changing the contentious topic restriction: </p> <ul><li>a <b>clear</b> consensus of uninvolved administrators at AE,</li> <li>a <b>clear</b> consensus of uninvolved editors at AN,</li> <li>a majority of the Arbitration Committee, acting through a motion at ARCA.</li></ul> <p>Any administrator who revokes or changes a contentious topic restriction out of process (i.e. without the above conditions being met) may, at the discretion of the Arbitration Committee, be desysopped. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standard_of_review" data-mw-thread-id="h-Standard_of_review-Appeals_and_amendments"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Standard_of_review-Appeals_and_amendments"></span>Standard of review<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Standard_of_review-Appeals_and_amendments"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="On_community_review" data-mw-thread-id="h-On_community_review-Standard_of_review"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-On_community_review-Standard_of_review"></span>On community review<span data-mw-comment-end="h-On_community_review-Standard_of_review"></span></h4></div> <p>Uninvolved administrators at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AE">arbitration enforcement noticeboard</a> ("AE") and uninvolved editors at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AN">administrators' noticeboard</a> ("AN") should revoke or modify a contentious topic restriction on appeal if: </p> <ol><li>the action was inconsistent with the contentious topics procedure or applicable policy (i.e. the action was out of process),</li> <li>the action was not reasonably necessary to prevent damage or disruption when first imposed, or</li> <li>the action is no longer reasonably necessary to prevent damage or disruption.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="On_Arbitration_Committee_review" data-mw-thread-id="h-On_Arbitration_Committee_review-Standard_of_review"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-On_Arbitration_Committee_review-Standard_of_review"></span>On Arbitration Committee review<span data-mw-comment-end="h-On_Arbitration_Committee_review-Standard_of_review"></span></h4></div> <p>Arbitrators hearing an appeal at a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARCA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARCA">request for amendment</a> ("ARCA") will generally overturn a contentious topic restriction only if: </p> <ol><li>the action was inconsistent with the contentious topics procedure or applicable policy (i.e. the action was out of process),</li> <li>the action represents an unreasonable exercise of administrative enforcement discretion, or</li> <li>compelling circumstances warrant the full Committee's action.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Procedural_summary" data-mw-thread-id="h-Procedural_summary"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Procedural_summary"></span>Procedural summary<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Procedural_summary"></span></h2></div> <table class="wikitable" id="table"> <caption>Procedural summary </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="row">Imposed by: </th> <th scope="col">Single administrator </th> <th scope="col">Rough consensus of administrators at AE </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Authorized restrictions </th> <td> <ul><li>The <a href="#Standard_set">"standard set"</a> of individual or page restrictions; and</li> <li>Any other restrictions designated by the Arbitration Committee for use by a single admin in a particular contentious topic.</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li>Any action available to single administrators; and</li> <li>Any other reasonable measures that are necessary and proportionate for the smooth running of the project.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Maximum length </th> <td>Indefinite; reversible by any uninvolved administrator after one year. However, page restrictions may be <a href="#Renewal_of_page_restrictions">renewed</a>. </td> <td>Indefinite.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Modifications by </th> <td colspan="2"> <ul><li>Any administrator, if the administrator who first imposed the contentious topic restriction (the "enforcing administrator") affirmatively consents to the change, or is no longer an administrator;</li> <li>A clear consensus of uninvolved editors at the administrators’ noticeboard;</li> <li>A clear consensus of uninvolved administrators at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard; or</li> <li>A majority of the Arbitration Committee voting on a motion in response to a request for amendment filed with the Arbitration Committee.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Awareness_of_contentious_topics" data-mw-thread-id="h-Awareness_of_contentious_topics"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Awareness_of_contentious_topics"></span>Awareness of contentious topics<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Awareness_of_contentious_topics"></span></h2></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Awareness_and_alerts"></span> When an editor first begins making edits within any contentious topic, anyone may alert the editor of the contentious topic designation using the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Contentious_topics/alert/first" title="Template:Contentious topics/alert/first">Contentious topics/alert/first</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template. Only the officially designated templates should be used for an editor's first contentious topic alert, and these templates may not be placed using a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOTDICT#Automated_editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BOTDICT">bot or other form of automated editing</a> without the prior approval of the Arbitration Committee. When alerting an editor who has previously received any contentious topic alert, the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Alert" title="Template:Alert">alert</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template may be used, but any message that conveys the contentious topic designation is acceptable.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If the enforcing administrator believes that an editor was not aware that they were editing a designated contentious topic when making inappropriate edits, no editor restrictions (other than a <a href="#Warnings">logged warning</a>) should be imposed.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once alerted to a specific contentious topic, editors are presumed to remain aware but may attempt to refute this presumption on appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>m<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Administrators'_role_and_expectations" data-mw-thread-id="h-Administrators'_role_and_expectations"><span id="Administrators.27_role_and_expectations"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Administrators'_role_and_expectations"></span>Administrators' role and expectations<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Administrators'_role_and_expectations"></span></h2></div> <p>Administrators should seek to create an acceptable collaborative editing environment within contentious topics. Administrators are expected to use their experience and judgment to balance the need to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">assume good faith</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers">avoid biting genuine newcomers</a> and to allow responsible contributors maximum editing freedom with the need to keep <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">edit-warring</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_battleground" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">battleground conduct</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">disruptive behaviour</a> to a minimum. Before imposing a contentious topic restriction, administrators must consider whether a regular administrative action would be sufficient to reduce disruption to the project. </p><p>While contentious topic restrictions give administrators necessary latitude, administrators must not: </p> <ol><li>impose a restriction when <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators#Involved_admins" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">involved</a>;</li> <li>modify a restriction <a href="#Appeals_and_modifications">out of process</a>;</li> <li>repeatedly fail to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators#Accountability" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">properly explain</a> their enforcement actions;</li> <li>repeatedly fail to <a href="#Logging">log</a> restriction or page restrictions; or</li> <li>repeatedly issue significantly <a href="#Expectations_of_administrators">disproportionate</a> restrictions or issue a grossly disproportionate restriction.</li></ol> <p>Administrators who fail to meet these expectations may be subject to any remedy the committee considers appropriate, including desysopping. Administrative actions may be peer-reviewed using the regular appeal processes. </p><p>Before imposing a delegated enforcement action, administrators must consider whether a regular administrative action would be sufficient to reduce disruption to the project. </p><p>Former administrators – that is, editors who have temporarily or permanently relinquished the tools or have been desysopped – may neither act as administrators in arbitration enforcement nor reverse their own previous administrative actions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Arbitration_enforcement" data-mw-thread-id="h-Arbitration_enforcement"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Arbitration_enforcement"></span>Arbitration enforcement<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Arbitration_enforcement"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noticeboard_scope" data-mw-thread-id="h-Noticeboard_scope-Arbitration_enforcement"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Noticeboard_scope-Arbitration_enforcement"></span>Noticeboard scope<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Noticeboard_scope-Arbitration_enforcement"></span></h3></div> <dl><dd><i>This section is transcluded from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Noticeboard_scope" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Noticeboard scope</a>. It applies to all enforcement decisions, including in contentious topics.</i></dd></dl> <dl><dd><i><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1127464135#AE_noticeboard" title="Special:PermanentLink/1127464135">Adopted on 14 December 2022</a></i></dd></dl> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AE">arbitration enforcement noticeboard</a> may consider: </p> <ul><li>requests for administrative action against editors violating a remedy (not merely a principle) or an injunction in an Arbitration Committee decision, or a <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Contentious_topic_restrictions">contentious topic restriction</a> imposed by an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">administrator</a>,</li> <li>requests for an individual enforcement action against <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Awareness_of_contentious_topics">aware</a> editors who engage in misconduct in a <a class="mw-selflink selflink">contentious topic</a>,</li> <li>requests for page restrictions (e.g. revert restrictions) on pages that are being disrupted in contentious topics,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Standard_provision:_appeals_and_modifications" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">appeals against arbitration enforcement actions</a> (including contentious topic restrictions), or</li> <li>requests or appeals pursuant to community-imposed remedies which match the contentious topics procedure, if those requests or appeals are assigned to the arbitration enforcement noticeboard by the community.</li></ul> <p>For all other matters, including content disagreements or the enforcement of other community-imposed sanctions, editors should use the other fora described in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution process</a>. To appeal decisions made directly by the Arbitration Committee, editors should submit a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARCA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARCA">request for clarification or amendment</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noticeboard_outcomes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Noticeboard_outcomes-Arbitration_enforcement"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Noticeboard_outcomes-Arbitration_enforcement"></span>Noticeboard outcomes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Noticeboard_outcomes-Arbitration_enforcement"></span></h3></div> <dl><dd><i>This section is transcluded from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Noticeboard_outcomes" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Noticeboard outcomes</a>. It applies to all enforcement decisions, including in contentious topics.</i></dd></dl> <dl><dd><i><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1127464135#AE_noticeboard" title="Special:PermanentLink/1127464135">Adopted on 14 December 2022</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Requests and appeals at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard may not be closed with a "rough consensus" or "clear consensus" outcome without at least 24 hours of discussion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Referrals_from_Arbitration_Enforcement_noticeboard_to_the_full_Committee" data-mw-thread-id="h-Referrals_from_Arbitration_Enforcement_noticeboard_to_the_full_Committee-Arbitration_enforcement"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Referrals_from_Arbitration_Enforcement_noticeboard_to_the_full_Committee-Arbitration_enforcement"></span>Referrals from Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard to the full Committee<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Referrals_from_Arbitration_Enforcement_noticeboard_to_the_full_Committee-Arbitration_enforcement"></span></h3></div> <dl><dd><i>This section is transcluded from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Referrals_from_Arbitration_Enforcement_noticeboard_to_the_full_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Referrals from Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard to the full Committee</a>. It applies to all enforcement decisions, including in contentious topics.</i></dd></dl> <dl><dd><i><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1127464135#Referrals_from_Arbitration_Enforcement_noticeboard_to_the_full_Committee" title="Special:PermanentLink/1127464135">Adopted on 14 December 2022</a></i></dd></dl> <p>A consensus of administrators at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard may refer an arbitration enforcement request to the Arbitration Committee for final decision through a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARCA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARCA">request for amendment</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dismissing_an_enforcement_request" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dismissing_an_enforcement_request-Arbitration_enforcement"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dismissing_an_enforcement_request-Arbitration_enforcement"></span>Dismissing an enforcement request<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dismissing_an_enforcement_request-Arbitration_enforcement"></span></h3></div> <dl><dd><i>This section is transcluded from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#Dismissing_an_enforcement_request" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Dismissing an enforcement request</a>. It applies to all enforcement decisions, including in contentious topics.</i></dd></dl> <dl><dd><i><a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/776554125#Standardising_arbitration_enforcement_procedures" title="Special:PermanentLink/776554125">Adopted on 21 April 2017</a></i></dd></dl> <p>When no actual violation occurred, or the consensus of uninvolved administrators is that exceptional circumstances are present, which would make the imposition of a sanction inappropriate, administrators may also close a report with no action; if appropriate, they may also warn or advise the editor being reported, in order to avoid further breaches. </p><p>Administrators wishing to dismiss an enforcement request should act cautiously and be especially mindful that their actions do not give the impression that they are second-guessing the Arbitration Committee or obstructing the enforcement of their decisions. </p><p>Dismissed requests may not be reopened. However, any interested users may, after discussion with the administrator in question, appeal the dismissal to the Arbitration Committee at "<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification_and_Amendment" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment">ARCA</a>". Petitioners who forum shop by resubmitting denied enforcement requests without good reason may find themselves cautioned or sanctioned in return. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="General_provisions" data-mw-thread-id="h-General_provisions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-General_provisions"></span>General provisions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-General_provisions"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decorum" data-mw-thread-id="h-Decorum-General_provisions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Decorum-General_provisions"></span>Decorum<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Decorum-General_provisions"></span></h3></div> <p>Certain pages (including the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AE">arbitration enforcement noticeboard</a> ("AE"), the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AN">administrators' noticeboard</a> ("AN"), and the Arbitration Committee's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARCA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARCA">requests for amendment</a> ("ARCA")) are used for the fair, well-informed, and timely resolution of individual and page restrictions. Editors participating in enforcement cases must disclose fully their involvement with parties (if any). While good-faith statements are welcome, editors are expected to discuss only evidence and procedure; they are not expected to trade insults or engage in character assassination. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">Insults and personal attacks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_soapbox_or_means_of_promotion" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">soapboxing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks#Avoiding_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">casting aspersions</a> are as unacceptable in enforcement discussions as elsewhere on Wikipedia. Uninvolved administrators are asked to ensure that enforcement cases are not disrupted, and may remove statements or restrict or block editors to address inappropriate conduct. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Designation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Designation-General_provisions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Designation-General_provisions"></span>Designation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Designation-General_provisions"></span></h3></div> <p>Contentious topics may be designated either as part of the final decision of an arbitration case or by Arbitration Committee motion. When it becomes apparent that a particular contentious topic designation is no longer necessary, the Committee may rescind it. Any editor may request that the Committee review a contentious topic designation by submitting a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARCA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARCA">request for amendment</a> ("ARCA"). Unless the Committee specifies otherwise, after rescinding a designation, all restrictions previously-issued under that designation remain in force and continue to be governed by the contentious topics procedure. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Continuity" data-mw-thread-id="h-Continuity-General_provisions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Continuity-General_provisions"></span>Continuity<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Continuity-General_provisions"></span></h3></div> <p>Any restrictions imposed under the prior discretionary sanctions procedure to date remain in force. Any changes to or appeals regarding previously-imposed restrictions will be governed by the current contentious topics procedure, subject to the following transitional rules: </p> <ul><li>Previously-enacted single-admin page restrictions are now subject to renewal, modification, and revocation in the same way as ordinary administrator actions after one year in accordance with <a href="#Duration_of_restrictions">#Duration of restrictions</a> and <a href="#Renewal_of_page_restrictions">#Renewal of page restrictions</a>.</li> <li>Previously-enacted single-admin editor restrictions do <i>not</i>, as a result of <a href="#Duration_of_restrictions">#Duration of restrictions</a>, become subject to modification and revocation in the same way as ordinary administrator actions after one year.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="List_of_contentious_topics" data-mw-thread-id="h-List_of_contentious_topics"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-List_of_contentious_topics"></span>List of contentious topics<span data-mw-comment-end="h-List_of_contentious_topics"></span></h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a list of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GS">general sanctions</a> authorized by the community, see <a href="/wiki/Template:Gs/topics/table" title="Template:Gs/topics/table">Template:Gs/topics/table</a>.</div> <table class="wikitable sortable style="> <tbody><tr> <th>Use </th> <th>Area of conflict </th> <th>Decision linked to </th> <th>Topic specific subpage </th></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>a-a</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>, or related conflicts</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan_2" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan 2">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan 2</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>aa2</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>, or related conflicts</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan_2" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan 2">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan 2</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>a-i</b>}}</code></td> <td> the <a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict" title="Arab–Israeli conflict">Arab–Israeli conflict</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel_articles" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel articles">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel articles</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Arab–Israeli conflict">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Arab–Israeli conflict</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>ab</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abortion" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abortion">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abortion</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Abortion" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Abortion">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Abortion</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>acu</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Complementary_and_alternative_medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Complementary and alternative medicine">complementary and alternative medicine</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Complementary and Alternative Medicine">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Complementary and Alternative Medicine</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>ap</b>}}</code></td> <td> post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American_politics_2" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/American_politics" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/American politics">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/American politics</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>tpm</b>}}</code></td> <td> post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American_politics_2" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/American_politics" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/American politics">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/American politics</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>at</b>}}</code></td> <td> the English Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">article titles policy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article_titles_and_capitalisation" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Manual_of_Style_and_article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Manual of Style and article titles">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Manual of Style and article titles</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>mos</b>}}</code></td> <td> the English Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">article titles policy</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article_titles_and_capitalisation" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Manual_of_Style_and_article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Manual of Style and article titles">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Manual of Style and article titles</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>b</b>}}</code></td> <td> the Balkans or Eastern Europe</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Eastern_Europe" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Balkans_or_Eastern_Europe" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>e-e</b>}}</code></td> <td> the Balkans or Eastern Europe</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Eastern_Europe" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Balkans_or_Eastern_Europe" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>blp</b>}}</code></td> <td> articles about <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">living or recently deceased people</a>, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Editing_of_Biographies_of_Living_Persons" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Editing of Biographies of Living Persons">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Editing of Biographies of Living Persons</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Biographies_of_Living_Persons" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Biographies of Living Persons">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Biographies of Living Persons</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>cam</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Complementary_and_alternative_medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Complementary and alternative medicine">complementary and alternative medicine</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Complementary and Alternative Medicine">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Complementary and Alternative Medicine</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>cc</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Climate_change" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Climate change">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Climate change</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Climate_change" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Climate change">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Climate change</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>cid</b>}}</code></td> <td> discussions about <a href="/wiki/MOS:IBX" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:IBX">infoboxes</a>, and edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from infoboxes</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility_in_infobox_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility in infobox discussions">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility in infobox discussions</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Infoboxes" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Infoboxes">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Infoboxes</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>covid</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a>, broadly construed</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/COVID-19" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/COVID-19">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/COVID-19</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/COVID-19" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/COVID-19">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/COVID-19</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>fg</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Falun_Gong" title="Falun Gong">Falun Gong</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Falun_Gong" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Falun_Gong" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Falun Gong">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Falun Gong</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>gc</b>}}</code></td> <td> governmental regulation of firearm ownership; the social, historical and political context of such regulation; and the people and organizations associated with these issues</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun_control" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun control">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun control</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Gun_control" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gun control">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gun control</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>gg</b>}}</code></td> <td> gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>ggtf</b>}}</code></td> <td> gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>gap</b>}}</code></td> <td> gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>gas</b>}}</code></td> <td> gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>pa</b>}}</code></td> <td> gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Gender_and_sexuality" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>gmo</b>}}</code></td> <td> genetically modified organisms, commercially produced agricultural chemicals and the companies that produce them, broadly construed</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Genetically_modified_organisms" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Genetically modified organisms">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Genetically modified organisms</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Genetically_modified_organisms" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Genetically modified organisms">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Genetically modified organisms</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>horn</b>}}</code></td> <td> the <a href="/wiki/Horn_of_Africa" title="Horn of Africa">Horn of Africa</a> (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes)</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn_of_Africa" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn of Africa">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn of Africa</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Horn_of_Africa" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Horn of Africa">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Horn of Africa</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>ipa</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/India-Pakistan" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/India,_Pakistan,_and_Afghanistan" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>irp</b>}}</code></td> <td> post-1978 Iranian politics</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian_politics" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Iranian_politics" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Iranian politics">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Iranian politics</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>iranpol</b>}}</code></td> <td> post-1978 Iranian politics</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian_politics" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Iranian_politics" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Iranian politics">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Iranian politics</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>kurd</b>}}</code></td> <td> the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds_and_Kurdistan" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Kurds_and_Kurdistan" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Kurds and Kurdistan">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Kurds and Kurdistan</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>ps</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Pseudoscience" title="Pseudoscience">pseudoscience</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fringe_science" title="Fringe science">fringe science</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Pseudoscience_and_fringe_science" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Pseudoscience and fringe science">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Pseudoscience and fringe science</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>r-i</b>}}</code></td> <td> the intersection of race/ethnicity and human abilities and behaviour</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Race_and_intelligence" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Race and intelligence">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Race and intelligence</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Race_and_intelligence" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Race and intelligence">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Race and intelligence</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>rne</b>}}</code></td> <td> the results of any national or sub-national election</td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical_elections" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Historical_elections" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Historical elections">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Historical elections</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>sl</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1219893542#Sri_Lanka_motion" title="Special:PermanentLink/1219893542">Special:Permalink/1219893542#Sri_Lanka_motion</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Sri_Lanka" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Sri Lanka">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>tt</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/The_Troubles" title="The Troubles">the Troubles</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/The_Troubles" title="Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/The Troubles">Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/The Troubles</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/The_Troubles" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/The Troubles">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/The Troubles</a></td></tr><tr> <td> <code>{{Contentious topics|topic=<b>ya</b>}}</code></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Yasuke" title="Yasuke">Yasuke</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Yasuke" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Yasuke">Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Yasuke</a></td> <td> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contentious_topics/Yasuke" title="Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Yasuke">Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Yasuke</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><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></div> <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 reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The community has its own version of a contentious topics system. These are most often referred to as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions" title="Wikipedia:General sanctions">general sanctions</a> (GS), but are sometimes referred to as community sanctions or community discretionary sanctions.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This procedure applies to edits and pages in all namespaces. When considering whether edits fall within the scope of a contentious topic, administrators should be guided by the principles outlined in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy#Topic_ban" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">topic ban policy</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">On pages where "consensus required" is in effect, an edit that is challenged by reversion may not be reinstated without affirmative consensus on the talk page.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">On pages where "enforced <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle">BRD</a>" is in effect, an edit that is challenged by reversion may not be reinstated by the editor who originally made it until the editor (a) posts a talk page message discussing the edit and (b) waits 24 hours from the time of the talk page message.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Other administrators may log the contentious topic restriction on behalf of the original administrator. When this happens, the original administrator is still considered the "enforcing administrator".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">If an enforcing administrator clearly intends to impose a contentious topic restrictions but forgets to label their action, other administrators may label the action (such as through a dummy edit or reblocking with the same settings) on behalf of the administrator. When this happens, the original administrator is still considered the "enforcing administrator".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">An uninvolved administrator who enforces a restriction by reversion is performing an administrative action and does not thereby become <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INVOLVED" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INVOLVED">involved</a> for administrative purposes.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The administrator may indicate consent at any time before, during, or after imposition of the restriction.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This criterion does not apply if the original action was imposed as a result of rough consensus at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard, as there would be no single enforcing administrator.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Unless the restriction is a block, in which case the maximum length is one year.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Editors should exercise caution before re-alerting an editor to the same contentious topic as a previous alert, as there is a presumption that an editor remains aware.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Edits made before an editor was aware of a contentious topic designation may still be considered as part of a pattern of behavior in future enforcement processes if those processes primarily concern post-awareness conduct.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">An editor who has not received an alert may also be presumed to be aware of a contentious topic if the editor: <ul><li>Was mentioned by name in the applicable Final Decision;</li> <li>Was ever <a href="#Editor_restrictions">restricted</a> or <a href="#Warnings">formally warned</a> within the contentious topic;</li> <li>Ever <a href="#Awareness">alerted</a> another editor to the contentious topic;</li> <li>Ever received a discretionary sanctions alert (<span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Ds/alert" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Ds/alert">ds/alert</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>) for the same topic;</li> <li>Ever participated in any process relating to the contentious topic (such as a request or appeal at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AE">arbitration enforcement noticeboard</a> ["AE"], the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AN">administrators' noticeboard</a> ["AN"], or an Arbitration Committee process page [<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:A/R" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:A/R">requests for arbitration</a> and subpages]);</li> <li>Has placed a <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Contentious_topics/aware" title="Template:Contentious topics/aware">Contentious topics/aware</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template for the contentious topic on their own talk page; or</li> <li>Has otherwise made edits indicating an awareness of the contentious topic.</li></ul> </span></li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><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></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Contentious_topics/table" title="Template:Contentious topics/table">List of contentious topics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Contentious_topics" class="mw-disambig" title="Template:Contentious topics">Template:Contentious topics</a> – family of templates used as part of the contentious topics system</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions" title="Wikipedia:General sanctions">Full list of general sanctions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DS2022" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DS2022">Committee review of the contentious topics system, 2021–22</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DSVSCT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DSVSCT">Summary of changes from old discretionary sanctions system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Discretionary_sanctions/2013_review" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2013 review">Committee review of the former DS system, 2013–14</a> (the review was conducted on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Discretionary_sanctions/2013_review" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions/2013 review">2013 review talk page</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Discretionary_sanctions_(former)" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Discretionary sanctions (former)">Copy of the old discretionary sanctions procedure</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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