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== Off-wiki misconduct in Palestine–Israel topic area ==
= Announcements =


As ], the Arbitration Committee received private evidence appearing to reflect off-wiki misconduct related to several editors in the ]. The Committee sent a copy of the evidence to the users in question via email, notified them on their talk pages, and gave them an opportunity to respond. Based on the evidence and the responses, the matter has been resolved as follows:
== Arbitration Committee motion regarding Locke Cole ==
The Arbitration Committee has passed a motion amending the "Locke Cole banned" remedy in ]. The remedy banning {{user|Locke Cole}} from editing Misplaced Pages for six months has been amended as follows:
*Locke Cole is provisionally unbanned effective at the enactment of this motion.
*Should Locke Cole be blocked as a result of violating the ], his full editing ban will be reinstated for the remainder of its original duration, until December 14, 2009.
*Locke Cole remains indefinitely topic-banned from style and editing guidelines relating to the linking or unlinking of dates, and any related discussions.
*Locke Cole remains subject to an editing restriction for 12 months (until June 14, 2010), under which he is prohibited from reverting the linking or unlinking of dates.
*Locke Cole is reminded to abide by all applicable policies and guidelines in his editing, so that further controversies such as the one that led to the arbitration case will not arise, and any disagreements concerning style guidelines can be addressed in a civil and efficient fashion.


{{ivmbox|1=For making edits in the ] after off-wiki ] requests, and encouraging other users to game the ] and engage in disruptive editing, {{Userlinks|Ïvana}} is indefinitely banned from Misplaced Pages. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.}}
The discussion and voting on this motion has been archived at the ]. Locke Cole's account has been unblocked pursuant to this amendment.


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
For the Arbitration Committee<br>] (]) 03:48, 8 September 2009 (UTC)


Oppose:
''']'''


Abstain:
==Arbitration Committee motion regarding Mythdon==
The Arbitration Committee has passed a motion further amending ].


{{ivmbox|1=For making edits in the ] after off-wiki ] requests, and encouraging other users to game the ] and engage in disruptive editing, {{Userlinks|Ïvana}} is topic banned from the ], broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.}}
{{userlinks|Mythdon}} is banned for a period of six months. At the conclusion of the ban period, Mythdon will be on a six-month conduct probationary period, to run under the current restrictions, as set out in ''Ryulong''.


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
The discussion and voting on this motion has been archived at the ]. Mythdon's account has been blocked for a period of six months pursuant to this amendment.


Oppose:
''For the Arbitration Committee''


Abstain:
''']''' <sup>]</sup>|<sup>]</sup> 00:59, 9 September 2009 (UTC)


{{ivmbox|1=Based on private evidence, the ] of {{userlinks|Salmoonlight}} may now be appealed only to the Committee. The other provisions of the topic ban remain the same.}}
''']'''


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
==]==
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above.


Oppose:
{{userlinks|194x144x90x118}} is banned for a period of one year.


Abstain: Moneytrees
All editors of the DreamHost article are reminded to abide by Misplaced Pages's policies of neutral point of view, using reliable and verifiable sources; to engage in civil discussion on the talk page to resolve editorial disputes; and to use the relevant noticeboards and dispute resolution processes to seek external opinions on coverage of matters where the current editors may lack objectivity.


{{ivmbox|1=For making edits in the PIA topic area after off-wiki ] requests, and violating the ] in the ], {{user|Samisawtak}} is topic banned from the Palestine–Israel topic area, broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.}}
194x144x90x118's account has been blocked for a period of one year pursuant to this case.


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720


Oppose:
''For the Arbitration Committee''


Abstain:
''']''' <sup>]</sup>|<sup>]</sup> 03:06, 10 September 2009 (UTC)


{{ivmbox|1=For ] the ], the ] of {{Userlinks|CoolAndUniqueUsername}} is revoked. An administrator may, at their discretion, restore it following a request at ] at which CoolAndUniqueUsername shows that they have made 500 substantive edits.}}
''']'''


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720
== ] ==


Oppose: HJ Mitchell
This arbitration case has been closed, and the final decision is available in full at the link above.


Abstain:
As a result of this case:
# The ] article, and parts of any other articles substantially about cold fusion, are placed under ].
#{{userlinks|Abd}} is banned for a period of three months from Misplaced Pages, and for a period of one year from the ] article. These bans are to run concurrently. Additionally, Abd is prohibited from participating in discussions about disputes in which he is not one of the originating parties, including but not limited to article talk pages, user talk pages, administrator noticeboards, and any formal or informal dispute resolution, however not including votes or comments at polls. Abd is also admonished for edit-warring on Arbitration case pages, engaging in personal attacks, and failing to support allegations of misconduct.
#{{admin|William M. Connolley}}'s administrator rights are revoked. He may apply for their reinstatement at any time via ] or appeal to the Committee. William M. Connolley is also admonished for edit warring on Arbitration case pages.
#{{userlinks|Mathsci}} is reminded not to edit war and to avoid personal attacks.
#The community is urged to engage in a policy discussion and clarify under what circumstances, if any, an administrator may issue topic or page bans without seeking consensus for them, and how such bans may be appealed. This discussion should come to a consensus within one month of this notice.


{{ivmbox|1=For ] the ], the ] of {{Userlinks|Tashmetu}} is revoked. An administrator may, at their discretion, restore it following a request at ] at which Tashmetu shows that they have made 500 substantive edits.}}
On behalf of the Arbitration Committee,


Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, Moneytrees, Primefac, ToBeFree, Z1720
] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 22:43, 13 September 2009 (UTC)


Oppose: HJ Mitchell
''']'''


Abstain: Sdrqaz
== Removal of administrative access ==


For the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 17:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Pursuant to ], {{user|Pastor Theo}} is to have its sysop bit removed immediately as a reincarnation of a community banned editor.
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|Off-wiki misconduct in Palestine–Israel topic area}}'''<!-- ] (]) 17:58, 9 December 2024 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


== 2025 Arbitration Committee ==
Concurring: ], ], ], ], ]


The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning members following their ]. Their two-year terms formally begin on 1 January 2025:
&mdash;&nbsp;]&nbsp;<sup>]</sup>, for the Arbitration Committee, 23:34, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
* {{userlinks|CaptainEek}}
* {{userlinks|Daniel}}
* {{userlinks|Elli}}
* {{userlinks|KrakatoaKatie}}
* {{userlinks|Liz}}
* {{userlinks|ScottishFinnishRadish}}
* {{userlinks|Theleekycauldron}}
* {{userlinks|Worm That Turned}}


The one-year terms of these members also begin on 1 January 2025:
]
* {{userlinks|Primefac}}


Upon meeting the Wikimedia Foundation's ] and signing ], all incoming members ] subscribed to ], assigned the CheckUser and Oversight permissions for use in office, and given access to the CheckUser and Oversight queues on the ].
===Confirmation of desysopping===
In early September 2009, a sockpuppetry investigation was initiated to compare the {{user|Mrs. Wolpoff}} account with community-banned {{user|Ecoleetage}}, based on information that the two accounts were likely shared by the same person. During the course of this investigation, it became apparent that Mrs. Wolpoff was also editing as administrator {{admin|Pastor Theo}}, an account that was created a day after Ecoleetage was blocked in January 2009, and which made a ] in July 2009.<p> Further review demonstrated that the Mrs. Wolpoff account and the Pastor Theo account were being used in a way that violated multiple policies, particularly ], but also ], with both accounts voting in certain community processes, and the administrator account being used to close discussions in which the non-administrator account had participated. As this use of both accounts was occurring as recently as last week, it was deemed necessary to initiate ] to prevent further disruption to community consensus discussions such as ] and ]. The results of the investigation have been reviewed by multiple checkusers and arbitrators, and all have come to the same conclusion.<p> It is outside of the scope of the Arbitration Committee to review the community consensus discussions in which ; the Committee suggests that the community revisits these issues and makes an appropriate determination as to whether any action is required.<p> Both the Mrs. Wolpoff account and the Pastor Theo account have been indefinitely blocked, because the parent account Ecoleetage is community-banned. The Pastor Theo account has been desysopped. This notice confirms the status of these accounts.


We also thank our outgoing colleagues, whose terms end on 31 December 2024:
*Support: Carcharoth, Casliber, Coren, FayssalF, Newyorkbrad, Vassyana
* {{userlinks|Firefly}}
*Not voting: Rlevse, Roger Davies, Stephen Bain
* {{userlinks|Guerillero}}
*Recused: Cool Hand Luke, Risker
* {{userlinks|L235}}
*Inactive: FloNight, John Vandenberg, Wizardman
* {{userlinks|Moneytrees}}


Outgoing members are eligible to retain the CheckUser and Oversight permissions, to remain active on cases accepted before their term ended, and to remain subscribed to the ] and ] mailing lists following their terms on the Arbitration Committee. To that effect:
For the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 00:54, 16 September 2009 (UTC)<p>
* Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing members, who have not chosen to retain them, after 31 December 2024:
*: CheckUser: Firefly, L235
*: Oversight: Firefly, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees
* Outgoing members are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. That will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
* All outgoing members will remain subscribed to the functionaries' mailing list.
* All outgoing members will be unsubscribed from the ''clerks-l'' mailing list, with the exception of Firefly, Guerillero, and Moneytrees, who have chosen to remain subscribed.


On behalf of the Committee, ] (]) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
]
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|2025 Arbitration Committee}}'''<!-- ] (]) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


== Change to the CheckUser team, January 2025 ==
== Trial unblock of ] ==


At their request, the CheckUser access of ] is removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks them for their service.
The Ban Appeal Subcommittee has reviewed the case of this user and considered that a cautious trial of unblocking is feasible. The user is reminded to adhere to the guidelines of harmonious editing. ] (] '''·''' ]) 20:31, 15 September 2009 (UTC)


On behalf of the Committee, ] (]) 00:07, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
]
: Archived discussion at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52|Change to the CheckUser team, January 2025}}'''<!-- ] (]) 00:08, 1 January 2025 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


== Arbitration motion regarding coordinating arbitrators ==
==Full clerkships==


The Arbitration Committee has resolved by ] that:
Arbitration clerk trainees ], ], and ] have completed their training and are now full arbitration clerks. The Arbitration Committee thanks them, and all of the other clerks and trainees, for their invaluable and continuing assistance in clerking the arbitration cases and pages. ] (]) 02:14, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


{{ivmbox|1=
]
The ] are amended by adding the following section:
<blockquote>
; Coordinating arbitrators
The Arbitration Committee shall, from time to time, designate one or more arbitrators to serve as the Committee's coordinating arbitrators.


Coordinating arbitrators shall be responsible for assisting the Committee in the routine administration and organization of its mailing list and non-public work in a similar manner as the existing ] assist in the administration of the Committee's on-wiki work.
== Eastern European mailing list ==


The specific responsibilities of coordinating arbitrators shall include:
{{user|Piotrus}} is immediately temporarily desysopped pending complete investigation by the Arbitration Committee of the so-called "Misplaced Pages statistics" mailing list and its participants. Commentary and evidence should be directed to ] by email, pending the forthcoming opening of a formal case.
* Acknowledging the receipt of correspondence and assigning tracking identifiers to pending requests and other matters;
* Tracking the status of pending matters and providing regular updates and reminders on the status of the Committee's off-wiki work to arbitrators;
* Reminding members of the Committee to vote or otherwise take action in pending matters;
* Organizing related correspondence into case files; and
* Performing similar routine administrative and clerical functions.


A coordinating arbitrator may, but is not required to, state an intention to abstain on some or all matters before the Committee without being listed as an "inactive" arbitrator.
Concurring: ], ], ].
</blockquote>
}}


&mdash;&nbsp;]&nbsp;<sup>]</sup>, for the Arbitration Committee, 19:55, 17 September 2009 (UTC) For the Arbitration Committee, ]&nbsp;] 23:48, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
: Discuss this at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard|Arbitration motion regarding coordinating arbitrators}}'''<!-- ] (]) 23:49, 10 January 2025 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->


== EncycloDeterminate unblocked ==
''']'''


The Arbitration Committee has resolved that:
== Unban of ] ==
{{ivmbox|1=Following an appeal, the Arbitration Committee repeals the Oversight block of {{Userlinks|EncycloDeterminate}}, as it is no longer necessary.}}

For the Arbitration Committee, ] (] • she/her) 22:16, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
] is unbanned with the following restrictions.
: Discuss this at: '''{{slink|Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard|EncycloDeterminate unblocked}}'''<!-- ] (]) 22:17, 18 January 2025 (UTC) --><!--Template:hes-->
# 1RR for three months, except for clear vandalism and BLP problems.
# No problematic interaction with Aitias for six months. (both directions)
# Zero socks for 12 months, with a regular sock check performed by a checkuser

], ] and ] will be mentors for the first three months.

For the ], ] (] '''·''' ]) 02:31, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Apology from Casliber ==

I am hereby making a statement that I did know that ] was ] for several months, and apologising to the community for not acting upon it sooner. If there is consensus for my resignation from the committee, then I will do so.

I first got to know the Undertow before the time which saw his editing privileges revoked for 9 months. He was having a rough patch and I talked to him a few times and he picked up and felt better afterwards and was very grateful. I didn't hear from him for some time until he popped up and told me about the Law account. He told me that the issues which had resulted in the ban had been settled.

After this, I tried to persuade him several times to come clean which he deliberated on (as I figured this was the least dramatic way of dealing with the issue). He was at several stages going to retire the Law account, frequently enough for me to desist from pursuing it (combined with a large number of arb-related, wikipedia-related and RL-related issues keeping me very busy). I became aware of the successful RfA and was unhappy about it, and continued talking to him off and on about how to come clean. For the most part, his editing has been very productive. Once the issue with the unblock of ]'s block of ] arose, I realised I was put in a spot and confessed to the committee a day ago, after the committee became alerted to the identities by another incident.

Yes, this was a bad decision on my part and I apologise. If that is enough, then I am happy to keep serving as an arbitrator. If people feel that my resignation is warranted, then I'll step aside. ] (] '''·''' ]) 23:33, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

==Ban Appeal Subcommittee: October==

For October, the Ban Appeal Subcommittee will comprise the following
arbitrators: Cool Hand Luke, Coren and Roger Davies.

For the Arbitration Committee

] (]) 06:23, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Apology from John Vandenberg ==

It was brought to my attention this morning, about 9 hours ago, that a functionary had privately informed me on August 21 about the connection between Law and The undertow. The email that I received, which was sent to the audit subcommittee this morning and will be send to arbcom-l shortly, did not spell out the connection explicitly, and I can't be certain that I had even read the email until this morning. The day the original email arrived was the due date for the ] submission for which I was responsible.

My apologies for adding to the recent confusion, especially to the functionary who believed that they had elevated the matter to the committee appropriately. I dropped the ball, and didn't go back to pick it up once I had more time on my hands. However I never "knew" of the connection, nor have I ever been on friendly terms with either of these accounts. My interaction is limited to actioning an unrelated oversight request from Law, and ''possibly'' communications with The undertow on ] prior to the desysop (I don't have logs). As a result of my position in this matter being complicated by this, I will recuse from any further involvement. If this, or any other error on my part, has resulted in a loss of confidence, I will be happy to submit to a re-election. (see also my ] pledge) <span style="font-variant:small-caps">] <sup>'''(])'''</sup></span> 09:36, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== BASC: Richard Relucio appeal ==

* {{User11|Richard Relucio}}

The above user is appealing his ban. He appears not to have engaged in sockpuppetry for six months and will accept editing restrictions if allowed to return. Possible restrictions could include:
# Editor is indefinitely restricted to one account;
# A three-months topic ban from articles related to ] broadly defined and thereafter an indefinite 0RR restriction;
# An indefinite restriction on uploading files (though this could be relaxed later if the editor finds a mentor willing to supervise and advise him on copyright, fair use etc);
# The community ban may be reimposed at any time by motion of ArbCom if the editor engages in sockpuppetry; behaves disruptively; or fails to comply with the spirit or letter of these terms.

Community comment is welcome. &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 14:48, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

:The Ban Appeal Subcommittee of ] has decided that ] indefinite ban is suspended on the following conditions:
:# He is indefinitely restricted to one account;
:# He is topic-banned for three months from articles related to ] broadly defined and thereafter an indefinite 0RR restriction;
:# He is indefinitely restricted from uploading files (though this could be relaxed later if the editor finds a mentor willing to supervise and advise him on copyright, fair use etc);
:# The community ban may be reimposed at any time by motion of ArbCom if the editor engages in sockpuppetry; behaves disruptively; or fails to comply with the spirit or letter of these terms.
:The editor has accepted the conditions by email and will be unblocked shortly.
:For ArbCom, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 14:29, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

:]

== Betacommand: relaxation of editing restrictions==

* {{User11|Betacommand}}

This user is currently editing . He has requested permission to install AWB for the sole purpose of clearing CAT:TEMP and the editing throttle not apply to such edits. If granted, his use of AWB will be monitored by his mentors.

Community comment is welcome. &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 14:49, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

::The Ban Appeal Subcommittee, having carefully weighed the , has decided to deny Betacommand's request. The committee's main concern is that Betacommand may not have yet taken on board the lessons of the past and would like to see evidence of an improved, more collegiate, attitude before modifying his editing restrictions. Betacommand may re-apply to the committee, providing both his mentors support and endorse the application, in not less than three months time.
::For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 06:01, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

::]

== ] ==

In light of the absence of {{user|Noloop}} and the indefinite block of {{user|WebHamster}}, the two primary parties, this case is dismissed. If future problems arise (following the return or unblock of either or both editors), those problems should be dealt with by the opening of a new ] on the editor concerned. Requests for the Arbitration Committee to reopen this case would also be considered.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 19:15, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

==Three Audit Subcommittee vacancies: Call for applications ==

The process to appoint the three non-arbitrator members of the ] is underway, with the election itself starting on 30 October. If you think you may be suitably qualified, please see the ] for the job specification and application arrangements. Applications close 22 October 2009.

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 21:30, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

:]

==Motions: Law/The Undertow and Disclosure of known alternate accounts ==
Decided on 11 October 2009 :

In a series of motions, the Arbitration Committee addressed the matter of a blocked user (]) operating under a new identity (]) that successfully gained adminship. The Committee also examined the actions of three editors who assisted this new identity gain adminship, despite knowing that the individual was circumventing a block.

===Motions: Law & The undertow===

The Arbitration Committee has been informed that {{user|Law}} is an alternate account of {{user|The undertow}}, and this has been confirmed with the user involved. ] has now resigned his administrator tools. At the time that the ] account was created, ] was subject to an Arbitration Committee block.

*'''General motion''': The Arbitration Committee notes the resignation of administrator tools by ], and further notes that this resignation is under controversial circumstances. The user is restricted to one account, ]. He is required to notify the Arbitration Committee in advance should he wish to change usernames or create a new account, in accordance with Arbitration Committee enforcement procedures initiated in June 2009.
*'''The undertow is banned 6 months''': ] is banned from Misplaced Pages for six months.

===Motions: Disclosure of known alternate accounts===

In response to a submitted by ] the committee decided to ] and instead deal with the matter by motion.

*'''GlassCobra''': {{user|GlassCobra}} nominated {{user|Law}} for ]. Law was an undisclosed account of previously 9-month blocked and desysopped editor {{user|The undertow}}, and GlassCobra made his nomination while aware of that fact and without disclosing it. GlassCobra has since agreed that this was a breach of trust incompatible with his holding the position of an ] GlassCobra has apologized, pledged not to repeat such an error, and is willing to accept a sanction.
*'''GlassCobra admonished''': ] is strongly admonished for having knowingly promoted the request for adminship of an editor he knew was using an undisclosed alternate account. He was aware that knowledge of the former account's history would materially affect the request, and displayed poor judgment by failing to disclose that information along with his support.
*'''GlassCobra desysopped''': ] is desysopped for having knowingly promoted the request for adminship of an editor he knew was using an undisclosed alternate account. He was aware that knowledge of the former account's history would materially affect the request, and breached the community's trust by failing to disclose that information along with his support. Adminship may be regained by request to the arbitration committee or via the usual means.
*'''Jayron32 admonished''': {{user|Jayron32}} is strongly admonished for having knowingly promoted the request for adminship of an editor he knew was using an undisclosed alternate account. He was aware that knowledge of the former account's history would materially affect the request, and displayed poor judgment by failing to disclose that information along with his support.
*'''Jennavecia admonished''': {{user|Jennavecia}} is strongly admonished for having knowingly promoted the request for adminship of an editor she knew was using an undisclosed alternate account. She was aware that knowledge of the former account's history would materially affect the request, and displayed poor judgment by failing to disclose that information along with her support.
*'''Jennavecia's resignation''': ] resigned her status as an administrator on October 9, 2009, while this matter was pending. Per normal practice regarding resignation under controversial circumstances, she may apply at ] or to the Arbitration Committee for the restoration of her administrator status at any time.
*'''Administrators reminded and encouraged''': Administrators are reminded that while they have no obligation to enforce any particular rule, they do have an obligation to refrain from violating or assisting in the violation of community or ArbCom imposed sanctions, as with any other editor. Administrators who choose not to address block evasion themselves by blocking the new account, are strongly encouraged to notify Arbcom or checkusers of apparent ban or block evasion when they become aware of it. It is in the best interests of the project and the user(s) involved to address these situations early.

For the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 15:42, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

:'''Clerk note''' - a previous version of this notice incorrectly listed a motion which had, in fact, not passed. This was an administrative error on my part and has since been rectified at all relevant locations. ] (]) 00:18, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== ] ==

This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above.

All articles related to ] and the ] campaign are placed under probation. All fall under the ], and a stricter rather than laxer interpretation of addition of and removal of unsourced content.

{{user|Lapsed Pacifist}} is strongly admonished for edit warring and is topic banned, indefinitely, from articles related to the Corrib gas project, broadly defined. He is also subject to an editing restriction for one year, namely is limited to one revert per page per week (except for undisputable vandalism and ] violations), and is required to discuss any content reversions on the page's talk page.

While {{user|GainLine}} is admonished for vandalising BLPs and ], he is also commended for desisting from early problematic behaviours and encouraged to pursue appropriate dispute resolution methods, and seek administrator intervention when required.

Non-compliance to any of the above editing restrictions may result in a block, up to a week in the event of repeated violations. After 5 blocks, the maximum block shall increase to one year.

- ''For the Arbitration Committee'',
] 08:59, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

:''']'''

== Temporary Injunction: ] ==

A temporary injunction has been enacted in the above linked case banning {{user|David Tombe}} from further participation on the case pages and talk pages, for repeated disruption of the case proceedings. He may submit further evidence, proposals, and comments to the Arbitration Committee directly by email. The full text of this injunction may be seen ]. For the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 16:06, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

:''']'''

==Three Audit Subcommittee vacancies: Urgent call for applications ==

The process to appoint the three non-arbitrator members of the ] is underway. If you are suitably qualified, please see the ] for the job specification and application arrangements. Applications close 22 October 2009.

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 19:09, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

:]

==Audit Subcommittee elections: Urgent! Final call for applications ==

Time is rapidly running out. The closing date for completed applications is 23:59 (UTC) 22 October 2009. If you are interested in becoming one of the three non-arbitrator members of the ], see the ] now for the job specification and application details.

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 17:39, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

== ] ==

This arbitration case has been closed, and the final decision may be viewed at the link above.

* All editors are reminded to be civil at all times and seek consensus where possible, and encouraged pursue dispute resolution when necessary.
* {{user|Brews ohare}} is warned for his conduct in this dispute, and placed under a general probation for one year, under which any uninvolved administrator may impose sanctions if Brews ohare fails to adhere to the purpose of Misplaced Pages or general editing and behavioral guidelines, policies, and expectations, despite warnings.
* {{user|David Tombe}} is also warned for his conduct in this dispute and during the course of the arbitration case, and is placed under the same general probation but for an indefinite duration. David Tombe may not appeal his probation for one year, and is limited to one appeal every six months thereafter.
* Both Brews ohare and David Tombe are banned from all physics-related pages and topics, broadly construed, for twelve months.
* Violations of the topic bans or general sanctions may be enforced by blocks of up to a week in length for repeated violations, to increase to one year after the third block. All blocks and other sanctions applied should be logged on the case page ].

For the Arbitration Committee, ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 22:23, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

]

== Raul654 ==

From time to time, concerns have been raised that ] has misused his ] tools and has made drastically excessive rangeblocks, in the topic area of global warming. The ] has conducted a thorough review of Raul654's use of the tools and has concluded that these concerns were justified.

In a recent e-mail to the Arbitration Committee, Raul654 has acknowledged that he may have overreacted and overused his tools, and noted that since the Audit Subcommittee investigation began he has limited his use of tools in this area. Raul654 has expressed a willingness to address the issues and, in particular, (i) to resign his access to the checkuser and oversight tools (the latter on grounds of inactivity), and the associated mailing lists; and (ii) to refrain from taking any administrator actions in connection with the topic area of global warming, broadly defined, or in connection with user conduct relating to that topic area.

Based on the report of the Audit Subcommittee, the evidence before it, and the response from Raul654, the Arbitration Committee accepts (i) Raul654's resignation as a checkuser and oversighter, effective immediately; and (ii) Raul654's proposed restriction on his future use of administrative tools in the topic area of global warming, as outlined above, which becomes binding, also effective immediately.

The Arbitration Committee thanks the members of the Audit Subcommittee for their conscientious and detailed report, and their recommendations on this matter.

For the Arbitration Committee,
&nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 15:35, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

]

==Arbitration Committee motion regarding Date delinking ==

The Arbitration Committee has passed a motion further amending ].

:], ], and ] indicate that {{botlinks|Full-date unlinking bot}} fulfills the requirement for "a Community approved process for the mass delinking" in ] and the requirement for "ate delinking bots in a manner approved by the ]" in ]. The Committee thanks the participants for their efforts and encourages them to continue with their constructive work and consensus building.

The discussion and voting on this motion has been archived at ].

For the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 10:44, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

''']'''


==Personnel changes at Checkuser/Oversight==

{{User|Alison}} has now returned to active participation as a checkuser and oversighter after an extended break, following discussion with the Arbitration Committee. She is working closely with the checkuser and oversight teams to become more familiar with the changes in performance standards that have been put in place over the last several months.

{{User|FT2}} has elected to take a break from Checkuser/Oversight and administrator activity for an indefinite period. He will remain a participant and list administrator on the Functionaries-L mailing list during his break, but has requested temporary removal of his various tools during this period for security reasons.



For the Arbitration Committee, <br>
] (]) 04:51, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

''']'''

== Mitchazenia ==

] was desysopped in April 2009 , specifying that he may regain the tools by application to the Arbitration Committee. He has now asked that he be resysopped and after careful consideration the committee has agreed to his request.

* Support: Coren, FloNight, John Vandenberg, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Vassyana, Wizardman
* Oppose: None
* Abstain: Carcharoth
* Not voting: Newyorkbrad, Stephen Bain
* Inactive: Cool Hand Luke, FayssalF, Risker

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 20:05, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

:]

==AUSC October 2009 elections: candidate list==

The candidates standing in the ] ] are: ], ], ], ], ] and ].

* Supervising arbitrator: ]
* Technical administrator: ]
* Scrutineers (stewards): ], ], ], and ].

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 02:17, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

:]

==AUSC October 2009 elections: Vote now!==

The election, using SecurePoll, has now started. You may:
* Visit the ] for an overview;
* Review the candidate's statements: ] &bull; ] &bull; ] &bull; ] &bull; ] &bull; ];
* Or go straight to your personal voting page: ] to cast your votes.

The election closes at 23:59 (UTC) on 8 November 2009.

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 07:29, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

== Personnel changes ==

;1. Ban Appeal Subcommittee (November)

For November, the Ban Appeal Subcommittee comprises Coren, FloNight and Roger Davies.

;2. Audit Subcommittee arbitrator seat re-allocation

The ] of three "at large" members of ] coincides with the scheduled end of the AUSC arbitrator terms. For continuity, two of the arbitrator terms will be extended, with a staggered rotation of one arbitrator change every two months in future. Accordingly:

* John Vandenberg's current term is extended until 31 December 2009.
* Risker's current term is extended until 28 February 2010.
* Newyorkbrad succeeds FloNight, with effect 1 November 2009 to 30 April 2010.

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 06:28, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

:]

== Urgent! Last call for votes: AUSC October 2009 elections ==
There's only one day to go! The ] election,
using SecurePoll, closes at 23:59 (UTC) 8 November. Three community
members will be appointed to supervise use of the ]
and ] tools. If you wish to vote you must do so
urgently. Here's how:
* Visit the ] for an overview;
* Review the candidate's statements: ] &bull; ] &bull; ] &bull; ] &bull; ] &bull; ];
* Or go straight to your personal voting page: ].
For the Arbitration Committee, <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — ] • ] • </span> 16:57, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

==Motion to amend ADHD: Scuro topic banned==

In an ], the Arbitration Committee has passed the following:

*{{user|Scuro}} is topic banned from all pages, topics, and discussions related to attention-deficit hyperactivity, broadly defined, for twelve months.

''Passed 6 to 1, with 1 abstention, 8 November 2009''

For the Arbitration Committee, ] (]) 01:34, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

:''']'''

== Nominations now open for the Arbitration Committee elections, December 2009 ==

Nominations are now open for candidates to run in the ] elections of December 2009 (]). In order to be eligible to run, editors must have 1,000 mainspace edits, be at least 18 years of age, and be of legal age in their place of residence; note also that successful candidates must identify to the Wikimedia Foundation before taking their seats. Nominations will be accepted from today, November 10, through November 24, with voting scheduled to begin on December 1. To submit your candidacy, proceed to the ]. The conditions of the election are currently ]; all editors are encouraged to participate. For the coordination cabal, <font face="New York"><span style="background-color:black; color:gray;">], ]</span></font> 01:51, 10 November 2009 (UTC) <small> Notice added by clerk ] (]) 02:09, 10 November 2009 (UTC) </small>

== AUSC election: results and appointments ==

The final votes for the ] - held 00:01 30 October to 23:59 8 November (UTC) - are as follows:

:{|cellpadding=5 cellspacing=2 border=2 style="border-collapse:collapse;" class="sortable"
! colspan=1 | Candidate
! colspan=1 | Support
! colspan=1 | Oppose
! colspan=1 | Net
! colspan=1 | Total
! colspan=1 | Percentage
|-
| ] || 195 || 67 || 128 || 262 || 74.43%
|-
| ] || 140 || 52 || 88 || 192 || 72.92%
|-
| ] || 182 || 85 || 97 || 267 || 68.16%
|-
| ] || 202 || 95 || 107 || 297 || 68.01%
|-
| ] || 96 || 93 || 3 || 189 || 50.79%
|-
| ] || 126 || 136 || -10 || 262 || 48.09%
|-
|}
A total of 370 editors voted, including one banned user whose votes were struck. The tallies above have been certified by email to ArbCom by the scrutineers, who will append their signatures below in due course.

# Results certified by: ] (]) 09:16, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
# Results certified by: ] <sup><span style="font-family:Italic;color:black">]</span></sup> 22:45, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
# Results certified by: &nbsp;'''&mdash;&nbsp;].]'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;<sup>]</sup>
# Results certified by: --] <small>]</small> 22:48, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

;Appointment motions

1. That when appointing the successful candidates, a fourth is nominated as an alternate should any retire prior to the next election.
::''With thirteen arbitrators, seven is a majority.''
:'''Support''': Carcharoth, Coren, John Vandenberg, FloNight, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Stephen Bain, Vassyana and Wizardman.
:'''Oppose''': None.
:'''Abstain''': None
:'''Not voting''': Cool Hand Luke, FayssalF.

2. That ], ] and ] be appointed to the Audit Subcommittee and that, because of the close vote, ] be invited to serve as an alternate member.
::''With thirteen arbitrators, and three inactive, six is a majority.''
:'''Support''': Carcharoth, Coren, FloNight, Newyorkbrad, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies.
:'''Oppose''': Stephen Bain, John Vandenberg.
:'''Abstain''': None.
:'''Not voting''': Wizardman.
:'''Inactive''': Cool Hand Luke, FayssalF, Vassyana.

3. That, while noting that seven voting members prevents deadlocks and that the subcommittee will have a majority of directly elected members, the Arbitration Committee recommends that the Audit Subcommittee determine its own procedure with regard to voting rights of alternate members.
::''With thirteen arbitrators, and three arbitrators inactive, six is a majority.''
:'''Support''': Carcharoth, Coren, FloNight, Newyorkbrad, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Stephen Bain.
:'''Oppose''': None.
:'''Abstain as AUSC members''': John Vandenberg, Risker.
:'''Not voting''': Wizardman.
:'''Inactive''': Cool Hand Luke, FayssalF, Vassyana.

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 21:38, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

::Belated support for items 2 and 3. ] (]) 21:48, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
:::Votes updated accordingly. &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 22:01, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

:;]

==Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop==

Interested editors are invited to participate in the ]. ] was recently used in the ], and has been proposed for use for the ] at this current ]. Your comments, suggestions and observations are welcome.<br/>
<br/>
For the Arbitration Committee, <br/>] (]) 09:15, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== Alternate member ==

The Audit Subcommittee has decided that the alternate member (currently user:MBisanz) of the Audit Subcommittee will not receive list membership and should not be given the Oversight or Checkuser permissions as an alternate member. Barring any unforeseen events, the Arbitration Committee will appoint the alternate member in the event of a vacancy.

For the Audit Subcommittee,
--] (]) 06:03, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

This notice is given by a clerk, on behalf of the Arbitration Committee. ] <sup>]</sup> 18:29, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

:''']'''

== Arbitration Committee Elections: last calls for candidates, comments on process ==

This is a reminder that the nominations phase of the ] to select new members of the ], as well as the ] on the conditions for the elections and the 2010 Committee, will close on November 24, in one day's time.

If you have been considering running as a candidate in this year's election to the Committee, now is the time to make the decision. It's worth noting that there are twenty-two candidates at the time of writing, six fewer than last year, and so with eight seats available the field is not as competitive as might have been expected. All editors who had made 1,000 mainspace edits by November 10, 2009, are over 18 years of age and of the age of majority in their nation of residence, and are willing to identify themselves to the ] are eligible to stand as candidates. You can declare your candidacy by following the instructions at the ].

The ] on the Arbitration Committee covers the conditions for the elections and the Committee in 2010. Specific issues under debate include term lengths, number of seats, election methods, ballot transparency, the tranche system, threshold for successful candidacies and voter eligibility. If you want to participate in the discussion on any of these issues, you have less than a day to have your voice heard. For the coordinators, <font face="New York"><span style="background-color:black; color:gray;">], ]</span></font> 01:35, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

''This notice is given by an Arbitration clerk,'' ] <sup>]</sup> 01:53, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

:''']'''

== Arbitration Committee Elections: voting now open ==

Voting is now open in the ] to elect new members to the ].
In accordance with the ] on the election process, voting will be done by secret ballot using the ''SecurePoll'' extension. Voting will close on 14 December 2009 at 23:59 UTC.

In order to be eligible to vote, an account must have at least 150 mainspace edits on or before 1 November 2009 (). Blocked editors may not vote, and voting with multiple accounts or bot accounts is expressly forbidden. Note that due to technical restrictions, editors who have made more than 150 mainspace edits on or before 1 November 2009 but no longer have access to the account(s) used will not be able to vote. If you have any questions about this, please .

For each candidate, voters may choose to Support or Oppose the candidacy, or to remain Neutral (this option has no effect on the outcome). Voting should be done in a single sitting. After your entire vote has been accepted, you may make changes at any time before the close of voting. However, a fresh default ballot page will be displayed and you will need to complete the process again from scratch (for this reason, you are welcome to keep a private record of your vote). Your new ballot page will erase the previous one. You may verify the time of acceptance of your votes at the ]. Although this election will use secret ballots, and only votes submitted in this way will be counted, you may leave brief comments on the candidates' ] and discuss candidates at length on the attached talkpages. For live discussion, join ] on ].

'''To cast your vote, please proceed ]'''.

For the coordinators, ] 00:02, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

(Posted on behalf of the coordinators, ] (]) 00:07, 1 December 2009 (UTC))
:''']'''

== John's resignation ==

On the 29th I posted a motion to this noticeboard which contained a statement of fact that the subject objects to. While I believe the outcome was correct, the process and manner in which I delivered it was less than ideal. The Arbitration Committee has since issued a clarification, and then removed and suppressed the motion in an accord between the subject and the Arbitration Committee (brokered by Mike Godwin).

This situation was avoidable, and I apologise for the way that I handled this. I am stepping down as an arbitrator effective immediately. Thank you, <span style="font-variant:small-caps">] <sup>'''(])'''</sup></span> 14:34, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

:''']'''

== David Gerard: statement by ArbCom ==


Yesterday, a member of ArbCom deleted and suppressed an announcement and two discussions under the heading of "David Gerard". David had expressed a good faith concern that our original and revised announcements could harm him in real life. Although several arbitrators felt that the announcement was proper, we all agreed that we should do no harm when it comes to living people--including our long-time contributor David Gerard. We reached an agreement where our original remarks would be removed but the removal of his oversight and checkuser rights would remain in force. Although arbitrators were worried that a Streisand-like effect would occur, this suppression was the desire of David Gerard, who felt defamed by the comments, and it is proper under the oversight policy ("Removal of potentially libellous information").

For the Arbitration Committee, &nbsp;] <sup>]</sup> 20:22, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

*<small>'''Note''': My was suppressed, so I am re-posting my recusal here for the public record. ] (]) 23:45, 2 December 2009 (UTC)</small>

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Off-wiki misconduct in Palestine–Israel topic area

As previously announced, the Arbitration Committee received private evidence appearing to reflect off-wiki misconduct related to several editors in the Palestine–Israel topic area. The Committee sent a copy of the evidence to the users in question via email, notified them on their talk pages, and gave them an opportunity to respond. Based on the evidence and the responses, the matter has been resolved as follows:

For making edits in the Palestine–Israel topic area after off-wiki canvassing requests, and encouraging other users to game the extended confirmed restriction and engage in disruptive editing, Ïvana (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely banned from Misplaced Pages. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose:

Abstain:

For making edits in the Palestine–Israel topic area after off-wiki canvassing requests, and encouraging other users to game the extended confirmed restriction and engage in disruptive editing, Ïvana (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is topic banned from the Palestine–Israel topic area, broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose:

Abstain:

Based on private evidence, the existing topic ban of Salmoonlight (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) may now be appealed only to the Committee. The other provisions of the topic ban remain the same.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose:

Abstain: Moneytrees

For making edits in the PIA topic area after off-wiki canvassing requests, and violating the extended confirmed restriction in the Palestine–Israel topic area, Samisawtak (talk · contribs) is topic banned from the Palestine–Israel topic area, broadly construed. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose:

Abstain:

For gaming the extended confirmed restriction, the extended confirmed permission of CoolAndUniqueUsername (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is revoked. An administrator may, at their discretion, restore it following a request at PERM at which CoolAndUniqueUsername shows that they have made 500 substantive edits.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, Moneytrees, Primefac, Sdrqaz, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose: HJ Mitchell

Abstain:

For gaming the extended confirmed restriction, the extended confirmed permission of Tashmetu (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is revoked. An administrator may, at their discretion, restore it following a request at PERM at which Tashmetu shows that they have made 500 substantive edits.

Support: Aoidh, CaptainEek, Guerillero, Moneytrees, Primefac, ToBeFree, Z1720

Oppose: HJ Mitchell

Abstain: Sdrqaz

For the Arbitration Committee, Aoidh (talk) 17:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § Off-wiki misconduct in Palestine–Israel topic area

2025 Arbitration Committee

The Arbitration Committee welcomes the following new and returning members following their election by the community. Their two-year terms formally begin on 1 January 2025:

The one-year terms of these members also begin on 1 January 2025:

Upon meeting the Wikimedia Foundation's criteria for access to non-public personal data and signing its corresponding confidentiality agreement, all incoming members will be subscribed to all Committee-managed email lists, assigned the CheckUser and Oversight permissions for use in office, and given access to the CheckUser and Oversight queues on the VRT system.

We also thank our outgoing colleagues, whose terms end on 31 December 2024:

Outgoing members are eligible to retain the CheckUser and Oversight permissions, to remain active on cases accepted before their term ended, and to remain subscribed to the functionaries' and arbitration clerks' mailing lists following their terms on the Arbitration Committee. To that effect:

  • Stewards are requested to remove the permission(s) noted from the following outgoing members, who have not chosen to retain them, after 31 December 2024:
    CheckUser: Firefly, L235
    Oversight: Firefly, Guerillero, L235, Moneytrees
  • Outgoing members are eligible to remain active on cases opened before their term ended if they wish. That will be noted on the proposed decision talk page of affected case(s).
  • All outgoing members will remain subscribed to the functionaries' mailing list.
  • All outgoing members will be unsubscribed from the clerks-l mailing list, with the exception of Firefly, Guerillero, and Moneytrees, who have chosen to remain subscribed.

On behalf of the Committee, Sdrqaz (talk) 02:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § 2025 Arbitration Committee

Change to the CheckUser team, January 2025

At their request, the CheckUser access of Ferret is removed. The Arbitration Committee sincerely thanks them for their service.

On behalf of the Committee, Sdrqaz (talk) 00:07, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Archived discussion at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 52 § Change to the CheckUser team, January 2025

Arbitration motion regarding coordinating arbitrators

The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:

The Arbitration Committee's procedures are amended by adding the following section:

Coordinating arbitrators

The Arbitration Committee shall, from time to time, designate one or more arbitrators to serve as the Committee's coordinating arbitrators.

Coordinating arbitrators shall be responsible for assisting the Committee in the routine administration and organization of its mailing list and non-public work in a similar manner as the existing arbitration clerks assist in the administration of the Committee's on-wiki work.

The specific responsibilities of coordinating arbitrators shall include:

  • Acknowledging the receipt of correspondence and assigning tracking identifiers to pending requests and other matters;
  • Tracking the status of pending matters and providing regular updates and reminders on the status of the Committee's off-wiki work to arbitrators;
  • Reminding members of the Committee to vote or otherwise take action in pending matters;
  • Organizing related correspondence into case files; and
  • Performing similar routine administrative and clerical functions.

A coordinating arbitrator may, but is not required to, state an intention to abstain on some or all matters before the Committee without being listed as an "inactive" arbitrator.

For the Arbitration Committee, SilverLocust 💬 23:48, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § Arbitration motion regarding coordinating arbitrators

EncycloDeterminate unblocked

The Arbitration Committee has resolved that:

Following an appeal, the Arbitration Committee repeals the Oversight block of EncycloDeterminate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), as it is no longer necessary.

For the Arbitration Committee, theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:16, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Discuss this at: Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard § EncycloDeterminate unblocked
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