UDWiki:Administration/Arbitration

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While the wiki community attempts to work on the basis of encouragement and cooperation, there are occasions where wiki users find themselves unable to reach accord. In the event of this happening, the Arbitration Team may be called upon to intervene, and attempt to find a reasonable compromise that, while perhaps not satisfying both parties, may at least assist in defusing the situation, thanks to the unbiased third party.

Guidelines for Arbitration Requests

In assisting in Arbitration, we generally suggest that both parties agree to the Arbitration. This is not, by any means, a requirement, but we do require that both parties be represented in proceedings.

Any Arbitration request should provide at least the following:

  • The aggrieved parties. Either person vs person, or [list of people] vs [list of people].
  • The reason for the arbitration. This should very specifically be without reference to people, as that information has already been provided. It should be a short paragraph indicating the causes of the aggrievement, and why both parties feel it requires arbitration
  • Any pages affected by the aggrievement. This should be a simple list of links.

Once the Arbitration commences, the Arbitrator will request statements from all parties involved. Any evidence to back up one's statement should be provided in link form. Each party will then have an opportunity to rebut their opponent's statement. After these two steps, the Arbitrator will then consider the case, and reach a conclusion, and determine the outcome that is required. It's the duty of the Arbitrator to move a case he accepted to a subpage of UDWiki:Administration/Arbitration, and to update the status of the arbitration case in the Arbitration Cases in Progress section.

As a note, by requesting an Arbitration, all parties are thus obliged to accept the outcome of the Arbitration. Not doing will be considered Vandalism, and such vandalism attempts will be treated as if the vandal has already received two warnings.

After the Arbitration is over, it will then be moved to an archive page. As publicly accessible pages, they may be used to establish precedent in further, applicable cases.

Current Arbitrators

For guidelines on how to arbitrate, see Arbitration Guidelines.

The following users have placed their hand up as users who are willing to be contacted to act as an Arbitrator. The role of Arbitrator is not restricted to the Administration Team; any user can be contacted as an Arbitrator (even if not listed below) and use this page for the arbitration, so long as both parties agree to the Arbitrator. Users who wish to place their hand up as an Arbitrator should place their name below on the list, using *{{usr|YourUserPage}}

Also note that not all listed Arbitrators are active on the Wiki.

Volunteer Arbitrators in Alphabetical Order

Arbitration Cases Currently Under Consideration

Administration Notice
Use this header to create new arbitration cases. Once all sides have chosen an arbiter, move the case to a sub-page of UDWiki:Administration/Arbitration and update its status in the Arbitration Cases in Progress section.


User:Iscariot versus User:Karek

It is clear, looking at both recent history and the extended past in the metagame that User:Karek has some sort of problem with me. There looks to be no attempt to resolve whatever it is that is causing this user to feel aggrieved, it falls to me to act in good faith and attempt to parley a resolution.

In order, therefore, to prevent disruption to the wiki project I propose we see if a form of mediation can be achieved through arbitration to prevent whatever the problem is from negatively impacting the wiki experience for the community. -- To know the face of God is to know madness....Praise knowledge! Mischief! Mayhem! The Rogues Gallery!. <== DDR Approved Editor 16:24, 17 September 2009 (BST)

Volunteering to arbitrate.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 16:29, 17 September 2009 (BST)
Iscariot, whining about another user having a problem with him who isn't making any effort to settle things peacefully? I AM SHOCKED AND APPALLED. Cyberbob  Talk  16:39, 17 September 2009 (BST)
In the past it was always other people that brought up a case against Iscariot which he blew off completely by refusing to pick an arbitrator. It seems hard to swallow that he has suddenly decided that this system is workable and helpful without any sort of policy change on it. However, dropping the St. Iscariot, Wiki Martyr name is a step in the right direction. --Globetrotters Icon.png #99 DCC 18:18, 18 September 2009 (BST)
The way to deal with such personal disagreements in times past was arbitration. I fail to see how I'm not acting in good faith for the wiki. -- To know the face of God is to know madness....Praise knowledge! Mischief! Mayhem! The Rogues Gallery!. <== DDR Approved Editor 16:46, 17 September 2009 (BST)
Arbitrators cannot "make" people reconcile their differences. All they can do is to implement restraining orders, which I know you know. This is basically just a stupid and transparent attempt to have a dissenting voice kept away, KEPT AWAY! that has been dressed up as "parleying". Good faith my left nut. Cyberbob  Talk  16:52, 17 September 2009 (BST)
There is no viable case here and his past behavior makes this lolriffic for it's sheer level of wrongfulness. Yeah Iscariot, I have a problem with you, I have a problem with you because I can be reasonably sure that every time you're around you'll try to pull some ridiculous bullshit against me because you have issue with me and have on many occasions let your personal bias cause me hassle. The only viable solutions you have to settling that are; grow up and try and make amends for past behavior while modifying current/future behavior or to go away. Choose one of those, there will be no case. --Karekmaps?! 22:25, 17 September 2009 (BST)
This isn't a case, it's an attempt to resolve whatever problem you seem to have with me with the aid of an impartial third party. One would think a good faith attempt to protect the wiki from whatever disagreement you seem to have with me would be the epitome of good faith, alas it seems you see it not. I shall wait a day to see if you change your mind before archiving it.
I tried. -- To know the face of God is to know madness....Praise knowledge! Mischief! Mayhem! The Rogues Gallery!. <== DDR Approved Editor 23:10, 17 September 2009 (BST)
I have no clue about any problems that may or may not exist between iscariot and karek. And I hardly know either of you. So if you both want a really impartial 3rd party to arbitrate try me =) --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 23:23, 17 September 2009 (BST)
No, you want to claim you tried. There's no need to protect the wiki, you're the one that spills it over onto here with ridiculous cases like trying to get me vandal escalated for putting up a reassessment bid as a sysop. If you want to resolve it you know how to find me and where to do it, everything else is just point scoring. --Karekmaps?! 23:30, 17 September 2009 (BST)
I'd much prefer to do this in a public arena, last time we were on an IRC channel you left, then came back, hurled abuse and banned yourself. -- To know the face of God is to know madness....Praise knowledge! Mischief! Mayhem! The Rogues Gallery!. <== DDR Approved Editor 23:38, 17 September 2009 (BST)

Arbitration is for content disputes on pages, not mediating people's issues. As what Karek said, but you could also try just dealing with it, like everyone else on this wiki has had to "deal with it" with you. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 00:26, 18 September 2009 (BST)

Not to weigh in on either side, but the guidelines do mention the use of arbitration as a solution for personal disputes, admittedly in "rare situations". -Wulfenbach 01:00, 18 September 2009 (BST)

This arbitration is pretty good, and imma gonna let you finish, but Amazing had some of the best arbitrations of all time!--THE Godfather of Яesensitized, Anime Sucks Yalk | W! U! WMM| CC CPFOAS DORISFlag.jpg LOE ZHU | Яezzens 00:58, 18 September 2009 (BST)

"I thought that was really inappropriate. You know it was like just Iscariot's acting the fool — why are you butting in? I, I hear you — I agree with you. The Iscariot guy seems like a perfectly nice person. He's on his soapbox. What’s Anime doing up there? He’s a jackass."--SirArgo Talk 03:33, 18 September 2009 (BST)

I offer to arbitrate on this arbitration case that aint. I promise ill be completely unbiased toward karek and ill not forbid iscariot from ever posting on adminstration pages or creating/commenting on policies. You have my word on that --People's Commissar Hagnat [talk] [wcdz] 19:54, 18 September 2009 (BST)

Arbitration Cases in Progress

Active cases

Cyberbob, Sexylegsread and DanceDanceRevolution vs. 2 Cool

Involved Users Cyberbob, Read and DDR vs. 2 Cool (J3D) and (Nick)
Arbitrator Thadeous Oakley
Created 09:13, 3 September 2009 (BST) by Cyberbob
Status Ongoing
Summary Cyberbob, Read and DDR want to be removed of J3D's and Nick's .2 Cool fanclub page


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