Wikipedia:Probation
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Probation at Wikipedia is a formal, procedural warning against a Wikipedia editor, generally regarding specific conduct on a group of articles. It generally follows an Arbitration Committee finding that a particular user has edited one or more articles in a disruptive or objectionable way (e.g., by edit warring).
A user placed on probation by the Arbitration Committee is permitted to continue to edit in the subject areas in which they are on probation. If they edit an article in those subject areas in a disruptive or objectionable way, however, any administrator who is not involved in the conflict may ban them from editing the article. The banned user may continue to edit the talk page, making suggestions as to content and discussing content. A ban may be imposed only for good cause which shall be documented in a section set aside for that purpose in the arbitration case. Banning without good cause or in bad faith shall be grounds for censure, restriction, or removal of administrative access.
The administrator who imposes a page ban shall notify the banned user on their talk page of the ban and also place a notice at the top of the talk page of the article and also report it on Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents setting forth the user name of the banned user, a link to the Arbitration Committee decision imposing probation, and the date the ban expires (which may be not later than the end of probation) and a link to this page.
In order to enforce probation it is necessary to attract the attention of an administrator with enough interest and energy to investigate the matter and assume the risk of acting. Patience is counseled. Striking out at users on probation is strongly discouraged.
A template may be designed and used on Talk pages from which a user on Probation is banned.
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[edit] Suggested remedies
[edit] XXX placed on probation
1) XXX (talk • contribs) is placed on Wikipedia:Probation for one year. This means that any administrator, in the exercise of their judgement for reasonable cause, documented in a section of this decision, may ban them from any article which relates to YYY which they disrupts by inappropriate editing. XXX must be notified on their talk page of any bans and a note must also placed on WP:AN/I. They may post suggestions on the talk page of any article they are banned from editing. This remedy is crafted to permit XXX continuing to edit articles in these areas which are not sources of controversy.
[edit] Procedure for banning in probation for XXX
1) Should a Wikipedia administrator feel it necessary that XXX be banned from an article where they are engaged in edit warring, removal of sourced material, POV reorganizations of the article or any other activity which the user considers disruptive they shall place a template {{User article ban|UserXXX|ProbationEndDate|~~~~}} at the top of the talk page of the article and notify UserXXX on their talk page. The template shall include the ending date of the ban (subject to the administrator's discretion) and a link to Wikipedia:Probation. The template may be removed by UserXXX or any other editor at the end of the ban. See Wikipedia:Probation
[edit] General probation
1) In view of the dissatisfaction expressed by XXX with the decisions reached in this case and the apparent lack of insight into any role his own behavior played in the creation and aggravation of the problems which gave rise to this case he is placed indefinitely on Wikipedia:Probation. If in the opinion of any three administrators, for good cause, he is responsible for disrupting the functioning of Wikipedia, restrictions may be placed on his editing, up to and including a general ban of one year. Each restriction imposed shall be documented and explained in a section at the bottom of Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/(Name of case). Should any period of one year pass without any such restriction being imposed XXX's probation shall automatically end.
[edit] List of users on general probation
[edit] List of users on normal probation
See also Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Admin enforcement requested
[edit] List of users where normal probation is dormant
| User | Decision | Date | Type | Restrictions imposed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Decision | February 26, 2006 | One year normal | Banned from all Jehovah's Witnesses pages, March 7, 2006. | Blocked indefinitely on March 7, 2006. |
| EffK | Decision | February 7, 2006 | Special: may be banned from pages for no more than three months | - | Simultaneously banned for one year. After resets, the ban timer runs for one year from October 2, 2006. |
| Ericsaindon2 | Decision | September 3, 2006 | Normal | - | Simultaneously banned for one year. After resets, the ban timer runs for one year from October 10, 2006. |
| FourthAve | Decision | May 2, 2006 | Indefinite normal | - | Simultaneously banned for one year. |
| Gibraltarian | Decision | January 30, 2006 | One year normal | - | Comes into effect when and if he is unblocked from an indefinite block imposed on December 16, 2005. |
| Gimmiet | Decision | September 4, 2005 | Special: lasting until six months after his last ban ends | One week block extended for one month, October 10, 2005, and to two months, October 22, 2005. Blocked for 48 hours for removing talk page warnings, December 28, 2005. Blocked for 24 hours for reverting talk page, January 4, 2006. |
Probation lasted from October 4, 2005 until March 26, 2006 when he was banned indefinitely. |
| GreekWarrior | Decision | November 3, 2006 | Normal | - | Simultaneously banned for one year. The probation will come into effect at the end of any ban. |
| Guy Montag | Decision | October 15, 2006 | One year normal | - | Previously on probation in relation to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict for one year from October 9, 2005; this probation was extended for another year but he was simultaneously banned from editing on the topic. |
| Herschelkrustofsky | Decision | December 23, 2005 | Normal, terminating if one calendar year passes without any restrictions on his editing. | - | Had previously been banned from Lyndon LaRouche articles. Banned for one year, May 5, 2006. |
| Leyasu | Decision | March 7, 2006 | Normal | Banned from Black metal, April 29, 2006, but ban rescinded the same day. Banned from heavy metal articles including but not limited to Speed metal, Gothic metal, Heavy Metal music, Symphonic metal, Speed metal, List of heavy metal genres, Black metal, List of black metal bands, Heavy metal fashion, Iron Maiden, Draconian (band), Children of Bodom, The End Records artists, and Venom (band). |
Banned indefinitely, July 9, 2006. |
| Licorne | Decision | March 24, 2006 | Indefinite normal | - | Simultaneously banned for one year. |
| Minum | Decision | August 13, 2006 | Normal | - | Simultaneously banned for a total of one year. |
| Nobs01 | Decision | December 23, 2005 | Normal, terminating if one calendar year passes without any restrictions on his editing. | - | Simultaneously banned for one year. |
| Pat8722 | Decision | October 23, 2006 | One year normal, to begin when User returns to editing. | - | User is currently on extended Wikibreak. |
| Pigsonthewing | Decision | December 9, 2005 | Normal | Banned from Jeremy Clarkson and Longbridge, December 12, 2005 until January 13, 2006. Banned from Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard for one week, December 21, 2005. Banned from User:Karmafist and User talk:Karmafist and all subpages, December 22, 2005. |
Banned for one year, January 25, 2006. |
| PoolGuy | Decision | June 23, 2006 | Indefinite normal | Banned from Wikipedia:Requests for page protection, June 24, 2006. | Banned indefinitely, June 25, 2006. |
| RJII | Decision | February 18, 2006 | Normal | Banned from Anarchism for two weeks, March 1, 2006. Banned from Anarchism and anarcho-capitalism for two weeks, March 10, 2006. Banned from Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard and related pages for three months, March 11, 2006. Blocked for 48 hours, March 31, 2006. |
Banned indefinitely, June 24, 2006 |
| Saladin1970 | Decision | August 10, 2006 | Normal | - | Simultaneously banned for one year. |
| T-man, the Wise Scarecrow | Decision | March 6, 2006 | One year normal | Banned from List of Justice League episodes for two weeks, July 3, 2006. Banned from all comics-related articles for two weeks, July 4, 2006. |
A suspended six-month ban was brought into effect on July 31, 2006 and made indefinite on September 11, 2006. |
| Ted Wilkes | Decision | December 24, 2005 | Indefinite normal | - | Blocked for one year, March 19, 2006. |
| Zen-master | Decision | October 15, 2005 | One year normal | Banned for two weeks from Race and intelligence, November 13, 2005. Banned from Conspiracy theory until the new year, December 21, 2005. Banned for two weeks from Wikipedia:User Bill of Rights, December 29, 2005. Banned for one month from discussing article titles in the Wikipedia: namespace, and from starting polls, January 16, 2006. |
Probation initially on articles relating to race and intelligence; on December 14, 2005 it covered all articles. Banned for one year, February 6, 2006. |
| Zephram Stark | Decision | November 12, 2005 | One year normal | - | Banned indefinitely, May 14, 2006. |
[edit] List of users formerly on probation
| User | Decision | Begun | Ended | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JarlaxleArtemis | Decision | November 11, 2005 | September 24, 2006 | Commutation of ban | Community indefinite ban, September 18, 2006. |
| Khoikhoi | Decision | May 7, 2006 | September 10, 2006 | One year normal | Probation rescinded due to good behaviour. |
| OldRight Old Right |
Decision | September 14, 2005 | September 14, 2006 | One year normal | Left wikipedia. |
| Wik | Decision | March 15, 2004 | June 15, 2004 | Three months normal | Left wikipedia. |
| Yuber | Decision | October 9, 2005 | October 9, 2006 | One year normal | In articles relating to Islam or the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. |
[edit] Pending cases
- Jean-Thierry Boisseau: Probation currently proposed.
- Kven-user: Probation currently proposed.
- Rex Germanus: Probation currently proposed.
- Ulritz: Probation currently proposed.
