[WikiEN-l] Wik2 arbitration case

Fri May 21 02:18:22 UTC 2004

Dear all,

Seeing as it was such a high-profile case, I thought I'd let you know about 
the state the Wik arbitration is in.

The case is not fully closed: there are still matters (concerning Cantus as 
much as Wik) under consideration. However, quite a few points received 
majority support from the arbitrators, so these can be considered finished 
with. These decided points can be found at 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Wik2/Decided

Among other things, a number of shortish bans have been decided upon (seven 
days for Wik, one day each for Nico and Cantus). However, at time of 
writing, these have not been implemented by me or anybody else. I would 
rather a non-arbitrator sysop implements them than one of the committee. I 
think there are a number of advantages to this, which I won't bore you with 
here (I'll explain if pressed). If anybody wants to implement those bans, 
go ahead - please note that you have done so in the relevant bit of 
[[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Wik2/Decided]]. I would just note, 
however, that Wik's recent edit to his user page may be taken as a sign 
that he is leaving the Wikipedia, so a block there may be superfluous to 
requirements.

On a personal note: this hasn't been an easy case to handle. It involved a 
lot of articles, and a lot of edits. Obviously, there were mixed feelings 
about the case among the community as a whole: Wik has a number of 
supporters who I have a great deal of respect for, as well as a number of 
detractors who I also respect, and I don't think any of their views are 
unreasonable. Wik himself obviously makes valuable edits, but that had to 
be weighed against the distress that he was causing good users. So it was 
tricky. Thanks to you all for being so patient and so on.

All the best
Lee