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finding that (1) some aspect of the discussion was procedurally unfair, (2) the sanction imposed appears to be significantly excessive or overbroad, (3) circumstances have changed significantly since the sanction was imposed, or (4) non-public information that should not be addressed on-wiki, such as personal information or checkuser data, is relevant to the decision.
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interest or expertise in a topic. Editors are considered to have a conflict of interest if they contribute to Knowledge (XXG) in order to promote their own interests, or those of other individuals or groups, and if advancing those interests is more important to them than advancing the aims of Knowledge (XXG).
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of articles by engaging in sustained aggressive point-of-view editing may be subject to bans, either by community consensus or by the Committee. While the Committee is permitted to lessen the effect of a Community sanction, such action is relatively rare, and would be based on good cause such as a
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Affiliation with the Gerontology Research Group, or any other group named in the evidence to the case, does not in itself constitute a conflict of interest when editing the longevity topics. Similarly, editors do not have a conflict of interest merely because they have personal or professional
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I believe the clause above "including founder of Knowledge (XXG) ..." should instead read "including co-founder of Knowledge (XXG) ...". What is the etiquette for such a revision to the main article? (please note, before
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Major or substantive edits are usually not approved, but it's fine to fix typos and so on (particularly as the typo in this instance resulted in an meaning that was not desired or intended by the authors). Thank you.
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was urged to seek experienced Knowledge (XXG) editors who will act as mentors to the WikiProject and assist its members: in improving their understanding of Knowledge (XXG) norms and editing of Knowledge
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submitted a proposed decision in the workshop, before it was submitted for arbitrators to vote on. The case came to a close during the week, after a total of 11 arbitrators voted on the proposed decision.
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was also made; the Committee seeks to appoint at least three non-arbitrator members to AUSC. Applications will close on 7 March 2011. Further information about the
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to decide the outcome of content disputes. Whether or not any individual longevity-related topic is within Knowledge (XXG)'s notability policies is a question for
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through practices such as excessive repetition, monopolization, irrelevancy, advocacy, misrepresentation of others' comments, or personal attacks.
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articles. Evidence was submitted on-wiki by 12 editors over several weeks after parties requested for additional time to submit evidence (cf.
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During the week, 11 editors submitted over 67 kilobytes in on-wiki evidence. One of these editors also submitted several workshop proposals.
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During the week, another editor submitted an additional 15 kilobytes in on-wiki evidence. No workshop proposals were submitted.
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Article talk pages should not be used by editors as platforms for their personal views on a subject. Editors should aspire to
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The case concerns allegations about problematic conduct, conflicts of interests, notability, and sourcing in relation to
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submitted a new principle to work on, which built on the proposals made in the workshop (cf.
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opened no new cases during the week, but closed two cases. Two cases are currently open.
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Of course leaving the definite article out leaves wiggle room for those that want it.
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This case concerns allegations about disruptive editing on articles relating to the
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NinaGreen is banned from editing Knowledge (XXG) until 16 February 2012.
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has been dysfunctional for several years; the 21 talk page archives at
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Longevity and Shakespeare cases close; what do these decisions tell us?
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The Committee endorsed the Community restriction that was imposed on
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did not submit their proposed decision to the workshop, arbitrators
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reflect a miserable history of talkpage misuse and disruption.
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What is the effect of the decision and what does it tell us?
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What is the effect of the decision and what does it tell us?
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related articles until 3 November 2011. Although drafters
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