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case (instituted in 2012). The current scope is "all pages related to India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan"; the amendment would expand it to cover "all pages related to political or religious topics and closely related people in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, including but not limited to
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The current scope is "all pages related to India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan"; the amendment would expand it to cover "all pages related to political or religious topics and closely related people in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, including but not limited to
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case (instituted in 2011) would be rescinded, and a remedy added to the case authorizing DS for "all pages related to political or religious topics and closely related people in Armenia and Azerbaijan, including but not limited to the
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was opened regarding potential issues of coordinated editing by members of at least one group, Guerilla Skepticism on Knowledge (XXG) (GSoW), led by
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New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions: The spirit of 2006 is going strong
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were nonetheless passed resolving the request and issuing an admonishment to one editor.
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A requested case, Warsaw concentration camp, was declined by the Committee; several
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January marked the start of a new term for several arbitrators appointed in the
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Finally, two DS regimes are being considered for amendment. They are:
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clarification request regarding extended confirmed restrictions
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on January 7, with the removal of open-proxy-style blocks on
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Additionally, two enforcement requests are currently open.
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New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions
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preliminary statement in the case urging it to be accepted
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remedies are being considered for abolition. These are:
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