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Did you hear back from ArbCom?

Hello Barkeep49, on August 4, you removed my ANI noticeboard section due to the degree of conduct violations by the user being reported and then told me you had emailed ArbCom about the violations. [1] Did you hear back from ArbCom about this matter? Should I remake the ANI section? Please advise on next steps. Thank you! Saucysalsa30 (talk) 21:25, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

@Barkeep49 Could you please take a look at this Talk section? You made a report to ArbCom on my behalf a few weeks ago and I'm curious what response you had gotten and if I should re-make the ANI section. Saucysalsa30 (talk) 03:12, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

@Saucysalsa30 apologies for my slow response, but I've been busy off-wiki and my limited time has been focused elsewhere. There has not been much discussion from the committee. If the issue is continuing to be a problem you can look to re-report without the information that got it removed in the first place. Or you can send an email to the committee yourself asking for update/action. Barkeep49 (talk) 14:58, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

@Barkeep49 Thanks for your response! I've been told before that ArbCom can be very slow so this sounds about right. My understanding is that ArbCom (and Wikipedia) doesn't take repeated personal attacks and the more egregious violation lightly. Despite this, surprisingly this still is a continuing problem in the form of the editor's edit warring on the same exact article with partial and full reverts of edits by other editors that had been discussed at length in the Talk page. Saucysalsa30 (talk) 05:23, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

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Next steps on the UCoC

Hi Barkeep,

At Next steps on the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement guidelines you suggested a vote of confidence on it tied into ACE. I just wanted to follow up with you on this and make sure it hadn't been forgotten; what is required to get such a vote on the ballot? Would it need to be proposed in the RfC that currently appears to be taking place or is there another method? BilledMammal (talk) 06:33, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

@BilledMammal yes it would need to be proposed there. You might want to do some brainstorming on the talk page about the exact format first. Owing to my position on the revisions committee I don't think I'm the right person to carry that forward but am glad you haven't forgotten this. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 13:29, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2022#Poll_on_the_Universal_Code_of_Conduct; done. A little rushed, as it seems the RfC has already opened, but hopefully it is decent enough that it will be ready to post in ~24 hours. BilledMammal (talk) 14:43, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Village pump (WMF)#ABorba (WMF) blocked

I don't really want to get involved in the discussion but I have followed its development. Obviously I do not know what is going on behind the scenes but I get this feeling that the test didn't end and everything, including the discussion, is part of it. That's just what I see when I look at it from fifty-thousand feet. I don't know why it would all be a test but it sure feels like it. Anyway, I saw your comment there and though I would just muse a little on your talk page about what I saw in the discussion. --ARoseWolf 15:24, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Adam Neumann

Hi Barkeep49. Just wanted to revisit my request on Talk:Adam_Neumann#Intro/Career_and_trademark. Previously you implemented part of my edit request (thanks so much!) and stated that you also agreed with my second bullet point concerning the more accurate wording of the sentence about the "We" family of trademarks. If you still agree, I'd greatly appreciate if you could please implement that edit. Thanks so much, Carlos for Neumann (talk) 10:10, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for implementing! Carlos for Neumann (talk) 09:32, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

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referrals to arbitrators

Regarding this comment: perhaps you might consider expanding the initialism? Without going back to check, I'm guessing you're referring to eastern Europe-related behavioural issues? isaacl (talk) 16:06, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Reviewing unblock requests

You are right per policy, of course, but I still don't like to accept an unblock request regarding a block I imposed, if the user is not ok with it, because I'd feel a bit like I'm avoiding scrutiny. I mean, another administrator reviewing the unblock request might conclude that my block was inappropriate and make a note to that effect in the block log... I don't know, maybe I'm overthinking it... Salvio 21:56, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

@Salvio giuliano in my experience, rarely is a successful unblock request going to be about peer review - in this case it's certainly not making the argument. Instead it's about whether disruption would continue if unblocked. You as the blocking admin feeling satisfied that it won't doesn't seem to be avoiding scrutiny, it seems to be doing right by the editor and the project. Of course we're all volunteers and so if you'd prefer to have his consent, or the consent of some other admin, fair enough. Barkeep49 (talk) 22:00, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok, I'm sold. Salvio 22:03, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

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Hi Barkeep. Hope all is well. Just wanted to let you know I've sent you an email, though there is no rush for a reply. Isabelle ^🏳‍🌈 17:14, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Lightburst

I presume this is a typo in the appended text of the recently submitted commentary from lightbreather? Should probably be corrected if so. Cheers. Anastrophe (talk) 20:21, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks @Anastrophe. Fixed. Barkeep49 (talk) 20:22, 8 September 2022 (UTC)