 | There has been a comprehensive community discussion about whether Reguyla/Kumioko should be banned from the project. We won't go into detailed history of blocks and noticeboard discussions, suffice to say that Reguyla has a long and 'bumpy' history on the English Wikpedia.
The vast majority of editors opining here have been in support of the ban. We believe it's important to note at this stage that a number of them have been clear that their support of the ban is not due to the edit which got Reguyla their current one month block, but rather a long history (and continuing pattern) of disruption, personal attacks and block evasion as well as some comments opining that Reguyla has been a time sink for the community for a long time and that does not appear to have changed. The opposers are generally of the opinion that an indefinite siteban is too far or too harsh and that Reguyla has changed, however the opinions from the supporters (that this is not the case) are more numerous and include stronger evidence. Regarding whether the ban should be only appealable to ArbCom/BASC, there wasn't a lot of direct discussion about this, however we have to assume that those opining to support were in favour of that part of the proposal as well. The Arbitration Committee has confirmed that they will take responsibiltiy for any appeals of the ban. The alternative proposal to postpone action until the block is lifted has been strongly rejected by the community primarily as opposers believe that Reguyla has already used up all the goodwill which could be given to them and that a strong statement from the community is needed and required not to reward Reguyla's behaviour or use up more time. There is a strong consensus of the community that: Reguyla/Kumioko is site-banned from the English Wikipedia indefinitely. Reguyla may request a reconsideration of the ban twelve months after it is enacted and, if declined, not more than once every twelve months thereafter (or any longer interval defined by the Committee); the timer will reset after any and every instance of block evasion or inappropriate appeal (such as to UTRS). As the community's patience has been exhausted and there have been a number of discussions (appeals and reviews) about blocks and bans, Reguyla may only appeal to the Arbitration Committee (at arbcom-l To be clear, as this is a community ban, administrators, acting without broad community consensus (or an ArbCom decision), are not permitted to overturn or lessen it. After approximately 36 hours one of the closers will archive this thread to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Reguyla-Kumioko community ban which will provide a central location for a log of any block evasion or inappropriate appeals (including those to UTRS or to individual admins) so that the 12 month timer is accurate. Given the disruption which has almost always been associated with Reguyla/Kumioko we have taken the unusual step of removing talk page and email access as well as fully protecting Reguyla's userpage and talk page. Primarily to remove any possibility of grave-dancing but also to encourage Reguyla to move on, noting as well that given appeal is to ArbCom there is no need for either talk page or email access. We ask other admins not to change this without at least discussing it with us first. Closed by: |
