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The Evidence phase has now ended. We are now winding down the evidence phase for this case, and further submissions may not be read or considered by the committee in reaching its decision. However, editors may continue to submit evidence: In rebuttal of another evidence submission If they have been granted an extension by an arbitrator If they received a note because of participation in the Arzel 2 RFC and the current time is before 23:59 on 18 May 2014 (UTC). We will now consider and review the evidence, and a draft decision will be posted for comments in around a fortnight. In the meantime, you may use the Workshop to analyse evidence and suggest proposals for inclusion in the PD. If you wish to make late amendments to evidence or submit new evidence you think the committee must consider, then please contact a drafting arbitrator urgently and as soon as possible. Reasonable requests to be exempted from the evidence page closure will be given full consideration, but permission must be sought in the interests of fairness and because your changes may otherwise go unnoticed. The above notwithstanding, further changes to this page must now not be made and may be reverted by a clerk. AGK [•] 11:21, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

→Important information for participants in this case There is not currently a formal list of parties to this case. Evidence may be brought against contributors who are within the scope of the case. Special arrangements are in place to ensure that contributors against whom evidence is brought receive appropriate notice and opportunity to respond. Please read the relevant guidance before participating. Thank you, AGK [•] 10:14, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you wish to submit evidence, please do so in a new section (or in your own section, if you have already created one). Do not edit anyone else's section. Please keep your evidence concise, and within the prescribed limits. If you wish to exceed the prescribed limits on evidence length, you must obtain the written consent of an arbitrator before doing so; you may ask for this on the Evidence talk page. Evidence that exceeds the prescribed limits without permission, or that contains inappropriate material or diffs, may be refactored, redacted or removed by a clerk or arbitrator without warning.

Any editor may add evidence to this page, irrespective of whether they are involved in the dispute. You must submit evidence in your own section. Editors who change other users' evidence may be blocked without warning; if you have a concern with or objection to another user's evidence, contact the committee by e-mail or on the talk page. The standard limits for all evidence submissions are: 1000 words and 100 diffs for users who are parties to this case; or about 500 words and 50 diffs for other users. Detailed but succinct submissions are more useful to the committee. This page is not designed for the submission of general reflections on the arbitration process, Wikipedia in general, or other irrelevant and broad issues; and if you submit such content to this page, please expect it to be ignored. General discussion of the case may be opened on the talk page. You must focus on the issues that are important to the dispute and submit diffs which illustrate the nature of the dispute or will be useful to the committee in its deliberations.

You must use the prescribed format in your evidence. Evidence should include a link to the actual page diff in question, or to a short page section; links to the page itself are inadequate. Never link to a page history, an editor's contributions, or a log for all actions of an editor (as those change over time), although a link to a log for a specific article or a specific block log is acceptable. Please make sure any page section links are permanent, and read the simple diff and link guide if you are not sure how to create a page diff.

The Arbitration Committee expects you to make rebuttals of other evidence submissions in your own section, and for such rebuttals to explain how or why the evidence in question is incorrect; do not engage in tit-for-tat on this page. Arbitrators may analyze evidence and other assertions at /Workshop, which is open for comment by parties, Arbitrators, and others. After arriving at proposed principles, findings of fact, or remedies, Arbitrators vote at /Proposed decision. Only Arbitrators (and Clerks, when clarification on votes is needed) may edit the proposed decision page.