Various summaries of the main events since the Fram affair, and locations and references of items relating to these events.
 | This page in a nutshell: On June 10, 2019, longtime editor and administrator Fram was de-adminned and banned by an office action. Fram was banned as the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) perceived that he was harassing users; the full details of this have not been released. Unlike previous bans issued by the WMF, this ban was temporary (for 1 year), and limited to the English Wikipedia.
Many users were surprised at the ban, as most disruptive behavior is handled by local community institutions (like the Arbitration Committee), rather than the WMF office. The WMF generally does not intervene unless conduct is severe enough to require a lifetime block from all WMF sites, and the information was too sensitive to share with ArbCom. Early responses by the WMF contained little information about the reason for the block, and some administrators attempted to unblock Fram. As more information came to light, from both Fram and the WMF, some users became upset at the WMF's slow communication, lack of due process, and circumvention of community institutions. Others thought the WMF had a right/responsibility to take action against user reports of harassment. After a few weeks of continued frustration in the English Wikipedia community, including resignations of some users and administrators, on July 2, the WMF agreed to send the matter to ArbCom for a final decision. The case closed on 21 September; ArbCom vacated Fram's ban, and took over his desysopping. Fram initiated a request for adminship on 26 September, and withdrew after a day (when it was at under 50% support after over 200 !votes had been cast). |