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2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review

Status as of 08:20 (UTC), Monday, 23 September 2024 (Purge)

The final decision has been posted and announced.
The initial implementation period has concluded and the updated procedure has come into effect.
Any editors interested in the ongoing implementation process are invited to assist at the implementation talk page.
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The revision process will be conducted in four phases:

Phase I community consultation (March – April 2021) (closed)
- Closing statement posted (May 2021) (closed)
- Discretionary sanctions topic amendments (February 2022) (closed)
Phase II community consultation (September – October 2022) (closed)
Proposed decision (November – December 2022)
- Public review (November 13 – 18, 2022)
- Final decision (December 2022)
Implementation: The drafting arbitrators will implement the Committee's decision in conjunction with the Committee's clerks and interested volunteers designated by the Committee.

The revision process was managed by drafting arbitrators designated by the Arbitration Committee (CaptainEek, L235, Wugapodes).

The Arbitration Committee is seeking to revise the discretionary sanctions procedure.

The discretionary sanctions procedure sets forth a special set of rules that apply in topic areas defined by the Arbitration Committee. Within those topic areas, administrators are granted additional authority to prevent and respond to misconduct by editors. Discretionary sanctions were first introduced in 2009, codified in 2011, and substantially reformed in a 2013–14 review process.

The purpose of this revision process is to simplify and clarify the procedure and resolve problems with the current system of discretionary sanctions.