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  • 중재 위원회

위키백과내에서의 분쟁들을 해결하기 위해서 중재 위원회가 존재한다. 중재에 의해서, 일정기간의 편집 차단을 포함한 여러 해결책이 제시될 수 있다.

The Arbitration Committee is a panel of experienced users that exists to impose binding solutions to Wikipedia disputes that neither communal discussion, administrators, nor mediation have been able to resolve, and to consider certain cases where exceptional factors such as privacy preclude a public hearing.

Arbitration is the last step in the dispute resolution process — it is a last resort, only to be employed when all else has failed. Try other steps first, including discussion between disputants and, where appropriate, mediation. The Arbitration Committee only deals with the most serious disputes and cases of rule-breaking.

Until the beginning of 2004, Jimbo Wales dealt with all serious disputes other than simple vandalism (straight-forward vandals could be blocked by any administrator). He was also the only person with the authority to ban users. His role in dispute handling has now largely been delegated to the Arbitration Committee. Wales wrote in January 2004:

The Arbitration Committee [...] can impose a solution that I'll consider to be binding, with of course the exception that I reserve the right of executive clemency and indeed even to dissolve the whole thing if it turns out to be a disaster. But I regard that as unlikely, and I plan to do it about as often as the Queen of England dissolves Parliament against their wishes, i.e., basically never, but it is one last safety valve for our values.

In April 2007, Wales confirmed that the committee could overturn any decision he makes in his traditional capacity within Wikipedia. To request that a dispute be Arbitrated, see Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration. The Arbitration policy details the rules and procedures involved. The Arbitration guide provides a vade mecum to the Requests for arbitration process. Completed requests provides an index to all previous Committee decisions.

Any private material intended for the Committee's attention should be sent to
"arbcom-l-at-lists.wikimedia.org" (mailing list info).

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[edit] Current members

The number of active Committee members affects the number of Arbitrators needed to reach a ruling. For example, if seven Arbitrators are active on a given case, then four votes are needed to reach a majority decision. If ten are active, then six votes are needed, etc. (In general, if an even number of members vote on a proposal and there is a tie vote, the proposal is not adopted. In this circumstance, the Arbitrators may ask Jimbo Wales to cast a tie-breaking vote, but this has yet to occur.)

The Arbitration Committee does not have a Chairperson. At certain times, Arbitrators may be temporarily unavailable for duty; the current status of the members is detailed in the list below. Arbitrators will either be Active, or Inactive—this includes members who are away on wikibreak, who have not participated in arbitration in the last two weeks, or who have posted a statement noting their absence.

List accurate as of 25 April 2008:

Active Arbitrators
  1. Blnguyen (talk • contribs • email)
  2. Charles Matthews (talk • contribs • email) (charles.r.matthews-at-ntlworld.com)
  3. Deskana (talk • contribs • email) (djgwiki-at-googlemail.com)
  4. FayssalF (talk • contribs • email) (Fayssal Fertakh, szvest-at-gmail.com)
  5. FloNight (talk • contribs • email)
  6. FT2 (talk • contribs • email) (public inbox: ft2wikipedia.inbox-at-gmail.com)
  7. Jdforrester (talk • contribs • email) (James Forrester aka "James F.", jdforrester-at-gmail.com)
  8. Jpgordon (talk • contribs • email) (Josh Gordon, user.jpgordon-at-gmail.com)
  9. Kirill Lokshin (talk • contribs • email) (kirill.lokshin-at-gmail.com)
  10. Morven (talk • contribs • email) (Matthew Brown, morven-at-gmail.com)
  11. Paul August (talk • contribs • email)
  12. Sam Blacketer (talk • contribs • email) (sam.blacketer-at-gmail.com)
  13. Thebainer (talk • contribs • email) (Stephen Bain, stephen.bain-at-gmail.com)
  14. UninvitedCompany (talk • contribs • email) (Steve Dunlop, uninvited-at-nerstrand.net)
Inactive Arbitrators
None, currently.

[edit] History

[edit] Selection process

The original Arbitration Committee was appointed in 2004 by Jimmy Wales, primarily chosen from people who volunteered to help with the mediation and Arbitration processes. Since then, Arbitrators have been appointed based on the results of advisory elections held annually. Jimbo does not consider himself bound by the results of the elections, but generally has appointed Arbitrators from among the candidates with the highest percentage of positive votes (Jimmy has stated he will not appoint someone having under 50% support). On occasion, users with past experience have been appointed for continuity. Several vacancies due to mid-term resignations have been filled by direct appointment.

Arbitrators serve three-year terms on a rotating schedule, such that a "tranche" of five positions is up for reappointment each year. In case of early departures, new Arbitrators are appointed for the balance of the unexpired terms.

There have been five elections to date: July 2004 (this election was only to fill two vacancies), December 2004, January 2006, December 2006, and December 2007. The next election is scheduled to take place in December 2008.

[edit] Former members

  • James W. Rosenzweig, aka Jwrosenzweig (did not seek re-election, December 2004)
  • The Cunctator (unsuccessful in election bid, December 2004)
  • Gutza (resigned 2004)
  • Martin Harper, aka MyRedDice (resigned, December 2004)
  • Lee Pilich, aka Camembert (resigned, December 2004)
  • Mark, aka Delirium (resigned, July 2005)
  • Steven Melenchuk, aka Grunt (resigned, July 2005)
  • Rebecca, aka Ambi (resigned, July 2005)
  • Daniel Mayer, aka Maveric149 (resigned, September 2005)
  • David Friedland, aka Nohat (resigned, September 2005)
  • Sannse (resigned, November 2005)
  • Kelly Martin (resigned, January 2006)
  • David Gerard (did not seek re-election, January 2006)
  • Fennec (unsuccessful in election bid, January 2006)
  • Kat Walsh, aka Mindspillage (resigned, December 2006)
  • Jayjg (did not seek re-election, December 2006)
  • Sam Korn (did not seek re-election, December 2006)
  • Sean Barrett, aka The Epopt (did not seek re-election, December 2006)
  • Theresa Knott (did not seek re-election, December 2006)
  • Filiocht (on indefinite leave, December 2006)
  • Dmcdevit (resigned, February 2007)
  • Essjay (resigned, March 2007)
  • Flcelloguy (on indefinite leave, December 2007)
  • Fred Bauder (did not seek re-election, December 2007)
  • Mackensen (did not seek re-election, December 2007)
  • Neutrality (did not seek re-election, December 2007)
  • Raul654 (unsuccessful in re-election bid, December 2007)
  • SimonP (did not seek re-election, December 2007)
  • Newyorkbrad (resigned, April 2008)

[edit] Full history

[edit] Mailing list

The Wikimedia Foundation maintains a private mailing list for Arbitration Committee business, known as "Arbcom-l". Private discussion on matters under the Committee's remit will take place on this list. The subscribers to the mailing list, as of 21 March 2008, are:

The standing convention of the Committee is to allow former Arbitrators in good standing to remain on the list indefinitely. The interface page for the Mailing List is located here. Although the mailing list is private, editors who are not subscribed may still post to the list, where their email will receive the attention of, and be discussed by, the current subscribers. To do so, compose your email to arbcom-l-at-lists.wikimedia.org; please use a descriptive subject line. Your email will not be visible to any but the subscribers in the above list.

[edit] Other Roles

In addition to its rôle in the dispute resolution process, the Arbitration Committee also selects which editors have access to the Checkuser and Oversight permissions, pursuant to the checkuser and oversight policies. Editors who wish to have access to these permissions should contact the Committee directly, via their private mailing list, after reviewing the relevant description pages (see: Help:CheckUser and Wikipedia:Hiding revisions) in their entirety.

[edit] Clerks

The Arbitration Committee Clerks assist the Arbitration Committee in procedural aspects of its work, such as opening and closing case pages, maintenance of requests for arbitration, and issuing notifications of decisions. Parties with procedural questions about the arbitration process may consult a Clerk for assistance. For further information on the Clerks and their functions, please see Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks.

중재 위원회는 다른 분쟁해결 절차가 모두 실패했을 경우의, 마지막 절차이다. 분쟁이 생기면, 우선 다른 분쟁해결 절차로 문제를 해결해보아라. 중재 위원회는 사소한 분쟁을 처리하는 곳이 아니며, 매우 심각한 분쟁만을 다룬다.

2004년 초반까지, 위키미디어 재단의 전 회장이었던 짐보 웨일스가 위키피디아를 통치했다. 사소한 반달리즘은 관리자들에 의해 해결케 하고, 중요한 분쟁들은 모두 직접 처리했다. 이 역할은 현재 광범위하게 중재 위원회에 넘어왔다. 짐보는 말했다:

"The Arbitration Committee [...] can impose a solution that I'll consider to be binding, with of course the exception that I reserve the right of executive clemency and indeed even to dissolve the whole thing if it turns out to be a disaster. But I regard that as unlikely, and I plan to do it about as often as the Queen of England dissolves Parliament against their wishes, i.e., basically never, but it is one last safety valve for our values." – January 2004

[edit] 위원

중재위원의 과반수 찬성으로 결정된다. 위원회의 현재 활동중인 위원의 수에 따라 의결정족수가 변한다. 예를들어, 7명이 현재 활동중이면, 4명이 투표하면 다수 의견이 된다. 10명이 활동중이면, 6명이 찬성해야 결정이 내려진다. 만약 찬성과 반대가 동수이면, 짐보 웨일스에게 캐스팅 보트권이 있다. 그러나 아직까지 이런 경우는 발생한 적이 없다.

현재, 위원회의 의장은 없는 것으로 정했다.

2007년 3월 1일 현재, 영어 위키피디아의 중재 위원은 11명이다.

[edit] 위원의 선출

최초의 중재 위원회는 짐보 웨일스에 의해 임명되었다. 주로 자원해서 조정과 중재 절차에 참여하여 도와줄 의사를 표시한 사용자들 중에서 임명했다. 현재는 사용자들의 직접선거로 선임된다.

임기는 3년이다. 다섯 그룹으로 나눠져서 매년 재선거된다.

임기가 종료되었다고 해서 자동으로 위원에서 물러나는 것은 아니며, 재선거가 실시되어 교체되거나, 짐보 웨일스가 특별히 물러나게 하는 경우에만 물러난다.

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