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This user is aware of the designation of the following topics as contentious topics: gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people COVID-19, broadly construed pseudoscience and fringe science the Troubles articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles the Balkans or Eastern Europe She should not be given alerts for those areas.

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In a process that began last year with WP:DS2021, the Arbitration Committee is evaluating Discretionary Sanctions (DS) in order to improve it. A larger package of reforms is slated for sometime this year. From the work done so far, it became clear a number of areas may no longer need DS or that some DS areas may be overly broad.

The topics proposed for revocation are:

• Senkaku islands
• Waldorf education
• Ancient Egyptian race controversy
• Scientology
• Landmark worldwide

The topics proposed for a rewording of what is covered under DS are:

• India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
• Armenia/Azerbaijan

Additionally any Article probation topics not already revoked are proposed for revocation.

Community feedback is invited and welcome at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions. --Barkeep49 (talk) 04:36, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Sideswipe9th. Thank you for giving Harvestdancer a DS alert for biographies a few days ago. But I was wondering why you also gave them one for American politics. They don't edit very frequently, and in 2022 they have edited nothing but Talk:Lauren Southern. When did they show interest in American politics? Bishonen | tålk 07:53, 11 March 2022 (UTC).[reply]

@Bishonen: Hey! For some reason at the time I issued the alert I thought Lauren was in the American politics DS area, though upon reflection and prompting to re-check per this message I recognise that as a mistake. I'm sorry for that. Do you want me to apologise to Harvestdancer? Sideswipe9th (talk) 16:37, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure; that's up to you. They haven't been editing in the last few days — not since just after your alerts — I don't know if that might be because the alerts worried them. On the other hand, their editing pattern has always been desultory, so maybe not. The simplest thing would be for you to just remove the Am Pol alert, I think, since they haven't commented on it in any way. With perhaps an apologetic edit summary? Bishonen | tålk 16:49, 11 March 2022 (UTC).[reply]

@Bishonen: Done :) Sideswipe9th (talk) 18:06, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Bishonen: Desultory? It is true that I don't have an agenda, but I thought that was a good thing. When I am involved in a dispute on any site, due to my addictive nature and rather combative attitude I have made it a personal policy to always take a day between days in which I participate. That helps prevent me from saying something I otherwise should not. If that is a bad thing, please let me know. Jason Harvestdancer | Talk to me 16:51, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Jason Harvestdancer | Talk to me 14:19, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Harvestdancer:. Though I would like to point out the Template:Ds/aware notice at the top of this talk page already included the BLP discretionary sanctions in it, so this notice was unneeded. You may wish to add this template to your own talk page to prevent future notifications. Sideswipe9th (talk) 17:03, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are involved in a recently-filed request for clarification or amendment from the Arbitration Committee. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment#Amendment request: Discretionary sanctions procedure page and templates and, if you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee. Additionally, the Wikipedia:Arbitration guide may be of use.

Thanks, — Newslinger talk 04:12, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sideswipe9th, as we discussed in Template talk:Ds § Suggestion - add Wikilink to Template:Ds/aware into ds/alert?, I have just filed a request for amendment to advance this suggestion to the Arbitration Committee. Please feel free to comment on the request if you would like the Committee to hear your thoughts. Thanks! — Newslinger talk 04:12, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]