Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Clerks/Procedures

This page documents procedures used by the Clerk's Office in assisting the Arbitration Committee.

These procedures, while not policy, are intended for the use of Arbitration clerks and should mainly be edited by them or by members of the Arbitration Committee. Others may edit them, but should not make substantial changes to them without discussing them with the Head Clerk or the Arbitration Committee first.

Opening a case

One day after the case has four accepts open that section
Open Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Template and by editing it, copy its contents
Make a new page Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/(Name of case)
- Try to choose a non-offensive name that does not telegraph an opinion
Paste the contents of the template and save
Working from the section you opened that contained the request, paste the relevant parts into the new case page
- Replace party names with {{User:name}} (or {{Vandal|name}} if appropriate)
- If there is way too much stuff pick the most relevant parts and put the original on the talk page
Save
delete the section off of Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration
Next go to Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Template/evidence and copy the contents
Follow the "evidence" link from the page created above and paste the template, correcting the links to "Proposed decision" and "Workshop"
Go back to the main page and then follow the "Workshop" link from the main page created above
Go to Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Template/Workshop and copy the contents to the new Workshop page.
Repeat for Proposed decision.
On Proposed decision, calculate recused and active Arbitrators and calculate number of votes required
On both opening and closing you need to fix commented out dates at top of main page too
Then fix Template:ArbComOpenTasks

Closing a case

Go to the proposed decision page. Copy "edit" next to the big "Proposed final decision" header
Copy everything in the edit window, replace all votes with tally numbers, and delete any motions that do not pass
go to the main case page, click edit next to the big "Proposed final decision" header, and paste
Notify all parties to the case
Post on WP:AN
Post on Administrator enforcement requested (shortcut WP:RFAr/AER) if appropriate</nowiki>