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Amendment request: Maghreb

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Initiated by Skitash at 00:35, 8 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Case or decision affected
Maghreb arbitration case (t) (ev / t) (w / t) (pd / t)
Clauses to which an amendment is requested
  1. Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Maghreb#Skitash_topic_banned
List of any users involved or directly affected, and confirmation that all are aware of the request
Information about amendment request

Statement by Skitash

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Skitash's statement contains 724 words and is within 10% of the 700-word limit.
Green tickY Extension granted to 700 words. HouseBlaster (talk • edits • he/they) 18:35, 8 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Greetings. I am writing to request reconsideration of my topic ban and ask for the opportunity to contribute to the Maghreb region again. It has now been over six months since my topic ban was put in place, and I feel that this time away has given me plenty of opportunity to reflect on my previous conduct and consider how I could have handled things differently.

Looking back, I recognize that I wasn't the easiest person to work with. I was involved in edit warring, wasn't particularly welcoming or patient toward newer editors, and sometimes approached disagreements as arguments I needed to win rather than discussions where I should have been willing to listen and find common ground. I regret handling things this way. I can see that I sometimes became too caught up in particular edits and disagreements, and I didn't always recognize when it was better to step back. I've learned that editing Wikipedia isn't about having things written exactly the way I want them, but about being willing to hear other people's views and work toward an outcome everyone can agree on. I know I could have approached many of my previous disagreements differently.

Over the past six months, I have complied with the topic ban and refrained from editing in the area covered by it. I have instead redirected my attention on other areas of Wikipedia, where I have continued making constructive edits and creating articles, particularly relating to West Asia, soccer, and U.S. politics. I've enjoyed being able to contribute to other areas, and this period has also given me the opportunity to step away from the disagreements that previously occupied much of my attention. I hope my activity during this period demonstrates that I've taken the ban seriously.

I would now very much appreciate the opportunity to return to editing the Maghreb region. It remains an area of considerable interest to me, and I would welcome the chance to contribute constructively to its articles and talk pages. I don't expect disagreements to disappear, nor do I expect to agree with every decision other editors make. However, I want to handle those situations differently than I did before. If my topic ban is lifted, I intend to approach things differently, with a much greater emphasis on collaboration and consensus-building. I will avoid edit warring and refrain from making repeated reverts when disagreements arise, and I shall take content disagreements to the relevant talk pages and try to work things out there. I also intend to be more patient and welcoming toward newer editors, assume good faith, and think more carefully about how I come across to others. Thank you very much for taking the time to consider my request. Skitash (talk) 00:35, 8 November 2026 (UTC)reply

@Asilvering: Thank you for the questions. Regarding the edits on MAK you've highlighted, I see why they would raise concerns over POV-pushing, and looking back, I can see that my approach to incorporating that material wasn't sufficiently neutral. My intention at the time was to include information from reliable sources that reflected the views and positions of the organization concerned, though obviously, verifiability does not guarantee inclusion nor does it guarantee that the way it is presented is necessarily appropriate. I don't necessarily believe that the underlying material was inherently inappropriate to discuss, but I should have given greater consideration to its due weight and how it was presented. In the future, I would take greater care to consider how material is weighted and presented, and ensure that my contributions maintain a neutral and encyclopedic tone.
As for the binary question issues (to include something or not), I think the correct approach is to work within the available sourcing and established talk page consensus. Where previous RfCs have taken place, I would take their outcomes into account and respect the consensus established. If disagreements persist and discussions reach a deadlock, I would avoid repeatedly reopening the same discussions or attempting to pursue an outcome through reverts, leaving the matter unresolved unless there is a substantive reason to revisit it, such as new sourcing or a meaningful change in circumstances. Ultimately I recognize that there will be occasions when I won't get my preferred outcome, and that's something I understand comes with collaborative editing. Skitash (talk) 20:20, 8 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Statement by asilvering

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I agree this appeal hits many of the right notes. But I'm concerned about the lack of reference to POV-pushing here, and about the lack of specificity overall. I was really quite alarmed by the framing of Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie; this version of the article is some of the most obvious biased editing I've seen in any recent Wikipedia article. I should like to nkow how this came about and what the plan for avoiding it in the future is. Was it pov-pushing, which Skitash now acknowledges and renounces? If it was good-faith biased editing, what's to prevent it from happening in the future?

Regarding the edit-warring, I intend to approach things differently, with a much greater emphasis on collaboration and consensus-building. I will avoid edit warring and refrain from making repeated reverts when disagreements arise, and I shall take content disagreements to the relevant talk pages and try to work things out there. is a good plan in general. But many of the issues in this case were about binary questions (eg, "should we add the Tamazigh name to the infobox or not?"), where there is no obvious compromise position. So what is the plan for when the inevitable happens, and the talk page discussion deadlocks as they did before? In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 18:17, 8 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Statement by {other-editor}

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Other editors are free to make relevant comments on this request as necessary. Comments here should address why the Committee should or should not accept the amendment request or provide additional information.

Maghreb: Clerk notes

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This area is used for notes by the clerks (including clerk recusals).

Maghreb: Arbitrator views and discussion

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Motion: Skitash topic ban rescinded

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Remedy 5a (Skitash topic banned) of Maghreb is rescinded.

For this motion there are 13 active arbitrators, not counting 1 recused. With no arbitrators abstaining, 7 support or oppose votes are a majority.
Support
  1. Per above. ~ Jenson (SilverLocust 💬) 14:10, 14 November 2026 (UTC)reply
  2. Izno (talk) 15:22, 14 November 2026 (UTC)reply
Oppose
Abstain
Arbitrator discussion

Arbitration enforcement request referral: Zalaraz

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Initiated by Newslinger at 00:33, 14 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Case or decision affected
Indian military history arbitration case (t) (ev / t) (w / t) (pd / t)
Arbitration enforcement thread
Zalaraz
Reason for referral
The arbitration enforcement noticeboard has been unable to resolve this enforcement request, which was filed on 27 July 2026. The Committee is asked to examine the request.

List of any users involved or directly affected, and confirmation that all are aware of the request:

Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request

Statement by Newslinger

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On 27 July 2026, Longewal filed an enforcement request alleging improper coordination (including tag teaming) involving Zalaraz and Orientls within WP:CT/SA. Orientls responded with a statement alleging that Longewal and UnpetitproleX have been following each other. Over three months after filing, the request remains unresolved because reviewing administrators are unable to definitively conclude that tag teaming has occurred, and also hesitant to close the request without action in the face of the presented evidence.

Most of the core involved parties have exhausted their AE word limits, and the amount of evidence needed for a finding of tag teaming is likely more than can be suitably presented at AE. While the request was open, another administrator suggested WP:SPI as an alternative venue. Subsequently, an account filed an LLM-generated SPI case against three users including Zalaraz and Orientls, which was deleted, rephrased and refiled, then closed without action, after which I blocked the filer per WP:NOTHERE.

Longewal, Zalaraz, Orientls, and UnpetitproleX have been involved in three prior AE requests in the past year:

Three administrators (Vanamonde93 – who did not post in the uninvolved section, voorts, and myself) supported referring the filing to ARCA for examination by the Committee. Four editors who participated in the request (Longewal, Zalaraz, UnpetitproleX, and Kautilya3) stated they have prepared statements for the Committee. We are now awaiting these statements. — Newslinger talk 00:33, 14 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Statement by Longewal

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Statement by Zalaraz

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I made my statement in the report and completely refuted the misleading presentation of diffs that were used for accusing me of off-wiki coordination. Another admin had already rejected such assertions earlier.

The report has wasted nearly 4 months of Wikipedia. This is when the report was filed by an editor who had logged warning just days before this report and even got an AE block during the report.

I request Arbcom to prevent any further waste of time over this report and recommend involved users to use proper WP:DR for their disagreement over content issues. Zalaraz (talk) 01:49, 14 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Statement by Orientls

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UnpetitproleX and Longewal share 923 edits on over 20 uncommon pages under the span of 9 days. Thats higher than even the whole edit count of Longewal which is only 892. They are currently tag teaming at Talk:Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus for months.

When I filed a report against Longewal, user Gotitbro started accusing me and Zalaraz of off wiki canvassing. After that, Longewal (registered September 2025) went to file an AE report with fabricated evidence to accuse Zalaraz and me of off-wiki canvassing while having never filed a single SPI ever before. Gotitbro was blocked for off-wiki canvassing by Arbitration Committee on 3 October. The AE report itself was largely dominated by UnpetitproleX who is tag teaming with Longewal since the time that account registered, and tag teamed even in the report. When Red-tailed hawk said SPI is the right place for this report, Kautilya3 (not a party) jumps to comment on the report. Earlier, UnpetitproleX and Kautilya3 worked hard to defend Longewal when he was reported. It is extremely suspicious these how 3 editors (Kautilya3, UnpetitproleX, Gotitbro) jumped to report to defend an about to be topic banned editor. Kautilya3 has a long history of confessing his engagement in off-Wiki collusion.

During this time, at least 3 ban evaders went to accuse Zalaraz of meatpuppetry involving some different users.

It seems that off-wiki canvassing is happening but it is happening against Zalaraz. I would recommend declining the request as it will only empower forumshopping for removing editorial opponents anyhow. Orientls (talk) 07:50, 14 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Statement by UnpetitproleX

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The disruption is in WP:MEAT and WP:TAGTEAM territory, several editors are involved in this including Zalaraz and Orientls. They edit-war in tandem, frequently participate in RFCs, AFDs, RMs, and other discussions to always uncritically support each other—even contrary to P&Gs. Evidence for Zalaraz and Orientls:
Collaborative edit-warring

All are their first (and many only) edits to these articles.

!Voting exactly same way in
—Every RFC and RM both have participated in:

In each, except RFC4, final consensus was contrary to their !votes.

—Every AFD both participated in (asterisk* denotes AFDs Zalaraz started):

Mostly reworded copies of each other's !votes.

There is also evidence of them supporting each other in seemingly every discussion both participate in (including instances where Orientls responds when Zalaraz is pinged: ,). Similar evidence/pattern of MEATing with other editors (Segaton, Wareon, ZDRX, Accesscrawl, Chronos.Zx) was also presented at AE. UnpetitproleX (talk) 03:27, 14 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Orientls's statement is deceptive. That's not how interaction analyser works: 186 of those '923' are my edits on just Talk:Kashmiri-Hindu-Exodus since 2022—half made before Longewal even showed up. We've routinely disagreed there (, ) and elsewhere (+), not tag-teaming. UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:10, 14 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Statement by Kautilya3

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Statement by Srimant ROSHAN

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Statement by Vanamonde93

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Statement by Ivanvector

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Statement by Ar1201u1

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Statement by {other-editor}

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Other editors are free to make relevant comments on this request as necessary. Comments here should opine whether and how the Committee should clarify or amend the decision or provide additional information.

Zalaraz (AE referral): Clerk notes

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This area is used for notes by the clerks (including clerk recusals).

Zalaraz (AE referral): Arbitrator views and discussion

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