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'''General sanctions''' are a type of [[RetroWikipedia:Sanctions|RetroWikipedia sanctions]] that apply to all editors working in a particular topic area. These contrast with [[RetroWikipedia:Editing restrictions|editing restrictions]], also called "personal sanctions", which apply only to individual editors. General sanctions are measures used by the [[WP:COMMUNITY|community]] or the [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]] ("ArbCom") to improve the editing atmosphere of an article or topic area. They empower [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators|administrators]] to sanction editors who are not complying with general behavioral or [[WP:Editing guidelines|editorial guidelines]] and [[RetroWikipedia:policies|policies]].

== Types of sanctions ==
===<span class="anchor" id="DS"></span> Contentious topics===
The [[RetroWikipedia:Contentious topics|contentious topics]] (formerly known as [[WP:OLDDS|discretionary sanctions]]) procedure is intended to provide administrators with a rapid means to intervene in topic areas that have proved problematic. The goal is to reduce and prevent future [[WP:disruption|disruption]] to the project. Use of such tools can be authorized by the [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]], usually as part of an [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration|arbitration case]]. In addition, community discussions can authorize sanctions based on procedures established by the Arbitration Committee.

In areas which have been designated a contentious topic, any editor may [[RetroWikipedia:Contentious topics#Awareness of contentious topics|alert]] another editor that a topic has been designated as a contentious topic. If this is first alert the editor has received for any contentious topic you must use {{tl|Contentious topics/alert/first}}, otherwise you can use {{tl|Contentious topics/alert}}. Contentious topic restrictions may not be imposed on an editor unless they were aware that a topic has been designated a contentious topic. Any "aware" editor who repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of RetroWikipedia, any expected standard of behaviour, or any normal editorial process may be restricted "[[wiktionary:on the spot|on the spot]]" by any [[WP:INVOLVED|uninvolved administrator]] or through a formal request at the [[WP:AE|arbitration enforcement noticeboard]] ("AE"). [[RetroWikipedia:Contentious topics#Standard set|Possible restrictions]] include, but aren't limited to, [[RetroWikipedia:Blocking|blocks]] of up to one year, [[WP:ABAN|article]] or [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], and [[RetroWikipedia:Reverting|revert]] restrictions. For specific pages, uninvolved administrators may also impose [[RetroWikipedia:Contentious topics#Standard set|preventative restrictions]] such as [[RetroWikipedia:Protection|page protection]] and revert restrictions.

===Community-authorised discretionary sanctions===

Some community sanctions are based on [[WP:OLDDS|discretionary sanctions]], the predecessor to [[#Contentious topics|contentious topics]]. There are some exceptions to the Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions procedure that apply:
* Conduct which is below the required standard or breaches of page or individual restrictions are reported to the [[WP:ANI|administrators' noticeboard for incidents]] (ANI) and not the arbitration enforcement noticeboard (AE).
* Appeals are made to the [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]] (AN) and not the arbitration enforcement noticeboard (AE) or to the Arbitration Committee (but case requests can still be filed).
* Sanctions are logged on a page specific to the topic area (for example, [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/South Asian social groups]]).
* Templates used to alert and notify editors of discretionary sanctions are specific to community sanctions (see [[Template:Gs]] for details).
* Administrators cannot use the community sanctions to delete pages.<ref>[[RetroWikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 151#RfC: community general sanctions and deletions|2019#Community general sanctions and deletions]]</ref>

===Page restrictions===
Pages may be subject to restrictions that limit the types of edits that may be made. Such restrictions can be added as a topic-wide restriction, and can also be applied as a discretionary sanction on a particular page. Applicable page restrictions should be clearly communicated to editors using an editnotice and a talk notice. The most common restriction is the [[WP:1RR|one-revert rule]] ("1RR").

===Extended confirmed restriction===
The extended confirmed restriction (previously called the "'''500/30 rule'''") limits editing in a specific topic area to only those accounts that have been [[RetroWikipedia:Extended confirmed editors|extended confirmed]]. [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Extended confirmed restriction|A standard procedure]] for this type of general sanction was adopted by the Arbitration Committee [[Special:Permalink/1045392492#Extended confirmed restriction omnibus motion|on 20 September 2021]].

==Authorisation==

===Arbitration Committee sanctions===
The [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]] may authorize general sanctions for particular pages or subject areas (known as [[WP:CTOP|contentious topics]]), usually following an [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests|arbitration case]]. Administrators employing sanctions must issue appropriate notifications, and log all sanctions imposed, as specified in each case. The Arbitration Committee may revoke these sanctions by passing a "[[WP:RFAR#Motions in prior cases|motion in a prior case]]". Editors wishing to report possible violations of Arbitration Committee sanctions should do so at [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement]].

===Community sanctions===
The [[RetroWikipedia:Community|community]] may also impose general sanctions on all editors working in a particular area by consensus at the [[WP:VPR|village pump for proposals]] (VPR), following a notice at the [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]] (AN). While community sanctions are not bound by Arbitration Committee procedures and guidelines, they are often based on them. More specifically, multiple community sanctions issued before 2023 are based on the Arbitration Committee [[WP:DSOLD|discretionary sanctions]] procedure which was replaced in December 2022 by [[WP:CTOP|contentious topics]] and that newer procedure ''may'' be the model for future community sanctions. Deviations from or additions to these standards typically requires community consensus, unless purely clerical in nature. Requests for amendments, clarification, or revocation (if sanctions are no longer required) should also be discussed at [[WP:VPR|VPR]], following a notice at [[WP:AN|AN]].<ref>[[Special:Permalink/1176650776#Proposal_to_change_the_venue_for_new_community-authorized_general_sanctions|September 2023 RfC]].</ref>

== Active sanctions ==

=== Arbitration Committee–authorised sanctions ===

==== Templates ====
Use the following templates for these sanctions. Case-specific templates can be found at [[:Category:Standardised_RetroWikipedia_arbitration_enforcement_templates]].
*Article talk page notice: {{tlx|Contentious topics/talk notice|topic{{=}}code}}
*First notification for user talk page: {{tlsx|Contentious topics/alert/first|topic{{=}}code}}
*Subsequent notifications for user talk page: {{tlsx|Contentious topics/alert|topic{{=}}code}}
*Sanction for user talk page (to actually impose the sanction): {{tlsx|AE sanction|sanction{{=}}|rationale{{=}}|topic{{=}}code}}
*For block notices on user talk page: {{tlsx|Uw-aeblock}}}

==== Decisions ====
:''Appropriate procedures described at [[RetroWikipedia:Contentious topics]]''
</noinclude>{{anchor|Imposed by the Committee}}<includeonly>
== General sanctions ==
<div class="center">''This section is transcluded from [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions]].''</div>
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Case
! scope="col" | Applicable area
! scope="col" | Standard sanctions
! scope="col" | Special restrictions
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abortion#Contentious topic designation|Abortion]]{{anchor|Abortion}}<br>([[WP:CT/AB]])
| [[Abortion]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| A one-revert restriction (1RR) was [[Special:Permalink/979760477#Motion: Abortion|removed in September 2020]].
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture#Contentious topic designation|Acupuncture]]<br>([[WP:CT/CAM]])
| [[Alternative medicine|Complementary and Alternative Medicine]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2|American politics&nbsp;2]]<br>([[WP:CT/AP]])
| Post-1992 [[politics of the United States]] and closely related people, broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| The year was changed from "1932" to "1992" [[Special:PermanentLink/1001485112#Motion: American politics 2 (1992 cutoff)|in January 2021]].
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Antisemitism in Poland|Antisemitism in Poland]]<br>([[WP:APL]])
| [[History of Poland|Polish history]] during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland
| Extended confirmed restriction (area also falls under [[WP:CT/EE]])
| All articles and edits in the area are subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction. When a source that is not an article in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, an academically focused book by a reputable publisher, and/or an article published by a reputable institution is removed from an article, no editor may reinstate the source without first obtaining consensus on the talk page of the article in question or consensus about the reliability of the source in a discussion at the [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard|Reliable Sources Noticeboard]]. Administrators may enforce this restriction with page protections, topic bans, or blocks; enforcement decisions should consider not merely the severity of the violation but the general disciplinary record of the editor in violation.
|The extended confirmed restriction in this area is [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Antisemitism in Poland#Antisemitism in Poland: Motion (May 2020)|from 2020]]; the "reliable source consensus-required" restriction was <br />[[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Antisemitism_in_Poland#Amendment_(May_2021)|added in 2021]] and [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Antisemitism in Poland#Amendment (May 2023)|modified in 2023]].
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan_2|Armenia-Azerbaijan 2]]<br>([[WP:CT/A-A]])
| [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], and [[Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict|related ethnic conflicts]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| 
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation#Discretionary_sanctions|Article titles and capitalisation]]<br>([[WP:CT/MOS]])
| The English RetroWikipedia [[RetroWikipedia:MOS|Manual of Style]] and [[RetroWikipedia:TITLE|article titles policy]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| 
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility in infobox discussions#Standard_discretionary_sanctions|Civility in infobox discussions]]<br>([[WP:CT/CID]])
| Discussions about infoboxes and to edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from [[RetroWikipedia:Infobox|infoboxes]]
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
| {{Ordered list|<p>Any uninvolved administrator may apply infobox probation as a [[WP:CTOP|contentious topic]] restriction per remedy 2. That user will be indefinitely restricted from:</p><ul><li>adding, deleting or collapsing infoboxes;</li><li>restoring an infobox that has been deleted; or</li><li>making more than one comment in a discussion, where that discussion is primarily about the inclusion or exclusion of an infobox on a given article.</li></ul>
<p>For clarity, an editor under probation is permitted to edit an already existing infobox, but should be cautious of giving the appearance that they are attempting to game their probation as this may lead to more contentious topic sanctions.</p><p>They may, if they wish, add an infobox in the same edit or series of edits when they:</p><ul><li>create a new article; or</li><li>convert an article from a redirect.</li></ul>
<p>The user under probation may also participate in wider policy discussions regarding infoboxes with no restriction.</p>|All discussions about infoboxes and to edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from infoboxes, are designated as a [[WP:CTOP|contentious topic]].
| list_style_type = upper-alpha
}}
| 
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Climate change|Climate change]]<br>([[WP:CT/CC]])
| The [[climate change]] topic, broadly interpreted
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/COVID-19#Discretionary sanctions|COVID-19]]<br>([[WP:CT/COVID]])
| [[COVID-19]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe|Eastern Europe]]<br>([[WP:CT/EE]])
| [[Eastern Europe]] and the [[Balkans]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| The [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Macedonia#Standard discretionary sanctions|original Balkans remedy]] is from 2011's Macedonia case; Eastern Europe was [[Special:Permalink/883838529#Motion:_Eastern_Europe_and_Balkans scope_(February 2019)|added in 2019]].
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Editing of Biographies of Living Persons#May 2014|Editing of Biographies of Living Persons]]<br>([[WP:CT/BLP]])
| All [[RetroWikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living or recently deceased subjects of biographical content]] on RetroWikipedia articles
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| 
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong|Falun Gong]]<br>([[WP:CT/FG]])
| [[Falun Gong]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality#Standard discretionary sanctions|Gender and sexuality]]<br>([[WP:CT/GG]])
| [[Gender]]-related disputes or controversies and associated people
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Genetically modified organisms|Genetically modified organisms]]<br>([[WP:CT/GMO]])
| [[Genetically modified organism|Genetically modified organisms]], commercially produced [[Agrochemical|agricultural chemicals]] and the companies that produce them, broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]; 1RR
|
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun control|Gun control]]<br>([[WP:CT/GC]])
| [[Gun control]], including governmental regulation of firearm ownership; the social, historical and political context of such regulation; and the people and organizations associated with these issues
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| 
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections|Historical elections]]<br>([[WP:CT/RNE]])
| The results of any national or sub-national election
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| Starting in 2026 and checked yearly afterwards, this designation expires on 1 January if no sanctions have been [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration enforcement log|logged]] in the preceding 2 years.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn of Africa|Horn of Africa]]<br>([[WP:CT/HORN]])
| All pages relating to the [[Horn of Africa]] (defined as including [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Djibouti]], and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes), broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
|Originally a [[Special:PermanentLink/993313581#New alternate motion (3-month DS trial)|three-month trial]], made permanent [[Special:PermanentLink/1057771243#Motion: Horn of Africa|in November 2021]].
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3 | [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Indian military history#Arbitration Committee assumes WP:GSCASTE and unifies South Asian WP:CTOPS|Indian military history]]<br>([[WP:CT/SA]])
| All pages related to the region of [[South Asia]] (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups.
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
| 
|
|-
| The topic of Indian military history is placed under the extended-confirmed restriction.
| rowspan=2 |[[WP:ECR|Extended-confirmed restriction]]
|
|
|-
| The topic of social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal is placed under the [[WP:ECR|extended-confirmed restriction]].
| Administrators are permitted to preemptively protect pages if there is a reasonable belief that disruption will occur
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics|Iranian politics]]<br>([[WP:CT/IRP]])
| All edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 [[Politics of Iran|Iranian politics]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| 
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan|Kurds and Kurdistan]]<br>([[WP:CT/KURD]])
| The topics of [[Kurds]] and [[Kurdistan]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| 
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Palestine-Israel_articles_4|Palestine-Israel articles 4]]<br>([[WP:CT/A-I]])
| The entire set of articles whose topic relates to the [[Arab–Israeli conflict|Arab-Israeli conflict]], broadly interpreted; edits relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict, to pages and discussions in all namespaces with the exception of userspace
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]; extended confirmed restriction; 1RR
| Reverts made to enforce the extended confirmed restriction are exempt from the provisions of 1RR. Also, the normal exemptions apply to 1RR. Editors who violate 1RR may be blocked by any uninvolved administrator.
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience|Pseudoscience]]<br>([[WP:CT/CF]])
| All pages relating to [[pseudoscience]] and [[fringe science]], broadly interpreted
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Race and intelligence|Race and intelligence]]<br>([[WP:CT/R-I]])
| The intersection of [[Race and intelligence|race/ethnicity and human abilities]] and behaviour
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/The Troubles|The Troubles]]<br>([[WP:CT/TT]])
| All pages relating to [[The Troubles]], Irish nationalism, and British nationalism in relation to Ireland, broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]; 1RR
| 
|
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Yasuke|Yasuke]]<br>([[WP:CT/YA]])
| Yasuke
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|{{show by date|2025|11|13| The article [[Yasuke]] is subject to a [[WP:1RR|1RR]] restriction for a period of one year (expiring after 13 November 2025).}}
| Starting in 2026 and checked yearly afterwards, this designation expires on 1 January if no sanctions have been logged in the preceding 2 years.
|}
<noinclude>

===Community-authorised sanctions===
====Templates====
Use the following templates for enforcing community-issued sanctions. Case-specific templates can be found at [[:Category:RetroWikipedia community-authorised general sanctions templates]].
*Article talk page notice: {{tlx|Gs/talk notice|topic{{=}}code}}
*Notification for user talk page: {{tlsx|Gs/alert|topic{{=}}code}}
*Sanction for user talk page (to actually impose the sanction): {{tlsx|Community sanction|sanction{{=}}|rationale{{=}}|topic{{=}}code}}
*For block notices on user talk page: {{tlsx|Uw-csblock}}

====Decisions====
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Decision & Log
! scope="col" | Applicable area
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Sanction<br/><small>(summarized from discussion)</small>
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Syrian Civil War and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Syrian Civil War and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]]<br>[[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive253#Request to amend sanctions on Syrian civil war articles|AN discussion]]<br>([[WP:GS/SCW&ISIL]])
| Pages related to the Syrian Civil War and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions and 1RR that mimic [[WP:ARBPIA]]
| [[WP:ARBPIA]]-equivalent discretionary sanctions and 1RR are in force on "all pages related to the Syrian Civil War and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, broadly construed". Notifications and sanctions must be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Syrian Civil War and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]].
|effective 31 August 2013
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Units in the United Kingdom|Units in the United Kingdom]]<br>[[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive266#General sanctions for matters pertaining to units of measurement in Britain|AN discussion]]<br>([[WP:GS/UKU]])
| Articles that have [[RetroWikipedia:Strong national ties|strong ties]] solely to the [[United Kingdom]], as opposed to other English-speaking countries
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions
| In articles that have [[RetroWikipedia:Strong national ties|strong ties]] solely to the [[United Kingdom]], as opposed to other English-speaking countries, any editor who systematically changes values from one system of measurement to another without [[RetroWikipedia:Consensus|clear consensus]], who edit-wars over such a change, who disrupts talk page discussions or normal RetroWikipedia processes pertaining to units in UK-related articles, who engages in [[RetroWikipedia:Forum shopping|forum-shopping]], or who otherwise disruptively edits may be sanctioned by an [[RetroWikipedia:UNINVOLVED|uninvolved administrator]]. Sanctions can be imposed if, after being notified of the existence of these sanctions, the editor repeatedly repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the [[RetroWikipedia:PILLARS|the purpose of RetroWikipedia]], any [[RetroWikipedia:Conduct policies|expected standards of behaviour]], or normal editorial processes. Sanctions imposed may include [[RetroWikipedia:Blocking policy|blocks]] of up to one year in length, [[RetroWikipedia:Editing restrictions|bans]] from editing any page or set of pages, [[RetroWikipedia:Editing restrictions|bans]] on any editing related to the topic or its closely related topics, [[RetroWikipedia:Editing restrictions|restrictions]] on reverts or other specified behaviours, or any other measures that the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project. Notifications must be logged at the general sanctions page to be effective. Sanctions may be appealed at the [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]].
|effective 5 November 2014
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Blockchain and cryptocurrencies|Blockchain and cryptocurrency]]<br>[[Special:PermaLink/842448517#General_sanctions_proposal|AN discussion]]<br>([[WP:GS/Crypto]])
| Pages related to the blockchain and cryptocurrencies
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions that mimic [[WP:ARBPIA]], plus 1RR
| [[WP:ARBPIA]]-equivalent discretionary sanctions and [[WP:1RR|1RR]] are in force on "all pages related to the blockchain and cryptocurrencies, broadly construed". Notifications and sanctions must be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Blockchain and cryptocurrencies]].
|effective 22 May 2018
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Professional wrestling|Professional wrestling]]<br>[[Special:Diff/846970509##General_sanctions_for_articles_on_professional_wrestling|AN discussion]]<br>([[WP:GS/PW]])
| Pages related to professional wrestling, broadly construed
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions
|The community authorizes standard discretionary sanctions as general sanctions for the topic of professional wrestling, broadly construed.
|effective 21 June 2018
|-
!{{anchor|Michael Jackson}}[[RetroWikipedia:GS/MJ|Michael Jackson]]<br>[[Special:PermaLink/932717898#RfC on establishing general sanctions on the topic of Michael Jackson, broadly construed|AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/MJ]])
|Topics relating to [[Michael Jackson]], broadly construed
|Community-authorized discretionary sanctions
|The community authorizes standard discretionary sanctions as general sanctions for topics related to Michael Jackson, broadly construed.
In addition, administrators may apply semi-protection or extended confirmed protection for any length of time or indefinitely on articles in the topic area, provided they reasonably believe meatpuppetry or sockpuppetry has occurred.
Administrators may also apply temporary semi-protection or extended confirmed protection on talk pages and pages conducting RfCs related to the topic area provided they reasonably believe meatpuppetry or sockpuppetry has occurred.
|effective 27 December 2019
|-
! {{anchor|PAGEANT}}[[WP:GS/PAGEANT|Beauty Pageants]]<br>[[Special:Diff/981664902#Community_general_sanctions_for_beauty_pageant_articles|AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/PAGEANT]])
| Any article on a beauty pageant, or biography of a person known as a beauty pageant contestant, which has been edited by a [[WP:SOCK|sockpuppet account]] or [[WP:IPSOCK|logged-out sockpuppet]]
| Page protections
| Eligible articles may be placed under indefinite [[WP:SEMI|semiprotection]]
|effective 3 October 2020
|-
! {{anchor|RUSUKR}}[[WP:GS/RUSUKR|Russo-Ukrainian War]]<br>[[Special:PermanentLink/1114726646#Proposal:_Extended-confirmed_restriction_for_all_articles_related_to_the_Russia-Ukraine_War|AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/RUSUKR]])
| All articles and discussions related to the Russia-Ukraine War
| Community-authorized extended confirmed restriction
| '''Extended-confirmed protection''': Only [[WP:XC|extended-confirmed editors]] may make edits related to the topic area, subject to the following provisions:<ol type="A"><li>The restriction applies to all edits and pages related to the topic area, broadly construed, with the following exceptions:<ol><li>Non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace to post constructive comments and make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided they are not disruptive. Should disruption occur on "Talk:" pages, administrators may take enforcement actions described in "B" or "C" below. However, non-extended-confirmed editors may ''not'' make edits to internal project discussions related to the topic area, even within the "Talk:" namespace. Internal project discussions include, but are not limited to, AfDs, WikiProjects, RfCs, RMs, and noticeboard discussions.</li><li>Non-extended-confirmed editors may not create new articles, but administrators may exercise discretion when deciding how to enforce this remedy on article creations. Deletion of new articles created by non-extended-confirmed editors is permitted but not required.</li></ol><li>If a page (other than a "Talk:" page) mostly or entirely relates to the topic area, broadly construed, this restriction is preferably enforced through [[WP:ECP|extended confirmed protection]], though this is not required.</li><li>On any page where the restriction is not enforced through extended confirmed protection, this restriction may be enforced by other methods, including page protection, reverts, blocks, the use of pending changes, and appropriate edit filters.</li><li>Reverts made solely to enforce this restriction are not considered edit warring.</li></ol>
|effective 7 October 2022
|-
! {{anchor||UYGHUR}}[[WP:GS/UYGHUR|Uyghur genocide]]<br>[[Special:Permalink/1110887119#Proposal to Expand GS/uyghur to include the Uyghurs more broadly|ANI discussion]] ([[WP:GS/UYGHUR]])
| Edits related to [[Uyghurs]], [[Uyghur genocide]], and topics that are related to Uyghurs or Uyghur genocide, all broadly construed
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions
| [[RetroWikipedia:General_sanctions#Community_sanctions|Standard discretionary sanctions]]
|effective 12 June 2021
|-
! {{anchor||AA}}[[WP:GS/AA|Armenia and Azerbaijan]]<br>[[Special:PermaLink/1131222469#Massive off-wiki campaign aimed at disrupting RetroWikipedia|AN discussion]]<br>[[Special:Permalink/1174440300#Proposal_to_modify_WP:GS/AA_scope|Amendment AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/AA]])
| Politics, ethnic relations, and conflicts involving [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], or both—broadly construed and explicitly including the [[Armenian genocide]]
| Community-authorized extended confirmed restriction
| '''Extended confirmed restriction''': only [[WP:XC|extended-confirmed editors]] may make edits related to the topic area, subject to the following provisions:
:A. The restriction applies to all edits and pages related to the topic area, broadly construed, with the following exceptions:
::1. Non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace to post constructive comments and make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided they are not disruptive. Should disruption occur on "Talk:" pages, administrators may take enforcement actions described in "B" or "C" below. However, non-extended-confirmed editors may ''not'' make edits to internal project discussions related to the topic area, even within the "Talk:" namespace. Internal project discussions include, but are not limited to, AfDs, WikiProjects, RfCs, RMs, and noticeboard discussions.
::2. Non-extended-confirmed editors may not create new articles, but administrators may exercise discretion when deciding how to enforce this remedy on article creations. Deletion of new articles created by non-extended-confirmed editors is permitted but not required.
:B. If a page (other than a "Talk:" page) mostly or entirely relates to the topic area, broadly construed, this restriction is preferably enforced through [[WP:ECP|extended confirmed protection]], though this is not required.
:C. On any page where the restriction is not enforced through extended confirmed protection, this restriction may be enforced by other methods, including page protection, reverts, blocks, the use of pending changes, and appropriate edit filters.
:D. Reverts made solely to enforce this restriction are not considered edit warring.
In the rest of the [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Armenia-Azerbaijan 3|Armenia–Azerbaijan topic area]], the community endorses administrators making liberal use of [[RetroWikipedia:ECP|extended confirmed protection]] as an [[RetroWikipedia:CTOP|arbitration enforcement]] action.
|effective 3 January 2023, amended 8 September 2023
|-
! {{anchor||KURD}}[[WP:GS/KURD|Kurds and Kurdistan]]<br>[[Special:PermaLink/1131222469#Massive off-wiki campaign aimed at disrupting RetroWikipedia|AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/KURD]])
| The topics of [[Kurds]] and [[Kurdistan]], broadly construed
| Community-authorized extended confirmed restriction
| '''Extended confirmed restriction''': only [[WP:XC|extended-confirmed editors]] may make edits related to the topic area, subject to the following provisions:
:A. The restriction applies to all edits and pages related to the topic area, broadly construed, with the following exceptions:
::1. Non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace to post constructive comments and make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided they are not disruptive. Should disruption occur on "Talk:" pages, administrators may take enforcement actions described in "B" or "C" below. However, non-extended-confirmed editors may ''not'' make edits to internal project discussions related to the topic area, even within the "Talk:" namespace. Internal project discussions include, but are not limited to, AfDs, WikiProjects, RfCs, RMs, and noticeboard discussions.
::2. Non-extended-confirmed editors may not create new articles, but administrators may exercise discretion when deciding how to enforce this remedy on article creations. Deletion of new articles created by non-extended-confirmed editors is permitted but not required.
:B. If a page (other than a "Talk:" page) mostly or entirely relates to the topic area, broadly construed, this restriction is preferably enforced through [[WP:ECP|extended confirmed protection]], though this is not required.
:C. On any page where the restriction is not enforced through extended confirmed protection, this restriction may be enforced by other methods, including page protection, reverts, blocks, the use of pending changes, and appropriate edit filters.
:D. Reverts made solely to enforce this restriction are not considered edit warring.
|effective 3 January 2023
|-
! {{anchor||ACAS}}[[WP:GS/ACAS|Assyrian, Chaldean, Aramean and Syriac topics]]<br>[[Special:Permalink/1292022296#Community sanctions for "Assyrian" topics|VPR discussion]] ([[WP:GS/ACAS]])
| Pages related to [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]], [[Chaldean]], [[Aramean]], and [[Terms for Syriac Christians#Syriac identity|Syriac]] identity, culture, and politics, broadly construed. The use of ''"and"'' here should be understood inclusively, meaning sanctions may apply to any, multiple or all of these ethnicities and listed topics.
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions based on the standard set
| The [[WP:CTOP#Standard set|standard set]] of [[WP:CTOP|community topic restrictions]].
| effective 24 May 2025
|}

== Obsolete sanctions ==

===Obsolete types of sanctions ===

====Article probation====

{{anchor|RetroWikipedia:Article probation}}
Article probation is now considered obsolete. When it was in use, article probation involved placing certain articles under increased scrutiny by administrators. Editors who made [[WP:Disruptive editing|disruptive edits]] to articles that had been placed on probation could be banned from further editing of such articles, as well as related articles and/or project pages. Anyone editing an article on probation was intended to be ''especially'' mindful of [[WP:Content policies|content policies]], such as [[WP:NPOV|neutral point-of-view]], and [[WP:Conduct policies|interaction policies]], such as [[WP:CIVIL]], [[WP:NPA]], [[WP:3RR]], and [[WP:POINT]]. By 2018 article probation had been superseded by the other "general sanctions" described on this page.

===Obsolete Arbitration Committee-authorised sanctions===

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Case & Log
! Applicable area
! Type
! Sanction<br/><small>(quoted from case)</small>
! Notes
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Tea Party movement|Tea Party movement]]
| Pages relating to the [[Tea Party movement]] broadly construed.
| Discretionary sanctions
| Pages related to the [[Tea Party movement]], broadly construed, are placed under [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions]]. This sanction supersedes the existing community sanctions.
| Discretionary sanctions were originally authorized as part of a {{oldid2|557835970|Suspend case|motion}} suspending the case, then authorized further as part of the final decision.<br>Rescinded by [[Special:PermaLink/688223680#Motion:_Overlap_of_Sanctions|motion]], 30 October 2015 – [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2|American politics discretionary sanctions]] continue to apply in this topic area
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Macedonia|Macedonia]]
| Topics related to the [[Balkans]], broadly defined
| Discretionary sanctions
| Topics related to the Balkans, broadly interpreted, are placed under [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions]]. Any uninvolved administrator may levy restrictions as an [[WP:AE|arbitration enforcement]] action on users editing in this topic area, after an initial warning.
| Merged into [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe#Standard discretionary sanctions|Eastern Europe]] by [[Special:Permalink/883838529#Motion:_Eastern_Europe_and_Balkans scope_(February 2019)|motion]], 17 February 2019
|-
![[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Sexology|Sexology]]
| All articles dealing with transgender issues and paraphilia classification (e.g., [[hebephilia]]).
|Discretionary sanctions
|[[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|Standard discretionary sanctions]] are authorized for all articles dealing with transgender issues and paraphilia classification (e.g., hebephilia).

These discretionary sanctions apply to any dispute regarding the proper article title, pronoun usage, or other manner of referring to any individual known to be or self-identifying as transgender, including but not limited to Chelsea/Bradley Manning. Any sanctions imposed should be logged at the ''Sexology'' case.
| Clarified in [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute|Manning naming dispute]]. Rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/812091637#Sexology:_Motion_2|motion]], 25 November 2017.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Austrian_economics#Discretionary_sanctions|Austrian economics]]<br /><small>(April 2014)</small>
| Pages related to [[Austrian school of economics]] and the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]]
| Discretionary sanctions
| Pages related to the [[Austrian school of economics]] and the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]], broadly construed, are placed under [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions]]. This sanction supersedes the existing community sanctions.
| [[Special:Permalink/755744960#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Austrian_economics|Rescinded by motion of the Arbitration Committee (December 2016)]]
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Vivaldi|Vivaldi]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Vivaldi#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| [[Preying from the Pulpit]], [[First Baptist Church of Hammond]], [[Jack Hyles]], [[Hyles-Anderson College]], and any related article which contains poorly sourced controversial material
| Article probation
| [[Preying from the Pulpit]], [[First Baptist Church of Hammond]], [[Jack Hyles]], [[Hyles-Anderson College]], and any related article which contains poorly sourced controversial material are placed on article probation. The expectation is that Vivaldi, Arbustoo, and other editors of these articles will in the course of editing remove poorly sourced controversial material.
| Sanctions rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/691439653#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Removal_of_Unused_Sanctions|motion]], 19 November 2015
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Waterboarding|Waterboarding]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Waterboarding#Log_of_blocks_and_bans|Log]])
| [[Waterboarding]]
| Article probation 
| The article on [[Waterboarding]], and related pages, are placed on article probation.
| Sanctions rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/691439653#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Removal_of_Unused_Sanctions|motion]], 19 November 2015
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Mantanmoreland|Mantanmoreland]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Mantanmoreland#Log_of_blocks_and_bans|Log]])
| [[Naked short selling]], [[Overstock.com]], [[Patrick M. Byrne]], [[Gary Weiss]], or any related page or discussion 
| Editing restriction and article probation 
|  Any current or future editor who, after this decision is announced, makes substantial edits to [[naked short selling]], [[Overstock.com]], [[Patrick M. Byrne]], [[Gary Weiss]], or closely related pages or discussions on any page is directed:
:(A) To edit on these from only a single user account, which shall be the user's sole or main account;
:(B) To edit only through a conventional ISP and not through any form of proxy configuration;
:(C) To edit in accordance with all RetroWikipedia policies and to refrain from any form of [[WP:SOAP|advocacy]] concerning any external controversy, dispute, allegation, or proceeding; and
:(D) To disclose on the relevant talk pages any circumstances (but not including personal identifying information) that constitute or may reasonably be perceived as constituting a conflict of interest with respect to that page.

A note concerning these restrictions shall be placed on the talkpage of each of the affected articles. In case of any doubt concerning application or interpretation of these restrictions, the Arbitration Committee may be consulted for guidance. 

Any uninvolved administrator may impose a reasonable restriction (e.g., a revert or civility limitation) or page-ban against any editor who, after receiving a warning containing a link to this decision, edits [[naked short selling]], [[Overstock.com]], [[Patrick M. Byrne]], [[Gary Weiss]], or any related page or discussion in a disruptive or uncivil fashion, who edits them in contravention of site policies and guidelines, or who attempts to reintroduce subtle or overt partisan advocacy regarding any external dispute concerning these subjects into RetroWikipedia.
| Sanctions rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/691439653#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Removal_of_Unused_Sanctions|motion]], 19 November 2015
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Lapsed Pacifist_2|Lapsed Pacifist 2]] <br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Lapsed Pacifist_2#Log_of_blocks.2C_bans.2C_and_restrictions|Log]])
| "All articles related to [[Corrib gas controversy]] and the [[Shell to Sea]] campaign"
| Article probation and editing restriction
| "All articles related to [[Corrib gas controversy]] and the [[Shell to Sea]] campaign are placed under probation. All fall under [[WP:1RR|1RR]], and a stricter rather than laxer interpretation of addition of and removal unsourced content. Where content or its phrasing is disputed, editors are directed to seek outside opinion at the Content, Reliable Sources, Neutral point of view or Third Opinion Noticeboards, and abide by the consensus achieved thereafter."
| Sanctions rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/691439653#Arbitration_motion_regarding_Removal_of_Unused_Sanctions|motion]], 19 November 2015
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Homeopathy|Homeopathy]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Homeopathy#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| [[Homeopathy]] and related articles
| Discretionary sanctions
| Any uninvolved administrator may, on his or her own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor working in the area of conflict (defined as articles which relate to homeopathy, broadly interpreted) if, despite being warned, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of RetroWikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process.  The sanctions imposed may include blocks of up to one year in length; bans from editing any page or set of pages within the area of conflict; bans on any editing related to the topic or its closely related topics; restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors; or any other measures which the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project.  
| Superseded by [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience|Pseudoscience]] discretionary sanctions.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abd-William M. Connolley|Abd-William M. Connolley]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abd-William_M._Connolley#Log_of_blocks.2C_bans.2C_and_restrictions|Log]])
| [[Cold fusion]] and related articles
| Discretionary sanctions
| Cold fusion and related pages are are placed under [[WP:AC/DS|discretionary sanctions]]. Any uninvolved administrator may levy restrictions as an [[WP:AE|arbitration enforcement]] action on users editing in this topic area, after an initial warning.
| Superseded by [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience|Pseudoscience]] discretionary sanctions.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Israel-Lebanon|Israel-Lebanon]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Israel-Lebanon#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict]]
| Article probation
| Any user, particularly Tasc, who engages in edit warring with respect to [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict]] may be banned from the article for an appropriate period. All bans are to be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Israel-Lebanon#Log of blocks and bans]].
| Superseded by the discretionary sanctions in the ''Palestine-Israel articles'' case
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Kosovo|Kosovo]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Kosovo#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| All articles related to [[Kosovo]]
| Article probation
| All articles related to [[Kosovo]] are put on Article probation to allow more swift dealing with disruption.
| Superseded by the discretionary sanctions in the [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Macedonia|''Macedonia'']] case
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Occupation of Latvia | Occupation of Latvia]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Occupation of Latvia#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| [[Occupation of Latvia 1940-1945]]
| Article probation
| The article at the locus of this dispute is placed on probation. Any editor may be banned from it, or from other reasonably related pages, by an uninvolved administrator for disruptive edits, including, but not limited to, edit warring, incivility, and original research. The Arbitration Committee reserves the right to appoint one or more mentors at any time, and the right to review the situation in one year, if appropriate. If the article is not substantially improved by continued editing the Arbitration Committee may impose editing restrictions on users whose editing is counterproductive or disruptive.
| Superseded by the discretionary sanctions in the [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Digwuren|''Digwuren'']] case, 27 July 2008
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Digwuren|Digwuren]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Digwuren#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| Topics related to [[Eastern Europe]], broadly defined
| General restriction
| Any editor working on topics related to Eastern Europe, broadly defined, may be made subject to an editing restriction at the discretion of any uninvolved administrator. The restriction shall specify that, should the editor make any edits which are judged by an administrator to be uncivil, personal attacks, or assumptions of bad faith, he may be blocked for the duration specified in the enforcement ruling below. Before the restriction shall come into effect for a particular editor, that editor shall be given an official notice of it with a link to this decision.
| Superseded by discretionary sanctions [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration&diff=prev&oldid=228391018 through motion], 27 July 2008
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Prem Rawat 2|Prem Rawat 2]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Prem_Rawat_2#Log_of_blocks.2C_bans.2C_and_restrictions|Log]])
| [[Prem Rawat]] and related articles
| Article probation
| The [[Prem Rawat]] article and all related articles are subject to an editing restriction for one year. No user may revert any given changes to a subject article more than once within a seven day period, except for indisputable vandalism and BLP violations. Furthermore, if a user makes any changes to a subject article, and those changes are reverted, they may not repeat the change again within a seven day period.
| Expired 20 April 2010.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for_arbitration/Prem Rawat|Prem Rawat]]<br>([[WP:CT/PR]])
| All pages relating to [[Prem Rawat]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| Expired 10 October 2023.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Great Irish Famine|Great Irish Famine]] <br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Great Irish Famine#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| [[Great Irish Famine]]
| General restriction
| The article [[Great Irish Famine]] is placed under the [[RetroWikipedia:Mentorship|mentorship]] of three to five administrators to be named later. All content reversions on this page must be discussed on the article talk page. The mentors are to have a free hand, do not have veto over each other's actions, will be communicating closely and will generally trust each other's judgement. Any mentor, upon good cause shown, may ban any user from editing [[Great Irish Famine]] or a related page. All bans shall be posted on the affected user's talk page and at [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Great Irish Famine#Documentation of bans]]. When possible, mentors should favor article bans over page protection. The Committee will review the mentorship arrangement in approximately one month upon request of any involved editor and again at future points if warranted.  If a review reveals that the mentors agree that the article has demonstrated the ability to grow without strife, the mentorship may be ended.  Otherwise, the mentorship will continue for one year.
| Mentors [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration&diff=prev&oldid=170141245 named]: [[User:Daniel|Daniel]], [[User:Ryan Postlethwaite|Ryan Postlethwaite]], [[User:Angusmclellan|Angusmclellan]]. Expired 1 September 2008.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong|Falun Gong]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| [[Falun Gong]] and all closely related articles
| Article probation
| It is expected that the articles will be improved to conform with [[RetroWikipedia:Neutral point of view]], and that information contained in them will be supported by [[RetroWikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]] information from [[RetroWikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]]. The articles may be reviewed on the motion of any arbitrator, or upon acceptance by the Arbitration Committee of a motion made by any user. Users whose editing is disruptive may be banned or their editing restricted as the result of a review.
| Superseded by discretionary sanctions, 19 January 2010
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Ayn_Rand#Remedies|Ayn Rand]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Ayn_Rand#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| Articles relating to [[Ayn Rand]], broadly interpreted
| Discretionary sanctions
| An uninvolved administrator may impose a topic ban, revert limitation, or other appropriate sanction against any other editor who edits Ayn Rand or related articles or pages disruptively, provided that a warning has first been given with a link to this decision.
| Rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/636014759#Motion:_discretionary_sanctions_housekeeping|motion]], 11:22, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Monty Hall problem|Monty Hall problem]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Monty Hall problem#Log of blocks, bans, and restrictions|Log]])
| All articles relating to the [[Monty Hall problem]]
| Discretionary sanctions
| "Any uninvolved administrator may place [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]] on accounts editing in this area, after a first warning."
| Rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/636014759#Motion:_discretionary_sanctions_housekeeping|motion]], 11:22, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Tree shaping|Tree shaping]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Tree shaping#Log of blocks, bans, and restrictions|Log]])
| All articles relating to the topic covered by the article currently located at [[Tree shaping]].
| Discretionary sanctions
| "The topic covered by the article currently located at [[Tree shaping]], interpreted broadly, is placed under [[RetroWikipedia:discretionary sanctions|discretionary sanctions]]."
| Rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/636014759#Motion:_discretionary_sanctions_housekeeping|motion]], 11:22, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gibraltar|Gibraltar]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gibraltar#Log of blocks, bans, and restrictions|Log]])
| All pages related to [[Gibraltar]] and its history, people, and political status, broadly interpreted.
| Discretionary sanctions
| [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|Standard discretionary sanctions]] are authorized for all pages related to [[Gibraltar]] and its history, people, and political status, broadly interpreted.
| Rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/636014759#Motion:_discretionary_sanctions_housekeeping|motion]], 11:22, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Bluemarine|Bluemarine]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Bluemarine#Log_of_blocks_and_bans|Log]])
|[[Matt Sanchez]]
|Article probation
|The article on [[Matt Sanchez]] is placed on article probation.
| Article probation discontinued in January 2018
|-
![[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Brahma Kumaris | Brahma Kumaris]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Brahma Kumaris#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
|[[Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University]]
|Article probation
|The principals in this matter are expected to convert the article from its present state based on original research and BK publications to an article containing verifiable information based on reliable third party sources. After a suitable grace period, the state of the article may be evaluated on the motion of any member of the Arbitration Committee and further remedies applied to those editors who continue to edit in an inappropriate manner. Any user may request review by members of the Arbitration Committee.
| Article probation discontinued in January 2018{{pb}} Formally terminated by [[Special:Permalink/968175300#Motion:_Brahma_Kumaris|motion]] in July 2020
|-
![[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Election|Election]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Election#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
|[[2004 U.S. presidential election controversy and irregularities]] and its sub-articles
|Article probation
|Articles which are the locus of dispute, [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Election/Proposed decision#Locus of dispute]], are placed on probation. Any editor may be banned from any or all of the articles, or other reasonably related pages, by an administrator for disruptive edits, including, but not limited to, edit warring, incivility, and original research. The Arbitration Committee reserves the right to appoint one or more mentors at any time, and will review the situation in one year.
| Article probation discontinued in January 2018
|-
![[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Free Republic|Free Republic]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Free Republic#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
|[[Free Republic]] and [[Democratic Underground]]
| Article probation
|It is expected that the article will be improved to conform with [[RetroWikipedia:Neutral point of view]], that information contained in it will be supported by [[RetroWikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]] information from [[RetroWikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]]. The article may be reviewed on the motion of any arbitrator, or upon acceptance by the Arbitration Committee of a motion made by any user. Users whose editing is disruptive may be banned or their editing restricted as the result of a review.<br>'''Amended by motion''' Additionally, any uninvolved administrator may impose a reasonable editing restriction (for example, [[WP:1RR|1RR]]) or page ban upon any editor who repeatedly engages in disruptive or uncivil editing of [[Free Republic]] or any closely related page. Prior to imposing such a ban or restriction, a warning should be given on the affected user's talkpage. All bans and restrictions shall be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Free Republic#Log of blocks and bans]]
| Article probation discontinued in January 2018
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Neuro-linguistic programming|Neuro-linguistic programming]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Neuro-linguistic programming#Documentation of bans|Log]])
|[[Neuro-linguistic programming]] and related pages
| Article probation
| The article on [[Neuro-linguistic programming]], and related pages, are placed on article probation. Any user disrupting these pages may be banned from the article and related articles by an uninvolved administrator.
| Article probation discontinued in January 2018
|-
! [[Special:Permalink/812449556#Crosswiki_issues:_Motion|Crosswiki issues]]
| All discussions about the integration of Wikidata on the English RetroWikipedia
| Discretionary sanctions
| Standard discretionary sanctions are authorised for all discussions about the integration of Wikidata on the English RetroWikipedia for a period of one year from the enactment of this motion, unless ended earlier by the Arbitration Committee.
| Adopted by [[Special:Permalink/812449556#Crosswiki_issues:_Motion|motion]] on 27 November 2017. Expired by its own terms on 27 November 2018.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate#Discretionary sanctions|GamerGate]]
| All edits about, and all pages related to, (a) GamerGate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed.
| Discretionary sanctions
| The community [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Gamergate|Gamergate general sanctions]] are hereby rescinded and are replaced by [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|standard discretionary sanctions]], which are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, (a) GamerGate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed.
| Superseded by [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality]] discretionary sanctions, which were created by [[Special:Permalink/1008369085#Motion: Remedy transfer to Gender and sexuality shell case|motion]]
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Waldorf education|Waldorf education]]
| all pages relating to [[Waldorf education]], broadly construed
| Discretionary sanctions
| [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|Standard Discretionary sanctions]] are authorised with immediate effect for all pages relating to [[Waldorf education]], broadly construed. This supersedes the existing Article Probation remedy set down in [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Waldorf education#Waldorf education and related articles placed on probation|''Waldorf education'', remedy 1]] and re-affirmed in the [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Waldorf education/Review#Article probation 2|''Waldorf education review'', remedy 2]].
| Amended by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification_and_Amendment&oldid=535661809#Motion:_Waldorf_education_discretionary_sanctions motion] 08:47, 30 January 2013 (UTC), rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/1069365291#Waldorf education|motion]] 23:38, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Scientology#Remedies|Scientology]]
| [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Scientology#Locus of dispute|Scientology topic]], broadly construed
| Discretionary sanctions and a general restriction
| [[WP:AC/DS|Standard discretionary sanctions]] are authorised with immediate effect for the [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Scientology#Locus of dispute|Scientology topic]] broadly construed. All warnings and sanctions shall be logged in the appropriate section of the main case page.

Any editor who, in the judgement of an uninvolved administrator, is (i) focused primarily on Scientology or Scientologists and (ii) clearly engaged in promoting an identifiable agenda may be topic-banned for up to one year. Any editor topic banned under this sanction may be re-blocked at the expiry of a topic ban if they recommence editing in the topic having made few or no significant edits outside of it during the period of the topic ban.
|Rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/1069369576#Scientology|motion]]
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Landmark Worldwide#Discretionary sanctions (January 2015)|Landmark Worldwide]]
| The topic of [[Landmark Worldwide]], broadly construed
| Discretionary sanctions
| [[WP:AC/DS|Standard discretionary sanctions]] are authorized for the topic of [[:Landmark Worldwide]], broadly construed.
| Passed by [[Special:Permalink/643800885#Motion_.28Landmark_Worldwide_discretionary_sanctions.29|motion]], rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/1069575198#Landmark_worldwide|motion]]
|-
![[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Transcendental Meditation movement|Transcendental Meditation movement]]
|Pages concerning Transcendental Meditation and related biographies of living people, broadly interpreted
|Discretionary sanctions
|All pages concerning Transcendental Meditation and related biographies of living people, broadly interpreted, are placed under [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|discretionary sanctions]]. Any uninvolved administrator may levy restrictions as an [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement|arbitration enforcement]] action on users editing in this topic area, after an initial warning.
|Passed [[Special:Permalink/366405641#Discretionary sanctions|in final decision]], rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/1070127756#Transcendental Meditation movement|motion]]
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Ancient Egyptian race_controversy#Discretionary sanctions .28January 2014.29|Ancient Egyptian race controversy]]<br /><small>(January 2008)</small>
| Pages relating to [[Ancient Egyptian race controversy]] and associated articles, broadly construed
| Discretionary sanctions
| [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions|Standard discretionary sanctions]] are authorized with immediate effect for all pages relating to [[Ancient Egyptian race controversy]] and associated articles, broadly construed.
| Passed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=&oldid=590007980#Motion:_Discretionary_sanctions_for_Ancient_Egyptian_race_controversy motion], rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/1070121473#Ancient Egyptian race controversy|motion]]
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Interactions at GGTF#Discretionary sanctions|Gender Gap Task Force]]
| Any page relating to or any edit about: (i) the Gender Gap Task Force; (ii) the gender disparity among RetroWikipedians; and (iii) any process or discussion relating to these topics, all broadly construed.
| Discretionary sanctions
| Discretionary sanctions are authorised for any page relating to or any edit about: (i) the Gender Gap Task Force; (ii) the gender disparity among RetroWikipedians; and (iii) any process or discussion relating to these topics, all broadly construed .
| Scope amended by [[Special:Permalink/646028114#Motion: Interactions at GGTF (amend scope)|motion]] on 7 February 2015. Authorization rescinded by [[Special:Permalink/884457714#Motion:_Manning_naming_dispute|motion]] in February 2019, in which the Committee consolidated all gender-related DS authorizations into the {{RFARlinks|GamerGate}}.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Ireland_article_names|Ireland article names]] <small>(restriction enacted [[Special:Permalink/296047880#Motions|by motion]] after the original case)</small>
| "The appropriate titles for the article or articles concerning the country of Ireland and the island of Ireland"
| General restriction
| {{tq|Discussions relating to the naming of Ireland articles must occur at RetroWikipedia:WikiProject Ireland Collaboration.}} and {{tq|Moderators of [[RetroWikipedia:WikiProject Ireland Collaboration]] may ban any contributor from the pages within the scope of the WikiProject for up to a month when a contributor is disrupting the collaboration process.}}
| Enacted [[Special:Permalink/296047880#Motions|by motion]] on 12 June 2009. Rescinded [[Special:Permalink/1187979262#Motion:_Ireland_article_names_-_Required_location_of_move_discussions_rescinded|by motion]] on 2 December 2023.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan|India-Pakistan]]<br>([[WP:CT/IPA]])
| All pages related to [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Afghanistan]], broadly construed
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Indian military history#Arbitration Committee assumes WP:GSCASTE and unifies South Asian WP:CTOPS|Merged into South Asia by the Arbitration Committee]] on 18 July 2025
|-
! [[Special:Permalink/1219893542#Sri_Lanka_motion|Sri Lanka]]<br>([[WP:CT/SL]])
| All pages relating to [[Sri Lanka]]
| [[WP:AC/CT|Contentious topic]]
|
| [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Indian military history#Arbitration Committee assumes WP:GSCASTE and unifies South Asian WP:CTOPS|Merged into South Asia by the Arbitration Committee]] on 18 July 2025
|}

===Obsolete community-authorised sanctions===

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Decision & Log
! Applicable area
! Type
! Sanction<br/><small>(quoted from discussion)</small>
! Notes
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive816#Ludwig von Mises Institute|Ludwig von Mises Institute ANI discussion]] & [[Talk:Austrian economics/General sanctions]]
| Austrian economics-related pages
| General sanctions
| Any uninvolved administrator may, at his or her own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor working on a page within the topic of Austrian Economics, if, despite being warned by an uninvolved administrator, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of RetroWikipedia, any expected standard of behavior, or any normal editorial process.  Sanctions may be appealed to the administrator who placed them or the [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]]. 

(Notifications and sanctions must be logged at [[Talk:Austrian economics/General sanctions]].)
| Indefinite{{Inconsistent|date=October 2023}}
|-
! <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Editnotices/Page/Tea_Party_movement&oldid=540248387 Template:Editnotices/Page/Tea Party movement]</span>
| [[Tea Party movement]] 
| [[WP:1RR|1RR]]
| From [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive219# Sanctions on Tea Party movement]] No editor may make more than one (1) revert on the same content per twenty-four (24) hour period, excluding blatant vandalism. The three revert-rule still applies to the article at large. This restriction is not license for a slow-moving revert-war (e.g., making the same revert once a day, every day); editors who engage in a slow-moving edit war are subject to blocking by an uninvolved administrator, after a warning.
| Superseded in September 2013 by ArbCom imposed discretionary sanctions in the [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Tea Party movement|Tea Party movement]] case.
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators%27 noticeboard/IncidentArchive676#Review of my administrator actions: block of WikiManOne|Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents]] & [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Abortion/Log]]
| [[Abortion]] and all related articles. 
| 1RR and discretionary topic bans or blocks
| 1) No editor may make more than one (1) revert on a page within the area of conflict per twenty-four (24) hour period, excluding blatant vandalism and BLP violations. 2) Provided that a warning has first been given with a link to this decision, any uninvolved admin may impose a topic ban or blocks on disruptive editors for actions including, but not limited to, [[WP:WAR|edit warring]], [[WP:NPA|personal attacks]], [[WP:CIVIL|excessive incivility]] and [[WP:AGF|assumptions of bad faith.]]  Such topic bans or blocks may be of up to three months duration.  Users who violate [[WP:BLP]] within the area of conflict may also be sanctioned per this clause. [[WP:INVOLVED|Uninvolved administrators]] can independently impose sanctions, including escalating blocks or topic bans of up to three months, provided the individual has been notified of the terms of this scheme and possible sanctions <small>(The template <nowiki> {{subst:Uw-probation|Article|Probation terms page}} </nowiki> can be used for ease)</small> Indefinite topic bans can be proposed at [[WP:AN]] or at ANI as the result of discussion of specific incident. All sanctions imposed under this provision are to be logged below and may be appealed to the imposing administrator, the appropriate administrators' noticeboard, or the Arbitration Committee.
| Superseded by case remedy at [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abortion]] and is now a contentious topic
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Climate change probation]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Climate change probation/Log|log]], [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Climate change probation/Requests for enforcement|enforcement requests]], [[RetroWikipedia talk:General sanctions/Climate change probation|discussion]]) <p>([[WP:GS/CC]])</p>
| [[Climate change]] and related articles
| Article probation
| Pages related to [[Climate change]] (broadly construed) are subject to the following terms of article probation: Any editor may be sanctioned by an uninvolved [[WP:ADMIN|administrator]] for [[WP:DIS|disruptive edits]], including, but not limited to, [[WP:EW|edit warring]], [[WP:NPA|personal attacks]], [[WP:CIVIL|incivility]] and [[WP:AGF|assumptions of bad faith]]. Sanctions imposed may include restrictions on [[Help:Reverting|reverts]] or other specified behaviors, [[WP:BAN|bans]] from editing the climate change pages and/or closely related topics, [[WP:BLOCK|blocks]] of up to 1 year in length, or any other measures the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project. For the purpose of imposing sanctions under this provision, an administrator will be considered "uninvolved" if he or she is not engaged in a current, direct, personal conflict on the topic with the user receiving sanctions (note: enforcing this provision will not be considered to be participation in a dispute). Prior to any sanctions being imposed, the editor in question shall be given a warning with a link to these provisions; and, where appropriate, should be counseled on specific steps that he or she can take to improve his or her editing in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines. Sanctions imposed under this provision may be appealed to the imposing administrator, the [[WP:ANI|appropriate administrators' noticeboard]], or the [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]]. Administrators are not to reverse such sanctions without either (1) approval by the imposing administrator, or without (2) community [[WP:CON|consensus]] or Committee approval to do so. All sanctions imposed are to be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Climate change probation/Log]].
| Superseded by [[WP:ARBCC]]
|-
! {{anchor|COVID}}[[WP:GS/COVID19|Coronavirus and COVID-19]]<br>[[Special:Permalink/946062902#COVID-19_community_general_sanctions|AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/COVID19]])
| All articles and edits relating to [[COVID-19]], broadly construed
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions
| Any uninvolved administrator may, at their own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor working in the area of conflict if, despite being warned, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of RetroWikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process.{{pb}}
The sanctions imposed may include blocks of up to one year in length, bans from editing any page or set of pages within the area of conflict, bans on any editing related to the topic or its closely related topics, restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors; or any other measures which the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project.{{pb}}
Prior to any sanctions being imposed, the editor shall be given a warning with a link to this decision and, where appropriate, should be counseled on specific steps that he or she can take to improve their editing in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines.{{pb}}
Additionally, any uninvolved administrator may impose on any page or set of pages relating to the area of conflict page protection, revert restrictions, prohibitions on the addition or removal of certain content (except when consensus for the edit exists), or any other reasonable measure that the enforcing administrator believes is necessary and proportionate for the smooth running of the project. Administrators should add an editnotice and talk page notice on restricted pages. Editors who ignore or breach page restrictions may be sanctioned by any uninvolved administrator only if the editor was warned about this decision and an editnotice describing the page restriction was placed on the restricted page.{{pb}}
Sanctions imposed may be appealed to the imposing administrator or at the appropriate [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]].
| Superseded by [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/COVID-19]]
|-
! [[Talk:Homeopathy/Article probation|Homeopathy/Article probation]]<br/>([[Talk:Homeopathy/Article probation#Log of blocks and bans|Log]])
| [[Homeopathy]] and related articles
| Article probation
| Editors making disruptive edits may be banned by an administrator from [[homeopathy]] and related articles or project pages.  Editors of such articles should be ''especially'' mindful of content policies, such as [[WP:NPOV]], and interaction policies, such as [[WP:CIVIL]], [[WP:NPA]], [[WP:3RR]], and [[WP:POINT]].  Editors must be individually notified of article probation before being banned. All resulting blocks and bans shall be logged at [[Talk:Homeopathy/Article probation#Log of blocks and bans]], and may be appealed to the [[WP:AN|Administrators' noticeboard]].  
| [[Template:Homeopathy/Warning|Template]]
|-
! {{anchor|Gamergate}} [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Gamergate|Gamergate]]<br><span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RetroWikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&oldid=630927089#Proposed_Gamergate_solution_by_Hasteur AN discussion]</span> ([[WP:GS/GG]])
| All pages within the page within the topic space of [[Gamergate controversy]] broadly construed
| Community-authorised discretionary sanctions
| Any uninvolved administrator may, on his or her own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor working on a page within the topic space of [[Gamergate controversy]] broadly construed, if, despite being warned, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of RetroWikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process. This may include, but is not limited to, page banning, topic banning, semi protection, Pending Changes enabling, or blocking any editor with an interest other than that of the RetroWikipedia community and without regard for compliance with content rules. Sanctions may be appealed to the administrator who placed them, [[WP:AN|the administrators' noticeboard]], or the [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]]
| Superseded by ArbCom discretionary sanctions, see [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate]]
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Electronic cigarettes|Electronic cigarettes]]<br>[[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive880#Community authorized discretionary sanctions for Electronic cigarette articles|AN/I discussion]]<br>([[WP:GS/ECIG]])
| All articles related to [[electronic cigarette]]s, broadly construed
| Community-authorised discretionary sanctions
| The community authorizes general sections for all articles related to [[electronic cigarette]]s, broadly construed. Any uninvolved administrator may, acting on their own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor working within this topic if, despite being warned, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of RetroWikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process. Possible sanctions include, but are not limited to: page bans, topic bans, semi-protection, pending changes protection, or blocks of up to one year for any editor so warned. Sanctions issued under this authority must be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Electronic cigarettes]]. Sanctions may be appealed to the administrator who placed them, the administrators' noticeboard, or the Arbitration Committee.
| Superseded by Arbitration Committee-authorised discretionary sanctions, see [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Editor conduct in e-cigs articles]] (closed on 17 November 2015).
|-
![[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Post-1978 Iranian politics|Post-1978 Iranian politics]]<br>[[Special:PermaLink/911215644#Proposal:_General_sanctions_on_post-1978_Iranian_politics|AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/78IRP]])
| Pages related to Post-1978 Iranian politics
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions
| [[RetroWikipedia:General_sanctions#Community_sanctions|Standard discretionary sanctions]]
| Superseded by [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian_politics]]
|-
!{{anchor|IPAK}} [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/India–Pakistan conflict|India–Pakistan]]<br>[[Special:PermaLink/884689437#Proposal: Extended-confirmed protection for India-Pakistan conflict|AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/IPAK]])
| Pages related to any conflict between India and Pakistan
| Community-authorised 500/30 rule
| All IP editors, accounts with fewer than 500 edits, and accounts with less than 30 days tenure are prohibited from editing articles related to any conflict between India and Pakistan. Administrators may apply extended confirmed protection for any length of time or indefinitely to enforce this prohibition on any article they reasonably believe to be related to the conflict.
| Abolished following a community review, closed on [[Special:diff/1050393108|17 October 2021]]. Limited extended confirmed protection enforcement at administrator discretion continues under the [[WP:ARBIP|ARBIP regime]].
|-
! {{anchor|MMA}} [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Mixed martial arts|Mixed martial arts]]<br><span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RetroWikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&oldid=527726767#Off-wiki_canvassing_.28MMA.29 AN discussion]</span><br>([[WP:GS/MMA]])
| All pages within the topic of mixed martial arts (MMA)
| Community-authorised discretionary sanctions
| Any uninvolved administrator may, on his or her own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor working on a page within the topic of mixed martial arts, if, despite being warned, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of RetroWikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process. This may include, but is not limited to, banning from participation in deletion discussions any editor who reasonably appears to be acting in coordination with an interest other than that of the RetroWikipedia community and without regard for compliance with content rules. Sanctions may be appealed to the administrator who placed them, [[WP:AN|the administrators' noticeboard]], or the [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RetroWikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&oldid=693168004#Rescinding_unused_community_sanctions:_WP:GS.2FMMA Revoked by the community (30 November 2015)]
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Obama article probation|Barack Obama]]<br/>([[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Obama article probation/Logs|log]], [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Obama article probation/Requests for enforcement|enforcement requests]], [[RetroWikipedia talk:General sanctions/Obama article probation|discussion]]) <p>([[WP:GS/BO]])</p>
| [[Barack Obama]] and related articles
| Article probation
| The [[Barack Obama]] related-pages (broadly construed) are subject to the following terms of article probation. Any editor may be sanctioned by an uninvolved administrator for disruptive edits, including, but not limited to, edit warring, personal attacks, incivility and assumptions of bad faith. Sanctions imposed may include restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors, bans from editing the Obama pages and/or closely related topics, blocks of up to 1 year in length, or any other measures the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project. For the purpose of imposing sanctions under this provision, an administrator will be considered "uninvolved" if he or she is not engaged in a current, direct, personal conflict on the topic with the user receiving sanctions (note: enforcing this provision will not be considered to be participation in a dispute). Sanctions imposed under this provision may be appealed to the imposing administrator, the [[WP:ANI|appropriate administrators' noticeboard]], or the Arbitration Committee. Administrators are not to reverse such sanctions without either (1) approval by the imposing administrator, or without (2) community consensus or Committee approval to do so. All sanctions imposed are to be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Obama article probation/Logs]].  
| Sanctions revoked [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroWikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive878#Barack_Obama.2C_article_probation.2C_past_its_sell-by_date at AN/I] in 2015
|-
! {{anchor|2012 Presidential Campaign}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RetroWikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=511847712&oldid=511846532 Consensus] & [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/2012 Presidential Campaign/Log]]
| 2012 Presidential Campaign articles 
| Community general sanctions
| Consensus is to adopt [[RetroWikipedia:GS#Types_of_sanctions|Community article probation]] on all articles about American presidential and vice-presidential candidates and their campaigns, broadly construed, which will expire 3 months from their imposition. Editors making disruptive edits may be banned by any [[WP:INVOLVED|uninvolved]] administrator from articles on probation and related articles or project pages. Editors of such articles should be ''especially'' mindful of content policies, such as [[WP:NPOV]], and interaction policies, such as [[WP:CIVIL]], [[WP:NPA]], [[WP:3RR]], and [[WP:POINT]].
| Expired (11 Dec 2012)
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents/La goutte de pluie]]
|
*[[Singaporean general election, 2011]]
*[[Teo Ser Luck]]
*[[Tin Pei Ling]]
*[[Vincent Wijeysingha]]
*[[Vivian Balakrishnan]]
| [[WP:1RR|1RR]] and semi-protection
| 1) No editor may make more than one (1) revert on any of the listed articles per twenty-four (24) hour period, excluding blatant vandalism and BLP violations. Editors who breach the restriction may be warned or blocked at the discretion of the enforcing admin. <br>2) In addition, the articles are indefinitely semi-protected; unregistered and unconfirmed editors must propose changes on the discussion pages of the articles.
| Revoked [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive266#Revoke sanctions pertaining to Singaporean election|by community discussion]]. 00:29, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/British Isles Probation Log|British Isles]]<br>[[RetroWikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive626#User:LevenBoy|AN/I discussion]]<br>([[WP:GS/BI]])
| Anywhere on RetroWikipedia where the term "British Isles" is either added or removed
|Article probation
| Any editor who systematically adds or removes the term "British Isles" from multiple articles without clear sourcing and justification, or who edit-wars over such addition or removal, may be added to the list of topic-banned editors. For the purpose of adding users to the list and enforcing restrictions under this provision, an administrator should be uninvolved. An administrator will be considered "uninvolved" if he or she is not engaged in a current, direct, personal conflict on the topic with the user receiving sanctions (note: enforcing this provision will not be considered to be participation in a dispute). Sanctions imposed under this provision may be appealed to the imposing administrator, the appropriate administrators' noticeboard, or the Arbitration Committee. Administrators are not to reverse such sanctions without either (1) approval by the imposing administrator, or without (2) community consensus or Committee approval to do so. All sanctions imposed are to be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/British Isles Probation Log]].
| Article probation discontinued in January 2018
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Zeitgeist Movement|Zeitgeist Movement]]<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RetroWikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=prev&diff=670882740 AN/I discussion]<br>([[WP:GS/ZG]])
| All articles related to the topic of the Zeitgeist Movement. This includes all articles on the films, organization, movement, and individuals connected to these other topics.
| Community-authorized discretionary sanctions
| The community authorizes general sanctions for all articles related to all articles related to the topic of the Zeitgeist Movement. This includes all articles on the films, organization, movement, and individuals connected to these other topics.
Any uninvolved administrator may, at his or her own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor that edits pages related to Zeitgeist Movement, if, after being notified of the existence of these sanctions, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of RetroWikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process.
Sanctions imposed may include blocks of up to one year in length, bans from editing any page or set of pages within the scope of these sanctions, restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors; or any other measures which the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project, such as page protections and discussion collapsing.
Prior to any sanctions being imposed, the editor must be given a notification with a link to this decision and, where appropriate, should be counselled on specific steps that he or she can take to improve his or her editing in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines.
Notifications and sanctions must be logged at [[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/Zeitgeist Movement]].
Sanctions imposed may be appealed to the imposing administrator or at the administrators' noticeboard.
| Suspended by [[Special:Diff/856065524|community consensus]] on 22 August 2018
|-
! [[Talk:Sarah Palin/Article probation|Sarah Palin/Article probation]]<br/>([[Talk:Sarah Palin/Article probation#Log of blocks and bans|Log]]) <p>([[WP:GS/SP]])</p>
| [[Sarah Palin]] and related articles
| Article probation
| From [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive504#Sarah Palin probation proposal]] Pages related to Sarah Palin (broadly construed) are subject to the following terms of article probation: 1) Any editor may be sanctioned by an uninvolved administrator for disruptive edits, including, but not limited to, edit warring, personal attacks, incivility and assumptions of bad faith. 2) Sanctions imposed may include restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors, bans from editing the Palin pages and/or closely related topics, blocks of up to 1 year in length, or any other measures the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project. 3) For the purpose of imposing sanctions under this provision, an administrator will be considered "uninvolved" if he or she is not engaged in a current, direct, personal conflict on the topic with the user receiving sanctions (note: enforcing this provision will not be considered to be participation in a dispute). 4) Sanctions imposed under this provision may be appealed to the imposing administrator, the appropriate administrators' noticeboard, or the Arbitration Committee. 5) Administrators are not to reverse such sanctions without either (A) approval by the imposing administrator, or without (B) community consensus or Committee approval to do so. 6) All sanctions imposed are to be logged at [[Talk:Sarah Palin/Article probation#Log of sanctions]]
| Revoked by [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive227#Proposed lifting of Sarah Palin community probation|the community]], October 2011
|-
! [[RetroWikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive213#Reversion restriction on an article?|Tony Abbott]]
| [[Tony Abbott]] article
| 1RR
| This article is subject to 1 revert per 24-hour period per editor. Editors who breach the restriction may be warned or blocked at the discretion of the enforcing admin.
| <s>Indeterminate duration, but likely to be in place until September or October 2010</s> Restriction lifted per a request at [[WP:AN#Proposal to revoke sanction no longer needed: WP:GS#Tony Abbott]].
|-
! [[Special:diff/605360156#Proposal|Bundy standoff ANI discussion]] & [[Talk:Bundy standoff/General Sanctions|Log]]
| The [[Bundy standoff]] article
| [[WP:1RR|1RR]] and discretionary topic bans or blocks
| Any uninvolved administrator may impose sanctions on any editor disrupting that article with escalating blocks, a topic ban, or restrictions on editing. A 1RR restriction is also implemented for the duration.
| Expired. Original operation – sixty days beginning April 23, 2014
|-
! [[Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation|Men's rights article probation]]
|[[Men's rights movement]] and related pages
| General article probation
| Sanctions imposed may include restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors, bans from editing the Men's rights pages and/or closely related topics, blocks of up to 1 year in length, or any other measures the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project. Additionally, a [[WP:1RR|1-revert rule]] applies to all related pages (until October 27, 2014).
| Article probation discontinued in January 2018
|-
!{{anchor|Caste}}[[RetroWikipedia:General sanctions/South Asian social groups|South Asian social groups]]<br>[[Special:Permalink/476349603#Discretionary_sanctions_on_caste_articles_and_more|AN discussion]] ([[WP:GS/CASTE]])
|Pages related to South Asian social groups, broadly construed
|Community-authorized discretionary sanctions
|Pages related to South Asian social groups, broadly construed, are placed under community discretionary sanctions.
|Effective 11 February 2012; [[RetroWikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Indian military history#Arbitration Committee assumes WP:GSCASTE and unifies South Asian WP:CTOPS|rescinded by the Arbitration Committee]] on 18 July 2025
|}

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