Use this page to request the committee open an arbitration case. To be accepted, an arbitration request needs 4 net votes to "accept" (or a majority).

Arbitration is a last resort. WP:DR lists the other, escalating processes that should be used before arbitration. The committee will decline premature requests.

Requests may be referred to as "case requests" or "RFARs"; once opened, they become "cases". Before requesting arbitration, read the arbitration guide. Then click the button below. Complete the instructions quickly; requests incomplete for over an hour may be removed. Consider preparing the request in your userspace.

To request enforcement of an existing arbitration ruling, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement. To clarify or change an existing arbitration ruling, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment.

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If you must reply to another user's statement, do so in your own section (more information).
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Arbitrators or clerks may refactor or delete statements, eg off-topic or unproductive remarks, without warning.
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Under no circumstances should you remove requests from this page, or open a case (even for accepted requests), unless you are an arbitrator or clerk.
After a request is filed, the arbitrators will vote on accepting or declining the case. The <0/0/0> tally counts the arbitrators voting accept/decline/recuse.
Declined case requests are logged at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Declined requests. Accepted case requests are opened as cases, and logged at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Cases once closed.

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-== Black Supremacy case ==
-'''Initiated by ''' [[User:Laberkiste|Laber□]]<sup>[[User_Talk:Laberkiste|T]]</sup> '''at''' 13:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
-=== Involved parties ===
-<!-- Please change "userlinks" to "admin" if the party is an administrator -->
-*{{userlinks|Laberkiste}}, ''filing party''
-;Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
-<!-- All parties must be notified that the request has been filed, immediately after it is posted, and confirmation posted here. -->
-;Confirmation that other steps in [[Wikipedia:dispute resolution|dispute resolution]] have been tried
-<!-- Identify prior attempts at dispute resolution here, with links/diffs to the page where the resolution took place. If prior dispute resolution has not been attempted, the reasons for this should be explained in the request for arbitration -->
-=== Statement by Laberkiste ===
-There is constant edit warring on this article wether or not [[Black supremacy]] is a racist ideology, which has not been prevented by semi-protection.
-:{{withdraw}} since I'm now convinced this can be handled by [[WP:RFC]]. --[[User:Laberkiste|Laber□]]<sup>[[User_Talk:Laberkiste|T]]</sup> 14:59, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
-=== Statement by {Non-party} ===
-Other editors are free to make relevant comments on this request as necessary. Comments here should address why or why not the Committee should accept the case request or provide additional information.
-<!-- * Please copy this section for the next person. * -->
-=== Clerk notes ===
-:''This area is used for notes by the clerks (including clerk recusals).''
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-=== Black Supremacy case: Arbitrators' opinion on hearing this matter <0/5/0/0> ===
-{{anchor|1=Black Supremacy case: Arbitrators' opinion on hearing this matter}}<small>Vote key: (Accept/decline/recuse/other)</small>
-*'''decline''' as premature. I recommend use of [[WP:RFC]] or one of the other noticeboards ([[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard]], [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard]] and [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard]], to name three venues) before coming here. Outside eyes are needed to establish consensus. [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]] ([[User talk:Casliber|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Casliber|contribs]]) 13:47, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
-*'''decline''' - for a start, a case needs parties, and this has none. The latest editor is an account which hardly ever edits and who seems to have come back just to make a point about this article, but between protection and editors' watch lists it seems to be in hand. [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 14:22, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
-*'''Decline''' as premature. [[User:Kirill Lokshin|Kirill Lokshin]] ([[User talk:Kirill Lokshin|talk]]) 14:50, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
-*'''Decline''' --[[User:In actu|In actu (Guerillero)]] &#124; [[User_talk:Guerillero|<font color="green">My Talk</font>]] 20:03, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
-*'''Decline''' premature and withdrawn. [[User:Opabinia regalis|Opabinia regalis]] ([[User talk:Opabinia regalis|talk]]) 20:04, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
-*'''Decline''' as above '''[[User:DGG| DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG| talk ]]) 14:51, 13 May 2016 (UTC)