Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Header

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Use this section to request the committee open an arbitration case. To be accepted, an arbitration request needs four net votes to accept (or a majority). The <0/0/0> tally counts the arbitrators voting accept/decline/recuse.

Arbitration is a last resort. Wikipedia:Dispute resolution lists the other, escalating processes that should be used before arbitration. Please review the guide to case requests before filing a case.

Guidance on participation and word limits

• Submissions are limited to 500 words of rendered wikitext, plus 50 diffs. You may not refactor your statement after it is posted (see Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines § Editing own comments). You may request a word limit extension in your submission itself using the {{@ArbComClerks}} template or by emailing clerks-llists.wikimedia.org. In your request, you should briefly include (a) why you need additional words and (b) what you hope to discuss in your extended submission.
• You may only edit your own section. Address your submission to arbitrators, not to other participants. If you wish to rebut, clarify, or otherwise refer to another submission for the benefit of arbitrators, you may do so within your own section. (See Wikipedia:Guide to arbitration § Responding to requests.)