Wikipedia:Dispute resolution requests/RfCU

This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.

Prior to a discussion at the Village Pump that was closed in December 2014, requests for comment on user conduct (RfC/Us) were used to discuss the problematic behaviour of specific Wikipedia editors, as part of the dispute resolution process. RfC/Us were an informal, non-binding process. According to the discussion's closing statement, many editors found the RfC/U process ineffectual. As a result, it was closed down on 7 December 2014.

Please read before requesting a user RfC

Request for comment/User conduct (RfC/U) is a process or early step in the Wikipedia dispute resolution process. It is an informal non-binding process enabling users to discuss problems with specific editors who may have violated Wikipedia policies and guidelines.

To request a Request for comment regarding a user's conduct, visit the Request for comment/User conduct page and follow the instructions there.

Main page: Wikipedia:Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution requests provides a central compilation and easy-access overview of noticeboards for dispute resolution, and details the various different methods used at each of the Wikipedia dispute resolution pages.

Article content dispute resolution requests

Third opinion Specialised noticeboards Requests for comment Dispute resolution noticeboard Request an outside opinion when there is a content dispute between only two users. Ask questions and request assistance from users familiar with the content policies and guidelines relevant to that noticeboard. Request input on a specific content issue from a broad number of uninvolved users. Have uninvolved volunteers facilitate a discussion about an ongoing content dispute. Unsure which one to use? Check out our guide to dispute resolution, or ask at the talk page.

User conduct dispute resolution requests

Edit warring noticeboard Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents Arbitration Enforcement Report editors who are repeatedly undoing others' edits to try to "win" a dispute. Request assistance from administrators and experienced editors regarding recent or ongoing misconduct by an editor. Request enforcement against a user who you feel is acting in breach of the remedies described in a closed arbitration case. Unsure which one to use? Check out our guide to dispute resolution, or ask at the talk page.

Advanced disputes

Arbitration Cases Apply to the Arbitration Committee for an examination and binding decision regarding a long-standing issue of misconduct after all other avenues of dispute resolution have been exhausted.

See also

• Help:Simple guide to vandalism cleanup, for situations where an editor is clearly deliberately trying to harm Wikipedia.
• Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations, for situations where an editor is suspected of abusively using two or more Wikipedia accounts.