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| year = 2008
| team = Philadelphia Eagles
| coach = [[Andy Reid]]
| stadium = [[Lincoln Financial Field]]
| record = 3-3
| division_place = 4th [[NFC East]]
| playoffs = TBD
| previous = [[2007 Philadelphia Eagles season|2007]]
| next = '''Current season'''
}}


The '''[[2008 NFL season|2008]] [[Philadelphia Eagles]] season''' is the team's 76th season as a franchise in the [[National Football League]]. The Eagles will be attempting to improve upon their 8-8 record and fourth-place finish in the [[NFC East]] in the [[2007 NFL season|2007 season]]. For head coach [[Andy Reid]], this will be his tenth season as the coach of the Eagles.
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==Offseason==
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Though the Eagles finished [[2007 Philadelphia Eagles season|2007]] strong, winning their final three games, they finished 8-8 and in last place in a tough division. In the offseason, the Eagles made noise by signing star cornerback [[Asante Samuel]] from the [[New England Patriots]] on [[February 29]], [[2008]], the first day that he became available. Samuel, signed to a six-year $57 million contract, was considered the top player available in free agency, and was Philadelphia's biggest signing since [[Terrell Owens]] in [[2004 Philadelphia Eagles season|2004]]. The Eagles also signed defensive end [[Chris Clemons]], and gave him a sizable signing bonus, but he struggled with injuries in the preseason, and barely made the team. Oft-injured defensive lineman [[Jevon Kearse]] returned to the [[Tennessee Titans]] and [[Takeo Spikes]] was released, with a young corps of linebackers ready to replace him. Tight end [[L.J. Smith]], who has battled injury, was given a franchise tag to keep him in Philadelphia.


In the draft, the Eagles traded down again, lining themselves up with two first-round picks in 2009. Training camp and the preseason were mixed with good news and bad news. On the negative side, All-Pro guard [[Shawn Andrews]] had a late-start to the preseason because of a personal battle with depression. Cornerback [[Lito Sheppard]] now looked like a third wheel in the secondary behind Samuel and [[Sheldon Brown]], and vented his frustration. A contract dispute with star running back [[Brian Westbrook]] also looked to be another distraction until the team signed him to a three-year, $21 million extension. Philadelphia's biggest issue was the weak receiving corps. In the spring, the team was unsuccessful in acquiring a big name receiver, and the situation was exascerbated when number one receiver [[Kevin Curtis]] went down with a sports hernia in the preseason, while number two receiver [[Reggie Brown]] nursed a sore hamstring. No moves were made to fix the problem, and many experts considered the Eagles too weak at the position to go deep into the playoffs. However, 5'10 second round draft pick [[DeSean Jackson]] had a great preseason, and was named as a Week 1 starter for the Eagles at receiver. Quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]] also had a strong preseason, and finally looked fully recovered from his [[2006 Philadelphia Eagles season|2006]] knee surgery. The rebuilt special teams unit impressed in the preseason, with draft picks Jackson and [[Quintin Demps]] returning a punt and a kick respectivelly for touchdowns in an exhibition win over the Patriots.
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The offense went into the season with Westbrook in his prime and a seemingly rejuvenated McNabb, but the receiving corps looked feeble, and the offensive line looked uncertain, with the aging tackles [[Jon Runyan]] and [[Tra Thomas]] anchoring the unit, and Shawn Andrews not playing until the middle of the preseason. The defense feautured the deepest secondary in the [[NFL]] with Samuel, Brown, Sheppard, and veteran safety [[Brian Dawkins]]. The linebacking corps looked young and quick, and [[Trent Cole]] was the clear star on the defensive line. Possibly the most key improvement in the team over 2007 lies in the special teams, which was a consistent weakness the previous season.
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===Notable Roster Additions===
==Evidence presented by [[User:Deacon of Pndapetzim|Deacon of Pndapetzim]]==
*CB [[Asante Samuel]]- Signed as a free agent from the [[New England Patriots]].
===Piotrus abused his admin-status battling over [[Republic of Central Lithuania]]===
*DE [[Chris Clemons]]- Signed as a free agent from the [[Oakland Raiders]].
On March 12/3 (depending on time-zone), Piotrus was blocked for a violation of the [[WP:3RR|3 revert rule]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page=User%3APiotrus&year=&month=-1]. Piotrus had been edit-warring on [[Republic of Central Lithuania]], along with [[User:Halibutt]], "against" two or three Lithuanian users. Piotrus added edit-summaries such as "this was all discussed before and this is the preferred version", despite the fact 3 editors were reverting it. He was the only one to breach the technicality of the rule, and was blocked for doing so.
*DT/FB [[Dan Klecko]] - Signed as a free agent from the [[Indianapolis Colts]].
*TE [[L.J. Smith]] - Signed his [[franchise tag]] tender.<ref>[http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=15280 TE Smith Signs Franchise Tender - Philadelphia Eagles<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*FB [[Luke Lawton]]- Traded from the Indianapolis Colts for a 2009 conditional draft pick.


===Notable Roster Losses===
On the #admins irc channel Piotrus used his admin status to misrepresent his "opponents" and by doing so got his block lifted. [[User:FT2]] summarized what took place in the public channel:
*LB [[Takeo Spikes]] - Released on March 6th, 2008.
:''Roughly speaking, Piotrus states he has been blocked and that the block was placed by someone criticized for blocks at arbcom ''[presumably [[User:TigerShark]].]'' and suspected on an RFCU of IP puppetry on the article in question. He states that being blocked for reverting vandals is not good and claims that as an "experienced admin" he should be warned and does not deserve blocking. He describes the incident as possible sock IP(s) making disruptive edits and states the two users '' [i.e. [[User:M.K]] and [[User:Lokyz]].] '' are "pov trolls" who have been parties at Arbcom, and that he knows they are sockpuppets and he is mostly sure he knows who of.''
*CB [[William James (American football)|William James]]- Signed with Bills During Free Agency
*DE [[Jevon Kearse]] - Signed with Titans During Free Agency
*FB [[Thomas Tapeh]] - Signed with Vikings During Free Agency


===2008 NFL Draft Results===
FT2 wrote a long summary of the case, from which this is drawn, and saves me regurgitating it:
*Round 2(47)- [[Trevor Laws]]--[[Defensive Tackle]]--[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
:''Visiting IRC to ask for an unblock is fine, as would emailing unblock-l be. But his descriptions of why are grossly inaccurate, his statement that he should have different treatment from the norm when in fact he has breached a more demanding standard as an admin is slightly shocking, and his description of his opponents is questionable, and in fact has now been looked at by two checkusers who feel it is not by any means evident. (It should be noted that I am AGFing a bit here by assuming Piotrus genuinely did have this belief.) He also described a new version as "the preferred version" when in fact it was only his preferred version. In fact a more factual analysis of his claims are that these were not "vandalism" by any definition in WP:VANDAL''
*Round 2(49)- [[DeSean Jackson]]--[[Wide Receiver]]--[[University of California|Cal]]
*Round 3(80)- [[Bryan Smith]]--[[Defensive End]]--[[McNeese State University|McNeese State]]
*Round 4(109)- [[Mike McGlynn]]--[[Offensive Tackle]]--[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
*Round 4(117)- [[Quintin Demps]]--[[Safety (American football)|Safety]]--[[UTEP]]
*Round 4(131)- [[Jack Ikegwuonu]]--[[Cornerback]]--[[University of Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]
*Round 6(184)- [[Mike Gibson (American football)|Mike Gibson]]--[[Offensive Tackle]]--[[University of California|Cal]]
*Round 6(200)- [[Joe Mays]]--[[Linebacker]]--[[North Dakota State University|North Dakota State]]
*Round 6(203)- [[Andrew Studebaker]]--[[Defensive End]]--[[Wheaton College|Wheaton]]
*Round 7(230)- [[King Dunlap]]--[[Offensive Tackle]]--[[Auburn University|Auburn]]


==Regular season==
This is available at [[Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive134#Analysis]]. Piotrus, incidentally, also misused rollback during this edit-war,[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Republic_of_Central_Lithuania&diff=197540417&oldid=197538983] claiming later that this anonymous editor's preferred version was "vandalism", a claim also made by Piotrus' revert-ally [[User:Halibutt]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Republic_of_Central_Lithuania&diff=197530989&oldid=197525805], a charge both part of and separate from the other charges mentioned here.
===Schedule===
{| class="wikitable"
! Week || Date || Opponent || Time (ET) || Result || Game Site || TV || Record
|-style="background: #bbffbb;"
| 1 || [[September 7]], [[2008]] || [[St. Louis Rams]] ||1:00|| W 38-3 || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] || FOX || 1-0
|-style="background: #ffbbbb;"
| 2 || [[September 15]], [[2008]] || @[[Dallas Cowboys]] ||8:30|| L 37-41 || [[Texas Stadium]] || ESPN || 1-1
|-style="background: #bbffbb;"
| 3 || [[September 21]], [[2008]] || [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ||4:15||W 15-6 || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] || CBS || 2-1
|-style="background: #ffbbbb;"
| 4 || [[September 28]], [[2008]] || @[[Chicago Bears]] ||8:15|| |L 20-24 || [[Soldier Field]] || NBC || 2-2
|-style="background: #ffbbbb;"
| 5 || [[October 5]], [[2008]] || [[Washington Redskins]] ||1:00||L 17-23 || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] || FOX || 2-3
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 6 || [[October 12]], [[2008]] || @[[San Francisco 49ers]] ||4:15|| || [[Candlestick Park]] || FOX ||
|-
| 7 || align="center" colspan="7" | ''Bye''
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 8 || [[October 26]], [[2008]] || [[Atlanta Falcons]] ||1:00|| || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] || FOX ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 9 || [[November 2]], [[2008]] || @[[Seattle Seahawks]] ||4:15|| || [[Qwest Field]] || FOX ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 10 || [[November 9]], [[2008]] || [[New York Giants]] ||8:15|| || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] || NBC ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 11 || [[November 16]], [[2008]] || @[[Cincinnati Bengals]] ||1:00|| || [[Paul Brown Stadium]] || FOX ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 12 || [[November 23]], [[2008]] || @[[Baltimore Ravens]] ||1:00|||| [[M&T Bank Stadium]] || FOX ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 13 || [[November 27]], [[2008]] || [[Arizona Cardinals]] ||8:15|| || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] || [[NFL Network|NFLN]] ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 14 || [[December 7]], [[2008]] || @[[New York Giants]] ||1:00|||| [[Giants Stadium]] || FOX ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 15 || [[December 15]], [[2008]] || [[Cleveland Browns]] ||8:30|| || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] || ESPN{{note|localtv|a}} ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 16 || [[December 21]], [[2008]] || @[[Washington Redskins]] ||1:00|| || [[FedEx Field]] || FOX ||
|-style="background: #ffffff;"
| 17 || [[December 28]], [[2008]] || [[Dallas Cowboys]] ||1:00|| || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] || FOX ||
|}
{{note|localtv|a}}Game will be seen on [[WPVI|6ABC]] in [[Philadelphia]] area.
The NFL network game for November 27 will have local TV to be announced.


==Regular Season Results==
===Piotrus' [[Holocaust in Lithuania]] caused bad faith===
===Week 1: vs. St. Louis Rams===
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|Road=Rams
|R1=0||R2=0||R3=0||R4=3||RT=3
|Home='''Eagles'''
|H1=14||H2=7||H3=10||H4=7||HT=38
}}
''at [[Lincoln Financial Field]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]''
* '''Game time:''' 1:02 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]<ref name=wk1sum>{{cite web |url= http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/29535/PHI_Gamebook.pdf|title= National Football League Game Summary|accessdate=2008-09-08 |work= |publisher= NFL|date= }}</ref>
* '''Game weather:''' 80°F (26.7°C)<ref name=wk1sum/>
* '''Game attendance:''' 69,144<ref name=wk1sum/>
* '''Referee:''' [[Peter Morelli]]<ref name=wk1sum/>
* '''TV announcers ([[NFL on FOX|FOX]]):''' [[Kenny Albert]], [[Daryl Johnston]], & [[Tony Siragusa]]


The Eagles raced out of the gates to dismantle the [[St. Louis Rams]] 38-3, their largest opening week margin-of-victory ever. Rookie [[DeSean Jackson]] pulled down a 47-yard reception on the second play, and the drive finished with a shovel pass touchdown to [[Brian Westbrook]]. [[Donovan McNabb]] marched the Eagles down the field again on their second possession, finding [[L.J. Smith]] in the back of the end zone to make it 14-0. Late in the second quarter, receiver [[Hank Baskett]] beat the coverage and scored on a 90-yard reception (which was also McNabb's second longest career TD pass). Fullback [[Tony Hunt]] scored from a yard out in the third quarter and the rout was on. DeSean Jackson's 60-yard punt return set up a short field goal for [[David Akers]], and Philadelphia's lead grew to 31-0. Westbrook added a 6-yard rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter before St. Louis kicked a field goal to avoid the shutout. McNabb had a vintage performance, throwing for 361 yards (mostly in the first half) and three scores. Countering the criticism the receiving corps has faced, Jackson, [[Greg Lewis]], and Baskett each had over 100 yards receiving. Westbrook ran for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while the defense completely shut down a respectable St. Louis offense.
I may not have the endless supply of good-faith that is so frequently the appearance of admins new to situations, but this article was created by Piotrus almost immediately after returning from his block. Although a valid article topic, Piotrus knows that Holocaust-perpetration is one of the most sensitive historical topics in Lithuanian society. That it contained much selective material irritating to Lithuanian users and inspiring of bad-faith was as predictable as a Zimbabwean election, the results being evidenced by "tweaks" such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Lithuania&diff=198111137&oldid=198078997 this] (for the scores of others, just navigate the adjacent diffs). And not surprisingly, many tweaks contained hot-headed edit-summaries, and so Piotrus got seemingly what he wanted. [[User:Lokyz]] lost restraint often enough to give Piotrus enough diffs, which he was gathering in his secret page,[http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty%3APiotrus%2FDrogowskaz&diff=11748661&oldid=11375380] to launch what appears in hindsight to be his clearly planned revenge arb-enforcement thread, the one that resulted in Lokyz' block. Three users, [[User:Irpen]], (and two admins) [[User:Elonka]] and [[User:Angusmclellan]] expressed the view that Piotrus' diff-list was misleading (effectively dishonest, assuming Piotrus read as he was gathering) and that Piotrus was more interested in obtaining sanction against Lokyz than anything more constructive.(see comments at [[Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive19#Lokyz]]).


With the win, the Eagles began their season at 1-0.
In addition to slandering the admin (see above) [[User:TigerShark]] (and compare his attempts to exploit, assuming he didn't instigate, the slander-only account [[User:Koretek]] for his statement), he also apparently sent TigerShark a nasty email lecturing and threatening him, all because he enforced [[WP:3RR]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RR&diff=198958703&oldid=198906111]


===Piotrus uses meatpuppetry for edit-wars===
===Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys===
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Whenever I've had a disagreement with Piotrus (not as often as perhaps would be convenient in these circumstances), I have noticed that his typical editing behaviour is to revert, scurry to leave messages on the talk pages of users he hopes will be friendly, await a sympathetic comment or two, and use that as an excuse to ignore all the significant issues raised while disingenously invoking policies he must know to be irrelevant and generally being confrontational and disingenuous.(e.g. [[User:Deacon_of_Pndapetzim/Piotrus_2#Recent_meatpuppetry|this]] and the [[Talk:Boleslaw_I's_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018|recent dispute in full]] (and his contribs in and around his posts there). He appears, in essence, to be a tendentious user with lots of experience as well as the sysop powers he acquired back in the day when standards were ... erm ... different.
|Road=Eagles
|R1=6||R2=24||R3=0||R4=7||RT=37
|Home='''Cowboys'''
|H1=14||H2=10||H3=7||H4=10||HT=41
}}
''at [[Texas Stadium]], [[Irving, Texas]]''
* '''Game time:''' 8:30 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
* '''Game weather:''' 76[[Fahrenheit|°F]]
* '''Game attendance:''' 63,472
* '''Referee:''' [[Terry McAulay]]
* '''TV announcers ([[ESPN]]):''' [[Mike Tirico]], [[Ron Jaworski]], [[Tony Kornheiser]], [[Michele Tafoya]], & [[Suzy Kolber]]


The Eagles went toe-to-toe with their hated rivals, the [[Dallas Cowboys]], on MNF in the teams' final meeting at [[Texas Stadium]]. The game would be high-scoring - filled with exciting plays and seven lead changes. On their opening drive, Philadelphia scored first with kicker [[David Akers]] nailing a 34-yard field goal. The Cowboys struck right back with a [[Tony Romo]] completing a 72-yard touchdown pass to [[Terrell Owens]], who badly beat the Eagles' secondary. [[Donovan McNabb]] drove the Eagles' into Dallas territory again, but again settled for a field goal. Dallas immediately answered when rookie [[Felix Jones]] returned the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and a 14-6 Cowboy advantage. [[Asante Samuel]] intercepted Romo on Dallas' next drive, leading to a 6-yard touchdown reception by [[Brian Westbrook]] early in the second quarter. Romo fumbled in his own end zone on the first play of the ensuing drive and linebacker [[Chris Gocong]] recovered for the touchdown and a 20-14 Eagle lead. However, the Cowboys would respond with Romo and Owens hooking up with each other again on a 4-yard TD pass. The Eagles took over and McNabb connected with rookie [[DeSean Jackson]] on a 60-yard play, but his premature celebration cost him a touchdown. Nevertheless, Westbrook scored on the resulting 1st and goal from the 1-yard line, diving over the pile to put Philadelphia back on top. Akers nailed a 22-yard field goal and Philadelphia had it biggest lead of the night, 30-21. Dallas would end the explosive half with kicker [[Nick Folk]] making a 51-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Cowboys went ahead again as Romo completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to running back [[Marion Barber III|Marion Barber]]. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles would once again retake the lead, at 37-31, with Westbrook's 1-yard touchdown run. Nick Folk's 47-yard field goal made it 37-34 Philadelphia. The critical turnover occurred when McNabb botched a handoff to Westbrook at the Cowboy 33-yard line that Dallas recovered. Romo led his team down the field and Barber rushed it in to the right side, giving Dallas the winning margin at 41-37. Needing a touchdown, Philadelphia had two more possessions, but failed to score. McNabb threw for 281 yards and a score, while Romo had 312 passing yards and three touchdowns. Westbrook found the end zone three times while gaining 103 all-purpose yards. DeSean Jackson again had over 100 receiving yards. The game, one of the more memorable in recent MNF history, featured the second most first half points in MNF history (54) and most combined points in the rivalry's history (78). With the loss, the Eagles fall to 1-1.
Back in the day, Piotrus (primarily, but hardly solely) used - and oversaw - the Polish wikipedian's noticeboard as a recruiting ground for edit-warring tag-teams. This can be verified merely by checking the first half-dozen or so archives of [[Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board]]. See for instance [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board/Archive_6]] where presiding above the board is a template called "Articles needing attention", in fact a list of on-going edit-wars involving Polish and non-Polish users (mostly German and Russian). In fairness, this was mostly updated by [[User:Molobo]], but Piotrus nevertheless frequently used the board to direct hoped-for meatpuppets to assist in his disputes, mainly those with the prolific Russian editor [[User:Ghirlandajo|Ghirlandajo]]. This in its most extreme and blatant forms ended a little more than gradually when [[User:Elonka]] turned her attention to it and gradually shamed Piotrus out of it doing it so blatantly (see, for instance, [[Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board/Archive_6#Proposal_to_rename_this_notice_board|here]]).


===Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers===
One would naturally expect that, unless Piotrus somehow developed some moral objection to this kind of thing, it would have continued offline. Email is always there, and Piotrus regularly chats to fellow Polish-speaking editors on IM (see the following requests [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Halibutt/Archive11#GG.3F] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board/Archive_6&diff=prev&oldid=50483116] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Balcer/Archive2#GG] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Halibutt/Archive8#Adminowanie] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Logologist#GG] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Appleseed#GG][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ATymek&diff=144031435&oldid=143784821], and recently during the Boleslaw I dispute, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Kotniski&diff=prev&oldid=234182607] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Greg_park_avenue&diff=prev&oldid=234182412] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ajh1492&diff=prev&oldid=234182232]. From what I can gather, usually when Piotrus has run out of reverts in an edit war, the fourth reverters are most often Tymek, Molobo and Darwinek. However, just the other day it was [[User:Alden Jones]], who magically appeared after a 3 week + absense just after Piotrus' third successive revert was reversed.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=prev&oldid=234087507] Piotrus subsequently came up with a story that Alden was a loving fan who reverts on his own accord through devotion to him, despite Piotrus' alleged protests. However, against this inventive story are the following:
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Steelers
|R1=3||R2=3||R3=0||R4=0||RT=6
|Home='''Eagles'''
|H1=0||H2=10||H3=0||H4=5||HT=15
}}
''at [[Lincoln Financial Field]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]''
* '''Game time:''' 4:15 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
* '''Game weather:''' 79[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (Mostly Sunny)
* '''Game attendance:''' 69,144
* '''Referee:''' [[Walt Anderson]]
* '''TV announcers ([[NFL on CBS|CBS]]):''' [[Jim Nantz]] & [[Phil Simms]]


The Eagles dominated [[Ben Roethlisberger]] and the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] defensively as they won 15-6. After a turnover, the Steelers scored the first points on a [[Jeff Reed]] 37-yard field goal. [[Brian Westbrook]] left the game with an ankle injury early in the second quarter, but [[Correll Buckhalter]] finished the drive with a 20-yard touchdown catch. The touchdown was the 176th for [[Donovan McNabb]], passing [[Ron Jaworski]] on the franchise list. The Philadelphia defense began to take over at this point, sacking Roethlisberger six times in the quarter. A fumble recovery by [[Brodrick Bunkley]] after a sack led to a [[David Akers]] field goal. Pittsburgh would end the half with Reed kicking a 53-yard field goal to make it 10-6. Without Westbrook, the Eagles' offense struggled to score, but the defense continued to shut down the Steelers. An intentional grounding penalty on Roethlisberger from his own end zone resulted in a safety. A diving sack and fumble recovery by [[Brian Dawkins]] led to an easy field goal and sealed the win, giving the Eagles a 15-6 lead. The defense sacked Roethlisberger and [[Byron Leftwich]] nine times, forced two fumbles, and intercepted a pass. Punter [[Sav Rocca]] also contributed heavily to the second-half shutout with his booming punts. The Eagles improved to 2-1 with the win.
* It is more likely, esp given the timing, that Alden was on IM than that he was following Piotrus' contributions at that so convenient point in time
* Alden confessed on his talk page that he went there on the request of another user,[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Alden_Jones&diff=prev&oldid=234193230][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Alden_Jones&diff=prev&oldid=234298199] the only candidates being Piotrus or his guardian angel (of the five editors, he and Alden were the only one reverting to his version) [Alden later posted,[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Lokyz&diff=prev&oldid=234592377] presumably at Piotrus' instigation,[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=234711791] that someone else asked him ... obviously, ehm, Piotrus' guardian angel]
* Piotrus' condemnation of Alden's revert, despite a long history of reverting for Piotrus and a claim made to Renata that they were good friends,[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Renata3&diff=prev&oldid=199087755] was made '''''in public''''' only after, and on the same day as, Alden had made that confession.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Alden_Jones&diff=prev&oldid=234212489]


===Week 4: at Chicago Bears===
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|Road=Eagles
|R1=7||R2=7||R3=3||R4=3||RT=20
|Home='''Bears'''
|H1=7||H2=14||H3=0||H4=3||HT=24
}}
''at [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago, Illinois]]''
*'''Game time:''' 8:15 p.m. [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]/7:15 p.m. [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CDT]]
* '''Game weather:''' 65[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (Cloudy)
* '''Television announcers ([[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]]):''' [[Al Michaels]], [[John Madden (American football)|John Madden]], & [[Andrea Kremer]]
* '''Game attendance:''' 62,099
* '''Referee:''' [[Walt Coleman]]


Without [[Brian Westbrook]], but coming off their dominate defensive performance over the Steelers, the Eagles flew to [[Soldier Field]] for a Week 4 Sunday night duel with the [[Chicago Bears]]. The Bears started quickly, forcing a three-and-out, then scoring on three passing plays. [[DeSean Jackson]] was responsible for gaining 66 of the 74 yards travelled on the next drive, including a 22-yard touchdown reception from [[Donovan McNabb]] to tie the score. [[Kyle Orton]] passed to [[Marty Booker]] for a 23-yard touchdown to make it 14-7 Chicago in the second quarter, but the Eagles came right back with a quick drive ending in [[Correll Buckhalter]] scoring from a yard out. After a missed 50-yard field goal by [[David Akers]], the Bears used the short field to set up a 20-yard touchdown pass to [[Devin Hester]]. The Bears offense struggled in the second half, but the Eagles failed to take advantage. Akers missed another field goal in the third quarter before making two short kicks that came after Kyle Orton fumbles. [[Robbie Gould]] booted a 41-yard kick to make it 24-20 Bears in the fourth quarter. McNabb then took the Eagles down the field, and with 5:40 left to play, Philadelphia had 1st-and-goal from the 4-yard line. Buckhalter got to the 1-yard line on first down, but him and [[Tony Hunt]] failed to score on second and third down. [[Andy Reid]] went for it on fourth down and Buckhalter was stuffed for no gain. The Bears killed most of the clock on their next drive and the Eagles fell 24-20. McNabb threw for 262 yards. [[Reggie Brown]] had 6 catches for 79 yards. The loss made the Eagles 2-2.
Besides, this is only the most recent instance of his use, Piotrus revert-warring over [[Trakai Voivodeship]] in early June:


===Week 5: vs. Washington Redskins===
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trakai_Voivodeship&diff=prev&oldid=217624293 1r, 22:41, June 6, 2008]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trakai_Voivodeship&diff=prev&oldid=217628440 2r, 23:06, June 6, 2008 ]
|Road='''Redskins'''
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trakai_Voivodeship&diff=prev&oldid=217812014 3r, 21:08, June 7, 2008]
|R1=0
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trakai_Voivodeship&diff=prev&oldid=217814819 4r, 21:23, June 7, 2008 ]
|R2=9
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trakai_Voivodeship&diff=next&oldid=217814819 21:27, June 7, 2008 self-revert]
|R3=7

|R4=7
and ...
|RT=23

|Home=Eagles
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trakai_Voivodeship&diff=next&oldid=217816466 Alden Jones reverts to Piotrus, "as Piotrus", 21:41, June 7, 2008]
|H1=14

|H2=0
Same thing, this time late July, on [[Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Poland]]:
|H3=0

|H4=3
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=228857665 1r 20:03, July 30, 2008]
|HT=17
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=228862800 2r 20:07, July 30, 2008 ]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=228863773 3r 20:13, July 30, 2008]

then, the hero worshipper comes to the rescue

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=228877483 Alden Jones, reverting to Piotrus, 21:33, July 30, 2008]

For another instance, in July, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&action=history Revision history of Truce of Vilna]. You can check Alden Jones' contribs for more; it will also be seen that he does nothing more than help Piotrus, usually at convenient points most easily explained by being requested on IM.
Anyways ... I got a word-count limit here, and so I'll end it and leave (for now) other stuff for others. I'd welcome arb requests to supply more evidence or to elaborate on specific points. But to conclude, Piotrus, while his abuse of his \admin ''powers'' is limited these days, abuses his [power from] admin ''status'', chronically violates the spirit of [[WP:BATTLE]], and has demonstrated such a lack of good-conduct and personal integrity that his fitness to retain such status must be questioned by all reasonable wikipedians.

===Addenda===
====Comments on the issue-deflection tactics used in this evidence page====
It is obviously no surprise to me that the editor whom this arbcom concerns would try to deflect the issues away from himself. I don't presume the arbs to be stupid or lazy, but nevertheless I will make a few comments:

;''Tag team 1: Russian: Deacon/Calgacus ''
;''ArbCom to look at whether Deacon is fit to be an administrator, particularly to consider whether his judgment is good enough to allow him to contribute to AE (in his capacity as an admin, which he employs there with blocks and unblocks''

* Inconvenient to him as it may be, I have no pattern of editing-allegiance on eastern European articles. I have no national ideology in this region, being from a small western European country (i.e. [[Scotland]]; one can sail to Russia from Scotland directly, but other than that, there's not much Russian about me). I'll be honest, I dislike nationalism and have real problems with the fact that so many ideologues edit an encyclopedia. I don't however see Piotrus' nationalism as the big problem in the context. Rather his dishonesty, tendentiousness and general lack of editorial integrity. If nationalism was the issue I wanted to address, I would have presented my evidence for that purpose.
* I have no pattern of administrative intervention in eastern European articles as I haven't even done so on a handful of occassions (my small admin log will make this negative easy to verify). Despite, Piotrus' wish to lie to the contrary, and though there's no reason why I shouldn't have, I have never actually blocked on an ArbEnforcement thread and the only Poland-related user I've ever blocked was [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AJacurek&diff=207741515&oldid=207729463 User:Jacurek].

I'm quite surprised that the cheap-shot accussations of Polonophobia weren't nipped in the bud and have continued while I've been away. Obviously, these users believe it will help distract attention from Piotrus' problems or (perhaps more instinctively) that I should be "punished" for bringing this arbcom case, but suffice it to say, I'm sure all arbs will agree they reflect more on the credibility of those espousing them or posting innuendo to that effect, than on any real matters. Even though I said a few impolitic things when I was a relatively new user back in 2006, none of those given "in evidence" even approach "Polonophobia".

It will be noted that Piotrus' evidence section, and some of the evidence used by his friends. fails to deal with the main concerns about his behaviour through:
* 1) ignoring them or at best responding to [[straw man]] versions of the arguments rather than the real ones
* 2) lying attacks on the filer of the case, or on other users incidental to the case
* 3) misrepresentation of those are supposed to be supporting him, as well as those who are bringing evidence.
In addition, I would urge all arbs to put in the effort to check all his claims against his diffs and reconstruct all the narratives he has attempted to forward from the bottom up.

==Evidence presented by [[User:Piotrus|Piotrus]]==
===Loosing an uphill battle versus defamation===
'''Important update as of 8 October'''. I have just realized something disturbing and saddening. The more or less purposeful strategy of my critics - years of defamation, slander and libel of my name - is increasingly successful. Over the past weeks I have witnessed comments from random administrators on AN, ANI, ANIRC and so on, indicating that my name is increasingly tied with edit warring, whining and general disruption (ex. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=243814978&oldid=243814568], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=243884989&oldid=243884659]). I've analyzed this process partially [[User:Piotrus/Morsels_of_wikiwisdom#Mud_sticks.2C_or_on_activity_of_editors|in my essay on "mud sticks"]], but the logic is brutal and simple: if you keep repeating something often enough, a lot of bystanders are slowly and subconsciously going to assume that there is some truth behind those statements (in sociology, we call it a "frame shift"). Reputation is easy to damage by slander and libel, and difficult to restore. I am extremely active and harassed by a above-average number of editors because I've stepped on above-average number of toes. But a lot of bystanders will not think about how active I am, or who is right (consider what would gain more coverage and shape people's perception more: an accusation that a famous person is an antisemitic pedophile, or a later finding that he was a target of a vicious slander?). The average person (administrator) will just see my name in negative context again and again ("oh, Piotrus is at ArbCom again [with the implication that he probably deserves it]", "Piotrus is complaining about...[surely too often]", "somebody is complaining about Piotrus [so they have to be right at least sometimes, right?") leading to an obvious reaction ("this Piotrus is so controversial, there is something surely wrong with him [because if he is in the center of so many problems he has to be the source of them, right?]!"). The damage to my good name is even more painful because unlike all of my critics I have revealed my real name on this project, because I stand by my edits and want to back them up with my credentials. Yet my "reward" for this is that my name is associated with being controversial at the very least, and slanderous terms like "power abuse", "vandalism", "antisemitism", "nationalism" and so on at worst. The last two arbcoms I participated in ignored all the evidence and motions of my critics regarding my wrongdoing, found some of them disruptive, but did not clearly discard those claims nor addressed the issue of my good name, hence the harassment against me (using the same claims as before) continues and the damage to my reputation is cumulative ("mud sticks"). I can only hope that ArbCom will consider a finding along [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Workshop#Piotrus_is_a_civil_editor|those lines]], clearing my reputation and refuting the libel and slander directed by my person once and for all.

===Replies to early allegations===
I've stopped a few weeks ago, this section is too long already. I'd be happy to answer of clarify any further issues for the arbcom members if directly asked by them.

====Meatpuppetry====
In addition to my reply in opening statement addressing Alden, who ''is'' somewhat of a <s>basket</s>special case ([[User:Piotrus/Piotrus_2#Alden.2C_the_meatpuppet.3F|see here]]), I would also like to add that I am not stupid :) Long after the argument "Piotrus uses GG for evil purposes" was first raised I've continued to ask new Polish editors, on en Wikipedia, if they use Gadu-Gadu. I've done so publicly instead of emailing them because ''I've nothing to hide''. I will not be cowed into hiding my good faithed actions (if I truly meant to run a cabal, I'd do it much more discreetly). As I wrote, I talk about Wikipedia and other issues with various editors (not only Poles), some of whom I now count among friends. Sometimes we talk about recent articles and events on Wikipedia ''just as most active editors do''. Never, however, we do so with the intent of "let's start an edit war on some article, bait editor X into 3RR and make the life of a particular group of miserable", as was suggested.

Sometimes I look at edits by my friends, edit or comment on their new articles (for recent examples, see my edits at [[Polish Radio Lwów]], an article I found after looking at Tymek recent contribs, or see [[User_talk:Halibutt#DYK|this DYK notification]], a result of a DYK nomination I made after I saw a promising new article created by Halibutt, which I found by looking at his recent contribs). I've also created and monitor the [[Portal:Poland/New article announcements]] and presumably I am not alone. I am sure some of them do the same thing: look at what their friends edit and help out (and vast majority of such edits are not reverts, Alden being the unfortunate exception). That Alden found something to revert (on ''three'' occasions - consider that all that fuss is really about ''three'' reverts...) is not surprising, since (being in the Top 50 most active Wikipedians), simple numbers explain that I am relatively often involved in some controversial disputes. So three times he looked at my contribs and he found instances where I was recently reverted and joined in... you hardly need a conspiracy to explain that (and how often did he log in and not seen something to revert?). In any case, he is not a very efficient meatpuppet (A, he "helped" me only three times, and B, a good meatpuppet would not be so evident - again, if I wanted to have a meatpuppet, I'd have enlisted somebody, ekhm, less naive :). I doubt there is ''any'' cabal: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=234720008 as I've explained here], the kid probably misunderstood some good faith explanation why he should not "help" me that way... There is no bad intent anywhere, rather - there's a normal activity and cooperation, found between any members of a reasonably active WikiProject (and Polish noticeboards doubles as WikiProjectPoland). That WikiProject is no cabal, we were not shamed into changing our name, we did it because it was a logical move and we ''wanted'' more editors to join us, not only Polish nationals. Once most noticeboards had a name suggesting they are only for a given nationalities, this has changed and [[Wikipedia_talk:Regional_notice_boards#Name_issue|I was one of the people who suggested this early on]]. Not all noticeboards have done so, but I've no intent to believe that (for example) [[Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board]] is an Australian cabal :) This was also discussed long time ago at [[Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-06-07 Polish Cabal and myself as its leader|in this mediation]].

Finally: since IMs logs are private and often don't exist, the accusation that one uses IMs "for evil purposes" can never be proven (as [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Tag-team_accusations_are_difficult_to_prove|Biophys pointed out below]]); on the other hand, I believe we have ample evidence here of "bad faith" and "slander" accusing Polish editors of "evil cabalism" (and me of being the arch puppeteer). This continuing slander can be easily proven and should be penalized (it is damaging to our community, as, surprisingly enough, some people don't like to be accused of being part of a cabal; I know at least one Polish editor who told me "in future I want to be an admin, and if I hang around Polish noticeboard, the usual crowd will veto my RfA because of that". A smiliar attitude can be seen in [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Comment_by_Poeticbent|this statement by Poeticbent]]. To put an end to this, I would like ArbCom to consider stating whether there is a Polish cabal, whether accusations of such constitute personal attacks, and whether such accusations going on for years and several ArbCom merit some form of civility parole.--<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 21:09, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

====Reply to Boody's "case study"====
First, Boody conveniently omits to note that all admins agreed he has violated 3RR, and some (like Black Kite's, who posted at the bottom of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboad/3RR&oldid=237835056#Boodlesthecat_reported_by_Piotrus_.28Result:_warned.2Fstale_.29 the 3RR report in question]) supported a block of him. Such highly biased (bad faith) framing of evidence is common throughout certain "evidence" sections here. Further, at ANI, in order to lessen the edit warring, I explicitly supported (and designed most of the wording) of the agreed 1RR restriction. Lastly, this entire incident shows a failure of 3RR system (when a persistent edit warrior - just see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Boodlesthecat Boody's block log] - gets no penalty, his content version remains and he even has the gal to use this an an example to criticize those who tried to stop his edit warring). Similar failure occurred [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR&diff=prev&oldid=236590007 a week before]. I've described this procedural failing [[User:Piotrus/Morsels_of_wikiwisdom#Why_edit_warriors_can_win|here]].

====Reply to Irpen====
I agree with Irpen that BATTLE-related proceedings turn into a mud-throwing arena, and have unclear and expanding scope, as more and more editors pile their grievances. I also agree that we should not loose focus regarding "''the main issues at hand, which is the charge that most of Piotrus' Wikipedia editing is a violation of WP:BATTLE and disruption disguised as "content" and an apple-polishing veneration of "civility""''; I'd just like to add that if this charge is shown to be baseless (as was implied by the last two arbcoms in which it was presented - Piotrus 1 and Digwuren), than the arbcom should finally investigate why and by whom has it been repeated for years and years. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Irpen_and_Piotrus|This]] may shine some light; along the answers to the following questions: who and why flings such accusations all over wiki and who repeatedly starts and fails to drive those charges through arbcoms, only to repeat this again and again? And what can be done to stop this cycle?

Regarding one's right to collect evidence, see [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Tymek|short but "to the point" PS statement by Tymek]] or [[User:Piotrus/Piotrus_2#A_note_on_evidence|my comment to Irpen's earlier criticism here]], which can be followed up to his claims and my counter arguments in Piotrus 1 ArbCom a year ago (his claims are nothing new, and I will not repost my old arguments, this arbcom is already too long and complex). The fact that he claimed the very things (that my evidence collection is wrong), and that his claims were ignored by ArbCom then, was and is to me a clear indicator one has the right to collect evidence. I just wish that (as I've requested) this was stated clearly by the ArbCom way back. Isn't it interesting, anyway, that Irpen uses the evidence ''I have never presented publicly'' as evidence of my bad faith? There's a different between analyzing user's editing pattern, and publicly criticizing him: despite Irpen's attempts to create an illusion to the contrary, I have not been going around Wikipedia and accusing him of wrongdoing. His case is significantly based on bad faithed assumption I was planning to do what he has been doing to me and others for years. In fact the evidence (not all of which I was ever planning on using - it is, after all, just a ''draft'') was to be used only in another arbcom that I expected to be launched against me (and was I wrong?). Also note that this arbcom was ''not'' launched because of my evidence gathering - i.e. it's not mentioned by Deacon as the reason for this ArbCom. It's something only Irpen has a problem with (and had for over a year). Alternatively, we can follow Irpen's desires and state that "Piotrus' ability to lodge further complaints should be restricted" or maybe, to be on the safe side, follow the line of thought advised by him in "this activity will continue unless Piotrus is banned from editing"... Because seriously, to have user(s) complaining about Irpen's harassment is unthinkable, is it?

I will leave (old...) content disputes aside, as irrelevant to this arbcom (I could restate old grieviances, like Irpen's past usage of biased Russian historiography like [[Mikhail Meltyukhov]] (which is one of the "referenced sources" I removed - read his bio for rationale), but I see no reason for it, and I expect arbcom will not pay much attention to the 2007 and older content diffs presented by Irpen); I'll just single out allegation that I somehow improperly move the articles (apparently by daring to use redirect templates) with a question: how many of those moves/uses of redirect were judged disruptive somewhere, until now? 0. Irpen even contradicts his own evidence, by showing that I don't edit some controversial redirects and even move articles from Polish to non-Polish spellings ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Cudn%C3%B3w&action=history]). But of course if Piotrus does it, there has to be some evil ulterior motive in anything. QED.

====Reply to Novickas and MK====
Please see my section on Lithuanian tag team below for specific details. Details of my email discussion with Tigershark should be now known to the ArbCom members; I am sure the members can review this and other cases, determine if the criticism was correct ''and'' if those issues are cherry picked exceptions to the rule (as I believe) or represent a common pattern. For this and below reply, please also see my [[User:Piotrus/Morsels_of_wikiwisdom#Mud_sticks.2C_or_on_activity_of_editors|essay here]]; I will however summarize the main [[logical fallacy]] (which kind helpers at [[WP:RDH]] narrowed down to "[[base rate fallacy]]") of those arguments ("look, Piotrus has been criticized 10 times in the past few months/been uncivil 5 times/edit warred 7 times/etc - thus he is often criticized and is uncivil and edit wars and so on") below:

Let's say than an average editor makes 10 edits per day and is criticized once every 10 days (thus once for every 100 edits). An editor that is 10 times as active (makes 100 edits per day) and is half less criticized per edit (this once for every 200 edits) will still rack up one criticism every 2 days. If one states during a dispute resolution: editor A is disruptive and has lost trust of the community, he is 5 times as often criticized as an average editors because he is criticized every 2 days instead of every 10 days like an average editor will be doing injustice to editor A, who is actually twice less disruptive than an average editor - he is simply 10 times as active... The only "fault" editor A has is that he is 10 times as active as an average editor - should he be ordered to limit his activity? Or should we say that "if you are ten times as active, you should be ten times as civil as an average editor"? Ridiculous, isn't it? I believe I am more civil than the average editor, but I am ''much more'' active than an average editor. Based on [[Special:Statistics]]: Registered users - 7,927,541; Page edits since Wikipedia was setup - 253,257,531; thus page edits per user - ~40. As one of the [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits|Top 50]] most active Wikipedians, with ~84k edits (thus 2100 above average) one cannot expect me to be 2100 more civil (and so on) than an average editor. I believe I am much more civil than an average editor ''per edit'' or ''per hour of time invested on Wikipedia'', but because I am so active I ''will'' accumulate more controversial diffs than most others (hopefully much less than the ~2100 more than ''average'' editor I would be entitled to :D).

Briefly, the same holds true for MK's claim about my edit warring (and others; claims that are repeat of [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_user:M.K|his completely ignored by ArbCom claims in the past arbcoms]] and cite old (2006!) diffs in violation of the [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus#Amnesty|amnesty remedy]]). I watchlist ~3k articles, and I probably watchlist most controversial articles related to Poland. I am likely to be aware through my own watchlist if a problem arises (or as a founder of WikiProject Poland I will be notified of it by others). This, incidentally, is also another important factor in discussing meatpuppetry: because I am so active, and so aware of ongoing discussions, my edits will appear in those discussions/disputes alongside whomever is present there already (and others - friends or foes - will often look at my recent edits/discussions, to figure out where they can help (or hurt)). Now, back to edit warring. If our average editor takes part in one edit war every year (~once in every hundred edits, or once every 350 days), being ~2100 times more active, I fear to even calculate in how many edit wars I should be involved in (depending on some assumptions, the range is from once per two days to 10 times a day :D). Fortunately, revert wars are ''rare'', I encounter one every 2-3 weeks (on average; there are peaks and lull months). And 90% of them is with the same people (the ones who conveniently provided the evidence here anyway). So again, I believe we can conclude that ''per edit'' or ''per hour of time invested on Wikipedia'' I am actually involved in much fewed edit wars than the average editor

As for the ratios of my critiques... I wouldn't be surprised to find some numbers pretty interesting. With all of this arbcom going on, I still manage an average of 2 DYKs per day (alongside many other projects). While quite a few of my critics have decided to prioritize criticizing me over doing anything else (see percentage of ArbCom related edits in recent edits of Irpen or Novickas), and their positive contributions are still negligible (see the count of new articles created by Irpen this year and Boody (total of 0...), for example). If a user has no time to contribute to this project other than by discussing (negatively) others, there is something very wrong.

''[[WP:NOT|Perspective]]'' is the key.

====Reply to stor stark7 and Sciurinæ====
Please see my section on German tag team below or more details. I certainly agree that use of word nazi (or antisemite...) should be kept to a minimum (and preferably nonexistent). Again, whether usage of such terms represents a rare exception to the rule (as I believe) or a common pattern is the key here.

====Reply to Angus====
Posted few days ago on talk of the concerned article and addressing all of his points: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=prev&oldid=240947269]. Now he repeats his last arguments here, ignoring my reply to them. PS. If I wanted to misquote hard (but not impossible) to get Jaworski's work, why would I have gone to all the trouble of sending Angus a scan of his work?? PSS. In particular, my entire discussion with Angus, I believe, illustrates well my opposition to [[WP:OWN]], and my constructive attitude to resolving disputes - I asked him to join to help ''merge'' mine and Deacon's version, and throughout the discussion, I replied to his comments in a civil fashion, in many cases agreeing with him and incorporating his suggestions into my version. I fail to understand why now that we have resolved almost all of the issues he has raised, he chose to comment here instead on continuing our rather civil and constructive discussion there (until [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=prev&oldid=239779621 a part of his last post] where he suddenly assumes bad faith about me).--<sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 17:28, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

===Evidence against other editors===
====Special case: Boodlesthecat====
As much as I dislike mud slinging, Boody's disruptive behavior has only increased since the start of this proceedings. I find [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AMorgenthau_Report&diff=236976032&oldid=155174330 his most recent comment] way over the top fin confrontational battleground creation, and thus - since he already voluntarily involved himself here - I am forced to lay out a case against him. He had some brushes with me recently, and he apparently found out about this ArbCom and decided to air his grievances. Alas, if he wants to bring ArbCom's attention to himself... I guess we should oblige him.

I find Prom3th3an's (mediator's [[Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2008-08-02_History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland|between Boody and several other editors]]) [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Prom3th3an.27s_Repsonse_to_Comments_by_Boodlesthecat|statement]] telling. Boody commonly assumes bad faith and posts variou accusations, for example: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AMorgenthau_Report&diff=236976032&oldid=155174330 "Piotrus came into the article and bombed it with ''16 fact tags'', effectively defacing it. Piotrus has a habit of following me around and challeging my edits, based not on the quality of the edits but apparently on some form of animosity."] (anybody can judge for themselves whether [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Report&diff=236550970&oldid=236492453 this series of edits], in an article I created some time ago, is following Boody and bombing his articles out of animosity...). His attitude culminated as [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RRArchive77#User:Boodlesthecat_reported_by_User:Piotrus_.28Result:_24_hours.29|noted here]], when he send me several offensive emails ("Your editing tactics are abhorrent and disgraceful for a so-called teacher", "you are such a dick"). He is not shy of edit warring (see his blocklog). He has harassed greg (I have seen few [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ryan_Postlethwaite&diff=prev&oldid=237648671 so venomous posts] on wiki in my 4+ year career) with accusations of antisemitism (more on that below), and recently started harassing Tymek (see [[User_talk:Tymek#WP:CIVIL_warning--Show_me_the_diffs|here and scroll down for more "warnings", most blatant one calling a 3RR report a violation of good faith...]], see Tymek's evidence section and (Oct'11 update) now targets his content with AfDs and comments [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massacre_of_Brzostowica_Mala&diff=244619096&oldid=239431017 "written with a hostility towards Jews"]). He made little attempt to compromise so far in the month-long mediation (linked above), showed no remorse or apology for his personal attacks or revert warring, and criticized all of the blocks he got as a work of a Polish cabal (just [[User_talk:Boodlesthecat#User_notice:_temporary_3RR_block|read here]] or see his recent unblock requests ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=243930778&oldid=243915446], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=243859694&oldid=243839616]). This indicates to me that his confrontational attitude will only get worse before it gets better. Update (Sept 11): [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=237780832&oldid=237772354 Boody just accused me of antisemitism: "stop trying to fill an encyclopedia without outdates, discredited and outright anti-semitic nonsense"]. Update (Oct 4): Accusing others of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Workshop&diff=prev&oldid=242618421 "spreading anti-semitic propaganda"], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=242804728&oldid=242803824 "attempts to make this entry into a vehicle for anti-semitic libels"], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=243028177&oldid=243026827 "bullying threats to vandalize articles that contain referenced material you dont like"], in addition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=243019565&oldid=243018181 removal of citation requests] and possible 1RR violation (see history of [[Żydokomuna]], Oct 2-4), now even [[Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna#Semi_vandalism_by_Piotrus|clear and direct accusations of vandalism]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=243782458&oldid=243780724 Are you committed to manipulating, distorting and twisting every aspect of this encyclopedia?] (Oct 7), [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ABoodlesthecat&diff=243941118&oldid=243930778 "Yet moreJew baiting by Piotrus"] (Oct 8), blocked for 2 days (Oct 8-10), succeeding in chasing three editors off an article less than a day after unblock ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=prev&oldid=244330599], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3A%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=244435335&oldid=244418629], email evidence for 3rd one), defaming me on talk page: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ARadeksz&diff=244638412&oldid=244421365] with a lie (my first interaction with him was not [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=213019135 this] but [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=212487319 this] (I first met Boody when I intervened in a discussion between him and greg where in his 2nd post Boody accused greg of "antisemitic rant"...), [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ARadeksz&diff=244716598&oldid=244713197 more personal attacks] (Oct 11)...

Boody [[User_talk:Boodlesthecat#Blocked_for_24_hours.|had a history]] of harassment and edit warring before he arrived in the articles on Polish-Jewish history. Since then, in what was a rather peaceful arena, several edit wars occurred and previously stable articles were protected. While [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=prev&oldid=235263557 I've tried to reach out to him], he [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APiotrus&diff=236543384&oldid=236494999 posts personal attacks on my talk] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ABoodlesthecat&diff=236547657&oldid=236546718 elsewhere]. If Boody could be given a topic ban from the area of Polish-Jewish history, much peace would be restored to this fragment of EE issue, although some form of civility parole should be also adopted, as his attitude is very confrontational and responsible for battleground creation (before Boody, for example, we were somehow able to raise [[History of the Jews in Poland]] to a FA status, without any major incivil disputes; after his arrival it became one of the protected articles, with edit warring and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=230938669&oldid=230937947 bad faith accusations of antisemitism on talk]).

Finally, regarding greg and boody disputes: I disapprove of greg's rather occasional but strong worded criticisms, and support a request to him to refactor his posts for more civility and for him to monitor his performance. On the other hand, I see his attitude much less problematic from the bad faithed attitude Boody displays. There is an important issue of whether greg was baited (as I believe he was) into his more emotional statements by Boody's confrontational attitude over the past few months of their interaction (analysis of [[Talk:Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz]], where I believe those editors first met, should provide relevant evidence to address that). In fact, I find Boody's ''repeated'' slandering accusations of antisemitism, directed at greg (and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=239083259&oldid=239075528 recognized as such by others]), to be very serious: calling somebody an antisemite should not be done lightly (it's probably one of the worst mud balls out there), and in this case it seems to me to be building a [[straw man]] (since I don't believe greg is an antisemite) and a [[guilt by association]] (since Boody has implied that anybody who defends greg is an antisemite). In any case, both greg and Boody should be cautioned to be more civil, and Boody in particular should be cautioned to avoid labeling others as anti-semites. Please see also related comments on Boody's accusations by Prom3th3an (linked above) and Vecrumba [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Vecrumba|here]].

I would like to however disagree with Greg regarding user Malik Shabazz: other than the strange incidient in which Malik [[User_talk:Boodlesthecat#Barnstar|gave Boody a barnstar]] "For going to the mat against a cabal of POV-pushing Polish chauvinists" in the direct aftermath of Boody getting a block for 3RR and sending me the "dick" emails, I found Malik to be a very reasonable editor, and his input in Polish-Jewish history, including his ''constructive'' moderating of Polish POV, without offending the Polish editors or assuming bad faith on their part, is an example of what Boody should do. I therefore strongly defend Malik's good name as a constructive editor.

====Tag teams====
Content disputes are problem only when they lead to revert warring and 3RR blocks. Civility is always a problem. When uncivil editors cannot win a content dispute with their arguments, and turn to harassment and flaming, creating a battleground, this becomes a serious problems. When not stopped, they gain experience and organize themselves into tag teams, becoming the most serious problem and one that ArbCom needs to address.

I'd like apologize to Russian, German and Lithuanian editors, vast majority of whom are not part of the "Russian, German and Lithuanian" tag teams I will present the evidence against below. After careful consideration, I've decided to use those national names for ease of discussion. This is not meant as a slight against those nationalities, and all three nationalities have greatly constructive communities on Wikipedia (which, notably, are ''NOT'' a part of this ArbCom). Every community has its black sheep, Polish included. The evidence below should not be seen as fingering particularly disruptive communities, or as a proof of a conflict between ethnic based communities, but as fingering not so uncommon extremists hailing from certain communities whose long pattern of behavior (described at [[WP:TAGTEAM]]) is to harass opponents until they leave this project. Please note that the users criticizing me, so far, are all the ones I've predicted in my @ to Andy regarding EE tag teams. Please also note that neutral mediators and commentators quite clearly support only one side of this dispute.

=====Tag team 1: Russian=====
:'''Deacon/Calgacus'''

As I wrote in my opening statement, I am rather disappointed by his confrontational attitude. He did not try to discuss anything with me on my talkpage or via mediaton before launching this ArbCom (the entire "previous attempts of dispute resolution" section listed ancient (year+) issues not relevant to his opening statement). I've addressed his controversial behavior in [[Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018|the content dispute]] that sparked this ArbCom in [[User:Piotrus/Piotrus_2#Creating_battlegrounds|the second para of my statement]] and I'd like to add it to evidence (instead of copying it here). While [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=234057487&oldid=233989005 accusing me] of [[WP:OWN]] - when in fact I've attempted to merge our versions and kept almost all of his changes (see the second para of my statement linked above for diffs) - it was Deacon who simply reverted ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=233956689&oldid=233688767], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=234057375&oldid=233956689], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=235642749&oldid=235366039], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=235810292&oldid=235642749], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=236584750&oldid=235810292], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=236688665&oldid=236584750], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=236773316&oldid=236688665]) to his version (aided by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Elibome mysterious sock]), erasing even my cosmetic copyediting ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ABoleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=235879412&oldid=235877836 see my complain here, point 9 at the very bottom]). For few weeks it looked to me like his goal was not to allow me to edit the article (one I brought up to a MILHIST A-class) at all. I believe that the entire recent talk there (from [[Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018#Please_explain_major_rewrite_in_detail|here]] down) is a good example of how "battlegrounds" develop: I assume good faith, maintain civility and try to reach a consensus, asking for outside opinions, making progress in merging our versions due to input of other civil and good faithed editor (ex. Angus), but personal attacks, refusal to compromise and constant reverts by Deacon make progress much more difficult and much more stressful than it has to be. It was only recently (Sept 7) that Deacon seems to have accepted the merger of our versions (thank you, Angus, for the unofficial mediation).

I am seriously disappointed with Deacon's conduct as an admin: several times he has [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Soviet_repressions_of_Polish_citizens_(1939-1946)&diff=192906332&oldid=192762581 joined] Irpen's "criticize Piotrus and Polish editors" bandwagon (not surprising, considering [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Piotrus&diff=prev&oldid=234550234 his attitude] as Calgacus). His defense of user Lokyz on AE, going as far as (in his opening statement to this ArbCom) to suggest that my complains against a user who accuses me of being on somebody's payroll are harassment of the Lithuanian editors, show a serious lapse of judgment in terms of who is the victim here (see also [[User:Piotrus/Piotrus_2#Creating_battlegrounds|the first para of my statement to ArbCom]] for more evidence and arguments). I would like ArbCom to look at whether Deacon is fit to be an administrator, particularly to consider whether his judgment is good enough to allow him to contribute to AE (in his capacity as an admin, which he employs there with blocks and unblocks).

I also believe that statements by Lysy ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Lysy|here]]), Marting ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Observation_by_Martintg|here]]), Vecrumba ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Vecrumba|here]]) and Temer ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Observation_by_Termer|here]]), shine more light on the Deacon-Piotrus issue and thus I am mentioning them and linking as evidence in this section.

:'''Irpen'''

Irpen [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Irpen_and_Piotrus|has been found uncivil and biased against me in the past arbcom]]. We very, very rarely edit similar content anymore (due to his inactivity; for the pattern of past interactions, see [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_User:Biophys|evidence below by Biophys]], and in a wider picture, [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_User:Vecrumba|past statement by Vrecumba]]), although Irpen still occasionally targets my content contributions with incivil comments (ex. here in April he popped out to accuse me of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Armia_Krajowa&diff=prev&oldid=206655347 "hate for Soviet Union"] and (Oct 8 update) just now he [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=243926538&oldid=243843912 accused me of "extremely harmful tactic of poisoning (an) article while it went unnoticed and then employing the IM-coordinated revert warring"]). The main problem (albeit also lessened due to his recent inactivity) is that Irpen still habitually stalks me, questions my edits and slanders my name with various accusations (ex. in addition to his statement in this ArbCom, punctuating his recent inactivity, here (AE, March) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=201418331 "Piotrus maintains a black book on multiple contibutors off-line" ... "Piotrus, unhappy with the lack of quick action he was seeking shopped for a friendly closure at #admins today"]). After last ArbCom, I politely asked him to stop it:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&diff=204129752&oldid=203748506#Does_it_have_to_end_like_that.3F He did not reply]. Please note that I don't go around Wikipedia, creating bad faith battlegrounds in articles he edits, I don't forum shop to get him blocked or slander his good name, claiming he has violated x policies, is unfit to be here, or such. He, however, still does it; he has been doing it for years. I would this sniping to finally stop. His bad-faith actions are an unpleasant reward for my contributions to this project, and I am not the only victim: his attitude and actions have already chased valuable editors from this project: [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_Piotrus|see my analysis of Balcer leaving]], for example, and see an even larger scope analysis noted by Vecrumba [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_User:Vecrumba|here]].

I would like the ArbCom to ask Irpen not to participate in discussing of my person - in other words, to issue a wiki restraining order. Further, given his history - like chasing Balcer off wiki after similar harassment - I believe there may be a need to formulate some ruling preventing Irpen from personally attacking, harassing and slandering other editors, since his confrontational attitude does not seem limited to my person. ''Discuss content, not editors''... he needs to be made to finally "get it". PS. Analysis of [http://toolserver.org/%7Einteriot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=Irpen&site=en.wikipedia.org Irpen's con][http://stable.toolserver.org/editcount/result?username=Irpen&projectname=enwiki tribs] presents an interesting picture: over the years, he has created less and less [http://toolserver.org/%7Esql/created.php?user=Irpen new articles] and other encyclopedic content; his main activities are increasingly (and for over a year, almost exhaustively) discussing (editors...) and wikipoliticing. Perhaps a reminder of why we are here would be useful, too.

Statements by Moreschi ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Moreschi|here]]), Tymek ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement by Tymek|here]]), Marting ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Observation_by_Martintg|here]]), Durova ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Observation_by_Durova|here]]), Vecrumba ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Vecrumba|here]]), Biophys ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Vecrumba|here]]), Hillock65 ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Observation_by_Hillock65|here]]) in this arbcom, plus Biophys evidence below, shed more light on Piotrus-Irpen relations.

PS. As puzzling as it is, it appears Irpen in his evidence is actually bringing and analyzing evidence ''against himself'' I was not planning on using (since I tend not to use too old diffs, or since it doesn't concern me - remember, he is using my ''draft''). Still, if ''he'' wants to bring it to light and proverbially shoot himself in the foot with it...*shrug*

:'''Ghirla'''

While I am disappointed with Ghirla's sudden delurking and posting a criticism of me, mimicking the slandering spirit of Irpen's behavior above, I have had almost no problems with Ghirla since our last ArbCom. I hope it stays that way. That said, it ''should'' be noted that Ghirla still ocassionally delurks with [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=220716134&oldid=220680040 battleground comments like this one]. This should be discouraged in the manner similar to the one I've described above, less he is made to believe such behavior is acceptable.

=====Tag team 2: Lithuanian=====

:'''Lokyz, M.K. and Novickas'''

I believe that those three users form an experienced Lithuanian tag team.

Lokyz is the most uncivil and likely to create the battleground with his comments - hence my requests (ex. [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive19#Lokyz|here]] and [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive26#User:Lokyz_and_his_personal_attacks|here]]) on AE to make him more civil and less confrontational (please look at those requests for evidence of his long pattern of incivility, bad faith and battleground creation; he has been put on [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Enforcement|Digwuren restriction list and blocked once for "for incivility and personal attacks"]]). As the second AE request was derailed by Deacon, Lokyz confrontational attitude continues: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juozapas_Skvireckas&diff=prev&oldid=234455012], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=prev&oldid=235385424] While I dislike bringing old diffs, as I stated in derailed AE, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soviet-Lithuanian_Treaty_of_1920&diff=prev&oldid=198037812 this diff] may be of interest to oversight (slander of a respected historian).

M.K. is a more difficult case, he creates quality content related to Lithuania but will often join Lokyz in the tag team actions, particularly by launching bad faithed dispute resolutions against his opponents, or simply by stalking them and popping out in random discussions with the tag team tactic of joining the band-wagon of criticism. Here are a few diffs :
*January 3: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Duchy_of_Ole%C5%9Bnica&curid=14973950&diff=181850991&oldid=181849058 oppose per Piotrus] - a topic unrelated to Lithuania and user's edit, but one where Piotrus is active - hence, oppose if Piotrus supports, and vice versa...
*April 13: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Mrg3105&diff=prev&oldid=205517908 stalking]
*April 14: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Working_group_on_ethnic_and_cultural_edit_wars&diff=prev&oldid=205519042 bad faithed and groundless comments about other editors]
He has first honed this tactic [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Halibutt|on Halibutt]], whom he succeeded in chasing off this project (see [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus#Statement_by_Halibutt|Halibutt's statement in last ArbCom]] and [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Halibutt|in this one]]). The continuing bad faith tone of M.K.'s statements in such content disputes in the past, always painting his opponents as evil incarnate, are a good proof of this attitude becoming a long term strategy. Please also see [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_Lysy|last arbcom evidence against MK proposed by Lysy]], and consider that MK himself became the focus of two proposals by last ArbCom: [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Proposed_decision#Disruptive_editing_by_M.K|here]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Proposed_decision#M.K_banned|here]]). If they were passed, much wikidramu would not have occured.

The "true believer" POV of this tag team is perfectly illustrated by those diffs: MK removes reference for "extremism" from a Lithuanian political activist ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kazimieras_Gar%C5%A1va&diff=101673906&oldid=101163950])... and uses the very same source to add an "extremism" adjective to a Polish activist ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dariusz_Ratajczak&diff=243888738&oldid=243846152]). A different standard for Lithuanians, a different for Poles... While I don't intend to ask ArbCom for a ruling in a content disputes (content we can deal with via normal Wikipedia procedures, civility and harassment - not really), the hostility of the Lithuanian tag team - like the others - is based on their desire to replace NPOV with their (in this case, Lithuanian) POV, and my opposition to such an outcome. For the record, note I don't support whitewhashing of Polish extremisim and I am not arguing for removal of the ref in question (I actually agree with MK that this ref should stay); instead I've long opposed whitewashing of the extremist Lithuanian [[Vilnija]] organization, whose publications have been claimed as reliable and used by MK and Lokyz [[Talk:Armia_Krajowa#Removal_of_info|in the past]] in attempts to portray extremist Lithuanian POV as NPOV mainstream.

Novickas seems to me the least disruptive of the three. He is civil, but his edits display some problems, such as very selective use of sourcing to push a certain POV sympathetic to that of the Lithuanian tag team (I believe his story is a good illustration of [[User:Piotrus/Morsels_of_wikiwisdom#On_radicalization_of_users|radicalization]] and he could benefit from mentorship). Here's an example of the disruptive POV: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski&diff=234876087&oldid=234874238] - and here's another one: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny_Uprising&diff=235006190&oldid=234876338] - the desire to include the controversial word "terror" in the article... Of course, he is entitled to his content POV (with which we have been able to deal in the past, via RfC/mediations/ect.), but unfortunately (and this is where ArbCom input is needed), he does join the tag teams in their harassment. His statement and evidence to the ArbCom is very telling: in addition of being a repeat of past grievances, he points out some errors I made in content creation, but does not mention I was always willing to discuss the issue, and when proven wrong I withdrew my objections or corrected the errors myself. It's amusing he criticizes my unreferenced stubs, yet does not mention anything about the referenced DYK content I create at the same time. He assumes bad faith: "probably each delisting will be a battle", despite the fact that I believe my conduct in FARCS was always respectful: [[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Warsaw Uprising/archive1|proof1]], [[Wikipedia:Featured article review/History of Jews in Poland/archive1|proof2]], [[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Polish-Muscovite War (1605–1618)/archive1|proof3]], [[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Sociocultural evolution/archive1|proof4]]. Note also that despite accusations of OWN or similar, I even supported delisting of some of my former FAs... in any case, he misrepresented and twisted evidence against me in a similar fashion in last ArbCom (see [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Evidence#Piotrus_response_to_Novickas|my reply there]] and considered why his evidence section then was ignored). He further cites several out-of-context examples of criticism of me by editors I will fully admit can be considered neutral admins, which would look pretty damning until one considers that with my average of about 2k edits per month and involvement on dozens of articles, if I get criticized on average once every month, well... I am pretty sure the number of criticism of my person by neutral editors per edit is well below the average for this project (not to mention that random, neutral admins and editors who joined this arbcom seem almost unilaterally to support me, not criticize me, and one can find many examples of praise for each example of criticism). But of course the tag teams and bad faithed editors will cherry-pick the scarcest examples and try to build a case portraying them as a normal pattern. Finally, all but one of his edits from September 2 to September 25 (when I am writing those words) are related to this arbcom: Wikipedia is a place to create content, not to flame one's opponents... but apparently, some editors are here to "fight wars", not create content. Bottom line: Novickas shows a lot of bad, bad faith towards me, and this attitude and his evidence fall squarely in line with harassment masquerading as evidence, presented in the past by his curiously inactive tag team buddy MK, and discarded by community and arbcom in successive proceedings.

This tag team has succeeded in chasing User:Halibutt of Wikipedia ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Halibutt/News&oldid=96116194 proof], [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus#Statement_by_Halibutt|proof 2]] and [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Halibutt|proof 3]]). I remember peaceful days before they arrived, when Polish-Lithuanian topics were not a battleground (this is when I featured [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]], and Halibutt featured [[Jogaila]]). Since they became active, Polish-Lithuanian relations have been a constant battleground. I would strongly suggest a topic ban for those three editors, and putting Lokyz and M.K. on a civility parole.

Please note the way they portrays claims of common detractors of my person - Irpen, Novickas - as "community proof" and "consensus" of my wrongdoing. This is again a tag team tactic: Members A and B state X, member C will later claim their agreement as "proof of consensus"... see one of many example: his statement here "Already such Piotrus "cases" were identified as unclean attempts" and [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive19#Analysis|the old discussion]]. Note how the tag team members defend each other, creating - particularly for newcomers to this issue - the illusion that many members share similar views (this is why before this Arbcom started I have identified all the tag team members - and there are not that many, about 5-6 active). They use this illusion - as I've shown above - to create an illusion of community consensus, whether to condemn another editor ("look how many people disagree with him and criticizse him") and to defend each other ("look at this poor editor, unfairly accused by the editor we all disagree with"). Again, all of this is discussed at [[WP:TAGTEAM]].

PS. Update (Oct'8): it appeared that one member of the tag team, inactive for months, have just delurked: [[User:Dr. Dan]]. He is one of the "best" flamers I have ever seen, specializing in battlefield creation and disruptive edits (despite his recent inactivity he has managed to place himself on Digrwuren restriction list). Please see my evidence [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_investigation/Archives/2007/01#Dr._Dan_.28talk_.C2.B7_contribs_.C2.B7_deleted_contribs_.C2.B7_logs_.C2.B7_block_user_.C2.B7_block_log.29|here]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Evidence#Piotrus_evidence_against_Dr._Dan|here]] (because he was inactive for months, it is unavoidably out of date, I am afraid). Note that he was instrumental in chasing of [[User:Beaumont]] from this project ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Workshop&diff=prev&oldid=134791768]).

=====Tag team 3: German=====
:'''Matthead, Stor stark7, Sciurinæ'''

Respected editors such as Moreschi ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Moreschi|here]]), AGK ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Comment_by_AGK|here]]) and Tymek ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Tymek|here]]) have pointed out the disruptive role [[User:Matthead]] plays as one of the most active German "tag teamers". His silence here is interesting, particularly as two other active members of this tag team have risen up in his defense: Stor stark7 ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Stor_stark7|here]]) and Sciurinæ ([[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Statement_by_Sciurin.C3.A6|here]]). Note that both of them try to divert the case from Matthead and their own actions, by focusing the attention on their long time sparring partner, Polish editor [[User:Molobo]], and are following enshrined tag team tradition of dragging out year+ old diffs to support their cases (Molobo has a problematic history and was once blocked for a year, hence making a good [[guilt by association]] beating men).

I would like to note that the issue at hand is not content, but (again) harassment. I disagree with the POV represented by this tag team (which could be variously described as ranging from "Greater Germany" to "neo-Nazi", see [http://toolserver.org/%7Einteriot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=Stor+stark7&site=en.wikipedia.org statistical breakdown of articles most often edited by Stor stark7], for example). However, with the exception of Matthead, the other users (including some who are no longer active, ex. [[User:Jadger]]) have rarely engaged in strict civility violations or more importantly, 3rr violations and extensive edit warring. They, like everyone, have right to their POV and to its ''due'' representation in this project. ''Undue'', of course, is kept out (by me and many other editors). If the ArbCom wants, I can address stor stark7's content claims in more details, for now I will note they are bad faithed and have never been endorsed by neutral editors (for example, I removed early refs to Blanke per [[WP:V]] because they were misattributed and couldn't be verified, I removed dubious German sources with non-neutral claims like "The dead in Bydgoszcz included priests, pregnant women, children and the elderly" and so on). The entire lenghty section about a single diff presented by stor stark7 [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Response_to_Biophys|here]] not only omits the confusing actions of an IP editor who was reverting both of us ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=230168440&oldid=230083842]), but also completely ignores my main argument there - that this entire para was mostly irrelevant to the article (as I explained in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=201622291&oldid=201609756 this edit summary], which stor stark7 misrepresents in his section as refusal to discuss...), adding a trivia/undue weight fact promoting the idea that in 1939, Germans had a moral right to invade Poland because Poland might have contemplated invading Germany in 1933... and so on, we can discuss 100 similar content issues. The only problem that ArbCom should address is the the increasing pattern of harassment of my person and other editors, as Matthead - but also Stor stark7 and Scrucinae - have increasingly voiced their criticism of my person (and other editors) across Wikipedia (presumably, as was pointed out by several other editors in their statements, cited above, because if they cannot ensure their POV is unduly represented due to my enforcement of NPOV, smearing my name and chasing me away from this project may be the way to achieve it). In essence, behavior of Matthead, Stor stark7 and Scrucinae towards editors they disagree with is very similar to that displayed by Irpen or M.K. (going around various project spaces, chipping in with criticism and complains wherever unrelated issues related to the editors they dislike are being discussed). Few examples: [[Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive26#User:Lokyz_and_his_personal_attacks|Matthead defens Lokyz and attacks me]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren&diff=182117313&oldid=182110271 Stor stark7 placed on Digwuren's list], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren&diff=182109367&oldid=181873509 Matthead blocked while on Digwuren's list], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2008-08-02_History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=235003671 Sciurinæ pops out in a medcab case not involving him or articles he edits and criticized Polish editor's side], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=prev&oldid=237404405 Sciurinæ slips that his previous post was an "attack"]... and of course their joining of this arbcom, cherrypicking a few out of my ~80k edits (Sciurinæ's "evidence" is the "best": his only diff of me in 2008 is my... evidence post here) to build a case against me.

I do find the POV "Germans were victims and Allies were the victimizers" highly offensive, but in retrospect, however, I can see how label "neo Nazi" (which, according to Stor stark7, I used three times over my four years here (or in 80k edits) - what a great amount of evidence to build an arbcom case, isn't it? has anybody build a case on less diffs? :)) could be seen as offensive, '''I do apologize''' for having used it before and I promise I will not use it in the future (it would be helpful if a complain about me using it was made to me ''before'' ArbCom).

Bottom line: disruption and battlefield creation by Matthead may merit special attention to that editor. Stor stark7 and Sciurinæ should be asked not to harass other editors.

===Final comments===
Editors differ. Some are clearly disruptive, some are only occasionally so. Combined, I believe that there is enough evidence above to finger several most disruptive ones, tag team leaders or activists, who create uncivil battlegrounds, hoping to wear down their opponents, and whose ban or parole would both give others something to think about and vastly stop battlegrounds from occurring in EE topics.

In my ending comments, I would like to point out to two circumstances:
* all editors critical of my person are the same ones (Boody being the SINGLE newcomer) who have been critical of my person for the past two years. One would expect that if I am the problem, I would attract more criticism. As noted, before this ArbCom, I have (incidentally, but in retrospect, luckily) noted "who is who" in tag teams in an email to a respected admin and ArbCom clerk. All editors critical of me were who posted in this ArbCom were listed there, and very few of those listed have not posted here yet. This should prove it's not a "war between communities", but a "war between extremists and a community". I authorize Andy (AGR) to fwd my letter to interested ArbCom members, or quote it (or paraphrase it) on Wikipedia
* on the other hand, dozens of neutral (and ''many non-Polish'') editors have posted in this (and past ArbComs) with their support of my person/side and criticism of the same small group of tag teamers: from [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/Piotrus]]: Durova, Darwinek, Appleseed, Poeticbent, Evrik, Beaumont, Fabartus, Balcer, David Gerard, Pmanderson, Zscout370, LUCPOL, William M. Connolley, Hillock65, Tulkolahten, DGG, Biophys (17 total) and from [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/Piotrus 2]]: Lysy, Moreschi, AGK, Tymek, Martintg, Durova, Prom3th3an, Poeticbent, Biophys, Vecrumba, DGG, Temer, Hillock65, Halibutt and greg (14). I believe that many different voices are enough to warrant a comment that "community sees a problem, and I am not IT".

Last comment: please, no more general restrictions or rulings. We all should know we are here to build an encyclopedia in good faith and so on. Most of us is doing just that. We need to deal with the few people who are not. For that, we need rulings about specific editors: whether they are the root of the problem (if so, ban or parole them, so they stop) or victims (the latter is important to state clerly so targeted editors will not be subject to eternal rehashing of old accusations). In past two ArbComs (Digwuren, Piotrus) I noted that this entire mess will return unless specific editors (the same few...) are finally fingered and stopped. I hope "thrice the charm". Otherwise, see you all at ArbCom Piotrus 3 in 2009, and for no.4 in 2010 a few of us may get commemorative badges or such :) Signing off, <sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 17:08, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by Moreschi==
===General comments===
There are some editors - indeed some admins - who, while patriots, are reasonable people open to useful discussion and do not do obnoxious nationalistic bias. There will also be some ostensibly reasonable people who are clever enough to side-step 3RR, but unfortunately view everything through the prism of obnoxious nationalistic bias. It is the job of arbitrators to tell one from the other.

===Matthead===
{{user|Matthead}} does not have an illustrious history. In the old days he was largely notable for edit-warring with {{user|Rex Germanus}}. Rex was a Dutch chauvinist with a bee in his bonnet about Germans: Matthead was the ideal German nationalist for Rex to edit-war with. This includes mutual socking: [[Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Matthead]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Rex Germanus]].

[[WP:BATTLE|Battleground tendencies]] are the main problem here, as we can see from the various AE reports: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive26#User:Lokyz_and_his_personal_attacks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive25#User:Lysy_and_User:Piotrus patent block-shopping after peaceful resolution of a dispute], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive22#Ok], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive19#User:Tulkolahten (see in particular Elonka's comments)], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive12 diffs here], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive11#Darwinek_and_breach_of_standard_civility_parole stirring the pot here], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive7#User:Matthead_and_User:Poeticbent]. [[User:Moreschi|Moreschi]] ([[User talk:Moreschi|talk]]) 14:14, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

===Irpen===
It is worth noting that Irpen's most edited article is [[Holodomor]], with 418 edits. This article is shockingly woeful (hard to see how it could be worse, really). It's not quite the full expression of modern Russian nationalistic sentiment that it could be, but it's not far off. He also has 72 edits to [[Denial of the Holodomor]], which is better, but not great either.
(more to follow)

==Evidence presented by Sciurinæ==
=== Piotrus - Boodlesthecat ===
In this arbitration, Piotrus [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=prev&oldid=236985289 refers] to [[Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz|Fear's talk page]] that it "should provide relevant evidence" against Boodlesthecat and redeem Greg park avenue's statements because this first meeting would prove Greg park avenue as a victim of Boodlesthecat's alleged baiting. The opposite is the case.

It begins with Piotrus [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&offset=20080509000000&action=history creating] a completely damning reception-section (see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&oldid=211139145 article's state when this DYK was sent in]) and he hurried to submit the biased article in this state to DYK ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template_talk%3ADid_you_know&diff=prev&oldid=211139916]). What peace did Piotrus mean when he described "articles on Polish-Jewish history" had been [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=prev&oldid=238626907 "a rather peaceful arena"] before Boodlesthecat arrived to try countering the one-sided presentation and got to know Piotrus and co?

====Dislike for Gross====
[[User:Greg park avenue|Greg park avenue]], Piotrus, [[User:Poeticbent|Poeticbent]] and [[User:Tymek|Tymek]] all disliked the Princeton History professor [[Jan T. Gross]] and they all revert warred together against Boodlesthecat.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ALysy&diff=prev&oldid=185764766] "''I just cannot stand this gentleman and his shallow way of explaining history, therefore I will refrain from editing his bio, as my edits would be too biased. Greets''" (Tymek, January)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AFear%3A_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=212391063] "''Fear is already cheap propaganda shot''" (Greg, May)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AFear%3A_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=213844755] "''on the top of this you want to litter it even more with Gross' inarticulate and pathological anti-Polish rant in the form of quotes."'' (Greg, May) (Greg still claimed that he "never took sides": [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=214458916])
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AFear%3A_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=220190458] "''Gross made fool of himself - he could sell this bullshit in America - NOT in Poland - one bridge too far.''" (Greg, June)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AMediation_Cabal%2FCases%2F2008-08-02_History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=229827449] "''This one, once a featured article, and several other historical articles, dealing with Jews in Poland and Holocaust in Poland, have been littered recently by inserting findings based on quasi-scientific references by [[Jan T. Gross]] and Klaus-Peter Fridrich (there may be more), who rely their "research" more on communist propaganda than on original records.''" (Greg, August)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RRArchive77&diff=prev&oldid=235498928] "''But it has been explained once and for all in relevant Wiki articles concerning Gross' that his "mistakes" are of magnitude of at least 1, that his references are based on communist fiction/propaganda from years ago, and no one, not even one respected educational institution has ever corroborated his findings.''" (Greg, September)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear%3A_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=213976043] "''Gross’ and Wiesel’s Polonophobia''" (Poeticbent, May)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RR&diff=prev&oldid=228954223] "''Quality sources like Gross?''" (Piotrus, July)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AMediation_Cabal%2FCases%2F2008-08-02_History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=230109824] "''I believe I mentioned earlier that Gross is ''not'' the main problem. He is a symptom, not the disease.''" (Piotrus, August)

====BLP violations====
Boodlesthecat had shown sensitivity about personal attacks against a distinguished writer and law professor, Thane Rosenbaum. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=212467349&oldid=212401145 Greg park avenue's comment] (a blatant [[WP:BLP|BLP]]-violation) was used as the base of a really [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&offset=20080517120000&limit=11&action=history shameless revert war]. When Piotrus restored it, he also threatened Boodlesthecat "''next time you change other's users talk I will simply block you for vandalism''",[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AFear%3A_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=213019135] as if he had changed anything, as if that could fall anywhere near "vandalism" (Piotrus still needs to be told what vandalism is: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_Line%3A_1914-1918&diff=prev&oldid=191755075], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Piotrus&diff=prev&oldid=215155459] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_checkuser%2FCase%2FPoeticbent&diff=prev&oldid=217289268] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20080825172158&limit=50&target=Piotrus] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Battle_Isle_1_screenshot.png&diff=233576199&oldid=233569534]) and as if a scandalous BLP violation on a talk page was of less importance than a completely irrelevant and insulting comment. In fact, such BLP violations could impose a danger to the reputation of this project. Thanks to Molobo, who isn't enamoured with a key [http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Kingdom-Downfall-Prussia-1600-1947/dp/0674023854 publication] on Prussian history, the Cambridge historian Dr. [[Christopher Clark]] apparently already had to complain about "actionable lies" in Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Clark&dir=prev&offset=20071002075413&limit=20&action=history].

Greg park avenue also made another [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=225078989 conspicuous WP:BLP violation] against Gross in a main-space article (keeping the source, making it look like a referenced statement, he inserts "''There are more of such innovative but scholarly unreferenced writers around, the most recent is Jan T. Gross''."). In the edit summary he also calls another book of Gross "''another hoax''".

When this arbitration started, [[User:Vecrumba]] supported Piotrus to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=prev&oldid=236676383 argue] on Boodles' talk page - right under the name of a German historian - that "''German scholars are keen to continue to take Nazi propaganda known to be factually contradicted to paint a picture of the Germanless Holocaust in Eastern Europe.''", a scandalous statement. He even spells the full name of the German scholar (who did not argue for a "Germanless Holocaust" of course).

====Rogue unprotection====
The issue was raised on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard/Archive46#Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz BLP/noticeboard], where it also got the attention of an uninvolved administrator, Gamaliel, who decided to keep an eye on what was going on and took charge of the case to some extent. After two sysops spoke up for page protection ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=214043521] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=214045912]), Gamaliel protected the article. Instead of using the normal [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection|request for unprotection]], Piotrus [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Fear%3A_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz misused his admin tools to revert the page protection]. Gamaliel restored it. Piotrus then preferred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive421#Contested_protection starting an AN/I thread] instead of a normal request for unprotection.

Poeticbent's [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FIncidents&diff=prev&oldid=214551844 comment at this AN/I] even contains: "''If you are not a [[Polonophobe]], please step back and take a deep breath.''" So Gamaliel is better of not engaging any further, or else his name may be smeared with accusations of anti-Polish sentiment similar to Deacon or Boodlesthecat, who "''is convinced of his own self-righteousness and that Poles are evil''" ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RR&diff=prev&oldid=228954223]) and as a "true believer" with one of the most dangerous of mindsets, not worthy of discussion ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=242756094&oldid=242680100]). Interestingly, Piotrus' main argument that no edit warring would follow: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=214063421&oldid=214062499] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AGamaliel%2FArchive11&diff=prev&oldid=214063101], turned out wrong as soon as Gamaliel unprotected it days later and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&offset=20080603000000&limit=20&action=history reverting continued].

===Teamwork===
====Foul team play====
All of the Polish-Jewish revert wars involving Boodlesthecat that were reported had been versus Piotrus, who was always supported in them by his instant messenger buddies and ''only'' by them: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&offset=20080520000000&action=history] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&offset=20080523000000&action=history] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghetto_benches&offset=20080529000000&action=history] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&offset=20080731000000&action=history] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lw%C3%B3w_pogrom_(1918)&offset=20080905020000&action=history] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%BBydokomuna&offset=20081004171831&limit=20&action=history]. Besides Piotrus, the participants were his instant messenger buddies Alden Jones ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FIncidents&diff=prev&oldid=234466902]), Tymek ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ATymek&diff=prev&oldid=144031435][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus%2FWorkshop&diff=prev&oldid=145983982]), Poeticbent ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APoeticbent&diff=prev&oldid=124764267]), Molobo ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AMediation_Cabal%2FCases%2F2006-06-07_Polish_Cabal_and_myself_as_its_leader&diff=prev&oldid=64229946][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2&diff=prev&oldid=241297193] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%BBydokomuna&dir=prev&offset=20080926172401&limit=20&action=history]), Greg park avenu ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AGreg_park_avenue&diff=prev&oldid=234182412]). The only probable exception to this was the involvement of Xx236 in the fourth one - who came after the article was on-wiki canvassed on the Poland-related noticeboard: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board&diff=224635934&oldid=224530755] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board&diff=224737455&oldid=224708681] despite Piotrus having been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Piotrus/Archive_15#Canvassing warned] for canvassing last year.

<u>Piotrus always has a team at hand that reverts for him and that defends each other.</u> For example, when Charles complained about Darwinek's conduct, Piotrus and Molobo ad hominem'ed Charles ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=180521739] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=180528743]) and tried hard to get him blocked ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RR&diff=prev&oldid=181962436#User:Charles_reported_by_User:Piotrus_.28Result:_.29]). After Molobo got community-banned Piotrus tried liberum vetoing him free ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive431&limit=100&action=history]), which he must have known to be wrong ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMoreschi%2FProposal&diff=prev&oldid=204928914]). Piotrus handed out a warning for accusing Poeticbent of 'vandalism' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AJdeJ&diff=prev&oldid=182869165]) but Piotrus would also hand out a warning for complaining about getting accused of 'vandalism' by one of his friends ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAlex_Bakharev&diff=prev&oldid=227033933] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ALokyz&diff=prev&oldid=227034138]). After Tymek once made three reverts on an article, Piotrus favourably protected it ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Radio_Maryja&offset=20080220184540&limit=50&action=history]). When Tymek was reported for something else, Piotrus would turn up to acquit by equating him with the reporter ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=215602183]) and later also opposed another ANI thread of the reporter this way.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive450#Disruptive_tag_spamming] See also the evidence by others, especially MK's [[#Coordinated_edit_warring]]. As well as that, take into account that Piotrus uses external communication to take advantage, as is already evidenced by the IRC case and by the forum case, [[#Evidence_presented_by_Tiptoety]].

====Shifting the offence of tag teaming====
Consider that over the years there have been <u>multiple suggestions of concerted team play on the part of Piotrus</u>. Piotrus traditionally tried to dismiss them as "cabal" conspiracy fringe theories. One of the users who made them was [[User:Elonka]] (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2006-06-07_Polish_Cabal_and_myself_as_its_leader medcab 2006 case]). In March this year, she was attacked on the basis of the old issue and said about her old comments that she didn't see anything that she was ashamed of ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Working_group_on_ethnic_and_cultural_edit_wars&diff=prev&oldid=201741461]). On top of that, later she was the creator of the tag team article ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Tag_team&offset=20080819171223&limit=250&action=history]). Piotrus knows exactly that there is little or no difference between "tag team" and "cabal" accusations ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FDigwuren%2FWorkshop&diff=prev&oldid=162126873] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=prev&oldid=238675374]).

In conclusion: thanks to Elonka's bringing in "tag team", it's not as easy for him anymore to dismiss accusations of foul team play as "cabal" conspiracy theories. This was no doubt disconcerting for Piotrus because it can be proven that Piotrus has engaged in collaborative disruptive actions with instant messenger friends.

In response, the scheme is that a <u>foul attack is the best form of defence</u>. Now that accusations of tag-teaming can be made to an extent, he nonchalantly made unexplained accusations of tag teaming of others, including in this arbitration, raising the likelihood that accusations of tag teaming in general get dismissed in a [[false compromise]] (whatever his critics can produce could be seen as one opinion that could end up getting compromised by the most extreme counter-demands: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FWorkshop&diff=prev&oldid=240482097] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FWorkshop&diff=prev&oldid=240738187]). The success of the preemptive attack to demonstrate it can be abused was already evidenced: In direct answer to Piotrus' personal attack of Lokyz and Matthead as what he called a "perfect illustration" of tag teaming ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FArbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=234048697]), the tag team essay was requested for deletion ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/Wikipedia:Tag_team&diff=prev&oldid=234078533]).

In reality, Piotrus still wants to argue that accusations of foul team play are assumptions of bad faith ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FIncidents&diff=prev&oldid=237933885]) and still suggested that making accusations of tag teaming is wrong ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3APiotrus%2FMorsels_of_wikiwisdom&diff=prev&oldid=239650665]). The way he does it is disrupting Wikipedia to prove a point ([[WP:POINT]]).

=== Mudslinging ===
==== Battlefield mentality ====
The following statements from this arbitration show Piotrus' intimidating tactic of throwing mud at whoever criticises his conduct. A foul attack is the best form of defence. <u>He openly insinuated to the readers that he muddies people (he used the [http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=100701&dict=CALD term "mud slinging"] and "mud throwing") on the basis of their mere testifying against his conduct.</u>

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=236985289&oldid=236978703] "''As much as I dislike mud slinging,'' (...) ''since he already voluntarily involved himself here - I am forced to lay out a case against him.'' (...) ''Alas, if he wants to bring ArbCom's attention to himself... I guess we should oblidge him''." (8 September 2008)

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=prev&oldid=237746515] "''Finally, all but one of his edits from September 2 to September 25 (when I am writing those words) are related to this arbcom: Wikipedia is a place to create content, not to flame one's opponents... but apparently, some editors are here to "fight wars", not create content. Bottom line: Novickas shows a lot of bad, bad faith towards me, and this attitude and his evidence fall squarely in line with harassment masquerading as evidence''" (11 September 2008)

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&curid=12200506&diff=238887510&oldid=238635409] "''Irpen, it is not my desire to drag you (or anybody else) through wikipolitics mud throwing contests. Since we didn't have any problematic wiki content disputes in months (if not years) I didn't plan to involve you in any dispute resolution ''unless'' you made yourself involved in it first. I presented evidence against you only ''after'' you've joined the ArbCom and made it clear you'll present your evidence against me.''" (16 September 2008)

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=prev&oldid=239201591] "''Please note I'd not be complaining about it if you haven't made yourself involved here''" (18 September 2008)

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&diff=prev&oldid=239207504] "''I cannot declare a one sided ceasefire, just as in real world a country with nuclear weapons would be foolish to declare a one-sided dearmanent. Sad, but it's ''realpolitik''.'' (...) ''Evidence against you was not gathered to launch a sudden attack on you, it was gathered in case you decided to launch one on me.'' (...) ''I can promise you, again, that if you don't do criticize me, I won't criticize you in return.''" (18 September 2008)

====Shifting the offence of mudslinging====
This is what his [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FWorkshop&diff=prev&oldid=237944708 accusation] "''They chase away other contributors (who wants to play in a mud arena?)''" as well as his [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=prev&oldid=239069381 sentence] "''fear of being targeted by mudslinging after becoming involved here''" really mean. The fact that he uses it to imply the other side actually did what he does is again part of the strategy described above ([[#Foul team play]]), preempting the predictable accusation that he does so. Given his smear attacks, he has WP:POINTed out the "''mud olympics of arbcom''".[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FWorkshop&diff=prev&oldid=240738187]

Also note that in the above statement he admits to using ''realpolitik'' ("''I cannot declare a one sided ceasefire, just as in real world a country with nuclear weapons would be foolish to declare a one-sided dearmanent. Sad, but it's realpolitik.''"), which Piotrus personally [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AWestern_betrayal&diff=prev&oldid=187755214 described] as justifying anything, no matter how <u>foul</u>. Wikipedia is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AHcberkowitz&diff=prev&oldid=218404549 front line], after all.

====Piotrus' mudslinging in this arbitration====
Instead of describing relevant user conduct, he simply [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=prev&oldid=237746515 referred to nine critics of his conduct as ''extremists'']. He also contrived a "German tag team", stigmatized it as ''neo-Nazi'' and threw me into it.

In reality I identify with center-left! He knows exactly that maligning people as Nazis was completely unacceptable. He could know it from the Darwinek arbitration case ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Piotrus/Archive_16#Re:_Lebensborn]), where a similarly prolific user ended up desysopped ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Darwinek#Darwinek_desysopped]), or from the Digwuren case ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FDigwuren&diff=prev&oldid=154714708]), where Petri Krohn ended up banned for a year ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Petri_Krohn]) and there also being an additional warning issued for all editors ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Editors_warned]). Piotrus also "apologized" and complained ("''I do apologize for having used it before and I promise I will not use it in the future (it would be helpful if a complain about me using it was made to me before ArbCom).''") [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=prev&oldid=237746515 while] doing the offence. Although I expressly [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=237996035&oldid=237943512 asked] him to retract it given that he even knows it was wrong, he evidently refused. His inconsiderate [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=240987515&oldid=240986851 reply] was: "''Again, whether usage of such terms represents a rare exception to the rule (as I believe) or a common pattern is the key here.''" He actually thinks he's allowed to slander people every once in a while. <u>After all, he's already decided on mudslinging</u>. It also appears there are editors who followed suit in this arbitration, like Molobo or like Poeticbent, who [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board&diff=prev&oldid=242365310 uses] the term [[Einsatzgruppen]]. [[User:Sciurinæ|Sciurinæ]] ([[User talk:Sciurinæ|talk]]) 21:55, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by [[User:greg park avenue]]==
Support [[User:Piotrus]] against the above mentioned adversary(ies). The evidence lies clear on the hand if I may use a German idiom, right [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RRArchive77#User:Boodlesthecat_reported_by_User:Piotrus_.28Result:_24_hours.29 here]. I don't bother with our Lithuanian friends - they were pals or allies of us polacks since centuries - we always get along and will find common ground, mind just Boody and his obvious supporters/sockpuppets who seem to try to impersonate negative stereotype of some particular minorities - a role they don't fit in. That must end once and for all, at least here on Wikipedia. I am for one state Israel/Palestine, see my user page, not very popular idea yet - there is no common ground there - both sides try to undermine each other using all possible ways available including inciting hate against each other. The ones most active in English Wikipedia edit warriors use this tool to antagonize Polish, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Germans, Jews etc against each other. They the provocateurs in my experience descend from the former priviledged special forces class known in Poland as SB (2 million), in USSR as KGB (??? zillion), stripped from the prominence after the fall of the Soviet Union and holding the grudge for that, still they have access to significant funds in form of fat social security checks and unlimited time to spend behind their own PC bitching about almost anything and anybody while their younger fellow citizens must struggle to survive, forget about owning a PC. Polish fora say [[Onet.pl]] are full of them. Hundreds of bullshit comments delivered every minute even in the middle of the night. Didn't look at that chickenshit lately, don't have to, next time I access English Wikipedia, I'm afraid it'll be the same or very close to that until someone does something about it. My best advice is to follow Piotrus comment - strictly enforce [[WP:CIVIL]] or give up this project. [[User:Greg park avenue|greg park avenue]] ([[User talk:Greg park avenue|talk]]) 03:42, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

More evidence regarding User Boodlesthecat disruptive and uncivil activity - this section was added after the user in question sent hate mail to Piotrus which included words ''you are such a dick'' see [[User_talk:Ryan_Postlethwaite/archive18#How_WP:CIV_works]]. These diffs are just samples of his comments posted on Talk of [[Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz]] following his obsessive reverts: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=212401145&oldid=212398653], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=next&oldid=212467536], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=next&oldid=212609253]. Most of my posts were called anti-semitic rants and ALL MY EDITS of this article which were many see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=211688381] were reverted by this user or his mirror accounts [[User:Malik Shabazz]] or <s>[[User:Malcolm Schosha]]</s> etc. see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=next&oldid=212397493]. Not even one of my edits survived. For Malik's disruptive activity see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Boodlesthecat#Barnstar] - this barnstar was granted after the hate mail mentioned above was sent to Piotrus while Boody was temporarily banned (48 hrs only). [[User:Greg park avenue|greg park avenue]] ([[User talk:Greg park avenue|talk]]) 22:25, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

===Proof of sockpuppetry [[User:Boodlesthecat]] = [[User:Malik Shabazz]]===

When someone maintains more than one account, it happens all the time he or she forgets to log out from one account and log in to another account when switching the identity, and then he sends a post written by one person but signed by another. The classical example you can find [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland#One_million_Polish_collaborators_in_the_Holocaust here]:
<blockquote>
I have no problem adding additional reliable sources that put forth other estimates, I was clearly objecting to outright removal of the figures given by Friedrich. I doubt if we will find a "most popular 'average' estimate", and probably will have to cite a few reliable sources and their estimates. [[User:Boodlesthecat]] 18:05, 12 August 2008 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=231496914&oldid=231493915]
</blockquote><blockquote>
That's fine. Are we ready to unprotect the article? [[User:Piotrus]] 18:57, 12 August 2008 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=231496914]
</blockquote><blockquote>
It's okay with me. My objection was the replacement of the range with the single estimate. [[Malik Shabazz]] 02:51, 13 August 2008 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=231506758]
</blockquote>
It's not a decent sockpuppet. Both accounts are disruptive, rude and abusive. Boodles accuses of antisemitism almost all editors who are against him: ''And threatening to block me for complaining about vicious, anti-semitic attacks against me?'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ricky81682/Archive_4#Please_unarchive_Kevin_Macdonald]. How attacks against him might be anti-semitic, if there is no shred of evidence he is of Jewish descent, neither on his user page, nor in his attitude. Jewish editors react usually like that: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=193833364&oldid=193826519], not like Boodles who obviously is an impostor. Most his edits in mainspace are reverts - removing decent material, restoring junk. It's a major disruption to Wikipedia in selective areas, and it should end, earlier the better. I hope the other honest editors would revise their opinion about Piotrus until they don't want to be put into the same bag together with the Boodles/M Shabazz team (though I think is only a tip of iceberg), and ask themselves what side they want to be - Wikipedia (Piotrus) side or the troll side? (<small>[[User:Greg park avenue|greg park avenue]] ([[User talk:Greg park avenue|talk]]) 16:54, 10 September 2008 (UTC)</small>)

The search of of about 20 talk pages [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&ns1=1&search=Boodlesthecat+Shabazz&fulltext=Advanced+search] shows the tag team Shabazz/Boodles plays the good/bad cop routine. Usually it looks like that: Shabazz makes series of reverts [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203105151&oldid=203095660], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203110192&oldid=203106134], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203111689&oldid=203110192], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203112427&oldid=203111689], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203114765&oldid=203112427], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203115284&oldid=203114867], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203118097&oldid=203115284], then Boodles makes series of reverts [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203194569&oldid=203171223], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203197568&oldid=203194569], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203319640&oldid=203243384], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203321319&oldid=203319640], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203324363&oldid=203324131], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203441445&oldid=203379992], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203634562&oldid=203472395], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Racism_in_the_United_States&diff=203780128&oldid=203635748] (3RR) and enters the discussion with his usual claims concerning civility of other users. After the discussion becomes heated, Shabazz enters the picture and makes some concessions, which are only temporary and for show. Their insistence prevails and the article in the end takes the designated by the team form, simply because the other users are too tired of this feud and give up. All these articles including ''Fear'' ended just like that. However, the claims concerning antisemitism or uncivility of other authors are almost never confirmed, see for example comment by [[User:John513]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Judaism/Archive_20#Is_anti-Semitism_tolerated_on_Wikipedia.3F_Please_review_these_complaints here]. The author of such claims is mostly Boodles, but Shabazz also shows his "bad cop" face now and then, see [[User Talk:Jacurek]]. They both are simply inseparable and identical in sharing interest and opinion. If you switched the signature under any edit, no one would see the difference.

===[[User:Malcolm Schosha]]===
No traces of sockpuppetry found. The similarity of opinion is simply coincidental. He even uses American "toward"unlike Boodles/Shabazz who use British "towards". It seems like he really is a native of Brooklyn as stated on his user page. I apologize for suspecting him. [[User:Greg park avenue|greg park avenue]] ([[User talk:Greg park avenue|talk]]) 23:42, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

===[[User:Jeeny]]===
Another example of a bad cop/good cop performance by a tag team immediately predecessing Bodlesthecat - Jeeny/Shabazz [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jeeny/Archive_2#User_talk:1poomba1]. About 35 encounters on talk pages, they're always on the same wavelenght [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&ns1=1&ns3=1&ns5=1&search=Shabazz+Jeeny&fulltext=Advanced+search] working in concert as a tag team against other users as for example [[User:Taharqa]] or [[User:Egyegy]] on [[Talk:Appearance of the ancient Egyptians/Archive]] or on [[Talk:Black people/Archive 17]] - see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Black_people/Archive_17#What_has_belief_got_to_do_with_it.3F] , [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Black_people/Archive_17#Michael_Jackson]. Common denominator - race, religion, antisemitism and controversial people as Boodles' proteges are: [[Karl Marx]], [[Ralph Nader]], [[Al Sharpton]]. Lots of reverts in mainspace and personal disputes on talk pages regarding speculative references. Jeeny was indefinetely banned from editing for personal attacks [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User%3AJeeny] at the time Boodlesthecat became active and took over making reverts to the articles Jeeny was heavily engaged in as [[Neo-Nazism]], [[Racism in the United States]] etc.

===[[User:M0RD00R]]===
An account dedicated solely to removing Polish names from English Wikipedia and to ''Pogroms'' in Poland. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20070214134348&limit=500&target=M0RD00R], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&dir=prev&offset=20070214134316&limit=500&target=M0RD00R]. No matter how small pogrom, all are listed and referenced by even the most POV-ed sources including communist propaganda. The featured article [[History of the Jews in Poland]] written mostly by dedicated users [[User:Jacurek]] and [[User:Piotrus]] was contaminated by this and degraded to non-status. Of course, [[User:Malik Shabazz]] et al follows him everywhere and makes the appropriate reverts. M0RD00R doesn't make many reverts, just supplies the references; he's a producer, not an edit warrior, nor a personal attacker. For some MRDR may translate into ''Methicilin Resistant Data Repository'' or something like that meaning some Jewish organization dedicated to preserve the history of pogroms. Don't count on it, if so, they would list all pogroms across Europe, not just Poland. Another emigree with a grudge against Poland, no one else, but no sockpuppetry has been proven. Call it a tag team.

===[[User:Slrubenstein]]===
Wouldn't bother with this fellow, if he hadn't visited my user page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Greg_park_avenue#Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration.2FPiotrus_2.2FEvidence] with an obvious trolling, accusing me of ''race-baiting'', asking all those ''why'' questions which are more statements than questions and advising Boodles as a consultant to personal feud how to get Greg, must see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Boodlesthecat#anti-Semitism this] - ''give 'em enough rope''. An account dedicated to race and religion, hidden admin, mostly behind the scenes, loves [[Karl Marx]] as apparently as Boodles does, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Karl_Marx#On_The_Jewish_Question], diff [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Karl_Marx&diff=next&oldid=210004040]. On the subject of Karl Marx see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:On_the_Jewish_Question&diff=211200924&oldid=211198956], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:On_the_Jewish_Question&diff=211204773&oldid=211200924]. According to Boody anyone may be anti-Semitic but Karl Marx, according to Slrubenstein three lines will do to get over with, better yet to make a separate article, lol [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Karl_Marx&diff=prev&oldid=209946149]. If I ever looked for who is the master sockpuppeteer, the guy is my suspect. Been around since 2001, doesn't edit much lately in mainspace, mostly on talk pages, the years of experience working against him - if I may use a line from ''Titanic''.

===Summary===
That's all folks. Will insert more diffs later, now I am kind of busy in real life. The above statement has been prepared to show how many obstacles [[User:Piotrus]] has to deal with on a daily basis. Still, he's overly productive and honest; too amenable in my opinion yet. In comparison to the above mentioned team, Piotrus ain't got no tag teams, no one to lean on. Just take a look at the last battle field [[Lwow pogrom (1918)]]. Only [[User:Tymek]], who evidently is familiar with the area, ocassionally edited it beside him, no one else came to the rescue, not me, no Poeticbent, no Molobo, no Halibutt. Better take a look at the other side combatants - everyone is there - Shabazz, M0RD00R, Slrubenstein, Boodlesthecat (all four accounts plus Jeeny use British "towards" but don't use "realise" or "enquire" suggesting ESL and European descent with Jeeny based at one time in Boston and San Francisco) - only a bugler is missing to anounce the roll call. [[User:Greg park avenue|greg park avenue]] ([[User talk:Greg park avenue|talk]]) 00:30, 21 September 2008 (UTC)



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==Evidence presented by [[User:Biophys]]==
===Irpen and his team===
There is a serious Russian state [[propaganda]] team led by [[User:Irpen|Irpen]]. This group constantly wages battles with users from Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia. This should stop. Different users are recruited for every "battle", but several things remain common: (1) the leadership by Irpen; (2) a careful support of the group by [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]]; (3) the timing of the battle coincides with campaign against the corresponding states in Russian press; and (4) some apparently non-Russian "allies" are also recruited for the next battle. ''This'' is the major problem with the Eastern Europe political subjects.

I believe this team indeed includes Irpen and Ghirlandajo, as Piotrus said, but it also includes a few others. Most of them were sanctioned by ArbCom or by individual administrators ([[User:Krawndawg|Krawndawg]]/LokiiT[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/LokiiT],
[[User:Vlad fedorov|Vlad Fedorov]], [[User:Miyokan]], [[User:RJ CG]], [[User:M.V.E.i.]], [[User:Petri Krohn]] and [[User:Russavia]]), but others do not ([[User:ellol]] and [[User:Alaexis]]). Please see below my evidence why they do belong to the team.

As about [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]], he mostly provided a personal ''protection at the ANI'' for the members of this group, including Irpen, [[User:Vlad fedorov|Vlad Fedorov]], [[User:ellol|ellol]], [[User:Miyokan|Miyokan]], [[User:RJ CG|RJ CG]], [[User:M.V.E.i.]], and [[User:Petri Krohn]] (one could easily provide diffs). Thus, the involvement Alex in this case and negotiations with Irpen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Workshop] came at no surprise. He went as far as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Personal_attack_by_Alex_Bakharev launching a personal attack during this case], which he never did before.

===Irpen promotes Soviet/Russian propaganda in wikipedia===
I believe this is a pseudoscience versus science type conflict, rather than an "ethnic" conflict. Irpen and his allies promote Soviet version of history. That is why they also battle with Russian users who rely on books by Western scholars. That is why they use writings by non-notable Russian propagandists like [[Mikhail Meltyukhov]] or [[Krivosheev]] (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&curid=19095143&diff=243999083&oldid=243993601 "BLP" accusations by Irpen below]). That is why they remove reliable sources by famous Western historians like [[Robert Conquest]]:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=175861611&oldid=175856711 revert by Irpen],
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=175848462&oldid=175844287 revert by Alex Bakharev],
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=175160220&oldid=175158914 again revert by Irpen],
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=175091266&oldid=175089885 and again revert by Irpen]. That is why they use self-published sources on the internet to "discredit" academic books [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AReliable_sources%2FNoticeboard&diff=217457021&oldid=217421862]. "''Is an email being used to override peer-reviewed literature? Good God!''", said uninvolved [[User:Sarvagnya]] in last diff.

As usual, the people who promote propaganda/pseudoscence are pretend to be good experts, but their sources and behavior (see below) betray them. Few people dare to resist this team; one of them is Piotrus. Hence he became a subject of arbitration proceedings.

===Soviet memorial battle with users from Baltic states===
The Digwuren case was initiated by Irpen. The case was mostly about the old Soviet memorial [[Bronze Soldier of Tallinn]]. You know the members of his team in this case [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Findings_of_fact]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Irpen Irpen], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#RJ_CG RJ CG], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Ghirlandajo Ghirlandajo], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Evidence#Ilya1166 ILya1166] also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User%3AIlya1166 Miyokan], and a couple of others. The timing of the battle coincided with anti-Estonian campaign in Russian press. The recruited non-Russian "ally" was [[User:Petri Krohn|Petri Krohn]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Petri_Krohn].

===Soviet genocide battle with Ukrainian users===
The most recent edit war by Irpen was waged against Ukrainian users. It happened to coincide with anti-Ukrainian campaign in Russian press. The recruited "ally" was [[User:Relata_refero]] (a few others like [[User:Jo0doe]] are apparently Russian users). They fight over [[Holodomor]], which is like [[Holocaust]] for Ukrainians. One can look at the synchronized edit war by Irpen and Relata in [[Holodomor denial]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Relata_refero&diff=190972532&oldid=190951122 After a brief exchange of opinions], war get started:
*Round 1, insertion of "multiple issues/OR" template - 15 identical reverts by Irpen
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=191010537&oldid=191009176]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=191471981&oldid=191471693]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=191512895&oldid=191477658]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=197174341&oldid=197171708]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=197767714&oldid=197760139]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=197901475&oldid=197899012]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=199303312&oldid=199301475]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=202470238&oldid=202458790]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=203712622&oldid=203710893]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=204478465&oldid=204411038]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=219537025&oldid=219523362]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=219629040&oldid=219577809]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=220016856&oldid=220016513]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=224153685&oldid=224057757]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=234090038&oldid=234087616]

*Relata does exactly the same, 15 identical reverts:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=201011035&oldid=201006439]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=202396779&oldid=202396352]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=203981355&oldid=203946074]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=204409605&oldid=204407548]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=204869353&oldid=204867087]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=204876115&oldid=204873906]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=219979962&oldid=219978242]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=220085727&oldid=220066541]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=220144863&oldid=220096835]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=231836153&oldid=231248404]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=231952711&oldid=231848695]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=232056440&oldid=232051132]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=233748085&oldid=233726895]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=235871954&oldid=235680595]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=236298475&oldid=236099617],
and more.

*Round 2, deletion of "Holodomor" template - 7 identical reverts by Irpen
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=210244914&oldid=210244031]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=210262699&oldid=210256385]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=210619495&oldid=210501719]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=218097809&oldid=218096976]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=218343649&oldid=218297588]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=218349219&oldid=218347455]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=218966517&oldid=218948536]
*Relata does the same, 5 identical reverts:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=210364435&oldid=210356572]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=211427570&oldid=211379440]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=218444252&oldid=218443785]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=218833023&oldid=218738276]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=218939995&oldid=218905490]

Also note that Relats refero [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=238739573&oldid=238722013 made this ultimatum] ''to prevent presenting this evidence to ArbCom''.

Irpen also [[WP:OWN|owns]] article [[Holodomor]]. The article is bad. I tried to bring more scholarly sources. But Irpen did not allow this to happen [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=175861611&oldid=175856711]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=175848462&oldid=175844287]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=175160220&oldid=175158914]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=175091266&oldid=175089885]. Of course I tried to debate problems at the article talk page, etc. Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&oldid=235816728#Irpen_promotes_Soviet_version_of_history this] for details.

===Soviet history battle with Polish users===
The battle with Piotrus and some other Polish users (most of whom are now retired) is ongoing for a long time, as clear from previous arbitration cases. This Piotrus-2 case is no exception.
====Starting this case====
An "ally" recruited for this case was apparently Deacon. Let's get facts straight.
#The long-standing animosity of Irpen and Piotrus is well known.
#Several months ago Irpen "was shocked beyond what he cold describe" by discovery of the Piotrus' "black book" lost in the Polish wikipedia. He shared his "frustration" with a "very small group of Wikipedian he respects most", one of them [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Workshop&diff=239870095&oldid=239788071]. We do not know who other respected wikipedians were, but Irpen tells that Deacon is not one of them [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Workshop&diff=240264570&oldid=240264457].
#We know however that on August 10, Deacon suddenly interfered in a controversial [[Polish capture of Kiev (1018)]] article. He starts by deleting a Polish map [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=230945282&oldid=224374343]. Deacon never edited this article before, and this is far from his usual subjects. However, this article was previously an object of a prolonged dispute between Irpen, Piotrus and other users.
#After talking with Irpen, [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]] interfered in this article on the side of Deacon [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Workshop&diff=239933721&oldid=239870095]. See also evidence presented by Piotrus above for detail.
#Deacon made only 22 blocks during his admin career. However, in the midst of the recent Ossetain war, he came forward to block three non-Russian users who tried to NPOV the enormously pro-Russian article about the war: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Baku87&diff=prev&oldid=230830114 a user from Baku], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pietervhuis&diff=prev&oldid=230830250 a user from Netherlands] reported by the banned [[User:Miyokan]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RRArchive78#User:Pietervhuis_reported_by_User:Miyokan_.28Result:_1_week.29], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Captain_Obvious_and_his_crime-fighting_dog&diff=prev&oldid=230831963 a user originally from North Caucasus] reported by a Russian SPA [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=Alexander+Widefield]. This is not to challenge the blocks by Deacon.
#Deacon and Irpen made similar reverts in the same article [[Holodomor denial]]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=233337249&oldid=233336806] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denial_of_the_Holodomor&diff=220016856&oldid=220016513]. Deacon of Pndapetzim never edited this article before and he did not justify his edit at the article talk page. However, this article was an obsession of Irpen (see long series of his reverts in the evidence below).
#Deacon was not very actively involved in the Irpen-Piotrus discussions, except making funny "jokes" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Defense_of_Brest_Fortress&diff=192489887&oldid=192489034 like that].
#See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_Martintg evidence by Martintg below].
#Deacon said that he initiated this case only "to address Piotrus' behavior" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Biophys&diff=240715113&oldid=240708816], which is very strange [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Biophys&diff=240731123&oldid=240715113].

====Denial of Soviet repressions====
I can provide only a couple of examples, since my interaction with the Irpen and Piotrus is rather limited. Both minor episodes I know are about the same thing: Irpen and his allies tried to deny that certain Soviet repressions took place, no matter if that were repressions with regard to Russians (like Gavrilov in first example), or Polish citizens (in second example).
'''Example 1.''' [[Defense of Brest Fortress]]. This defense was an icon of the Soviet war history, something everyone in the Soviet Union was proud of. But it was “Polish nationalist” Piotrus who created and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Defense_of_Brest_Fortress&diff=191756683&oldid=191686030 greatly expanded] this article about Russian heroes starting from the old version of [[Brest fortress]]. Now, it is the turn of Irpen. After making several minor changes in the article, he began an exhausting discussion with Piotrus. One of main contention points is the fate of main celebrity, Russian hero [[Piotr Gavrilov]] who was later imprisoned to [[Gulag]].

In the beginning of this discussion Irpen admits that Gavrilov was sent to Gulag[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ADefense_of_Brest_Fortress&diff=191738746&oldid=191729263]. However later Irpen changes his position in favor of an old Soviet propaganda version (that Gavriolov was never imprisoned) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Defense_of_Brest_Fortress&diff=192225556&oldid=192223985]. Unfortunately, Piotrus does not know Russian and can only use Western sources. He asks me for translation. After being confronted with Russian sources about the imprisonment of Gavrilov [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Defense_of_Brest_Fortress&diff=192405537&oldid=192399965], Irpen still disputed the sources and achieved the elimination of Gavrilov’s imprisonment from the “Fortress” article.

Finally, it was “Polish nationalist” Piotrus who created another article about ''Russian'' hero [[Piotr Gavrilov]].

'''Example 2.''' [[Przyszowice massacre]]. This article is about an important but a local event. Therefore, it was described mostly in the Polish press. The sources obviously satisfy [[WP:Verifiability]]. An extremely long, exhaustive, and completely unfounded discussion has been initiated by a banned user Vlad fedorov [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Przyszowice_massacre&oldid=122441292] and by Irpen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Przyszowice_massacre]. Even asking for 3rd opinions [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Przyszowice_massacre&diff=127512797&oldid=127478544] did not help much. An edit war of several users including [[User:Vlad fedorov]] followed.

===Battle with Russian users who opposed to Soviet propaganda===
They also battle Russian users who are not "pro-Putin". Such users are quickly identified as "foes". Criticism of Putin causes very angry reaction
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Vladimir_Putin&diff=prev&oldid=89279206]. The foe is immediately labeled as a "Russophobe" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Alexander_Litvinenko&diff=prev&oldid=108148251] and undergoes harassment. For example, [[User:Irpen|Irpen]] is always ready to tell that "''outlandish remarks [about ''Putin''] like [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AAlexander_Litvinenko&diff=201624655&oldid=201624429 this] in public fora are completely outrageous''" about ordinary content discussions [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Biophys&diff=238820862&oldid=238820707].

In another episode, [[User:Colchicum]] said that Putin is "out of control" using a standard Russian colloquial expression. He immediately became an object of a [[legal threat]] by [[User:Ghirlandajo]] ('''"I also recommend you to consult the Russian Criminal Code (article 319). (Ab)using Wikipedia for criminal activities is sort of subversive.''', said [[User:Ghirlandajo]]) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Colchicum&diff=137655948&oldid=137655641].
Later Colchicum created article [[Decommunization in Russia]] and therefore was harassed by Irpen. However, when he deleted an aggressive comment by Irpen from his talk page
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Colchicum&diff=166415008&oldid=166414426], he was immediately "greeted" by [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]] who tells that it was ''he'' who supposedly attacked Irpen and reminds about possible blocks [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Colchicum&diff=166454275&oldid=166451247]. I also had a similar incident described here
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Boris_Stomakhin/Evidence#Threats_by_User:ellol]. [[User:ellol]] came uninvited to my talk page, asked what I think about ''Putin'', and then issued a threat. However when I complained to the ANI, Irpen and [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]] came to rescue ellol and "explained" that I wrongly translated the threat from the modern Russian semi-criminal slang. I asked Colchicum to translate [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Colchicum&diff=135687130&oldid=123935147] but he refused and advised me to calm down [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Colchicum&diff=135776280&oldid=135687130] (this was before the incidents described above in this paragraph).

Actually, I was in a state of a "peaceful coexistence" with that group, but a round of harassment had started ''precisely at the moment when I made my first comment in this Piotrus-2 case'': [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration&diff=prev&oldid=234498855], a comment that I soon withdrew. The events occured in the following order:
#An outing of me took place by [[User:Miyokan]]
#A notice about indefinitely blocking my best talking partner in wikipedia (now banned [[User:HanzoHattori]]) was placed ''at my talk page'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Biophys&diff=234549468&oldid=234534573], by [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]], in reply to a sudden comment by [[User:Alaexis]] who was a member of a self-identified team with red "KGB" userboxes: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alaexis&oldid=132177974 Alaexis], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Miyokan&oldid=170940195 Miyokan], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Petri_Krohn&oldid=156042205 Petri Khron]. The re-blocking Hanzo was an interesting story. First, [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]] suggested him to register as a regular user [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:84.234.60.154&diff=203939781&oldid=203751789], but when Hanzo re-registered as "Captain", [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]] reblocked him on the both accounts [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Biophys&diff=234549468&oldid=234534573] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Alex_Bakharev&diff=235782412&oldid=235780306], after the requests by Alexius and [[User:Stor stark7]] (who also commented in this case). Sure thing, everything was done "by the rules". See also my reply to [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=241418106&oldid=241414027 here].
#When I provided some evidence here, this campaign accelerated, enforced by {{User|Russavia}}. He follows bad example by Miyokan and also places an "FSB brigades" red userbox. He also places an additional box ''"This user believes that [[polonium]] is a valid sugar substitute''", hinting at the fate of "traitors".
#After coming back, Irpen argued at ANI in favor of Myokan [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=238915445&oldid=238910911] who was later banned.
#Irpen came to my talk page and suggested to use my right to disappear - please see a conversation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Biophys#If_you_feel_threatened here]. ''"Abandon this account and start editing from a different one ... you don't even need to notify any admins of your actions."'', said an experienced administrator Irpen - is that a good advice or [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=238828941&oldid=238826420 a mouse trap]? If I followed the Irpen's "advice", I would not present anything here. This "advice" by Irpen sounds too familiar after the previous "advice" given by [[User:Alex_Bakharev|Alex Bakharev]] to Hanzo.
#Relata Refero issued me [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=238739573&oldid=238722013 this ultimatum]. Relata Refero collaborate with Irpen, as I presented in my evidence above.
#I expanded a number of articles on Russian state security services here, including [[Alexander Litvinenko]], [[Russian apartment bombings]], [[SVR]], [[FSB]], [[GRU]] and many others. Not surprisingly, I sometimes use quotations about the Soviet KGB, simply as a figure of speech. However, when I used such quotation recently [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=238694290&oldid=238688001]. Irpen took this citation very personally [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=238695227&oldid=238694290], although I did not mean it at all [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=238698640&oldid=238695474]. Please note that ''my first statement was not directly addressed to Irpen'', but I simply expressed my frustration about this ArbCom case. But he decided to answer in this manner. The quote of the journalist tells: "we", it does not tell "you"; it is not addressed to anyone personally.

===Personal attack by Alex Bakharev===
This harassment campaign culminated when [[User:Alex_Bakharev]] started criticizing me personally: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Accusations_by_User:Biophys]. He accused me of [[paranoia]] and firing unsubstantiated accusation with regard to other users, which I never did. For example, he said:
:"I really find "jokes" by Biophys accusing people he has disagreement with to be a member of FSB web brigade troll squads or murderous hit men to be quite offensive. I happen to be a butt of one of them some time ago. In my company the only response to such a "joke" would be '''a slap to the face.''' Still I guess an anonymous over thousand miles of his internet '''can allow throwing mud without risking to have some facial damage.'''"

:But I never accused anyone of that! Alex brought this a year-old story apparently to discredit me as a witness: Here are the diffs:
#Another user (not me!) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Biophys&diff=114715622&oldid=114714148 accuses Alex Bakharev of "corruption"].
#Here [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Biophys&diff=115082398&oldid=114997495 I replied] after intervention by Irpen to support Alex.
#Then, I politely asked everyone to leave my talk page (''it was not me who started this discussion!'') and ''deleted the entire conversation as inappropriate [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Biophys&diff=116848637&oldid=116131972]''.

You can look at the article mentioned in the last dialog: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_brigades&oldid=239728220] - this is last normal version, since it has been completely re-edited by ellol and others during this Piotrus-2 case.

** Biophys, I am really flabergusted at "In '''my company''' the only response to such a "joke" would be '''a slap to the face.'''". We are a community of civilized people, not a [[dedovschina]]-riddled Soviet or Russian army unit. We are not barbarians. Such remarks deserve an appology and a self-imposed calm down period. [[User:Dc76|Dc76]]\<sup>[[User_talk:Dc76|talk]]</sup> 22:00, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

===No solid evidence against Piotrus===
Perhaps the most troubling are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Comments_on_Piotrus.27_behavior_made_by_other_admins the comments made by other admins about Piotrus]. However I can see a serious problem with such evidence because it is cited out of context. This is like ''a selective citation of witnesses, without witnesses actually present at the process.'' I would suggest to ''completely ignore this evidence'', unless a person who originally made the statement comes forward and explains his position right here.

The claims about Piotrus were briefly summarized
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&diff=240503963&oldid=240496950 here] by Irpen.
*''There is evidence that you repeatedly sought sanctions of your content opponents...''. Yes, but seeking sanctions on violators of policies is always appropriate, regardless to any content disputes.
*''There is evidence that to do so, you meticulously sifted the edit patterns of people...''. Yes, but collection of any evidence is allowed.
*Some say that Piotrus "provokes" incivility and "bad faith" by other users when he makes content edits, as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Piotrus.27_Holocaust_in_Lithuania_caused_bad_faith stated above by Deacon]. This argument is wrong and belongs to [[victim blaming]] category. If incivility can be caused by any ''content edits'', this is entirely fault of the user who violates [[WP:CIV]], not the user who edits the ''content'' and does not comment on another contributor.

Some critics accuse Piotrus of edit warring. But one should use some ''objective criteria'', please. How many blocks did he receive for edit warring? Only one, and that was long time ago. What is the percentage of reverts in his edits? Is it higher than for other admins?

A lot of statements about Piotrus are actually not supported by direct evidence or exaggregate minor problems. For example, "He called me Nazi", said [[User|Stor stark7]] below and provided
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=prev&oldid=230083842 this diff]. Sorry, but this is not so. Perhaps the edit summary by Piotrus was questionable and could be discussed at an RfC. But there is huge difference between criticizing a ''person'' ("Stor stark7 is Nazi") and criticizing article ''content'': "let's remove whitewashing of Nazi crimes from this article". The latter is allowed, because there are publications and historians who indeed whitewash Nazi crimes.

==Evidence presented by [[User:Stor stark7|Stor stark7]]==
[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Daniel_Brandt_deletion_wheel_war#Expectations_and_role_of_administrators|this]] has been made into policy by being linked to from [[Wikipedia:ADMIN#Administrator_conduct|here]]. Piotrus actions should be viewed in light of that.
===Serious POV pushing===
My friction with Piotrus originates with his oft-time support for Molobo. Molobo follows me even into the Pacific. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AAmerican_mutilation_of_Japanese_war_dead&diff=205359948&oldid=205346478] and Alliance shopping there [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANick_Dowling&diff=218476691&oldid=218454718] there. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Nick_Dowling&diff=next&oldid=218494400 My reply by the way])

*[[Bloody Sunday (1939)]]
It started with this little Piotrus & Molobo real-time charade on the talk page.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bloody_Sunday_(1939)#This_article_is_terribly_inaccurate]. What it in reality revolved around was the review by Professor Richard Blanke of two Polish books ([http://www.jstor.org/pss/2165826 JSTOR link]) that Piotrus seemingly wanted to get rid of, for example by claiming it did not exist. The problem seems to be that the book reviewer identifies that the the 5th column theory was a Polish Communist regime official thesis, and that the reviewer dismisses it as Polish communist and nationalist propaganda. (He is very critical of the reviewed Polish book)

After Piotrus many edits to the Bloody Sunday article the review remains there as source for a number of sentences, some erroneously as far as I can tell, but strangely no mention is made of the reviewers critique as propaganda of the quasi official Polish position promoted by the communist dictatorship and still followed by many Polish historians. Only close to the very end of the article, and using another source, is a very timid mention of "bias of communist era Polish historiography".

To quote from the source, on the works of the Western Institute, a prolific Polish issuer on Germany related works:

::"anti-German slant of most of its projects have reflected an unpopular, Soviet-imposed regime's belief that to perpetuate the idea of eternal German-Polish enmity was key to its own efforts to justify that regime's existence in Polish eyes." "According to this quasi-official thesis, Nazi Germany instructed the German population of Bydgoszcz and surrounding areas to congregate in the city and mount a "diversionary" attack on Polish forces. The problem with this work is that other historians, "third-party" as well as German, present a pretty good case for seeing this event quite differently."

A causal glance at the article might give the impression that it now is neutral, unless one realizes that what the article presents as an equal weight argument between German scholars and Polish scholars is in fact an argument between Democratic German and Democratic 3rd party scholars, against Polish scholars who for 50 years followed the Party line, and as the reviewer pointed out some Poles such as Jastrzebski still regurgitate the party line even after the advent of freedom of expression.

*Recruiting help to Bromberg
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jacurek#You_may_be_interested_in], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AXx236&diff=202382593&oldid=199571524]

*[[Operation Himmler]] (Abuse of sources)
Piotrus used the book review as a source in another article too. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Himmler&diff=next&oldid=201633234], where he restated the communist thesis [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Himmler&diff=195981274&oldid=195968459] (see whats hidden at the end of the very long edit). Note that no mention whatsoever is made of the used sources critique of this quasi-official Polish Communist regimes thesis nor that German and other neutral historians dispute it, and in fact the way he wrote it makes it look like the review instead confirms the whole sentence when in fact it only support the "inflated to 58,000" part.

That's abuse of sources, and very heavy POV pushing.

===Accusations of Nazism and of blackening Polands reputation===
*Nazi accusations No.1 "neutral version restored, Nazi whitewashing reverted..."
Considering [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren#Editors_warned|this rule]] I'm curious to why Piotrus has received no warning since he directly accused me of being a Nazi[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=prev&oldid=230083842]. All I had done was after an anons blanking restore to the version that Piotrus had previously agreed upon[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=201637201&oldid=201634985] in March after [[Talk:Westerplatte|I had been forced to ask for 3rd opinion]] due to his behavior.

*Use of - or approval of - sock puppets.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=230168440&oldid=230083842 This edit] was left unchallenged, and this is reminiscent of the 2 actions of this sock puppet account, first [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=next&oldid=201435407 here] and also [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloody_Sunday_(1939)&diff=prev&oldid=201555579 here]. In the second case at Bloody Sunday accusing my edits of "propaganda". Rather than reverting this obvious vandalism edit this "user" was welcomed by Piotrus and the revert used as basis for [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloody_Sunday_(1939)&diff=next&oldid=201555579 further edits by Piotrus].

*Nazi accusations No.2
After my encounter with Piotrus at Bloody Sunday, and his help to Molobo at other articles I tried to get some help at the Admins forum. This only resulted in Piotrus launching a Nazi accusation against me as defense: "in my experience 99% of edits from this periodically editing account involve whitewashing (or plainly removing) references to Nazi crimes during WWII"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=195707517]. My response.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=197073468].

*Indirect Neo Nazi accusation
Accusing an IP of being "likely a sock of some neo-Nazi"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive431&diff=prev&oldid=219567615] and then requesting check user for that IP against me and Scurinae.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Khoikhoi&diff=next&oldid=219568627] --[[User:Stor stark7|'''Stor stark7''']] <sup>[[User_talk:Stor stark7|'''Speak''']]</sup> 18:18, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

*Forum shopping and Accusation of black washing Poles...
This accusation[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AAllied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II&diff=230045102&oldid=229146084], apparently directed at me. And some associated forum shopping. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board&diff=next&oldid=229940069]. Odd in light of this notice[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMolobo&diff=145310257&oldid=145307161] to Molobo at the end of his 1 year block, a notice never enforced by the way.

To sum up, Piotrus crosses the line, he often hides it well under a blanket of other edits, but at least he should not be allowed to do it while wearing the Armour of respectability that adminship for better or worse provides, especially not when accusing people of being Nazis when they reinstate previously agreed-upon text....--[[User:Stor stark7|'''Stor stark7''']] <sup>[[User_talk:Stor stark7|'''Speak''']]</sup> 17:10, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

===User Molobo and Piotrus===

[[User:Molobo]] and [[User:Piotrus]] are often seen together in main-space and on talk pages, sometimes just minutes apart.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ypatingasis_b%C5%ABrys&diff=198775265&oldid=198637954], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II&diff=201669083&oldid=201642359], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polish_civil_war&diff=210418209&oldid=210374858], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_Dzier%C5%BCon&diff=211349030&oldid=210966490], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Grunwald&diff=217651488&oldid=217651004], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghetto_benches&diff=215366792&oldid=215353683], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Clark&diff=207095667&oldid=206811072], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Armia_Krajowa&diff=202867137&oldid=202849796], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_Dzier%C5%BCon&diff=211349080&oldid=210966490], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polish_culture_during_World_War_II&diff=186518740&oldid=186514052], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis%2C_1018&diff=168358723&oldid=168339670], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Expulsion_of_Germans_after_World_War_II&diff=193287427&oldid=193229687]
(Note Piotrus pushing the POV term "Regained Territories"), [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Partition_of_Poland&diff=210517029&oldid=210434008], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AFear%3A_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=214062499&oldid=214062118], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Partition_of_Poland&diff=210428512&oldid=210427012], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gda%C5%84sk&diff=194727065&oldid=194714385], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soviet_invasion_of_Poland_(1939)&diff=next&oldid=201840597], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russian_presidential_election%2C_2008&diff=195994536&oldid=195987471], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_Police&diff=188217597&oldid=187842634], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ADuchy_of_Pless&diff=183509396&oldid=183404893], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AAbraham_Gancwajch&diff=188473045&oldid=188472468], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AKarkonosze&diff=211778988&oldid=211760424] Note, I've just provided a sample of edits to show that they edit in the same fields, often very closely. I believe Piotrus is the Admin who's most well aware of what Molobo edits and how he edits. If we discount Molobos own talk page then Piotrus talk page is the 3rd most frequented talk page by Molobo, with 78 edits[http://toolserver.org/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=Molobo&site=en.wikipedia.org]. They share info and jokes. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APiotrus&diff=211350490&oldid=211319984], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APiotrus&diff=205159331&oldid=205153922], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APiotrus&diff=195998165&oldid=195997024], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APiotrus&diff=189217363&oldid=189186444], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMolobo&diff=237327862&oldid=235474876], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMolobo&diff=230089642&oldid=230088003], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMolobo&diff=225466750&oldid=225300785], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Molobo#Re:_Anon_harassment]

Regardless of whether there is any off-wiki communication or if they regularly check each others edit histories it seems that they are well aware of each others edits. This points to a real problem here. Molobo, as Piotrus admitted in the evidence section by the statement - ''"has a problematic history and was once blocked for a year, hence making a good guilt by association beating me"'' - has a troubled edit record. Molobo has been blocked many times, including a one year term, and recently indefinitely. And Piotrus, in his role as Administrator and as someone intimately aware of Molobos edits, has done nothing visible to moderate Molobo (unless we count [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMolobo&diff=145310257&oldid=145307161 this completely unenforced notice] that both seemed and indeed was too good to be true), instead that task has fallen upon other Administrators who now and then have encountered Molobo. In-fact Piotrus even worked hard and successfully to have Molobo unbanned, e.g.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive431#Molobo]

'''MY POINT''': If Wikipedia is to have Admins who blatantly take sides then we need to impose a system where administrators publicly declare their POV allegiances coupled to a balancing system where different groupings are allocated equal quotas of admin-ships. Or alternatively we could instead choose to strive for at least nominally neutral administrators and weed out the obvious POV pushing Admins and let them contribute as normal editors instead.--[[User:Stor stark7|'''Stor stark7''']] <sup>[[User_talk:Stor stark7|'''Speak''']]</sup> 21:54, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

===Response to Piotrus evidence against Stor stark7===

I'm Swedish, but since postwar Germany is one of my specialties I'll let Piotrus labeling me as German slide.
====German Tag team Allegation====

Piotrus makes the claim of an association between me and Matthead ''two other active members of this tag team have risen up in his defense'' How exactly is voicing my concerns about Piotrus behavior "defending Matthead"? It's news to me to hear that I'm an active member in an alleged tag team and I note that Piotrus was unable or unwilling to provide diffs actually showing me to be part of such a team, despite his repeated accusations. Where is the proof? Why does Matthead need defending from Piotrus by the way? Is he part of this arbitration? In fact as far as I know it is exceedingly rare that I even cross paths with Matthead or Sciurinæ. And I do not need to "''try to divert the case from Matthead and their own actions''", I'm here to draw attention to Piotrus actions nothing else and I presume this is in fact simply an attempt by Piotrus to try to divert attention using words since diffs are non-existent.

====Accusation of using old diffs====
''year+ old diffs'': The bulk of the diffs I provided as a sample of Piotrus activities come from the period March - April 2008. No diffs are any older than that.

==== Accusation of me having POV ''"ranging from 'Greater Germany' to 'neo-Nazi'"''====
Since the only example given relates to me - a statistical list of editing topics - and Piotrus previously repeatedly has called me a Nazi I presume the 'Neo-Nazi' bit of the alleged range is meant for labeling me and not Matthead or Sciurinae, except by alleged association to me.
This is precisely the type of Piotrus behavior I'm involved in this arbitration because of. Where is the evidence? E.g. editing the article Nazi Germany does not by default make anyone a Neo-Nazi. Piotrus makes complaints about [[Guilt_by_association]], and then uses precisely that tactic. Perhaps Piotrus finds it distasteful that I in my most recent edit of Nazi Germany [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nazi_Germany&diff=prev&oldid=227846245 added the Saar flag], or that I that same day had added a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nazi_Germany&diff=prev&oldid=227742888 crematorium image]? Maybe it was "Nazi" or "Greater Germany" of me to expand the article [[Disarmed Enemy Forces]] from a stub last week? I write about notable but relatively unknown topics that few others want to deal with, such as [http://www.timelifepictures.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=50693116&cdi=0 this], which is a thankless job, especially when it leads to this type of vicious personal attacks. I would have though that my response in the the Administrators noticeboard should have been enough indication for Piotrus that I find it highly offensive to be attacked as a Nazi, as any normal wikipedian would. Further I don't not see why Piotrus seems unable to understand this still, since he simultaneously both seemingly apologies and continues with "Neo-Nazi" accusations. In fact I do not see how Piotrus can possibly avoid a block for this latest Nazism accusation.

===="My content claims"====
If the arbitration committee so wishes I too can address the content claims in more detail, and will provide the book review to any arbitrators unable to access it themselves.

====Claim I go looking for places to criticize in====
Piotrus claims that (paraphrased) "I chip in with criticism and complaints wherever unrelated issues related to editors I dislike are being discussed". And the evidence provided for this allegation by Piotrus is [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren&diff=182117313&oldid=182110271 this??] A completely unrelated restriction notice, based in part on me blowing my lid [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denazification&diff=182014638&oldid=181997818 here]? As far as I can tell this completely unrelated issue was brought up just to make me look bad (so he did that wrong, then maybe he did what Piotrus claims too...), either that or when Piotrus realized there was nothing with which to substantiate his allegation with he decided to provide a diff anyway, and that was the worst he could find.

====My alleged POV:====
According to Piotrus I promote the POV ''"Germans were victims and Allies were the victimizers"''
Apparently this is Piotrus "explanation" for his repeated personal attacks on me using the Nazi label. Actually I'm afraid the whole sentence might be a very cleverly disguised attack. A combination between [[Ad hominem]] and [[Straw man]] 1. Twist things by attributing a certain unsavory POV to me which might make the Nazi attacks seem justified. 2. Vaguely admit the Nazi accusation and admit that it could be seen as offensive....
Mud sticks, as they say, how exactly do you defend yourself against an accusation like that, an accusation without any attempt at evidence presented, without risking the "the lady doth protest too much" syndrome? My editing is straightforward and not hidden under random stuff; anyone can easily check my content edits. My real POV is that there are gaps in Wikipedia on notable topics. One of those topics is crimes against the Japanese for example. I think I can take much credit for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_war_crimes#The_Pacific this section] even coming into existence, but it sure was difficult. One of the supposedly ''undue'' topics I've looked at are the German victims. Apparently some would like to claim monopoly on victims, but surprise, there were some German too, e.g.[http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=9813]. Another topic I look at is the occupation of Germany, where Piotrus has for example collaborated with Molobo as I pointed out at the Administrators noticeboard. I have nothing to hide nor any offensive POV that in any way could possibly justify Piotrus Nazi accusations. When I'm stuck or don't understand something I ask for reputable help, such as here[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Rjensen&diff=prev&oldid=197101629],[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities&diff=prev&oldid=197128180]. I have to give Piotrus a reluctant artistic credit for the very cleverly phrased sentence though. I've added notable content to loads of articles, including the Holocaust article too[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Holocaust&diff=prev&oldid=204825736], I wonder if that's also part of the edits that Piotrus claims he finds "highly offensive" POV? Please review my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Accusations_of_Nazism_and_of_blackening_Polands_reputation Nazi accusations No.1] point, and check if it in any way could be compatible with Piotrus "explanation" for his Nazi attack against me.

====Accusations of Harassment====
Piotrus repeatedly claims that he is being harassed by alleged anti Piotrus tag-teams, of which I'm supposed to be part. Piotrus even request that I should be asked by the arbitration committee not to harass other editors. It's impossible to prove non-harassment, how do you produce the diffs? But it is painfully obvious that Piotrus has produced no diffs of any alleged harassment against him, all that's been produced by Piotrus are the endlessly repeated tag and harassment accusations against me i.e. [[Proof by verbosity]].--[[User:Stor stark7|'''Stor stark7''']] <sup>[[User_talk:Stor stark7|'''Speak''']]</sup> 01:18, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

====Undue Weight, misrepresentation allegation etc====
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_arbitration%2FPiotrus_2%2FEvidence&diff=239422023&oldid=239413794 Reply to this]:

*The Pittsburgh range IP's that reverted me, and indeed also Piotrus, at westerplatte were irrelevant to this arbitration, although it can for forms sake be noted that Piotrus never bothered to undo the IP's repeated blankings.
*Piotrus writes that I misrepresent this as a refusal to discuss.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=201622291&oldid=201609756]. See also the subsequent discussion.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Westerplatte#Polish%201933%20war%20proposal] Please judge who misrepresents.
*Piotrus on the other hand misrepresents. It is Piotrus continuing POV that the paragraph at westerplatte is "trivia/undue". The 3rd opinion disagreed with Piotrus, as he well knows. And the following is very indicative of Piotrus lack of self awareness of his POV: ''"fact promoting the idea that in 1939, Germans had a moral right to invade Poland because Poland might have contemplated invading Germany in 1933"''. I do not care if this is the way Piotrus actually views the paragraph, or if it is simply defense rhetoric. Either case vividly shows that he should not be allowed to remain as sysop.
*Number of Nazi attacks. Piotrus states - with a smiley - that his 3 uses of [[Nazi]] (actually it is 4, against me at least) is a irrelevantly low amount of evidence to present here, especially considering his large body of edits. For me, and others, being accused of being a Nazi is a big deal. I don't follow Piotrus around to see what he calls others, I've presented the cases where I've been personally sorely offended. I'm sorry to see that for Piotrus using the Nazi allegation is not that serious. Do we need admins, people who are supposed to be role-models for the rest of us, with this attitude? --[[User:Stor stark7|'''Stor stark7''']] <sup>[[User_talk:Stor stark7|'''Speak''']]</sup> 11:17, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

===Response to Biophys===
In his attempts to defend Piotrus user Biophys has singled out my evidence for a personal attack by Piotrus as "typical 'evidence'", which he then proceeds to attempt to defuse by providing just the primary diff and his own interpretation of that diff. Somehow he manages to ignore that Piotrus already in essence has admitted guilt, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&oldid=239372739#Tag_team_3:_German "German tag team"] and Biophys also omits all the context diffs for that incident, (as well as the other prior and later events where Piotrus has used "Nazi", including - incredibly enough - in this very Arbitration.) According to Biophys what Piotrus did was simply criticize article content: "let's remove whitewashing of Nazi crimes from this article".

Lets see how Piotrus "removed whitewashing".
He added 2 sentences.
*"in light of German rearmament and violations of the [[Treaty of Versailles]]"
*"French continued their policy of [[appeasement]]".

I had dropped those those sentences while harassed by IP's intent on removing the paragraph. The first sentence adds nothing of value, we already linked to the reason for the proposal: [[Preventive war]], i.e. war now to avoid a seemingly inevitable worse war later. And, more to the point, the "context" provided by Piotrus is misleading since the [[Treaty_of_Versailles#Treaty_violations|treaty violations]] did not really start until 2 years later, i.e. Hitlers future intentions were clear enough visa vi the [[Free City of Danzig]] etc, but visible German treaty violations started only in 1935.

The second Piotrus sentence (or rather what he choose to omit from it) on the other hand is actually very interesting: "French continued their policy of [[appeasement]]". While technically true, the way the source phrases it is that after French rejection of the proposal the Poles flung themselves into the race for appeasement and just barely won the race ahead of France. To make that Piotrus addition accurate and neutral you would have 2 choices, either mention Polish appeasement together with French - and face hell from IP's (and possibly others) - or simply drop the appeasement topic.

Now what Piotrus actually said about his changes to the paragraph I had restored - Biophys very charitable interpretation aside - was: "neutral version restored, Nazi whitewashing reverted..."[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=next&oldid=230077705] See the resemblance to this March 4 statent?"in my experience 99% of edits from this periodically editing account involve whitewashing (or plainly removing) references to Nazi crimes during WWII and unduly highlighting suffering of the German people."[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=195707517]

And again, let me point out that the paragraph I wrote that he had very reluctantly agreed upon in March did not contain those two sentences.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=next&oldid=201634985]

Lets look at the March 2008 background to this incident, which happened while I was having continued friction with Piotrus at the Bloody Sunday article:
#I insert the topic to the article Westerplatte.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=201435407&oldid=195598592]
#The sockpuppet {{User|Antyfaszysta}} is created, and proceeds to blank my entry[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=prev&oldid=201555895], although first he blanks my long and well sourced entry at the Bloody_Sunday article using the edit summary "propaganda"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloody_Sunday_(1939)&diff=prev&oldid=201555579]
#A few minutes minutes later Piotrus welcomes this 2-edits "user"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Antyfaszysta&oldid=201560181]
#11 minutes after welcoming "him" Piotrus uses the Antyfaszysta version of Bloody Sunday (the "propaganda" summary blanking version) to begin making the article as he prefers[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloody_Sunday_(1939)&diff=next&oldid=201555579]
#Some time later I try to undo the sock puppet damage at Bloody sunday, but get reverted by Piotrus[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloody_Sunday_(1939)&diff=next&oldid=201570185]
#I told Piotrus that he should not have based his edits on the "propaganda" revert of this new account {{User|Antyfaszysta}}. The response was: "Perhaps."[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Bloody_Sunday_(1939)&diff=next&oldid=201575869]
#Meanwhile, back at the Westerplate article I had restored the content, only to be reverted by Piotrus with the summary "completely irrelevant"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=next&oldid=201568722]
#I request that Piotrus take up his issues at talk. This only resulted in a new revert[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=next&oldid=201609756]
#I asked for outside comment (it was moved to 3rd opinion, which I did not know existed)[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Notability&diff=prev&oldid=201628856]
#Piotrus finally accepts the inclusion of the text[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westerplatte&diff=next&oldid=201634985]
#The 3rd opinion agrees, and has some advice for Piotrus.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Westerplatte&diff=next&oldid=201637762]
So, to sum up the response to Biophys, the "nazi whitewashing" was indeed a personal attack, in essence identical to the earlier ''"whitewashing (or plainly removing) references to Nazi crimes"''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=195707517] and the one used in this arbitration ''"this tag team (which could be variously described as ranging from "Greater Germany" to "neo-Nazi"'' and it is merely a highlight of a very antagonistic pattern on the part of Piotrus. It is notable that Biophys failed to note this, as well as Piotrus "apology". --[[User:Stor stark7|'''Stor stark7''']] <sup>[[User_talk:Stor stark7|'''Speak''']]</sup> 00:27, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

===Reply to Molobo===
I thank [[User_talk:Molobo|Molobo]] for his estimate of my intelligence, and I reply that I think highly both his and Piotrus intellectual capacity, evidence of which is even shown on Piotrus personal introduction.

As to Molobo; as Piotrus himself at this page has pointed out regarding his longtime associate: "Molobo has a problematic history and was once blocked for a year". He does this while claiming that I try to divert attention by focusing on Molobo. Odd considering that I came here because I am sick of Piotrus clever incivility through his acts, often well covered with apparently civil language.

As to Molobos assertions, whatever Molobos intention was, I believe they simply reflect badly on him. He even goes back to my first week at wikipedia on January 2006.... I believe most of it is covered by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Nick_Dowling&diff=next&oldid=218494400 reply I provided] to his previous attack. Contrary to Piotrus assertion, I'm not Molobos sparring partner, I'm rather one of his many victims. It should be noted that Piotrus voted to "keep" Molobos article "[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/German collective guilt|German collective guilt]]", an article Molobo had hijacked from my sandbox and thoroughly warped. A quick review of Molobos diffs. ''Please take the time to review both Molobos '''spinn''' about what they contain, and what you find when you actually click on them''. The Holocaust should be self-evident. The second statement should be viewed in light of the topic being discussed and [http://www.alfreddezayas.com/Chapbooks/Anglo_Ampittsb.doc this]. The third it should be self-evident that I was referring to the Regime then in power and was not allocating collective guilt etc etc, the last statement is based on [http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,490014,00.html this] (search for "crazy"). I believe Molobo is well aware of all this.

Now, I've come across Molobo and his incarnations very often, especially when he's sought me out on non Poland related topics. Molobo brought up the Morgenthau plan, which by the way was not created by me. Here we find an interesting collaboration between Piotrus and Molobo.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Plan&diff=195678275&oldid=195646530], despite Molobos edits at that time being [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Morgenthau_Plan#Reverted_edits_by_User:Molobo challenged at talk] by both Colonell mustard and Me. This Molobo - Piotrus collaboration had been going on for several days, e.g.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Plan&diff=prev&oldid=194776527 this restoration of a typical Molobo phrase "to repair damage made by Nazi Germany"] by Piotrus, see for example [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Plan&diff=prev&oldid=193865428 here], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Plan&diff=next&oldid=195505400 here], and during Molobos one year block also seen [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction_of_Germany&diff=prev&oldid=124666768 here], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eisenhower_and_German_POWs&diff=prev&oldid=124664311 here], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction_of_Germany&diff=prev&oldid=124681564 here], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eisenhower_and_German_POWs&diff=prev&oldid=124683262 here], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forced_labor_of_Germans_in_the_Soviet_Union&diff=prev&oldid=120330117 here]. [[User:Graneth]], one of the transients above mentions a DW article about German reparations for 640 billion.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Consequences_of_German_Nazism&diff=prev&oldid=120308542 here], and so does Molobo [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Plan&diff=next&oldid=193866211 here].

Let me note, as also others do, that Piotrus often seems to works very closely with this user with "a problematic history", and I guess it must have been during his failed efforts to pinn a Nazi accusation against me that he found this tidbit to hand Molobo[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMolobo&diff=237327862&oldid=235474876]. When Molobo's 1 year block expired Piotrus provided some pretty words[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMolobo&diff=145310257&oldid=145307161]. As far as I know he never even once enforced those pretty words up to the time Molobo was permanently banned, and then unbanned thanks to Piotrus effort. I think that unenforced notice is important and symptomatic, Piotrus is very eloquent, but it is his actions we need to examine, not his words.--[[User:Stor stark7|'''Stor stark7''']] <sup>[[User_talk:Stor stark7|'''Speak''']]</sup> 00:17, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by [[User:Boodlesthecat|Boodlesthecat]]==
=== "Special case" Boodlesthecat's response to [[User:Piotrus|Piotrus]] ===
First, let me thank the Academy for this "special case" award. Now, let's explore point by point.
*Piotrus finds mediator Prom3th3an's statement "telling," although he's not telling what he found telling. Others also found Prom3th3an's statement of interest, enough to issue Prom3th3an this [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2008-08-02_History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=235003671 unambiguous warning]
*My complaint about Piotrus' [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Report&diff=prev&oldid=236526110 article defacement by fact tag bombing] (sixteen tages!) speaks for itself. This is not the first time Piotrus has [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=225035992 defaced an article like this.] It [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=225713911 wasn't acceptable in the past], and its not acceptable now
*Although this sort of editing tactic might be an improvement from the edit-war-file-a-3RR tactic that Piotrus and his allies used to prefer, which seems to have ceased now that this arb is scrutinizing some of these tactics. Although [[User:Tymek|Tymek]] seems to have not gotten the email about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR#Boodlesthecat_reported_by_Tymek_.28Result:_No_action.29 not using that tactic] any more.
*My [[WP:CIVIL]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Tymek#WP:CIVIL_warning--Show_me_the_diffs warnings to Tymek] are self explanatory. I will take further action if Tymek continues to make false accusations like those I have deatiled on his talk page in the warnings.
*Piotrus claims I have "harassed greg with accusations of antisemitism." Actually, concern about Greg's Jew baiting is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Greg_park_avenue#Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration.2FPiotrus_2.2FEvidence becoming a wider community concern.] Framing this as me against Greg is transparently false. Note also, for those unaware, Greg's [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RRArchive77&diff=235498928&oldid=231178468 apparent threat of violence against an admin here].
*Piotrus claims "Boody has implied that anybody who defends greg is an antisemite." A) Please show a diff where I made that "implication," or kindly remove that defamatory claim, and B) what I actually have, and continue to imply is that Piotrus explicitly defends Greg--to the point of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=213019135 abusing his admin power] and threatening to block me for removing a serious BLP violation by Greg [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=213496204 (upheld HERE]).
*Piotrus ''amazingly'' claims "before Boody, for example, we were somehow able to raise History of the Jews in Poland to a FA status, without any major incivil disputes." I will, as the Bible instructs us, [[WP:AGF|assume good faith]] and assume Piotrus simply made a big boo boo here with that accusation, rather than proffering a bald faced lie. Check [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/History_of_Jews_in_Poland/archive1 the record, Piotrus.] The article '''failed feature article review on April 25, 2008''' (mainly because it had been wrecked by edit warring). Note also that '''I did not make a single edit to the article until [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=220365970 June 18, 2008]''', (yes, that would be 2 months later) where I made a minor edit that was reverted 3 minutes later (giving me a forewarning of what was to come, although my edit is now upheld, as are about 99.9% of the edits I've made to that article). Piotrus also rather immodestly [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/History_of_Jews_in_Poland/archive1&diff=prev&oldid=199168680 took sole credit for the FA]] even though it was clearly a collaborative effort by a number of editors at the time).
*Piotrus claims that he tried to "reach out" to me. Actually, his main "reaching out" is illustrative of another tactic of his--trying to play his perceived enemies against each other. Piotrus has tried to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Boodlesthecat#Should_Holocaust_in_Lithuania_be_mentioned_in_article_about_collaboration_in_WWII.3F solicit my help in his border war with the Lithuanians], although I had to beg off.
*A splendid example of playing perceived enemies off against each other is his contrasting of editor Malik Shabazz' "constructive" style (and I agree with him there) with my supposed disruptions. Let me remind Piotrus of some of Malik's own comments on the modus operandi of Piotrus and his team that [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR&diff=prev&oldid=228916404 Malik posted not long ago here]:<blockquote>'''"It takes two to tango, Piotrus. You are just as rigid in your position as Boodlesthecat is, so please don't act as though he's the problem. You and several other editors seem determined to white-wash Polish antisemitism, or to blame it on the Jews, and Boodlesthecat brings quality sources that refute your assertions. You're not an innocent victim here."'''</blockquote>

I have always respected Malik's judgement, and I am glad that Piotrus does too! Hopefully he will take Malik's words to heart.
*Oh, and yes, I sent an unkind an inexcusable email to Piotrus for which I've apologized on a few occasions rudely accusing him of [[WP:DIK|dikdom]] (and despite Piortus' comical mention of ''the "dick" emails'', there was only one email anointing thusly and rudely). Others have been kind enough to note, without excusing it, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR&diff=prev&oldid=229318722 some of my possible reasons] for such rudeness.
*Open challenge to Piotrus or anyone else. Show me any improper edits I have made to any of the disputed articles. In attempting to address the "white-wash" that Malik notes above, it has been the case that the vast majority (quite near 100%) of my edits have withstood the attacks of Piotrus and his teammates ''because they are valid'', and have made a modest contribution to improving this project. The challenge is open. [[User:Boodlesthecat|Boodlesthecat]] <sup>''[[User talk:Boodlesthecat|Meow?]]''</sup> 19:07, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
**Update 9/11: Piotrus humorously declares in anguish "Boody just accused me of antisemitism." Anyone who could care is welcome to read my [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=237780832&oldid=237772354 comment here] where for the umpteenth time I do indeed implore Piotrus to stop filling this encyclopedia with "outdated, discredited and outright anti-semitic nonsense". Peruse if you care, the last week of of Piotrus' feverish edit warring on [[Lwów pogrom (1918)]], as he aggressively attempts to fill that article with examples of the abovementioned "outdated, discredited and outright anti-semitic nonsense", or as Malik accurately describes it above, examples of Pitorus in action once again as he continues to be '''"determined to white-wash Polish antisemitism, or to blame it on the Jews."''' I make no apologies for my repeated attempts to educate Piotrus on basic encyclopedic historiography. [[User:Boodlesthecat|Boodlesthecat]] <sup>''[[User talk:Boodlesthecat|Meow?]]''</sup> 21:15, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

===Case study of Piotrus' abuse of admin authority to engage in POV edit warring===
Piotrus continues abusing the 3RR report process as a tool for his edit warring, as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboad/3RR&oldid=237835056#Boodlesthecat_reported_by_Piotrus_.28Result:_warned.2Fstale_.29 can seen here]. The result; '''yet another admonishment to Piotrus''' for his [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=237942708#Piotrus_and_Boodlesthecat_edit_warring_on_Controversies_of_the_Polish.E2.80.93Soviet_War abuse of the 3RR process to carry out edit warring.] This particular interaction is emblematic of the sort of POV edit warring Piotrus (and his fellow tag team members) engages in on articles concerning Polish Jewry (the topic in which I have come up against his abuses); namely, attempts to minimize instances of Polish anti-semitism, and to inject a decidedly fringe, and indeed anti-Jewish POV into articles that seek to find ways [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR&diff=prev&oldid=229318722 to blame Jews for pogroms and other abuse committed against them.] In this particular instance, I had [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=next&oldid=237735950 removed] a long-standing anti-semitic canard] from this article, which attempted to justify pogroms with claims (falsely attributed to the Morgenthau commission) by noting (completely without context) that "that Poles also died at the hand of Jews," and falsely claimed that "a significant portion of which (as also supported by [[Richard C. Lukas]]) supported the Soviets and formed militias to fight their Polish equivalents and regular army." this is simply an old, anti-semitic canard with no support outside of the fringe (and misquoted) sources used to back it up. Piotrus [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=prev&oldid=237747405 responded with a revert], claiming "proper corr" (not sure what that means; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=next&oldid=237747405 I again removed the false material], editing it to correspond to the fringe source. Piotrus again reinserted the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=next&oldid=237748714 multiply probelematic wording], with an odd "In detail" edit summary. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=next&oldid=237750394 I removed it again], indicating it did not correspond to the sources, and requested in the summary that Piotrus '''"take it to TALK and provide quotes supporting and discuss before reverting."''' Piotrus ignored my request to discuss on talk, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=next&oldid=237751089 and reverted again], this time with an edit summary of "+ref" and adding a ref and quote which (oops) u''nfortunately referred to the wrong war'' (Piotrus had dug up a quote referring to the Polish-Ukrainian War rather than the Polish-Soviet War—the subject of the article in question). I reverted yet again, pointing out both the fact that the material still was not in the sources cited, as well as this blooper of an error bringing in a quote from the wrong war, and again requesting that Piotrus discuss his edits on talk and provide documentation there. Piotrus [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=prev&oldid=237766239 finally began discussion on talk], (although only to disingenuously demand a reason for "removal of refs" rather than to provide the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=prev&oldid=237769206 twice requested] explanation and quotes supporting his edits) and only [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR&diff=prev&oldid=237765877 '''after he filed a 3RR report'''] (Piotrus was apparently too busy provoking a revert war and compiling diffs to enage in a discussion of his erronesous and offensive anti-Jewish edits on talk).

As [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Piotrus_placed_on_1RR_resrtictions_along_with_Boodlesthecat noted in the evidence presented below], not only was Piotrus engaging in an edit war on this article in order compile diffs to file a 3RR while ignoring repeated requests to discuss his extremely problematic edits on talk (this despite clear earlier [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Piotrus&diff=prev&oldid=228889321 warnings to Piotrus not to use reverting as an editing technique], he was simultaneously shopping for admins to look at the edits he refused to discuss himself, in the hopes that one such admin might find something amiss and block me (apparently unsuccessfully). This is only the latest of his attempts to forum shop to have me blocked (''always'' without notifying me of the discussions), eg [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement#User:Boodlesthecat here]. It would be worthwhile for this arb to look into just how much on and off Wiki shopping Piotrus has been engaged in in his rather obsessive effort to have me blocked. [[User:Boodlesthecat|Boodlesthecat]] <sup>''[[User talk:Boodlesthecat|Meow?]]''</sup> 17:20, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* I now expect Piotrus will, in retaliation for my posting of this case study, attempt to beef up his portrayal of me as a villain in an attempt to try and do some damage control. this is to be expected, and I have confidence that reviewers here will weigh the evidence objectively. [[User:Boodlesthecat|Boodlesthecat]] <sup>''[[User talk:Boodlesthecat|Meow?]]''</sup> 17:56, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
** And a reality check-- Do I anywhere above claim that Malik ''agrees with me''? No, yet thats the falsehood [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Malik_Shabazz&diff=prev&oldid=237798633 Piotrus tells Malik] while Piotrus pleads with Malik [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Malik_Shabazz&diff=prev&oldid=237148401 for the second time!] to dissociate himself from my comments. Seems like the spin control is spinning out of control. [[User:Boodlesthecat|Boodlesthecat]] <sup>''[[User talk:Boodlesthecat|Meow?]]''</sup> 23:10, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

===Response to deliberately doctored quote presented as "evidence" by [[User:Xx236|Xx236]]===
Now some of Piotrus' defenders are resorting to outright lying. [[User:Xx236|Xx236]] claims in his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Language_used_by_Boodlesthecat evidence section below] that I said ""Some people think all Poles are stupid. But actually thats exaggerated--that perception comes from the fact that a small number of Poles were noticed to be stupid."

This is a completely doctored quote, knowingly and deceptively put into evidence by [[User:Xx236|Xx236]] as part of the continued cheap tactics by Piotrus' allies to attempt to vilify their perceived opponents. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=prev&oldid=237805718 actual post I made said] <blockquote>''By offering these pseudo explanations, and by peppering our articles with the fringe pseudo scholarly justifications disguised as explanations offered by Piotrowski and Lukas, we are simply giving credence to justifications for simple lies and murder. My examples werent strawmen. By your logic I could add to an article "Some people think all Poles are stupid. But actually thats exaggerated--that perception comes from the fact that a small number of Poles were noticed to be stupid." Or "some people think all Blacks are criminals. But that perception....bla blabla."''</blockquote>

If you actually read what I wrote in its context, I am saying that by Piotrus' logic (in which he tries to insert lies about Polish Jews as fact by stating the lie and then claiming it was "exaggerated"), lies about Poles or blacks or any other group can be inserted into articles.

That selective use of my statements was pretty lame and despicable tactic by one of Piotrus' most vocal and aggressive supporters in their team edit warring. Sheesh. [[User:Boodlesthecat|Boodlesthecat]]

==Evidence presented by [[User:Tiptoety|Tiptoety]]==
===Piotrus placed on 1RR resrtictions along with Boodlesthecat===
While responding to reports at [[WP:AN3]], Piotrus took notice and sent me an email requesting that I review a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR&oldid=237835056#Boodlesthecat_reported_by_Piotrus_.28Result:_warned.2Fstale_.29 report that he had filed] against {{User|Boodlesthecat}}. Upon investigation, I found that both users where involved in a content dispute over the removal of material that Boodlesthecat found to be false, and if the report was not stale, I would have blocked both parties for edit warring. Here are a few examples of the reverts: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=237744706&oldid=237735950], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=next&oldid=237744706], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=next&oldid=237747405]. While investigating the edit warring further (seeing as there was an active Arb case and a rather large history between the two users), Piotrus, in another forum I participate in that is unrelated to Wikipedia, requested/asked/shopped for uninvolved admins to look into the reverts that Boodlesthecat were making, and for them to see if the they were against policy, and if so, would someone block him/her (please note that no one group of admins where approached specifically, just anyone who was willing to listen) . After a discussion, myself and another admin decided it was best to continue our conversation on-wiki in hopes of getting some form of resolution. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=237942708#Piotrus_and_Boodlesthecat_edit_warring_on_Controversies_of_the_Polish.E2.80.93Soviet_War thread] was started on ANI, where it would later be decided (both parties agreed) that it be best that neither Piotrus or Boodlesthecat are to revert one another more than one time (generally speaking), and that any violation of said restriction would result in a block. Both [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Piotrus&diff=237933414&oldid=237918044 Piotrus] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=237933279&oldid=237837607 Boodlesthecat] were notified of the restrictions. [[User:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#4E562C;font-weight:bold">Tiptoety</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#FFDB58">talk</span>]]</sup> 21:03, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

===Update===
Boody has been [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User%3ABoodlesthecat blocked] by {{admin|East718}} for violation of the above sanctions. [[User:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#4E562C;font-weight:bold">Tiptoety</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#FFDB58">talk</span>]]</sup> 18:47, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by [[User:Novickas]]==
===Incivility, tendentious editing, edit warring, battling, low-level incivility (conduct unbecoming an administrator, aka what Irpen calls ungentlemanly behavior)===

Goes to [[Administrators#Administrator_conduct]] - higher standards. Edits made by Piotrus:

*"Ethnography in ethnographic Lithuania is as much non-political as socialism in national socialism :> The concept was quite clearly political - although of course it was dressed as a scientific concept to make it look more acceptable; another comparison would be of intelligent design to a scientific theory."[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Ethnographic_Lithuania&diff=212819410&oldid=212758856]
*"I suggest you concentrate on writing content '''instead of trying to discuss''' things with editors like M.K." [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Alden_Jones&diff=199113863&oldid=199097617].
*"Yes, as the history has shown, Germany and Russia proven to be true great friends of the Lithuanian nation, indeed." [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:1938_Polish_ultimatum_to_Lithuania&diff=prev&oldid=201605059]

*"As I said, one could also criticize this article for recreating one of the legends of the Patriotic War. I do however note that you have no objections along that line?" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Defense_of_Brest_Fortress&diff=191760554&oldid=191758493]

*Unnecessary battle: filing this AFD [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Suvalkai_Region], stating that the entity of [[Suvalkija]] was no more than an instance of Lithuanian POV. Skim the article and decide for yourselves if the AFD was warranted, and whether he should have quickly admitted error and backed off.

*Battlegrounds - the number of Arbcoms, admin interventions, page protections, mediations, RFC, the recall requests [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators_open_to_recall/Past_requests], etc. that he has been involved in speak for themselves.

*Inflammatory rhetoric creates battlegrounds. He alleges "censorship" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Kaunas_Fortress&diff=241786768&oldid=241764211] in an [[FAC]] comment and uses "infamous" in article space [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaunas_Fortress&diff=241787025&oldid=241783990] (The use of infamous is mentioned in [[Wikipedia:Avoid peacock terms]] - an experienced editor should be familiar with those.) Used infamous in an article again a few days ago - after this word was brought to his attention - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=prev&oldid=242862855] (his edit summary was "c/e, corrs, +refs, etc.") - along with censor in talk space [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=242859501&oldid=242843655]. [[User:Novickas|Novickas]] ([[User talk:Novickas|talk]]) 04:24, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
*According to P., "...[[Alfred E. Senn]] explicitly noted that Lithuania has violated its neutrality towards Poland so far that Poland would have been quite justified in declaring war against Lithuania at that time".[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soviet%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Peace_Treaty&diff=prev&oldid=202667949] Well, historians don't generally make statements to the effect that war would have been justifiable; and in this case Senn did not. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Soviet%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Peace_Treaty&diff=205541813&oldid=204141852 What he did say])

*Tendentious editing: adding "page number" request tags to citations that included Google Print URLs:[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=242863956&oldid=242862855][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=242862855&oldid=242802295][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=243302724&oldid=243201638]

*Failure to observe some basic and long-standing policies. Edit summaries: he summarized this major edit as "c/e, corrs, +refs, etc" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=prev&oldid=242862855]. The policy: "Proper use of edit summaries is critical to resolving content disputes. Edit summaries should accurately and succinctly summarize the nature of the edit, especially if it could be controversial." He inserts and then re-inserts ethnicity into a lead paragraph [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Romkowski&diff=242895002&oldid=239566327], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Romkowski&diff=243765697&oldid=243537702] with the edit summary "Please no disambigs and what MOS?" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Romkowski&action=history]. [[User:Novickas|Novickas]] ([[User talk:Novickas|talk]]) 17:39, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

===Comments on Piotrus' behavior made by other admins===

No retractions, apologies, self-trout-slaps, or other such acknowledgments are visible here:

*"Problematic behavior" re sourcing. [[User:Angusmclellan]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=239779621&oldid=238885852]

*"I "endorse censorship and personal attacks"? Seriously? This is how you work with other administrators?". [[User:Gamaliel]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Gamaliel/Archive11#Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz]

*"Since Piotrus has a number of IRC and IM "admirers", happy to blindly revert to Piotrus's versions I doubt that it (''i.e.1 RR'') would work." [[User:Alex Bakharev]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=237942708#Proposed_1RR_restrictions]

*"I think that Piotrus fails to see that it takes two to edit war." [[User:Tiptoety]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=237942708#Proposed_1RR_restrictions]

*"Unfortunately the nom lacks self-awareness about his own weaknesses and areas of bias. He is slow to understand when he has made an error. And reluctant to let bygones be bygones in order to settle a dispute. This is especially an issue because he is quick to see and point out faults in others." [[User:FloNight]] at [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Administrators/Requests_and_votes/Piotrus_2]

*"Piotrus, I'll add that removing somebody's good-faith edit with "totally irrelevant" does not demonstrate the consideration due your fellow editors." [[User:William Pietri]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Westerplatte&diff=201738263&oldid=201637762]

*"Hi Piotrus, just a friendly reminder that the 3RR is not entitlement to revert three times each day, nor does it endorse reverting as an editing technique." [[User:ChrisO]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Piotrus&diff=228889321&oldid=228886263]

*"This is a bit rich, Piotrus. To begin with, there's nothing wrong with citing [[Jan T. Gross]], the Norman B. Tomlinson '16 and '48 Professor of War and Society and Professor of History at [[Princeton University]]. More to the point though, Boodlesthecat wasn't quoting Gross, despite persistent claims by you and others that he was." [[User:Jayjg]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR&diff=prev&oldid=229318722]

*"Yes, Piotrus contacted me and told me that he was too experienced for the 3RR rules to apply to him and that he had managed to convince an admin to unblock him at IRC, and then lectured me on the risk of being de-admined and told me that I was lucky he had woken up in good mood." [[User:TigerShark]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RR&diff=198958703&oldid=198906111]

*"Piotrus I feel did act improperly, but this should have been caught. Visiting IRC to ask for an unblock is fine, as would emailing unblock-l be. But his descriptions of why are grossly inaccurate, his statement that he should have different treatment from the norm when in fact he has breached a more demanding standard as an admin is slightly shocking, and his description of his opponents is questionable, and in fact has now been looked at by two checkusers who feel it is not by any means evident." [[User:FT2]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive134#Piotrus_incident:_policy_corrections_needed_either_way]

*"You(r) condescending attitude toward a fellow admin, Tigershark, is noted." [[User:LessHeard vanU]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive134#Piotrus_incident:_policy_corrections_needed_either_way]

*Last but not least, the comment by JPGordon when restoring very well-sourced material that P. had deleted: "If it's out of place, move it; if it requires balance, balance it", which calmed the situation at the page. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=225093227&oldid=225092225] And that successful action exemplifies a problem. I honestly think that if an editor had said and done that, it would not have stopped the edit wars. But you see, Piotrus left JP's change alone; the material is still there. It looks as though it takes an Arb committee member to successfully intervene in disputes with Piotrus. That's why I'm limiting this section to comments from admins, although all serious editors using reliable sources deserve the same respect. So, if This August Body is not going to deploy a big trout, then how about a dedicated ombudsperson from its ranks to help in the future? [[User:Novickas|Novickas]] ([[User talk:Novickas|talk]]) 02:36, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

===Piotrus has not taken the initiative in publicly attempting to moderate the behavior of disruptive editors who edit in the same areas===

* Until '''after''' they have already been formally admonished by other admins or blocked. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jacurek#Porada], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Alden_Jones#Harassment]. [[User:Novickas|Novickas]] ([[User talk:Novickas|talk]]) 18:12, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by Irpen==
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''at [[Lincoln Financial Field]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]''
* '''Game time:''' 1:00 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
* '''Game weather:''' 66[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (Sunny)
* '''Game attendance:''' 69,144
* '''Referee:''' [[Gene Steratore]]
* '''TV announcers:''' ([[NFL on FOX|FOX]]): [[Joe Buck]], [[Troy Aikman]], & [[Pam Oliver]]


The Eagles dropped a divisional matchup to a [[Washington Redskins]] team that was coming off an upset win over the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. Philadelphia enjoyed a fast start, with [[Donovan McNabb]] marching the Eagles on a 12-play opening drive, ending with a 9-yard touchdown by [[Brian Westbrook]]. After a Washington three-and-out, [[DeSean Jackson]] reversed the field and
:'''Update''': Due to unforeseen real life circumstances I won't be active on Wikipedia for several days starting Wednesday, September 24. --[[user:Irpen|Irpen]] 00:58, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown to give Philadelphia a 14-0 advantage. After a 50-yard field goal miss by [[David Akers]] on Philadelphia's next drive, the Redskins began their comeback. They chipped away at the lead with three second quarter field goals by [[Shaun Suisham]]. In the third quarter, Washington took the lead on a trick play, with receiver [[Antwaan Randle El]] completing an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end [[Chris Cooley]]. The Eagles' offense struggled throughout the second half, and the defense began to wear down. [[Clinton Portis]] scored on a 4-yard run for Washington, making it 23-14. Midway through the final quarter, the Eagles had 2nd and 1 from the Washington 2-yard line, but their goal line troubles continued, and they were forced to settle for a field goal. A successful fourth down conversion by Portis ended the game. The usually stiff Philadelphia running defense gave up 203 yards, 144 of them to Portis. Westbrook learned after the game that he had broken his ribs during the first quarter. With the loss, Philadelphia fell to 2-3 in a highly-competitive [[NFC East]].


===Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers===
:'''Update 2''': I am back to editing. Since Piotrus stopped contributing to the [[User_talk:Irpen#Another_hand| discussion we were having at my talk]] as an attempt to resolve our differences in a friendly dialog, I am to finish my evidence section and start posting to the workshop. A couple of more days patience would be appreciated. If Piotrus changes his mind, my talk page is open, --[[user:Irpen|Irpen]] 16:30, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
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Past experience, and the developments in this case so far, suggest that a case where the ArbCom is requested to make a ruling on a [[WP:BATTLE]] issue, which is very narrow in scope and limited in extent, is going to become (or may already be) a free-for-all mudbath. This narrow finding, that persons who use articles to engage in political battling, now stands as a truncheon with which warriors beat one another. It has become, instead of the ''resolution'' of a case, the ''instrument'' of wiki-war.

Experienced combatants know that '''the surest way to derail any arbcom case''' (or even an ANI discussion) is to be on a '''permanent rampage of changing and expand the scope'''. Many cases have already been derailed this way, sometimes by Piotrus himself [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_Piotrus] , by bringing unrelated grievances against his perceived enemies to any case where their names are mentioned. On the one hand, this is a form of stalking (following a person around, from conflict to conflict, to try to hammer at old (resolved) grievances), and, on the other, it is tendentious editing (using edits for the primary purpose of creating conflict). He already started posting evidence on everyone except his "comrades in arms" in this very case, and others have joined in waving dirty laundry. I may also address this later but, at least for now, I will try to stick with the main issues at hand, which is the charge that most of Piotrus' Wikipedia editing is a violation of [[WP:BATTLE]] and disruption disguised as "content" and an apple-polishing veneration of "civility."

*The easiest way to see Piotrus's motives and means is to check [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&action=edit&oldid=13040552 his own black book]. Examine these diffs and who they target. Try to understand why he is collecting them?
*Ask, also, why he was collecting [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedysta:Piotrus/Piaskownica&diff=next&oldid=6256963 since March 2007]?
*Piotrus has been asked about these collections and, I feel, dissembled. I say this because the purpose can be inferred from:
**the timing of his black book edits (how it was started in March, 2007, [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedysta:Piotrus/Piaskownica&diff=6995995&oldid=6256963] while no arbcom was under way, purportedly shut down [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedysta:Piotrus/Piaskownica&diff=9827367&oldid=9772719] (when it came to light in the previous arbcom [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Workshop#Piotrus_compiled_a_pile_of_.22incriminating_diffs.22_against_his_opponents] ), while in fact surreptitiously restarted [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=next&oldid=9772678] and maintained throughout these months [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&limit=500&action=history])
**the spin he gives to each diff [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&action=edit] compared to what actually happened. Each summary is jaundiced, at the least, and looks to be prosecution, judgment, and execution of enemies.

===Black Book===
====Piotrus black book is clearly malicious====
Piotrus claims he was "collecting evidence". The logical questions are, "Evidence of what? For what venue? For what time?" He claimed earlier that he started it for his ''defense''. Were he to have been "prosecuted" at the time, we could have talked about some sort of "defense", but, first, he started logging in March 2007 [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedysta:Piotrus/Piaskownica&diff=6995995&oldid=6256963] while no ArbCom case was being heard or even in sight. '''More importantly, it is difficult to see what defense of his own violations, real of alleged, can be derived from his logging of alleged violations of ''others'''''. This can be a "defense" only if two wrongs make a right, if impugning those he has harmed and warred with can excuse his actions.

'''As a defense, the log is useless'''. As subterfuge or confusion, it's possibly useful, but where it is absolutely best used is as a form of attack. It is my belief that '''the sole purpose of his log was to oust or sanction his content opponents''' as, no less importantly, every single subject of Piotrus's black book, Dr Dan, M.K., Lokyz, Matthead, Ghirla, myself, M0RD00R, are or were his content opponents at some point of time (although a single poit of diversity coming from his adding Giano to hit-list [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=next&oldid=10403744] is a curiosity). If the list were designed to help prevent abuse, then one wonders why none of Piotrus's colleagues in content POV, many of whom are editors with a rather poor record (Molobo and a multisock master who we now know as Alden Jones), made it to his list of violators whose actions needed recording.

==== Sin diary vs list of failed attempts of conflict resolution ====
Even if we accept Piotrus's explanations and read them as charitably as possible, this sin diary is a very bad sign. Policy violations, real or alleged, and conflicts should be dealt with as they happen and through the accepted channels of Wikipedia's dispute resolution system. One way to deal with a problematic incident is to let it go. Another option is making an attempt to address the problem once there is one. It would be ideal to record the problem along with the attempts at resolution and the outcome, for this can help create peace. However, ''if no attempt to resolve the problematic incident was tried, recording the alleged misbehavior for the future use is simply vindictive''. Even worse is '''stalking opponents all over Wikipedia and recording their alleged violations in disputes completely unrelated to you''' (as Piotrus has done for example [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ABetacommand&diff=167228756&oldid=167227844 here] or [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=prev&oldid=10130592 here]). Such activity is nothing but the '''viciousness of a grand scale'''. A list of the "greatest hits" of opponents over ''years'' is not only meaningless, but it is useful mainly to mislead, misdirect, and continue "war by other means": it can make anyone look either saint or Satan. Such an involuntary sin diary can have no other purpose than ejection of opponents.

'''Piotrus black book is an irrefutable proof that he sees editing wikipedia as WP:BATTLE''', and this attitude, combined with several incidents of his uploading of his log to Wikipedia at opportune times (example 1 [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=10527990&oldid=10526873] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive10#Dr._Dan_inflaming_Eastern_European_topics]; example 2 [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=10835191&oldid=10743308] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=181860369], example 3 [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty%3APiotrus%2FDrogowskaz&diff=11905175&oldid=11375380] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement/Archive19#Lokyz], and so on) is sanctionable as a form of longstanding, slow-motion, edit warring and disruption. The ''very moment'' he claimed to have stopped [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedysta:Piotrus/Piaskownica&diff=9827367&oldid=9772719], he restarted this repugnant activity [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=next&oldid=9772678] and continued it on a different pl-wiki page [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&limit=500&action=history], but to the detriment of en.Wikipedia's editing climate.

==== My pleadings to Piotrus to stop ====
I made it clear to Piotrus many times that I see his maintaining such a log on myself as others a major detriment to our being able to edit harmoniously [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Workshop#Piotrus_compiled_a_pile_of_.22incriminating_diffs.22_against_his_opponents] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Workshop#Discovery_of_an_attack_page_meticulously_prepared_and_maintained_by_Piotrus] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&oldid=236957976#Few_thoughts]. I asked [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Piotrus/Archive_20#New_low], begged [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Piotrus/Archive_20#Please_be_honest:_yes_or_no.3F] him to stop to no avail (actually, my pleading was also added to the black book [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=next&oldid=10585659]). Piotrus saw my attempt at dispute resolution as a crime against him worthy of recording in his testament of slights.

Now, it is absolutely clear from his persistence, that this activity will continue unless Piotrus is banned from editing (and this is not a solution anyone requests), because the ban on logging would be impossible to enforce. But '''the outcome of this case must produce a clear verdict on this activity''', whether it is considered to be commendable and ethical or vicious and vindictive. In the latter case, Piotrus' ability to lodge further complaints should be restricted.

==== Diffs themselves ====
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''at [[Candlestick Park|Bill Walsh Field at Candlestick Park]], [[San Francisco, California]]''
Now, let's look at his diffs by comparing what actually happened with the spin he gives to the event. I take no pleasure in parsing Piotrus' line of thought, so to save myself and the readers' time I will analyze the stack he had on myself (simply because I can easily remember what actually happened around each of these diffs) as well as those selected entries on others that I can easily recall without much digging:
* '''Game time:''' 4:15 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]

* '''Game weather:'''
;My dispute with Balcer
* '''Game attendance:'''
The first set of diffs Piotrus managed to compile on myself was unloaded by him into a different Arbcom to which Piotrus had no relation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_Piotrus] (a sign of times, as I said earlier.) Piotrus attempted to prove my misbehavior towards Balcer. I reviewed those diffs in every minute detail [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Proposed_decision#Irpen.27s_comment| here]] and many uninvolved editors of the highest standing commented on the merits of these accusations [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Proposed_decision&diff=next&oldid=163049597] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Proposed_decision&oldid=166083343#Sad_thoughts_on_this_situation_and_decision] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=169212203] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=169148722] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Digwuren/Proposed_decision&diff=prev&oldid=16306014].
* '''Referee:'''

* '''TV announcers ([[NFL on FOX|FOX]]):''' [[Sam Rosen]], [[Tim Ryan]], & [[Chris Myers]]
I had a huge respect and even admiration of Balcer before that sad incident. In fact, I once told Piotrus that my regard towards Balcer was so high that I considered Balcer "the best Wikipedian who edits Polish topics". All the more I was taken aback by how Balcer acted towards me at that particular discussion. We had a disagreement about a particular source, an [[Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary|86-volume encyclopedia]] (see from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&oldid=156425821#Metadiscussion_1 here] to the bottom of this page) and Balcer made a veiled accusation that my usage of this source may be suggesting no less than a sympathetic attitude toward the antisemitic views that prevailed in the Imperial Russia. His direct quote was: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Kiev_Expedition_(1018)&diff=prev&oldid=155784131 "Is there something about the POV prevalent in 19th century Russia that is particularly to your taste?"] If there is a way to offend me, THIS works and I stated plainly that is too low of him, way lower than I expected, especially, since it was not the first incident of him pulling such stuff on me. While I would react the same way to anyone accusing me of xenophobic views, I said multiple times that I miss editing with Balcer ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=prev&oldid=159875308 one example]).

;Piotrus was clearly stalking in search of material
Piotrus' running around with accusation of myself in connection with the Balcer issue has been tried and commented upon (see above) but other diffs he accumulated are noteworthy as they demonstrate what his goals were, especially if his diffs are analyzed as a combination of what actually happened, the context of what happened, the spin Piotrus gives and (sometimes) the obvious way how he finds them.

Perhaps these are especially revealing:
*[http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=10012026&oldid=10011974 "conflicts are not limited to Polish editors only"]
*[http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=prev&oldid=10130592 "Irpen's incivility comes up at ANI in an event unrelated to Polish editors"].

Both diffs have no relation to Piotrus or any pages of his concern whatsoever and their presence in his log proves beyond reasonable doubt that '''Piotrus was following me all around Wikipedia in search of material'''.

In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ABetacommand&diff=167228756&oldid=167227844 first diff] Piotrus tries to spin an incident when I reprimanded Betacommand [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ABetacommand&diff=167228756&oldid=167227844] for trolling at my talk page. Betacommand first posted a vandalism warning template at my talk [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&diff=167189604&oldid=167054700], then repeated his vandalism accusation [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&diff=167312690&oldid=167226424] and, after I removed that nonsense [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&diff=167316319&oldid=167312690], revert warred with me on my own talk page [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Irpen&diff=167317691&oldid=167316319]. So, in this Piotrus finds proof that [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=10012026&oldid=10011974 "conflicts are not limited to Polish editors only"]. How did he find [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ABetacommand&diff=167228756&oldid=167227844 my entry at Betacommand's talk]? The answer is obvious.

The second time Piotrus logs that my [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=prev&oldid=10130592 "incivility comes up at ANI in an event unrelated to Polish editors"] does not really require any explanation beyond reading the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive320#User:Irpen ANI thread] noting the names of Irpen-bashers (Dorftrottel and Sceptre) and wondering why it is relevant for Piotrus to log.

[http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=11314317&oldid=11290770 This note] in the black book is curious too for '''it records the time I was not editing at all!''':
*Irpen: "December 28-Feb 8: inactive"
And inactive I was indeed [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20080209020021&limit=2&target=Irpen] as I seriously pondered leaving the Wikipedia until some unexpected events made me change my mind [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Moreschi&diff=prev&oldid=190088977]. Now, please, anyone, add all the good faith in the world you are willing to assume! And after you have done that, explain this "diff" being logged by Piotrus in a good way!

The other three diffs Piotrus added to his log in the [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=11314317&oldid=11290770 same edit] are these: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA&diff=prev&oldid=191014267], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:History_of_Poland_%281939%E2%80%931945%29&diff=prev&oldid=191034168] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Poland_%281939%E2%80%931945%29&diff=prev&oldid=191018655]. The context was Piotrus' taking turns with Molobo (to stay under 3RR) repeatedly removing well-sourced material from [[History of Poland (1939-1945)]]. I invite anyone to check these diffs Piotrus considered logworthy for whatever reason and decide for themselves.

===Dishonest editing===

Piotrus invokes his content creation as his main defense. It seems so convincing that even I was charmed for a while. '''You need to edit with Piotrus for years''' (like myself) '''or be a specialist in the field of one of his articles''' (like Deacon wrt to the history of Medieval Rus) '''to realize [[The Emperor's New Clothes| the true picture]]. '''

By its very design the Wikipedia is written largely by amateurs. We should strive to make at least our FA assessment process scholarly but the rare serious scholars who try to take part in our project are often driven off in the climate conducive of ignorant editing, POV pushing by users for who advancement of their political views is the main motivation of editing and with the resolution process being skewed by career mandarinship and wikilawyering.

So, the assessment, both of content and of editors, remains poor and random. Article's "appearance" and compliance with MoS play an undue role while the ''quaility of references'', the ''propriety of their use'', and ''whether the article actually reflects its supposed references'' plays little role. Who has time to verify these references anyway?

Many of Piotrus' references are googled or google-booked quotes from sources that he obviously have not read in full but rather found searching for a particular string . Guess what content can you write if your main source of references comes from running strings like [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=zD5&resnum=0&q=jewish%20Soviet%20collaboration&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wp "Jewish Soviet collaboration"] or [http://books.google.com/books?client=firefox-a&um=1&q=Lithuanian+nazi++collaboration&btnG=Search+Books "Lithuanian Nazi collaboration"] in Google Books or Google Scholar? At the same time the classical and most cited in the scholarly field works are often pushed aside in favor of much lesser quality sources and web-sites. As a result Piotrus' articles reflect the fundamental difference between the writings based on the fully read books and tendentious writing based on the cherry-picked googled quotes stacked together to promote one POV. In this quest, the sources are often misrepresented and even outright falsified. Often, when the quality sources contradict the tendentious POV, they are attacked with the persistent vigor.

====Falsification, misrepresentation and skewing of sources, copyvios, etc. ====
;Adding content sourced to truly horrible (or even non-existing) sources and/or copyvio edits:
*''Example 1. Lifting content from a horrible blog and adding it to an article.''
**The first time my alarm rang when I noticed that Piotrus lifted the horrible content (terribly POVed) from a low quality web-site and inserted it without attribution directly into a Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiev_Offensive_(1920)&diff=prev&oldid=9216657]. This was both a '''copyvio and using an extremely poor source'''. See [[Talk:Kiev_Offensive_(1920)#New_lead_vs_copyvio_old_text| this discussion]] and note a terrible amount of good faith I was willing to assume back then.
*''Example 2. Fictitious book presented as a source of content''
**At about the same time '''Piotrus added a fictitious book that was never published as a reference to his content''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polish-Soviet_War&diff=9095004&oldid=9087045]. Piotrus could not have ever seen that book because is timply never existed. This book was remained in the article for several years until caught and removed by Novickas last September. See [[Talk:Polish-Soviet_War#Fictitious_book| this discussion]] for details.
*''Example 3. Anonymous talk page entry as a source for an article''
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Feliks_Koneczny&diff=48523006&oldid=48522880 Here], Piotrus adds to an article on the Polish philosopher, who happens to author a work called [http://www.polonica.net/Cywilizacja_zydowska_26.htm "Judaized Hitlerism"] (!), a claim that the article's subject was a "fighter against racist myths". The '''source of Piotrus' edit is a talk page entry from an anonymous IP'''. See the [[Talk:Feliks_Koneczny| talk page discussion]] for more on that.
*''Example 4. Copyvio lifting text from Britannica'':
**Here [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Partition_of_Poland&diff=210371046&oldid=210365438] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Partition_of_Poland&diff=next&oldid=210371046] I corrected what I found to be both a '''copyvio from Britannica and a misquotation by Piotrus''' when he lifted [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Partition_of_Poland&diff=208850569&oldid=208848381] content verbatim from Britannica (a grave '''copyvio''').
***Text from EB (starting from [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/466910/Partitions-of-Poland here]):
****<u>The First Partition occurred after</u> Russia became involved in a war against the Ottoman Turks (1768) <br>and won such impressive victories, particularly in the Danubian principalities, <br><u>that Austria became alarmed and threatened to enter the war against Russia. </u><br><u>Frederick II the Great of Prussia, however, in order to avoid an escalation</u> of the Russo-Turkish War, determined to calm <br><u>Austro-Russian relations by shifting the direction of Russia's expansion from the Turkish provinces to Poland.</u>
***Text of Piotrus' edit [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Partition_of_Poland&diff=208850569&oldid=208848381]
****<u>The First Partition occurred after</u> the balance of power in Europe shifted, with Russian victories against <br>the Ottomans in the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) strengthening Russia so <br><u>that Austria became alarmed and threatened to enter the war against Russia. </u><br><u>Frederick II the Great of Prussia, wanting to avoid an escalation</u> of conflict, and trying to maximize Prussia's gains, succeeded in reducing the tension of <br><u>Austro-Russian relations by shifting the direction of Russia's expansion from the Turkish provinces to Poland.</u>

;Adding content that is contrary to the citations used as its reference
*Example 1. ''Poles died in the hands of Jews''.
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinsk_massacre&diff=133934994&oldid=133898799 Here], Piotrus adds a '''claim that is contrary to what the reference says'''. Piotrus addition says: ''"the excesses were of political rather than anti-Semitic nature and that the term "pogrom" was inapplicable to the conditions existing within a war zone, particulary as Poles also died at the hand of Jews, significant portion of which supported the Soviets and formed militias to fight their Polish equivalents and regular army"''.
**What the <u>reference in fact says is exactly the opposite</u>: ''"These excesses were, therefore, political as well as anti-Semitic in character"'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinsk_massacre&diff=136108939&oldid=136106011] See [[Talk:Pinsk_massacre#.22These_excesses_were.2C_therefore.2C_political_as_well_as_anti-Semitic_in_character.22| this discussion at talk]].
*Example 2. ''Jews provoking antisemitism by their sympathies to communist causes''
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Jews_in_Poland&diff=109605190&oldid=109502887 Here] Piotrus inserts a statement into [[History of Jews in Poland]] claiming that ''"Significant percentage of Jews [in 1930s Poland] were sympathetic to the communist cause; that led to growing tensions betweem Polish and Jewish communities in those regions."'' He references this famous antisemitic claim to [http://web.archive.org/web/20051128005156/http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/rogatin/roh032e.html this reference].
**The <u>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051128005156/http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/rogatin/roh032e.html reference] in fact states to the contrary</u>: "''Most of the Polish Jews, except for a small group of Communist sympathizers, were afraid of the Soviet Union and Communism. Before their eyes were still the fresh memories of the Polish-soviet Russian War of 1920. In addition, most Polish Jews were occupied in trade. Jewish workers, in general, were very few."''

===Page moves===
Many editors had some heated discussions with Piotrus regarding the articles' names. There is nothing wrong in that per se. But Piotrus, when he is uncertain that his preferred name for the article can meet a consensus, frequently uses the, so called, [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/AndriyK/Workshop#AndriyK.27s_crusade| AndriyK's move trick]] that consists in the '''page move being followed by the immediate salting of the redirect''' through making an edit to the redirect page. This creates a history for the page that prevents the article from being moved back over a redirect.

I noticed him implementing this trick during the rather hot debate about the name of the [[Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] article. But it is easy to see that during the last 12 months alone he employed the AndriyK trick at least 15 times. The footprints can be seen in the histories of the following redirects:

#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Radvila_%22the_Lightning%22&action=history Christopher Radvila]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Radvila_%22the_Lightning%22&action=history Christopher Radvila "the Lightning"]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louise_Caroline_Radvila&action=history Louise Caroline Radvila]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janus_Radvila&action=history Janus Radvila]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janus_Radvila_of_Dubingiai_and_Slutsk&action=history Janus Radvila of Dubingiai and Slutsk]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mestwin_I_of_Pomerania&action=history Mestwin I of Pomerania]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Teutonic_Takeover_of_Danzig&action=history Teutonic Takeover of Danzig]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_burgomasters_of_Danzig&action=history List of burgomasters of Danzig]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Partitions_of_the_Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth&action=history Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allenstein_and_Marienwerder_plebiscite&action=history Allenstein and Marienwerder plebiscite]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duchy_of_Auschwitz&action=history Duchy of Auschwitz]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Gda%C5%84sk_(Danzig)&action=history History of Gdańsk (Danzig)]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Gda%C5%84sk-Danzig&action=history History of Gdańsk-Danzig]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Battle_of_Annaberg Battle of Annaberg], also see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Battle_of_Saint_Anne%27s_Mountain]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solidarity&action=history Solidarity]

Note that when Piotrus is not afraid of any objections to his redirect, he does not bother to edit it. See eg. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Cudn%C3%B3w&action=history history of the "Battle of Cudnów" redirect]. All redirects Piotrus salted are redirects from the non-Polish titles to the articles he moved to the Polish titles. Many of these titles are part of the old Gdansk/Danzig issue. Other are also titles where the Polishness of the article's name may be disputed. Piotrus did not see any need to salt redirects that resulted from the article being moved away from the Polish titles.

=== Delving into BLP territory in a quest to miscast sources ===
While unfair attacks on scholars aimed at striking down their works from being used in Wikipedia may seem as just another method of gaming the sources, and such generally dishonest editing is addressed in the [[#Dishonest_editing| dishonest editing section]] above, the '''sensitivity and the utmost importance of the BLP''' policy warrants to put one kind of such attacks into a separate section. Aside from a common and widespread Wikipedia practice of criticizing the sources at the article's talk page, Piotrus also employs a method that is particularly devious (and dangerous) as it involves '''poisoning directly the articles devoted to the scholars whose works Piotrus wants to discredit'''.

Take, for example, Piotrus' activity related to [[Mikhail Meltyukhov]]. Meltyukhov is a modern Russian mainstream scholar whose works are frequently and respectfully cited by major English authors (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AMikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=243781600&oldid=144627137 discussion].) However, this respectable historian had bad luck of falling on Piotrus' bad side for authoring a book about Russo-Polish relations between the World Wars titled [http://lccn.loc.gov/2002323889 "Soviet-Polish Wars. Military and Political Standoff of 1918-1939"]. While Piotrus bashed Meltyukhov at the talk pages of several articles, just today Piotrus calls his work "extremist" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=243843235&oldid=243781600], Piotrus goes one step further and makes a long term effort to '''poison Wikipedia articles related to Meltyukhov'''. His motivation is revealed by Piotrus' own talk page explanation that goal of his edits are "to help ensure that people will be less likely to use extremist works as a source" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=243843235&oldid=243781600].

Looking at '''Piotrus′ contributions to the Wikipedia articles related to Meltyukhov''' reveals the following:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalin%27s_Missed_Chance&diff=135220432&oldid=135216676 Here] Piotrus adds to an article about the author's book a statement that Meltyukhov's book was '''praised by a "Holocaust Denial organization"'''.
**Note that Meltyukhov never worked or published on the Holocaust related topics and if he wrote anything at all about the fate of the Jews, it was exposing the anti-Jewish violence in Ukraine and Belarus during the post-WWI conflicts. The book itself "reviewed" by an HD organization is about the Soviet preparations to the war with Nazi Germany and is completely unrelated to the Holocaust. Thus, both the antisemitic views of the organization and (especially because of such views) its entire review are totally irrelevant to the matter at hand as authors cannot help who and how review their books.
**Also note, details [[Talk:Mikhail_Meltyukhov#General_BLP_problem| here]], that ''this very book'' is cited by such authors like [[David Glantz]], [[Albert L. Weeks]], [[Ian Kershaw]], [[Moshe Lewin]], [[de:Heinz Magenheimer| Heinz Magenheimer]], etc. who all consider it unquestionably valuable.
*Here [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=140781487&oldid=140652506] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=next&oldid=144628664] Piotrus more than doubles the size of [[Mikhail Meltyukhov]] bio article by '''adding extensive and derogatory criticism of Meltyukhov's work from a certain obscure review'''. Piotrus then wages a revert war to keep this derogatory information in an article [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=144579452&oldid=144517347] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=next&oldid=144612771] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=next&oldid=144625043]
**Today I attempted to clean it up [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=next&oldid=239325158] and remind Piotrus of BLP [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=243781600&oldid=144628323]. In response, Piotrus resorts to a revert war, again, aimed at restoring the BLP-violating version [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=next&oldid=243781852] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=243949986&oldid=243921959] and bashes the scholar further at the talk page[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Mikhail_Meltyukhov&diff=243843235&oldid=243781600] revealing his motivation to edit this article too.
**Also, Piotrus tries to wage an additional attack on Meltyukhov by creating a new Wikipedia article on a person who happens to be a Meltyukhov's critic [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Cheremushkin&diff=prev&oldid=134629144] to somehow "validate" the criticism from the author who has not published anything else on topic despite the article suffers from clear notability problems.
"Luckily" for Meltyukov, he has only two Wikipedia articles related to him, an article on his bio and an article on one of his books. But still, Piotrus made countless disparaging remarks about the author at various talk pages (can be found by quick-scanning of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AWhatLinksHere&target=Mikhail+Meltyukhov&namespace=1 these links].)

Another example of a living author whose Wikipedia coverage suffered from similar tactics by Piotrus is '''[[Jan T. Gross]], a highly acclaimed Princeton professor of history and an author of multiple academic works'''.
*Here [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_T._Gross&diff=188954453&oldid=188855328] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_T._Gross&diff=189224797&oldid=189097907] Piotrus repeatedly '''poisons the lead''' of the Gross' article by adding an undue claim (having one of his books viewed "controversial in Poland" is hardly important enough to warrant this being the ''very second sentence'' in the article about a person of Gross' standing.)
*Here [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neighbors:_The_Destruction_of_the_Jewish_Community_in_Jedwabne,_Poland&diff=211307071&oldid=211297518] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neighbors:_The_Destruction_of_the_Jewish_Community_in_Jedwabne,_Poland&diff=230062604&oldid=222468002] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neighbors:_The_Destruction_of_the_Jewish_Community_in_Jedwabne,_Poland&diff=243294643&oldid=243293390] Piotrus repeatedly '''adds to an article a bunch of geocities links''' to yet another "reviewer" of Gross who '''accuses him of "whitewashing the behavior of the Jews"''' (!!!) among many other things.
**The standing of this "reviewer" adds an additional twist to this story. Precisely because of BLP, I would refrain from creating an article on this fringe author. As [[#Dishonest_editing| explained above]], Piotrus often looks for skewed sources through cleverly crafting google strings. Writing an article on this basher of Gross sourced to whatever is found by a crafty google string (like [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&as_qdr=all&q=Radio+Maryja+Jerzy+Nowak&btnG=Search&lr=lang_en this]) would mirror Piotrus tactics on editing articles on living authors. For example, [http://www.axt.org.uk/antisem/countries/poland/poland.htm this source] would come among the top links in google. I would certainly avoid adding the description of Nowak given in this source to the Nowak's article (and would refrain from even creating an article on this marginally notable person.)

The attacks on these authors are by no means exceptional. Among other victims of Piotrus tactics were Lithuanian authors such as [[Arūnas Bubnys]] and [[Kazimieras Garšva]]. Lithuanian editors can find the specific diffs on those easier than me (also, I remember admin [[user:DGG|DGG]] was involved in cleaning up the Garšva article from BLP violations) but, as before, the motivation of such activity is seen from yet another [[Talk:Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Lithuania#Biased_Lithuanian_sources| talk page entry by Piotrus himself]]. As usual, the entry contains two crafty google strings [http://books.google.com/books?id=U6KVOsjpP0MC&pg=PA352&dq=%22Lithuanian+historiography%22+World+War+II&ei=xXnqR5WFIZK2ygS09dTMBQ&sig=5r83Nu0NRHqJpT_hhxLIcrOfa9Q#PPA346,M1] [http://books.google.com/books?id=U6KVOsjpP0MC&pg=PA347&vq=nevertheless,+there+is&dq=%22Lithuanian+historiography%22+World+War+II&source=gbs_search_s&sig=TOhRtrT6o80sQNVarKy8C108_M8] he used to fish for the info and an assertion the '''"Lithuanian sources may be too interested in whitewashing the issue" of the Holocaust in Lithuania.'''

To this I need to add, in case some might try the new twist, that personally I have no tolerance of whitewashing of the Holocaust whatsoever and having seen the work by this Lithuanian scholar [http://books.google.com/books?id=mdXRKbcyi5oC&pg=PR7&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1&sig=ACfU3U1cKbBdQp5RDja6NRRbk_ptwji5Rg#PPA205,M1 "The Holocaust in Lithuania"] I find no whitewashing there of any sort.

=== Improper use of off-wiki channels ===
==== Abuse of #admins access to advance his POV agenda ====
Piotrus did not feel a need for #admins until the previous arbcom case was filed against him. The case was filed on April 20th, 2007 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus]. On April 21st I posted a statement where I actually expressed my doubts about this being an ArbCom matter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus#Statement_by_Irpen] since Piotrus' Black Book, which was a breaking point for me, was only discovered two months later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Workshop#Piotrus_compiled_a_pile_of_.22incriminating_diffs.22_against_his_opponents]. However, on April 26, 2007 Piotrus joined #admins to "get help" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Piotrus&diff=126189700&oldid=126154962] and help sure came in the form of David Gerard arriving from the channel completely out of the blue with an [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus#Statement_by_David_Gerard| uninformed comment]] based on a diff that Piotrus fed to him. This caused much bemusement from many editors [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus#Piotrus_RfArb:_On_David_Gerard.27s_statement_and_more...].

Another ''known'' example of the channel misuse by Piotrus in his [[WP:BATTLE]] against his content opponents is well documented [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive134#Piotrus_incident:_policy_corrections_needed_either_way| here]] when our famous civillity vigilant convinced another admin to give him a hand by madmouthing his opponents, M.K. and Lokyz, behind their backs in the forum to which he knew they have no access.

The newest incident is fairly recent. Just last week Piotrus went to #admins to shop for a friendly closure of a 3RR report he filed against Boodlesthecat against who Piotrus was revert warring rabidly on a number of pages. Details that became fully public can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=237942708#Piotrus_and_Boodlesthecat_edit_warring_on_Controversies_of_the_Polish.E2.80.93Soviet_War here] and [[#Evidence_presented_by_Tiptoety| above]] but I am sure anyone interested, including arbcom, can see a log of #admins during the late hours (GMT) of September 11, 2008. It was a very quiet night at the channel, so it won't be difficult to find relevant exchanges.

===Sophisticated incivility===
Piotrus presents himself as a civility vigilant. There is no doubt that a reasonable level of civility is crucial for the well-being of this project. However, the worshipping of civility in itself is something else, it is not unique to Piotrus and this concept was sufficiently discussed in the project space to save space for this ArbCom. Not unlike some (though not all) other civility vigilants, Piotrus' own approach to civility is peculiar. He is eager to use WP:CIV as a weapon but his own incivility is much more devious that occasional slips of the tongues found among some of his opinionated opponents. Piotrus does not use bad words but '''resorts to an incivility in a much more sophisticated forms of goading, taunting and baiting''' of his "enemies".

*Novickas gives some examples [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Incivility.2C_tendentious_editing.2C_edit_warring.2C_battling.2C_low-level_incivility_.28conduct_unbecoming_an_administrator.2C_aka_what_Irpen_calls_ungentlemanly_behavior.29| in her evidence section]]
*More examples in [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Additional_conduct-unbecoming-an-admin_issues| this statement]] originally made to a case.

More of such are plenty. I will give only those whose time and place I can remember from the top of my head to save time and space. If requested, I can easily bring in any number more of the same:
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Russia/Russia-related_Wikipedia_notice_board/Archive07#Looted_art| Here]] Piotrus comes to the Russia portal "begging to disagree" that " Russians do not have much of this rancorous, vindictive habit to accuse everyone of long past misdeeds against Russians." No one took the bait to engage with such offensive nonsense and I asked Piotrus to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Russia/Russia-related_Wikipedia_notice_board/Archive07#Looted_art| stop attempting to inflame the board]] with such offenses directed to the entire nation. Piotrus' response is peculiar. He [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=prev&oldid=10458702 adds my demand to him to quit] as an evidence of my 'assuming bad faith, accusing other editors of "inflaming a board"' to his black book for the future use.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Russian_Enlightenment&diff=79919813&oldid=79914025 Here] Piotrus goes as far as accusing me of "feeling Polonophobic". He knows perfectly well from our past discussions not only that I consider any sort of hate views repugnant but also that I view such accusations as the worst offense.
*When I cast a very civil and well-reasoned oppose [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski&diff=prev&oldid=176225192] to one of his pet article's he nominated for FA, he answers [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski&diff=next&oldid=176225192] that he expected that "some will be trying to create a bias in the article, and when fail, vote oppose" and sarcastically expresses the "hope" that my vote is "not influenced by our personal disagreements" (and as usually refers to the Digwuren case which he cited to miscast me on every occasion at least 20 times in the last year.) After I refuse to engage and take a bait [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski&diff=next&oldid=176232406] he "thanks" me [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski&diff=prev&oldid=176459712] for "constructive constructive contribution" in the form of "voting and refusing to discuss my vote". As I elaborate [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski&diff=prev&oldid=176461400] that what I refuse to discuss is not my vote but his his miscasting it, Piotrus silently adds a diff to his black book [http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyskusja_wikipedysty:Piotrus/Drogowskaz&diff=10513585&oldid=10478179] with a note 'replying to Piotrus "I am not taking the bait"' that supposedly shows my wrongdoing for future use.
**It is worthwhile to take a look at [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski&oldid=179117151 that FAC nomination] which ultimately [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski&diff=next&oldid=179117151 failed], to see how Piotrus insulted many other opponents in a similarly "civil" and sophisticated fashion
*[[User_talk:Irpen/archived_closed_issues_05#Thank_you_4| Here]] Piotrus makes a completely uncalled for post at my talk "thanking" me for my "bad edits" that prompted him to spend so much time on a particular article. His wish to "Keep it up and I am sure we will see it on FAC in the near future :)" is very civil without doubt. When I [[User_talk:Irpen/archived_closed_issues_05#Thank_you_4| calmly respond]] that this post is just "one step too far" and that he "used to avoid needlessly inflaming matters which this post is nothing but" Piotrus continues his offensive taunting claiming that there was no sarcasm and he finds my actions to "motivate him to work harder on Wikipedia" and that he is "thanking me again for that". I [[User_talk:Irpen/archived_closed_issues_05#Thank_you_4| responded]] that I won't feed him anymore but apparently Piotrus feels he has not taunted me enough yet. He comes back and [[User_talk:Irpen/archived_closed_issues_05#Thank_you_4| accuses me]] of bad faith edits aimed at "disrupting an article pushing my POV" and this is always "feeding" him to spend more time on that. Only when I say that any of his further such entries that are nothing but banal harassment will be simply removed, he stops.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=236551112&oldid=236547657 Here] as late as this month Piotrus tries the exact same style of goading at Boodlesthecat's talk

As I said above, these are typical examples and many more of the same can be presented as every editor who had bad luck to disagree with Piotrus saw this type of comments directed at him.

=== Some responses to other evidences ===
After I posted my initial evidence (above) Piotrus asked me at my talk where he repeated his assertions that he was logging my (and other people's) edits only in his "defense" and stated his interest in peace. Peaceful environment is was I want in this corner of Wikipedia for a long time and I am now having a [[User_talk:Irpen#Another_hand| discussion with Piotrus at my talk]]. So far, we were unable to agree but as long as there is any chance that we can achieve an agreement that might address most of my concerns ''I am refraining from posting any new evidence related to Piotrus'' (or respond to his evidence) no matter how unfair I see his comments that he continues to post to the pages of this arbcom. However, I would like to respond to some of the stuff posted by others.

==== Moreschi ====
On [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_Moreschi| Moreschi's evidence]] I find [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Irpen| this]] so much devoid of substance and so much outside of this case that I don't understand why it is at the arbcom at all. With this case being about Piotrus' practices, not the quality of my edits, bringing up an article Piotrus has never edited seems well beside the point.

Still, it is worth pointing out that [[Holodomor]] is ''the'' most controversial of all articles related to Ukraine and ''the'' most difficult subject in the debate that currently goes on in the Ukrainian society. No wonder that this article is being attacked all the time by POV-pushers of all sides. I take a special interest in this article, partly, because this famine affected my own family (well, my ancestors of course) and I resent their suffering being used by unscrupulous people to advance their nationalist political agendas. I wrote a good chunk of this article in its earlier stages but for the last year or so I mainly try to keep it at least somewhat balanced as it undergoes a steady stream of injections of controversial stuff by POV pushers (many of who are SPA's.)

Turning [[Holodomor]] into a decent article would require a thorough overhaul which is impossible when nationalist POV-pushers try and retry to crowd this article with political rhetoric. I agree that the article is very bad in terms of structure and grammar but I assert that it is reasonably balanced (especially for such a killer subject) presenting all mainstream POV's without undue weight. It is difficult to persuade top-notch copy editors to smooth out the bumps in prose that largely result from the fact that many of the contributors are writing in their second or even third language. Also, independent peer review of the article is next to impossible because of its ongoing internecine warfare about content, so it is never stable enough to go to Peer Review. I have made 418 of the 3439 edits to the article, or 12%, and, unfortunately, a significant part of these edits were to remove vandalism and blatant POV violations. Perhaps the [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Workshop#Joint_board_on_Polish-German-Russian-Lithuanian-Ukrainian-Belarusian-Jewish_disputes_is_created| joint board suggested at the workshop could help and I called for a creation of such body for a very long time [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Proposed_decision#A_novel_solution_for_ArbCom_to_consider]. I would be interested to see an article whose topic is at least as controversial as Holodomor that ''Moreschi'' edits a lot and succeeds in making it any better.

I don't understand why starting from about a year ago Moreschi displays such an uncalled for level of hostility and bashes my name on any forum where he gets a chance [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Moreschi/My_Archive_8#Your_conduct_at_.23admins]. I tried to elaborate on it a little bit [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2#Some_clarifications| here]]. It is difficult for me to say anything beyond that because Moreschi's accusations glaringly lack any meaningful specifics.

Since Moreschi's own conduct are not the subject of this ArbCom, I see no need to crowd this evidence page with anything that concerns his own actions. Due to his expressed and uncalled for dislike of myself I try to minimize my interaction with him which is not too difficult since I never saw him writing anything in the topics that interest me.

==== Biophys ====
;On [[Holodomor denial]] article
In response to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&oldid=238628589#Part_2._A_case_when_tag-teaming_is_more_obvious alleged misconduct at this article] I would ask anyone to actually take a look at the history of [[Holodomor denial| this article]] and its talk page. The article was started by [[user:Horlo|Horlo]], a single-purpose account whose sole agenda of editing Wikipedia is spreading "truth" about the unique Ukrainian suffering in the hands of Russians. In his quest, Horlo created two POV forks of the [[Holodomor]] article titled: [[Holodomor denial]] and [[Holodomor-genocide denial]].

The subjects of these so called "articles" was neutrally covered in [[Holodomor]] article and lack of any scholarly research specifically on the issue of ''denial'' does not allow to create encyclopedic articles on the denials themselves. What these articles remain to this day is an ORish hodge-podge of disparate stuff Horlo and a couple of other editors managed to google by searching for any string that would include words ''Holodomor'' and ''denial'' in one text. Talk pages contain multiple objections by myself, [[user:Relata refero| Relata refero]] and several other editors which are brushed aside. With the objections not being answered at all, several editors are taking turns in removing the tag from an article. From time to time, they demand for a tag explanation all anew, ignoring the objections stated multiple times at talk pages. In fact, behavior that consists in [[meta:What_is_a_troll%3F#Pestering|
"continual questioning with obvious or easy-to-find answers"]] is widely considered to be a sign of obvious trolling.

Relata refero, who stated that many times, is completely neutral and uninvolved in any EE spats. In fact [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]], another respected editor and admin, expressed the very same concerns about this article in its early stage and later left the issue due to exasperation. I would welcome his comments on the issue.

;"Following Piotrus" claim
On [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&oldid=238628589#Part_3._Irpen_follows_edits_by_Piotrus.2C_which_is_not_helpful this section] I have two comments.
First, despite [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Diffs_themselves| Piotrus meticulously follows my activity in all corners of Wikipedia]] I do not reciprocate this dubious honor. I stated multiple times that '''I do not follow Piotrus edits'''. I only get to editing the articles that I see on the new article's announcement board or if they are attempted to be pushed to a main page through a DYK-path. I challenge anyone to find a single article created by Piotrus to which I got before its being announced on one of these boards. I had to watchlist the DYK submission page after [[Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Workshop#And_how_I_was_forced_to_watchlist_the_DYK_submission_page| this incident]] because while it is not my intent to follow Piotrus' articles per se, I care what appears on the Wikipedia's main page because I care for the reputation of this project.

Second, regarding the [[Przyszowice massacre]], that Biophys' claims that since "[t]his article is about an important but a local event it, [t]herefore, was described mostly in the Polish press" is a problem. Polish press is no better or worse than any other press but press' being a reliable source of current events (which is the purpose of the press' existence) does not make it a reliable source on ''history''. If the subject is a remote historic event and not a single academic publication is found to describe it, it's a problem. This was the subject of the discussion at [[Talk:Przyszowice massacre]] as well as at [[Wikipedia talk:Reliable sources/archive13#Are non-English major newspapers reliable.3F|this noticeboard.]]

==== Martintg ====
This editor truly stands apart from the crowd being second only to Piotrus by the attention he pays to all my edits. I became used to having to edit under such magnifying glass and my heart is full of pity to people who have nothing better to do with their time than scrutinize my activity but most of Martin's "evidence" does not require any response beyond actually clicking on the diffs to see that they simply do not check out.

If, I may, I would just quote what I said earlier that experienced wikibattle combatants know that '''the surest way to derail any arbcom case''' (or even an ANI discussion) is to be on a '''permanent rampage of changing and expand the scope'''. His "evidence" to the case about Piotrus' practice being so much out of the scope demonstrate this rampage exactly as well as his inexplicable obsession of myself.

I will just respond to the redirect salting issue that I raised [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Page_moves| here]]. Salting a redirect can be innocuous or it can be a deliberate trick to chain the article to the particular title. All redirects Piotrus salted are redirects from the non-Polish titles to the articles he moved to the Polish titles. Many of these titles are part of the old Gdansk/Danzig issue. Other are also titles where the Polishness of the article's name may be disputed. Piotrus did not see any need to salt redirects that resulted from the article being moved ''away'' from the Polish titles [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Cudn%C3%B3w&action=history here].

Martin did exactly the same thing once with [[Estonian pirates]] and the discussion of this is available [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive321#Deliberate_unreversible_move_with_creating_artificial_history_by_user:Martintg here]. He claimed "confusion" (about capitalization) back then and at this page. The uninvolved admin who cleaned up the mess with redirects and unscorched that move commented:
:''"Martintg moved, blanked the redirect, and recreated precisely the same, all within one minute after moving, and he did the same thing, systematically, on two separate moved pages. That does look like he knew very well what he was doing, and it certainly had nothing to do with the confusion about capitalization."''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=169422212&oldid=169420323]

I have nothing else to add on the salting redirects matter.

==Evidence presented by Martintg==
===Irpen's chronic assumption of bad faith detrimental to collaboration===
I've not had that much interaction with Irpen, but what I have observed is that he suffers from a chronic tendency to assume the worst in people, particularly with those people he identifies as belonging to groups that have had historical conflict with Russia. His chronic lack of good faith, which he demands other people maintain, is justified by his view that ''"[[Wikipedia:Assume good faith]] does not say "be a fool" anywhere inside it."'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Vecrumba&diff=prev&oldid=239413094]. Yet on the other hand he displays seemingly unlimited good faith in regard to his fellow compatriots, where he has a tendency to doggedly defend disruptive editors such as [[User:RJ CG]] (who btw is currently serving a 2 month ban)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:ProhibitOnions/Archive7#Accusations_of_WP:SYNTH_and_WP:OR] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive101#User:ProhibitOnions_vs._anti-Fascist_editors_.28redux.29] and Ilya1166([[User:Miyokan]]) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive169#An_attempt_to_summarize] against admin intervention. This chronic assumption of bad faith against people of different backgrounds gets in the way of effective collaboration.

===Irpen's long term obsession against Piotrus and tendency to harrass rather than collaborate===
Irpen has been obsessed with Piotrus long before I joined the project. He continues to make the same unfounded accusations of bad faith of Piotrus on all the possible forums, over and over again. The depth of his obsession with Piotrus was breathtakenly demonstrated when he jumped straight into this ArbCom case within one day of returning from a month long wikibreak to battle with his old foe.
I have to agree that there appears to be a pattern of harassment rather than collaboration as described in [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Irpen_versus_Piotrus:_harassment_rather_than_collaboration]].
Another example is when Irpen made a bad faith nomination for deletion of the article [[Soviet_repressions_of_Polish_citizens_(1939-1946)]] within 24 hours of its creation by Piotrus
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Soviet_repressions_of_Polish_citizens_(1939-1946)], despite Piotrus explaining in the article talk page his intentions with the work in progress. The result was an over whelming snowball keep. The only person to support Irpen for deletion was [[User:Deacon of Pndapetzim]], who added a polonophobic comment to his delete vote [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Soviet_repressions_of_Polish_citizens_(1939-1946)&diff=192906332&oldid=192762581]. During the deletion debate, other editors noted that rapidity of the nomination after article creation could only be possible if Irpen was monitoring Piotrus' activities.

===Irpen's accusations of page move salting and related teaming===

Accusations of page move salting against Piotrus is another example of Irpen's bad faith assumptions. Similar bad faith assumptions were made against me when he reported me to ANI after I moved a page. In that case there was a proposal to move the article [[Estonian pirates]]. Following the [[WP:RM]] process, after quite some extensive discussion on the article talk page over many days, to which Irpen was not a party, consensus was achieved, the debate was for all practical purposes closed, and I moved the article to the new title [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Estonian_pirates#Estonian_Viking_Expeditions]. Irpen swooped in out of the blue and reported me to ANI for salting a page redirect because the "debate went against me". (I messed up the page move without being aware a move could be salted until Irpen put the [[WP:BEAN|bean up his nose]]). Then a number of Irpen's friends, who were never involved in the move discussion, arrived after the ANI report was lodged, claiming the move request was not closed (technically it wasn't, I had forgotten to close the WP:RM entry), moved the article back to the original title and attempted to reopen the debate and cast their votes (a vote which was meaningless since the debate had since moved forward from the original proposal), probably in support of Irpen's claim that the debate was "ongoing". In the end, an uninvolved admin could clearly see that consensus was achieved before I made the move and therefore the move was done legitimately, albeit messily with no ill intent despite the claim by FuturePerfect, and the ANI report was thus closed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive321#Deliberate_unreversible_move_with_creating_artificial_history_by_user:Martintg]. However the incident was totally disrupting and I felt harassed. To my mind, this was a concrete example of Irpen engaging in [[WP:BATTLE]]. [[User:Martintg|Martintg]] ([[User talk:Martintg|talk]]) 20:26, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

===Teaming and disregard of Wikipedia policy to promote Russian nationalist POV===
The article [[Occupation of the Baltic republics by Nazi Germany]] was moved to [[Occupation of the Baltic states by Nazi Germany]] in January 2008 to align with the the parent article [[Occupation of the Baltic States]] by [[User:Renata3]], which also brought it into compliance with the [[WP:COMMONNAME|naming convention]] policy [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Occupation_of_the_Baltic_republics_by_Nazi_Germany&diff=186938295&oldid=186938149]. However this was opposed by Russian nationalist editor [[User:Dojarca]] and was reverted a couple of times in April [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Occupation_of_the_Baltic_republics_by_Nazi_Germany&diff=203483429&oldid=203270778] on the basis that he believed that the title should reflect Russian political POV that the Nazis occupied Soviet republics. Irpen then intervened out of the blue in support of Dojarca (Irpen claimed he had the article on his watchlist, except that he never edited the topic previously and did not detect Renata3's move in January). A discussion was started on the talk page, along with subsequent searches revealing a trend that "Baltic states" was more common than "Baltic republics" by a factor of 10 to 1 in English usage, both during the time of the occupation and in current usage. At that point Irpen began a vote [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Occupation_of_the_Baltic_republics_by_Nazi_Germany&diff=206042573&oldid=206041823 prematurely] before the discussion was fully developed, contrary to guidelines that state that early votes can be divisive. The appearance of [[User:Deacon of Pndapetzim]] magically followed (I don't recall him ever editing any article about the Baltic states before) to stack the voting. The move request was subsequently closed with no concensus.

==Evidence presented by [[User:Slrubenstein|Slrubenstein]]==
===Reply to [[User:Greg park avenue|greg park avenue]]===
Greg, why do you introduce my name to these proceedings when I have not made any complaint against Piotrus and am not a party to the RfA? It seems to me that you are just looking for an excuse to accuse me of trolling and of being a sockpuppeteer. You have no evidence of my being a sockpuppeteer because I am not one but since you have made the accusation please provide your evidence. As to my message on your talk page, it was a very civil response to your anti-Semitic comment. And you not only refused to apologize you simply made more insults. Wikipedia is large and there is some wriggle room for anti-Semites with you (yes, anyone who thinks the word "Jew" is an insult is an anti-Semite) but trust me, sooner or later people will lose patience with you. My advice to you is to start acting civilly, and not look for excuses to insult other editors. Now, can you put your money where your mouth is? You just accused me of sockpuppetry. Please provide your evidence (or if you retract the accusation you may strike it out and apologize) [[User:Slrubenstein|Slrubenstein]] | [[User talk:Slrubenstein|Talk]] 18:53, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

== evidence presented by User:ww==

I cannot speak to issues involving Poland or Russia articles, as my interactions with Piotrus have been limited to those article we both have interest in. I have found him strongly opinionated (not gounds for ArbCom action) and not disruptive. He has contacted me once or twice (on my talk page) to warn me about proposed deletion of a page we are both interested in. His interactions with me, and those I've otherwise observed, have not been such as to lead me to suspect him to be a user who hasn't Wikipedia's interests in mind, nor one who is interested in misusing Wikipedia and its mechanisms on behalf of some underhanded agenda. I would suggest ArbCom pay careful attention to the evidence in this case as, having read it (at extreme length!), it seems to me that the case is not well established. [[User:Ww|ww]] ([[User talk:Ww|talk]]) 16:34, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by [[user:M.K|M.K.]]==

===Piotrus battlefield tactics===
As an editor, who is working on the EE themes, I often find myself in situations when even most tiny content editing leads to disappointment, as almost every time Piotrus and his friends jump in and convert situation into messy battlefield, by inserting "preferred version" of article, "preferred sources" , "preferred POV", etc. Here is how it works.

====Piotrus' [[WP:EDITWAR|Edit wars]] and revert warring====

'''Piotrus involvement into constant revert warring campaigns speaks about the ways this user treats different views which do not suit his beliefs'''. Back in the [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus/Evidence#Fueling_revert_wars|2007]] the situation was already stressed by his revert warring, but now we are in 2008 and situation did not improved. It became worse.

In the past weeks alone the articles affected by Piotrus' revert warring were:
*[[Controversies of the Polish–Soviet War]],
*[[Lwów pogrom (1918)]],
*[[Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018]],
*[[Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force]],
*[[Polish–Lithuanian relations during World War II]]

His [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User%3APiotrus last 3RR block] was already discussed [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Piotrus_abused_his_admin-status_battling_over_Republic_of_Central_Lithuania|here by others]].

Piotrus' recent [[WP:EDITWAR|editwarring]] over [[Controversies of the Polish–Soviet War]] reveals the problematic, but typical, aspect of Piotrus conduct yet again.
As usually Piotrus redirects all the blame to his opponent [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=237837733], but uninvolved contributors are starting to see that through:
*"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=next&oldid=237836605 ''While Boodlesthecat did in fact violate 3RR, that does not make Piotrus exempt from WP:EDITWAR (which is clearly what he was involved in)....Also, if I would have got to the report earlier (before the report was stale) I would have blocked both parties.'']
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=237852463 ''Piotrus would like you to overlook the fact that it takes two to tango. If there is an edit war, there are at least two warriors. While pointing to Boodlethecat's block history, Piotrus neglects to mention the admonitions he has received that 3RR is not an entitlement. This is a case of the pot calling the kettle black.'']
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=next&oldid=237852463 ''I most certainly agree, and I think that Piotrus fails to see that it takes two to edit war.''].
Moreover Piotrus '''engaged into block shopping on admin IRC''' [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence#Evidence_presented_by_Tiptoety|as summarized by Tiptoety]]. All this recent drama could be avoided if Piotrus followed good editing practice, and remembered that [[WP:BURDEN| the burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material]] (in this case it is Piotrus). However Piotrus only used talk page '''immediately after''' filing the 3RR case against his opponent [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RR&diff=prev&oldid=237765877][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Controversies_of_the_Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War&diff=prev&oldid=237766239], trying to make a false impression that he tried discussing. '''This is a textbook case how Piotrus handles his opponents - by seeking a block rather than consensus.'''

====Coordinated edit warring ====

=====Polish unhelpful coordinated editing - well known=====

It is not a secret and the community long time ago noticed unhelpful coordinated editing involving a group of Polish editors. Some observations by different contributors:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:List_of_Polish_monarchs&diff=prev&oldid=53747426 ''Another reason is that there is a small group of Polish nationals on Wikipedia who have been pushing their own agenda: Renaming articles from English names to what they regard as the "correct" Polish-language names. Some of these Wikipedians (including at least one admin) seem to think that if they can push through the changes in the face of opposition, that they'll have a claim for making the changes stick during future discussions''...''have an admin in their number who often generates "calls to action" to get them all posting on a particular page, they are often able to all chime in to a particular discussion, and make it look as though there's a community consensus to keep the Polish name, when in reality it's just the same group of Poles posting over and over, moving from page to page, and in general ignoring or belittling any opposition''],
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=60076154 ''It has been happening all over Polish articles, with topics that they never edited before suddenly being besieged by Polish editors, and rules everyone else follows being swept aside by their block voting.'']
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal_talk:Poland/Poland-related_Wikipedia_notice_board&diff=prev&oldid=128408909 ''It is not the number that counts, but it was the timing that was a little conspicuous. Piotrus was the first from this board to oppose, on 3 May 05:59; Darwinek followed on 16:52, Halibutt 19:04, Lysy 20:02, Appleseed the next day on 2:45 and LUCPOL on 16:35. 5 days of silence, and suddenly 6 entries in a day and a half.'']
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=180523478 ''I am continually annoyed with this blind bandwagon-style following around that is going on. The issue is that a group of editors is constantly trying to rile up individuals who do not agree with their POV regarding naming.'']
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=237866122 ''Since Piotrus has a vast array of IRC and IM friends, happy to blindly revert to Piotrus's edits I doubt that it would work, but we can try'']

===== Piotrus advocates the use of IM=====
It is not a secret that some Polish editors widely use off-wiki communication channels to discuss Wikipedia related matters. In early days these [[Gadu Gadu]] ''team conferences'' were advertised on Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Balcer&diff=50754760&oldid=50243339 Piotrus asks for Gadu Gadu number]. And just a weak later whole team is runing off-line conference inviting others to join them [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Appleseed&diff=50805329&oldid=50615821 We together with Balcer and Halibutt are running a conference on GG. I strongly recomend using GG].
*Yet another user, who later engaged in disruptive sockpuppetry [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Logologist], is invited to join Piotrus' off-wiki activities [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Logologist&diff=50805470&oldid=50609387 We together with Balcer and Halibutt are organizing conference on GG. I strongly recommend using Gadu Gadu].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tymek&diff=144031435&oldid=143784821 Are you using GG. Very useful beast for discussing articles, etc], declares Piotrus to his mate [[user:Tymek]].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ADarwinek&diff=prev&oldid=81870642 Most of important discussions are announced on Poland related notice board, therefore it is usefull to have ot on a watchlist. In addition we do inform each other bout interesting things on GG] lectures Piotrus to his another friend [[user:Darwinek]]

It is not a secret that Piotrus continues to recruit new users till now:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Kotniski&diff=prev&oldid=234182607];
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Greg_park_avenue&diff=prev&oldid=234182412];[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ajh1492&diff=prev&oldid=234182232].

Looking into one piece of puzzle it might look like nothing wrong, but when putting all pieces into one place, you get the staggering picture, revealing systematical mechanism how "proper" POV is imposed to articles:

=====Piotrus and coordinated edit warring=====

It is staggering to see how little time it takes for revert team to form in edit wars with Piotrus involvement. Patern is always the same - Piotrus gets involved in edit war, and soon he is joined by one of the Gadu Gadu users.

Typical example: Piotrus runs an edit war
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=165937839&oldid=165921507],[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=166538090&oldid=166537913].
But he turns up to be not alone. He is helped by [[user:Molobo]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AMediation_Cabal%2FCases%2F2006-06-07_Polish_Cabal_and_myself_as_its_leader&diff=prev&oldid=64229946 GG buddies with Piotrus for ages]) and [[user:Kpalion]].
*'''Molobo's first and only contribution to this article main space is in sync revert with Piotrus'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=166083280&oldid=166055356].
*'''Kpalion joins revert war in article he also never edited before, and his only main space contribution to it is a revert'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=169390279&oldid=169377413]
** Note: Kpalion comes in just two weeks after exchanging GG contacts with Piotrus, again on Piotrus initiative ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Kpalion&diff=165288592&oldid=163833265 Maybe you are using GG, it is sometimes better to discuss articles and our projects this way] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Piotrus/Archive_19#Kpalion.27s_GG_number Hi, my GG number is 6023893. Please feel free to contact me at any time. Cheers]).

Those two users are not the only ones contributing to this article with nothing but reverts. Piotrus reaches 3rr limit:
*1st revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=next&oldid=166636515 03:23, 24 October 2007]
*Uninvolved editor starts editing [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=prev&oldid=167331762 03:56, 27 October 2007]. But is immediately Reverted by Piotrus 2nd revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=next&oldid=167331762 00:58, 27 October 2007]
*Uninvolved User adds reference [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=prev&oldid=167338931 04:47, 27 October 2007]. But is immediately reverted by Piotrus yet again 3rd revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=next&oldid=167338931 04:54, 27 October 2007].

'''Now that Piotrus is on 3RR limit, [[user:Tymek]], who never edited this article before, joins revert war, and reverts edits by a neutral contributor''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=next&oldid=167342916 06:12, 27 October 2007]

Off course it not the only instance when facing 3RR Piotrus is saved
by one of his off-wiki communication partners, whose only contribution is reverting to
version reverted by Piotrus before.

Same pattern different article:
* 1st revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=155692502&oldid=155687507 23:05, 4 September 2007]
* 2nd revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=next&oldid=155694612 23:20, 4 September 2007]
* 3rd revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=next&oldid=155695786 23:25, 4 September 2007]

And now when Piotrus exhausted his 3RR limits, [[user:Darwinek]] steps
in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=next&oldid=155697526 23:38, 4 September 2007]. '''This revert is Darwinek's first ever contribution to the article main space, and the next revert is his last ever edit here''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=next&oldid=155700912 23:55, 4 September 2007]

Another Piotrus' revert war:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_minority_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=156722099 15:52, 9 September 2007]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_minority_in_Poland&diff=next&oldid=156741970 20:02, 9 September 2007]
is joined by Darwinek
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_minority_in_Poland&diff=next&oldid=156771133 20:14, 9 September 2007]. In this case also '''it is the first and the only Darwinek's contribution to main space.'''

Same article. Piotrus gets involved in edit war again:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_minority_in_Poland&diff=158290620&oldid=158258888 15:27, 16 September 2007]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_minority_in_Poland&diff=next&oldid=158343493 02:39, 17 September 2007].
This time '''Tymek, who also never edited this article before, comes to help. And this remains Tymek's only main space contribution''' (not
counting one minor edit almost a year ''later''), [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_minority_in_Poland&diff=next&oldid=158473249 14:33, 17 September 2007]

Similar pattern can be seen in [[Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Poland]] article as well.

Three reverts by Piotrus:
*1st revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=228862667&oldid=228857665 19:03, 30 July 2008]
*2nd revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=228862800 19:07, 30 July 2008]
*3rd revert [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=228863773 19:13, 30 July 2008]

And when Piotrus reached 3RR mark, [[user:Alden Jones]] steps in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=228877483 20:33, 30 July 2008 ]. '''Of course this revert is Alden Jones' first ever contribution to this article. His next revert is his last''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holocaust_in_Nazi-occupied_Poland&diff=next&oldid=229065721]

It is astounding how often same editors appear during Piotrus' revert wars with one goal - only to revert to Piotrus version, not contributing to those articles in any other way.

Yet another revert war by Piotrus:

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dubingiai_massacre&diff=201245454&oldid=201245117 04:25, 27 March 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dubingiai_massacre&diff=next&oldid=201532092 12:27, 28 March 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dubingiai_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=201597342 15:50, 28 March 2008]
Soon it is joined by Darwinek
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dubingiai_massacre&diff=next&oldid=201598738 16:30, 28 March 2008 ]. '''This revert is Darwinek's first and only main space contribution to the article'''.

And another one:

*12 January - 28 February 2008: Piotrus tries without discussion to get rid of a picture that he [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Lithuania&diff=prev&oldid=194488642] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Lithuania&diff=prev&oldid=194706677]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:History_of_Lithuania&diff=prev&oldid=194888500 13:34, 29 February 2008]) I comment: ''"For quite a time ,a single registered contributor is trying to remove a particular picture..."''.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Lithuania&diff=next&oldid=194891173 14:01, 29 February 2008] (half an hour later) '''Darwinek, who never ever edited this article before, reverts to Piotrus version'''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Lithuania&diff=next&oldid=194893196 14:50, 29 February 2008] immediate revert of Darwinek; '''these two reverts are Darwinek's only contributions to the article'''.
*14:55, 29 February 2008, Piotrus proclaims: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AHistory_of_Lithuania&diff=194900991&oldid=194888500 '''''"And for the record, it's not a "single editor"; others apparently agree with me too (ex. link to recent Darwinek's reverts)."''''']

Another revert war, but strategies the same:

Piotrus is engaged in another revert war with a different editor:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poles_in_Lithuania&diff=212694083&oldid=212692965 21:14, 15 May 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poles_in_Lithuania&diff=next&oldid=212695987 22:14, 15 May 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poles_in_Lithuania&diff=next&oldid=212908353 20:56, 16 May 2008],
[[user:Tymek]] joins him [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poles_in_Lithuania&diff=next&oldid=213125140 04:44, 18 May 2008 ]. '''Of course it is Tymek's first and only main space edit in this article'''.

And another example. In [[Treaty of Vilna]] article, Piotrus' reverts:

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&diff=prev&oldid=226523166 21:33, 18 July 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&diff=prev&oldid=226998110 14:22, 21 July 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&diff=next&oldid=229245311 17:12, 1 August 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&diff=229328104&oldid=229308154 00:47, 2 August 2008] etc. etc.

are repeated by Alden Jones:

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&diff=next&oldid=229200023 10:32, 1 August 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&diff=next&oldid=229206128 15:25, 1 August 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&diff=next&oldid=229244465 15:58, 1 August 2008]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Truce_of_Vilna&diff=next&oldid=229264321 22:02, 1 August 2008]
'''These reverts are of course [[user:Alden Jones]] only contribution''', same thing on [[Trakai Voivodeship]], etc.

=====Team Piotrus: Summary=====

I could continue this list, but I'm sure it is informative as it is, to get full picture. Pattern is annoyingly identical:
*Piotrus gets involved in revert warring and suddenly a friend of his who usually never edited this article even once "helps" reverting
* they are connected with Piotrus by [[Gadu Gadu]];
* as a rule - the revert is their first edit on specific page, and often reverting to Piotrus version is their only contribution to those articles main space.
Placing together past community concerns and mass evidences from main space editing, coordinated nature of these revert wars is beyond any doubt circumvent the normal process of consensus-forming.

[[User:M.K|M.K.]] ([[User talk:M.K|talk]]) 08:25, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

====Tendentious edits====
Another issue which should be addressed is that '''Piotrus' [[WP:TE|tendentious edits]] are one of the prime tools converting Wikipedia in never ending battlefield'''. For instance:
* Piotrus constantly manipulates fact and similar tags. Tags which added by his opponents he considers as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ostr%C3%B3w_Agreement&diff=174165639&oldid=174109450 "tag spam"][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antoni_Dunin&diff=prev&oldid=118666493][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Werner&diff=next&oldid=107122937][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polish_people%27s_referendum%2C_1946&diff=prev&oldid=174971205], but when he uses them - it is perfectly acceptable [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Report&diff=236526110&oldid=236492453][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suwa%C5%82ki_Region&diff=207171818&oldid=207077551];
*Piotrus advocates for the article names, which he calls the most "popular" English ones [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ATrakai_Voivodeship&diff=217287392&oldid=168888977][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AFree_City_of_Krak%C3%B3w&diff=prev&oldid=154295884], but when there is initiative to have indeed prevailing English article names, Piotrus will find ample of excuses why names, which suits to his personal agenda should be kept instead [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ADuchy_of_Oels&diff=181231882&oldid=181230691][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ADuchy_of_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cim&diff=180193882&oldid=180187625][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AUnion_of_Krak%C3%B3w_and_Vilna&diff=178310086&oldid=178060752][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ADuchy_of_Pless&diff=181234714&oldid=181233783][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AVitebsk_Voivodeship&diff=160529734&oldid=160483005][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3APolotsk_Voivodeship&diff=160529041&oldid=160482422] (past "explanations" are good examples how Google search should not be carried out);
*Selective implementation of WP:UNDUE is another key fact of Piotrus editing, - when information does not suit his interpretation of events it is becoming an undue issue [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suwa%C5%82ki_Agreement&diff=prev&oldid=208673967][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Republic_of_Central_Lithuania&diff=prev&oldid=178126668], but when information parades Polish pride or his POV, UNDUE becomes not an issue:
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suwa%C5%82ki_Agreement&diff=next&oldid=208695572][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suwa%C5%82ki_Agreement&diff=219819083&oldid=219818787][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suwa%C5%82ki_Agreement&diff=208672990&oldid=208668179], situation was summarized pretty well [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APiotrus&diff=208682318&oldid=208528051 Yes, and Lossowski is the holy grail of truth and unbiased information.]
**Other examples - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Lithuania&diff=prev&oldid=197898627][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soviet%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Peace_Treaty&diff=prev&oldid=197777376][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vilnius_Region&diff=197904536&oldid=175698667][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_War&diff=prev&oldid=197778292][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Republic_of_Central_Lithuania&diff=prev&oldid=197778735]. Excellent case study for this issue, involving most recent events, would be [[Lwów pogrom (1918)]], summarized pretty well by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ALw%C3%B3w_pogrom_(1918)&diff=237437254&oldid=237401793 this] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Lw%C3%B3w_pogrom_(1918)&diff=next&oldid=237551065 especially this: ''Well, well, well. You see Piotrus, keyword in this case is not "criminals" but "Ukrainian criminals". What is the point of showing the references that mention just criminals, and adding extremely biased "mainly Ukrainian criminals" to the lead section? So far you failed to present multiple reliable sources for "mainly Ukrainian criminals", but yet you keep adding it time and time again. When this is done in the lead section it is straight forward WP:TE''].

====False edit summaries====
'''Piotrus often employs misleading edit summaries during contested information removal'''. For instance:
* On [[Ignacy Domeyko]] his long-time friend removing info he doesn't like [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ignacy_Domeyko&diff=next&oldid=227697760], soon Piotrus jumps in and among other things also removes the same contested info (Domeyko stated ''"I may never change my citizenship now''...) with the summary [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ignacy_Domeyko&diff=227702601&oldid=227698109 "large c/e"], even though he had also reverted
*On [[Sejny Uprising]] arguing that consensus is not needed when removing contested information (in this case a citation), he also secretly removed POV title tag with no explanation, despite claims [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny_Uprising&diff=next&oldid=234870204 that it was "explained on talk"]. Despite [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Sejny_Uprising&diff=next&oldid=234876051 my requests] over and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Sejny_Uprising&diff=next&oldid=234920274 over again] to produce rationale, he provided no rationale till today.
*Another characteristic example [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dubingiai_massacre&diff=201087125&oldid=201069545], absolutely no indications on edit summary that Piotrus removes and contested information, just blunt "+".
*Under such "explanatory" edit summaries as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=235331094&oldid=235313979 rv to neutral version (Polish-American sociologist claims... give us a break] ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=234210249&oldid=234209603 no weaseling of Piotrowski; please - c/e of latest additions]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=prev&oldid=234042781 c/e, improving English] hides wholesale removal and revision of information. Pleas by involved editor to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=next&oldid=234446692 justify such removal] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ALithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=235464072&oldid=235385322 again], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=prev&oldid=235466015 and again], were in vain as till today those questions are not answered by Piotrus. Would like to draw an attention to technique which was employed in this article - Piotrus asks for citations for particular sentences [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=prev&oldid=234146721] (like The tensions between Germans and LVR was growing, on April 12...), contributor delivers those requests [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=next&oldid=234204061] (take note to the same The tensions between Germans and LVR was growing, on April 12, ...) , but Piotrus jumps in and removes everything and again asking for the same citations on the same sentences [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lithuanian_Territorial_Defense_Force&diff=prev&oldid=234210249] (look at The tensions between Germans and LVR was growing, on April 12...]. And we have this circus when a contributor asks for sources, then receives them but still removes them and asks again. This is textbook case example of Piotrus editing techniques (with edit warring); sadly such technique is also employed by some of his Polish friends [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karolina_Proniewska&diff=177454997&oldid=177274632].

====Forum shopping and character assassination====

'''Piotrus employs forum shopping and character assassination in order to win his content disputes.'''

This tactics is usually used when Piotrus can't win content disputes by his prime strategy - revert warring. For instance:
*I initiated a [[WP:DR|dispute resolution process]] on [[Ostrów Agreement]] article (3O) in regards of Piotrus [[WP:NOR|original research]] and [[WP:SYN|synthesis]]. Yet when neutral contributor produces his opinion, one of the first Piotrus "job" is to jump on neutral contributor's talk page and present "evidences" of my alleged misbehavior from past Piotrus' Arb case [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jonny-mt&diff=next&oldid=175281265] for the "full picture". Again no content discussion just about me.
*One of the Piotrus' friends was caught using shameful editing practice, Piotrus jumps in and again attacks me with complete irrelevant and misleading allegations [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Poeticbent&diff=prev&oldid=217817134 like two Arb Cases]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Poeticbent&diff=next&oldid=217818086 "all arguments" etc.].
*Another attempt to attack and present contributor less credible, with misleading allegations [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Did_you_know&diff=prev&oldid=199123374] (I never renamed that article).
*On [[Lwów pogrom (1918)]] article another editor became involved - Piotrus first "job" is to inform him about some sort of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASlrubenstein&diff=237380395&oldid=237370614 "anti-editor bias on the part of some editors involved in the discussion at that article"]. Identical situation - no content related discussion. Despite that Piotrus all the time delivers to his opponents a lecture about [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AHistory_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=231061747 discussing edits, not editors]. Of course he does not apply his rule to himself.
*As Bloodlescat is on Piotrus agenda, most of this tactics recently employed against him, as i witnessed. Few observations which I witness so far - accusations violation of 10RR all over the place (I am unaware that Bloodlescat was blocked due to 10RR) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AEdJohnston&diff=prev&oldid=214039477 again]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FIncidents&diff=prev&oldid=214062232 and again]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AFear%3A_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&diff=prev&oldid=214062499 and again]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FIncidents&diff=prev&oldid=214074704 and again] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FArbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=214481383 and again]. While I never encouraged violations over edit warring be it 4RR of 5RR, misleading the community about what person never did, is not only unethical, but is gross character assassination.
*Same goes with Bloodlescat mail which was delivered to Piotrus. After the email was [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RR&diff=prev&oldid=228954394 reported] and Boodles [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=Ryan+Postlethwaite&page=User%3ABoodlesthecat&year=&month=-1 blocked for an additional 24h for that], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ryan_Postlethwaite&diff=229165525&oldid=229106125 Piotrus still wanted more], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APiotrus&diff=prev&oldid=229425909 refused complete cooperation], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AMediation_Cabal%2FCases%2F2008-08-02_History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=229426450 demanded an apology] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ARyan_Postlethwaite&diff=prev&oldid=229427358 asked for more again] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AProm3th3an&diff=prev&oldid=229429139 protested again] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMoreschi&diff=prev&oldid=229430013 tried another sysop]. While [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2008-08-02_History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland&diff=prev&oldid=229431945 Boodles apologized for that email] as Piotrus officially wanted, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Piotrus_2/Evidence&diff=prev&oldid=236985289 he brought it up again as evidence in the RfAr] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=237837733 tries again].
*Polish view suffering fiasco during initiated rename procedure, Piotrus travels to one forum [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:No_original_research/noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=217815777] where he is ignored by community. Having failed to gather support for his POV, travels [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AEthnic_and_cultural_conflicts_noticeboard&diff=218469752&oldid=218432332 to yet another one forum] where [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Ethnic_and_cultural_conflicts_noticeboard&diff=next&oldid=218641544 his view was not supported], but this don't stop him for [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=219733395 traveling to a third one].
*Boodles 3RR-case [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2F3RR&diff=prev&oldid=213560940] in which he [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=Jpgordon&page=User%3ABoodlesthecat&year=&month=-1 gets unblocked]. After the unblock, Piotrus travels to another admin with a complaint: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANandesuka&diff=prev&oldid=213751392].
*To summarize Piotrus' behavior - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ARyan_Postlethwaite&diff=229319200&oldid=229246030 Piotrus, you've won your edit-war, and had him blocked for 48 hours, but now you're over-reaching. Try to win the content disputes on the article Talk: page, not by getting your opponents banned, ok?]
*Forum shopping is indivisible part of Piotrus editing practice. Back in 2006 such editing pratice was straight forward named as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FIncidents&diff=91338838&oldid=91336554 trolling]. At present day situation did not improved as we see. [[User:M.K|M.K.]] ([[User talk:M.K|talk]]) 10:42, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

====Personal POV instead of consensus====

Piotrus says he welcomes outside opinion, but what happens when outside opinion is not in his favor?:
*Well he simply reverts it with ad hominem edit summaries in this case [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=166538090&oldid=166537913 Francis, you are not the Village Pump]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny&diff=prev&oldid=165870907]
*When neutral admin judged involved sides critically, including Piotrus [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gamaliel/Archive11&diff=213583700&oldid=213578341], Piotrus protests and contests his decisions by accusing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gamaliel/Archive11&diff=next&oldid=213583700 censorship and personal attacks endorsement]([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gamaliel/Archive11&diff=next&oldid=213586518 reply]), claiming ad nauseam that uninvolved admin abused his powers when protected the article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive421#Contested_protection] and using his admin powers to over turn protection [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fear:_Anti-Semitism_in_Poland_after_Auschwitz&offset=20080523000000&action=history].
*When a DR procedure initiated by me (WP:3O), concluded that Piotrus additions, as feared, indeed where original research and synthesis [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AOstr%C3%B3w_Agreement&diff=175950761&oldid=175450606] and should be eliminated from main space, after it is done so Piotrus jumps in and declares that there was [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ostr%C3%B3w_Agreement&diff=187044000&oldid=187015239 ''no consensus''] to do so, in contrast to outside opinion. It takes me another around to finally eliminate his OR [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Ostr%C3%B3w_Agreement&diff=prev&oldid=187249767]. Shame a lot of time is consumed eliminating single Piotrus OR.
*On heated dispute on [[Dubingiai massacre]] Piotrus became the only editor who made major revision of article [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dubingiai_massacre&diff=204808895&oldid=204808004], after [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AVecrumba&diff=201769602&oldid=201576429 invitee] appearance nor without consent of involved parties nor, I think, without approval of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AM.K&diff=204907247&oldid=204008841 invitee] (perhaps invitee change his opinion now), despite the fact that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Vecrumba/Dubingiai_Reconcile reconciliation project] (never finished) was started to find consensus among editors not to impose preferred and single POV,as Piotrus did.
*Another recent incident when Piotrus preferred his views instead of finding consensus - I initiated DR process (WP:3O) (over dispute of certain citation), after a long discussion with involving parties and neutral editors there were accepted suggestion to have contested citation in the specific article - [[Sejny Uprising]]. Suggestion welcomed by Piotrus him self [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ASejny&diff=165213503&oldid=165142446]. Perfectly knowing from the past discussions and suggestions that one sided removal, instead of involved parties consensus, of particular citation and from this specific article, will cause frustration but Piotrus declares that [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sejny_Uprising&diff=234869889&oldid=234869349 consensus is not needed] to remove it. And actually if he acted in the proper way of conduct he opened discussion before his one sided removal, if he indeed wanted to find a consensus he would opened RfC way before revert warring, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ASejny_Uprising&diff=234871147&oldid=234870642 not after].

Well now as I expect Piotrus in retaliation for my postings will attempt to show me as some sort most disruptive editor, as he did in the past. [[User:M.K|M.K.]] ([[User talk:M.K|talk]]) 08:31, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
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==Evidence presented by User:Renata3==
===Piotrus entitlement attitude is absolutely disturbing===
In his [[#Reply to Novickas and MK|reply to Novickas]], Piotrus claims that because he is 2100 times more active than an average editor he is entitled to more "bad" edits (uncivil comments, reverts, what not). I find these comments absolutely disturbing and disgusting.

One uncivil comment is one to many no matter where it comes from - a random IP or top 50 most active contributors. In fact, active editors should be held to a higher standard - they been around to know the rules and what's allowed.

Even more disturbing is his view that because he has more content contributions other editors have no right to criticize him. Since when does writing DYK or FA articles earn immunity from criticism? This illustrates pretty well his overall "I am better than you" attitude that make it hard to deal with him.

What Piotrus is arguing for is creating a class of "all equal, but some more so than others" or class of "untouchables." But the worst part is that he admits his record is not perfect, but instead of striving to be better he argues that he is entitled to be "badder"... [[User:Renata3|Renata]] ([[User talk:Renata3|talk]]) 05:33, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by Angus McLellan==
===Piotrus does not comply with the [[Wikipedia:Ownership of articles]] policy===

====A confession====
I rarely cross paths with Piotrus, Irpen, or anyone else involved in this case other than Deacon of Pndapetzim. My knowledge of these disputes is limited to recent editing of the [[Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018]]. For the record, both Deacon of Pndapetzim and Piotrus encouraged my presence there. My contributions to date are limited to minor edits for style & language and a stream of consciousness commentary on the talk page. As a result, my evidence is narrow in scope.

====Use of sources====
Piotrus wishes the committee to treat the matter of Boleslaw ... 1018 as a content dispute, and as such outwith the committee's scope. My impression is otherwise. I see this as a matter of compliance with core policies. [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Franco-Mongol alliance]] demonstrates that the committee has considered such matters to be germane in the past. I do not suggest that Piotrus is in need of mentorship on this basis. But, as he has himself noted, he has made a great many contributions to the project. For that reason, the use of dubious sources, and potentially misleading to answers to enquiries concerning these, are a matter of concern.

The short history of the Boleslaw ... 1018 article is as follows. Piotrus expanded the article using a supplement to the Polish national daily newspaper ''Rzeczpospolita'', ''Wyprawa Kijowska Chrobrego'', as the principal source. It needs to be said that this source is not available to purchase, and is written in Polish, and is highly unlikely to be available to readers of the encyclopedia. By any measure, this is a poor choice of source when English-language sources meeting the standards set out in [[WP:V]] are widely available.

The article was submitted for GA review. The reviewers comments can be seen at [[Talk:Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018/Archive02#GA Review Notes]], and the article failed. It was resubmitted, discussion at [[Talk:Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018#GA_on hold]], and passed. In the course of the original review, Piotrus [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=155338617&oldid=155335388 stated] that ''Wyprawa Kijowska Chrobrego'' "is a collection of articles by several historians, so in fact you get views by different authors". When the matter was again raised by me, following the dispute over a rewrite, at [[Talk:Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018#Jaworski]], Piotrus decided that his earlier statement was no longer operative and that [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=235624372&oldid=235605036 "all articles cited were written by Jaworski"] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Boleslaw_I%27s_intervention_in_the_Kievan_succession_crisis,_1018&diff=235644462&oldid=235642154 "almost all of the work (and all cited info) comes from Jaworski"]. Piotrus has since provided me with a scan of the article, and I confirm that his statements to me, but not in the original GA review, are correct.

On receiving the scans from Piotrus, I passed these to other interested parties and a partial translation was provided to me. From this, it was apparent that Piotrus had engaged in some degree of selective citation from Jaworski's article. Specifically, the article by Jaworski clearly states that Boris & Gleb were killed on Yaroslav's orders, and that history was rewritten by the winner to ensure that Svyatopolk was blamed. So far as I can tell, no such explicit statement has ever appeared in the article.

I note Novickas's comments in a similar vein at [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/Piotrus 2#Use of sources]]. Perfection is impossible, and paraphrasing and summarising what sources say is an art rather than a science. Mistakes happen, but they can only get fixed if editors are frank and open in their dealings. My feeling is that Piotrus has not been frank and open in the matter of the Boleslaw ... 1018 article. Experienced editors must set an example in this regard by welcoming and encouraging others who wish to help the project develop by editing and rewriting. For these reasons, ownership of articles is unacceptable, and Piotrus, as an experienced editor, should be well aware of this and act accordingly. I believe that he has failed to do so on this occasion. [[User:Angusmclellan|Angus McLellan]] [[User talk:Angusmclellan|(Talk)]] 15:11, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by [[user:Molobo|Molobo]]==

I am a long time contributor of many articles. My contributions for example include [[Operation 1005]],[[Kidnapping of Polish children by Nazi Germany]], [[Potulice concentration camp]], and numerous expansions to such articles as [[Wehrmacht war crimes]]. As you can likely guess most of them are controversial to certain people.

I have been subject to RfC,, bans, and countless personal disputes. I also watched Arbcoms, although to this date never been a subject of one(although perhaps I was mentioned on some). I made many mistakes in the past, but believe that I was refined in the process. For instance I now stick solely to encyclopedic information and language as much as possible. From my experience personal disputes and exchanges serve nothing on Wikipedia. Only sources and information should count. Additionally our time is brief and we should concentrate on content rather then personal disputes. Regarding Piotrus-he is not without some bias, but most of us are, he doesn’t shy away from debate and sources to expand articles. He is also a very productive contributor. He made perhaps some slips of language but looking into his number edits, that’s almost nothing compered to the amount of information and discussions he is engaged in.

Neverthless one issue I would like to adress on which Piotrus was accused.


===Regarding Stor Stark7===

The user in question has certainly strong and controversial views which he expresses on Wikipedia both in discussion and during edits on main pages. He is certainly very intelligent and never crosses a certain line, but looking at his edits, he has a certain bias. One of main activity is spreading information about Morgenthau Plan (an article which he wrote himself) and alledged war crimes of Allies(who he writes were a “gang”). The MP article is terribly biased and would need detailed re-write. Note for example that when added info that it was planned to stop Germany to potentially wage war again, this was removed by Stark[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgenthau_Plan&diff=next&oldid=205712490]. From my experience most of his information is cutted in selective way, and responces are made by large copied text full of alledged wrongdoings of Allies and suffering of Germany.

Some examples of activity that might have influenced views on him among editors:

*He compared Jewish Holocaust to Expulsions of Germans and called for review of Jewish people who perished in Holocaust
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_Holocaust&diff=prev&oldid=33479118].

*He wrote that USA was a “bad guy” when it fought Nazi Germany in 1944. It became good when it started to help Germany in 1947
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Expulsion_of_Germans_after_World_War_II&diff=prev&oldid=33538299 After Germany had surrendered, the U.S. could do nothing besides start a war. Probably true. Before Germany surrendered the U.S. could have done a lot, and as far as I can tell even was an accomplice in the planning. Being a good guy in 1947 doesnt change the fact of being a bad guy in 1944]

*Comparing Polish nation to war criminal
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ABloody_Sunday_%281939%29&diff=203345359&oldid=203285359 Maybe the Poles and Milosevic are in the same class.]

*Insults about Poles in article about Kosovo discussion page
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ARa%C4%8Dak_incident&diff=204669661&oldid=204662586 Let me reply that I'm sick and tired of some Poles still thinking that their nation is a perpetual victim that never ever did anything wrong, and then work their arses off to try to bury evidence to the contrary]

*He created an article called American mutilation of Japanes war dead [American mutilation of Japanese war dead]
Where as one user noted
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AAmerican_mutilation_of_Japanese_war_dead&diff=224902488&oldid=224535249 This article should be merged with Allied war crimes during World War II. It is obviously being given undue weight by one editor (Stor stark7) who has a slanted viewpoint on the subject. Are we required to have a whole separate article about every miniscule aspect of a country's conduct in wartime now? If so, where is the Nazi mutilation of Holocaust victims article? How about Soviet army raping of German women? -- Grandpafootsoldier (talk) 22:37, 10 July 2008 (UTC)]


*He made ethnic remarks about French invading Germany.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Expulsion_of_Germans_after_World_War_II&diff=prev&oldid=33596225 The french nation invaded sometime in the 1600's in its drive towards the Rhine. They were drafted into the army when Germany took control of the area 1940, they were only trusted to fight on the eastern front, and they were allowed to remain after the war despite their native land still being under French control. Jippey, thank you frenchies for your kindness]

*Suggested on Causes of Second World War discussion page that Hitler declared war on Poland because Germans were mass murdered by Poles
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ACauses_of_World_War_II&diff=181980652&oldid=177874985]
When faced with information that this was false flag operation by Nazi Germany and paramilitary Selbstschutz units he responded :
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Causes_of_World_War_II&diff=next&oldid=181997559 Don't make yourself look even more foolish(...) I guess you don't like those things coming to light. As for the rest of your seltsbtschutz babble, Juck!!!-]
When several responces by several editors noted Lebensraum, Nazi ideology idea of conquest as reason for the war, Stork responded to them with following
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Causes_of_World_War_II&diff=next&oldid=182004065 :Please lay off with the hyperbole the rest of you, I'm not denying Hitler was wanted war. all I've done is presented information that a respected historian claims Germans were killed before the war, and that this might have influenced the decision to go to war at that time. and I requested info where there might be more information. All the responses to that I've gotten are basically nonsense as their relation to the topic question]

*Finally said that the there is no proof that there is no truth in Nazi propaganda:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Causes_of_World_War_II&diff=next&oldid=182016498 :I keep telling myself, do not feed the...., sigh. All you have presented is that the Nazis used propaganda. You have provided nothing that says that there was no grain of truth behind it.]

*Describing Polish minister who refused Hitler’s demands as “crazy”,”delusional” and claiming Poland wanted war with Hitler:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AInvasion_of_Poland_%281939%29&diff=195673962&oldid=192521340 Also, the fact that the Polish foreign minister was crazy enough to want war in 1939, and actually thought they would win within 3 weeks should also be of note. A foreign minister has some influence on international politics, even a delusional, no?]



I think the above can explain somewhat Piotrus reaction. An unexperienced person can of course make certain conclusions from such line of thought. If Stork didn’t wanted to be associated nationalist movements, he should be advised in the future to use more neutral statements and claims. However personally having some experience regarding WW2 history ideologies, I can say that for Piotrus statement this doesn’t need to be true. There is a movement called historic revisionism which can make such claims without crossing into neo-Nazi ideology, furthermore some other extreme political movements(both on the left or right) can make such statements. Neverthless I believe Piotrus reaction can be somewhat understood when seeing what Stork’s comments have been like.

===Regarding Scinurae===

In the past he mainly focused on Polish-German history, I certainly wouldn’t call him neo-Nazi, although he is a bit nationalistic teenager(at least he was when I first meet him) that bases his knowledge on his schoolbooks, which are rather short on Poland. This of course leads to certain issues. Fortunetely he calmed down somewhat but incivility remains a problem.

For example:

*Removal of information about persecution of Poles in Prussia [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_Empire&diff=30511972&oldid=30511739]

*Removal of information and links to [[Herero Genocide]] made by Germany in article calling it irrelevant to history[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Germany&diff=prev&oldid=32496751]

*Deletion of information on atrocities committed by German soldiers in Poland

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_17th_Infantry_Division&diff=prev&oldid=47392170]

*When I spotted some Nazi propaganda books used as sources on Wikipedia regarding history of Poland, and notified this to Reliable Source noticeboard[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=225266344] as well as to Moreschi for guidance, Scinurae suddenly appeared and tried to divert the discussion from the subject, by claiming I was attacking the editor who brought this publications.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=225400383]

*Trying to erase information about Nazi atrocities and defending German forces image during WW2
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:17th_Infantry_Division_(Germany)&diff=prev&oldid=37718814]

*Claiming that the Polish name Poznań is a point of view of modern time, discrimination of Poles was to achieve “national unity”, removal of information that the territories were taken from Poland by Germany
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_Eastern_Marches_Society&diff=prev&oldid=40463081]

*Claims that expulsion of Poles from Germany was actually done to Polish “settlers”
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_Eastern_Marches_Society&diff=prev&oldid=47142453]

*Removal of information regarding discrimination of minorities in German Empire, by changing it to “alienation”
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_Empire&diff=prev&oldid=30511035]

*Removal of information of massacre by Teutonic Knights( a symbol in German nationalism), and adding instead that “the city flourished”
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gda%C5%84sk&diff=prev&oldid=34688674]


'''Tag teaming with Irpen and Deacon'''

A propaganda photo was put into the article by Irpen and Deacon-the event was marked by violence and rapes by Red Army, Irpen and Deacon added a photo from Soviet era showing the citizens welcoming troops. Scinurae appeared suddenly helping them to restore the picture.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)&diff=prev&oldid=192144200]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)&diff=next&oldid=192172319]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)&diff=prev&oldid=192172319]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)&diff=next&oldid=193230276]

'''Incivility''':

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AGerman_Eastern_Marches_Society&diff=40490598&oldid=40468349 Your disjointed yawning-comment]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=214434263 You clearly represent Polish nationalist interests to which you habitually count picking on Germany and Germans all throughout history until today.]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sciurin%C3%A6&diff=prev&oldid=55419784' most often your replies make me roll my eyes, but this one was so lame and empty and evasive an answer, it made me laugh for a minute :-)]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=214434263 you clearly represent Polish nationalist interests to which you habitually count picking on Germany and Germans all throughout history until today]


In conclusion, I can say that the user is not exactly neutral, and some of his edits seem very controversial. Removing Nuremberg trial information or atrocities by Nazi Germany while trying to defend image of German forces in WW2 might have influenced the view about him among other editors. Especially incivility should be adressed.


===Irpen===

I would be thankfull if Irpen would stop abusing my name in discussions not connected with me in person. I served my time so to speak, and find his repeated harassment incivil.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement&diff=prev&oldid=238658679 "am afraid that the Digwuren's return will become a nightmare similar only to Molobo's return from his a year old block"]

===Matthead===

I would like to point out some tremendous incivility coming from that editor, for example:

Responce to other editor
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AKarkonosze&diff=213019445&oldid=213016803 Stop your pathetic trolling].

Ethnic based attacks:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ANicolaus_Copernicus&diff=212964295&oldid=212957945 Polish POV has been disseminated too far in the past, and will be reduced]

Ethnic based insults:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AKarkonosze&diff=213024714&oldid=213019445 Seems like EndOfTrolling for Polish POV now, indeed]

Ethnic insults
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AFirst_Partition_of_Poland&diff=209858617&oldid=209837226''"Frederick II making token gestures for the welfare of his new Polish subjects"'' His bio article says, "750 schools were built from 1772-1775." Maybe he should have build hundreds of token sand boxes and Kindergartens for his Polish subjects instead]

In addition to removing important information without any comment
*From article [[Ostforschung]] information about genocide (German colonisation and the Germanisation of Eastern Europe by [[ethnic cleansing]] and [[genocide]] of local non-German populations)) was removed and replaced with
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ostforschung&diff=222171217&oldid=211659021]
''dissemination of German cultural influence within the conquered areas of Eastern Europe''

*In article about [[Felix Dahn]] information about discriminating Polish students under his administration of University of Wrocław was removed without any comment as well as information that ha belonged to far right, antisemitic group
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Felix_Dahn&diff=222164176&oldid=211733096]

I would like to have incivility issue resolved in case of this editor.


===Bottom line===

Dubious and selective sourcing can be problematic, but I can see no easy solution to this, and would require seperate process. Easier to eliminate is the incivility question, which in my view poisons Wikipedia to huge degree. If editors feel hurt by associations with organisations or views they don’t want to be associate with, they should also review how their edits could be seen by others.
I will adress some general issues later If I will find time.
--[[User:Molobo|Molobo]] ([[User talk:Molobo|talk]]) 18:01, 28 September 2008 (UTC)



==Evidence presented by User:Vecrumba==
=== Irpen accuses others of conduct he practices himself ===

==== "Tendentious" editing ====

To me, Irpen's most infamous contention is his regarding the Baltic States, that the term "occupation" with regard to Soviet actions in the Baltic States is "judgemental" (some leeway prior to the end of WWII, no leeway in "judgemental" afterward), including classic unsupported editorial contentions such as that countries cannot simply not be "occupied" for 50 years. No matter how many sources were produced, representing them as saying the Soviets invaded and occupied (that is, using the words in the sources), was "tendentious." Diffs are not an issue, the only point here is that (may be a slight paraphrase of Irpen) perfectly sourced articles can still "cherry pick" sources, producing a "tendentious" article.

This was my first clash with Irpen.

Let us jump ahead to [[Holodomor]], and article in which Irpen has a great personal interest, and on which, by my count, Irpen has done nearly 400 edits in the last four years, leading all other editors by a substantial margin. I [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=156415579&oldid=155751299 added some additional information], sourced, which went well.

Some time later I was disturbed, however, by a sentence in the article that "Documentary evidence confirms the cases when the Soviet leadership expressed even personal interest in ensuring the aid distribution.", referencing Davies and Wheatcroft: "^ On April 6, 1933, Sholokhov, who lived in Vesenskii district, wrote at length to Stalin describing the famine conditions and urging him to provide grain. Stalin received the letter on April 15, and on April 16 the Politburo granted 700 tons of grain to the district. Stalin sent a telegram to Sholokhov "We will do everything required. Inform seize of necessary help. State a figure." Sholkhov replied on the same day, and on April 22, the day on which Stalin received the second letter, Stalin scolded him, "You should have sent answer not by letter but by telegram. Time was wasted" Davies and Wheatcroft, p. 217"

I did not have the Davies and Wheatcroft text, however, I did find a book review which observed (from D&W): "Unlike Sholokhov’s, many pleas for assistance, including those from Party Secretaries in Ukraine, were rejected." This clearly indicated Stalin's "personal" interest was only Sholokhov, not a general interest in the starving populace. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=163664380&oldid=163630837 I adjusted the article wording to reflect the situation appropriately.] At that point:
* I was thereupon reverted by Grafikm_fr (another editor of past conflict), [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=next&oldid=163664380 "per objection on talk"]. There was no explicit objection, more of a question by Jo0doe ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Holodomor/Archive_8#Sholokhov_ref see archived exchange here]).
* An anon IP (in Portugal) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=163762859&oldid=163759574 un-reverted Grafikm_fr's revert]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=next&oldid=163762859 Kubam Kazak re-reverted]
* and Alex Bakharev [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=next&oldid=163765017 fixed the spelling of the reverted original which I attempted to change]
I recognized the editors as ones that would continue to block my change and was not in a mood for a revert war. And so it remained.

However, the discussion opened again roughly a month later when Riurik took issue with the Davies and Wheatcroft reference quoted, opening a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Holodomor/Archive_8#Soviet_leadership_expressed_personal_interest.3F new article discussion section]. (I was unaware at the time that Riurik's posting was the result of an article editing run-in with Irpen prior that same day. Diffs are not material.)

After an exchange by Irpen and Ruirik, I [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=169989116&oldid=169793308 re-inserted my original edit from a month earlier.] This time, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holodomor&diff=next&oldid=169989116 Irpen reverted], commenting: "please don't add info to the sentence referenced to a source that is just not there", and continuing on talk:
* Vecrumba, your own edit was unacceptable. I hope it is clear why from my edit summary. --Irpen 00:11, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I countered that Irpen's revert was unfounded and that I'd track down the original source, to which Irpen replied at length...
* "Moreover, singling out the Sholokhov case makes '''this look like fulfilling the request was exceptional'''. I don't have to agree or disagree with this information because, luckily, your edit claims that it is supported by the source, Davies, p. 217. If you have ever seen the book you claim is your source, you would know that the issue is not discussed at a single page but the book devotes an entire section to the subject."
* But that's not all. Your claim that Davies uses the Sholokhov example to make a point that it was exceptional is not supported by Davies himself. I went back to the book and reread the whole chapter "Grain in the Time of Famine, February-July 1933" were the whole issue is discussed, they make up pp. 204-230 of the 2004 edition ISBN 0333311078. In fact the book gives a great deal of info. Some calls for aid were fulfilled, some were rejected, both for seed and for food grain. '''It was a mixed bag rather than the picture you try to paint referring to Davies'''. I will expand the the article now and you, in turn, please '''do not try to misquote sources in the future'''. [my emphasis in all cases]
Not having the book, but being sure I was not "trying to paint a picture" and (deliberately) "misquoting" sources, I had little option but to shell out a substantial amount of money and buy the D&W text. And what did I find? Lo and behold, D&W explicitly state Sholokhov <u>was</u> an exceptional case, only they do so on the <u>next page</u>. <u>Furthermore, what I wrote as representing D&W had been EXACTLY what they said.</u>

So, what is it that happened here? Irpen read the entire chapter and <u>'''came to a different conclusion than expressly stated by the authors themselves'''</u> in the very same chapter and denounced my '''accurately representing the author's summary of the situation <u>as stated by themselves</u>''' as misrepresenting the source.

==== Postscriptum====

Some months later, during a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Vecrumba/Archive-02#Irpen lengthy thread on my user talk], Irpen did note with respect to comments I made again in that thread regarding the above that "I can't comment on the entire essay, just several points. I have the book. If Vecrumba wanted to see it, he did not need to spend $100. He could have just asked, most of the relevant info is between pp. 204 and 230. Not too much to scan and share but, obviously, cannot be publicly posted. '''<u>Vecrumba's edit was factually false</u>''',..." [my emphasis]

Of course I responded that <u>it's not possible to be more correct than to repeat the author's conclusions regarding the facts they represent</u> as opposed to someone else's <u>personal</u> conclusions regarding the same facts.

When we construct a narrative from secondary sources, we cannot take it upon ourselves to state what those sources say in any way other than in which it was originally stated. Irpen puts himself above other editors and even above authors themselves in representing sources. Any representation at odds with his, even repeating the authors' conclusions regarding their own materials in the very chapter being discussed virtually verbatim, is "factually false."

And so, shall we simply continue to tolerate editors such as Piotrus to be attacked for their brazen, accurate representations of reputable sources? —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 04:12, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

=== Response to M.K. ===
Regarding "''On heated dispute on Dubingiai massacre Piotrus became the only editor who made major revision of article [366], after invitee appearance nor without consent of involved parties nor, I think, without approval of invitee (perhaps invitee change his opinion now), despite the fact that reconciliation project (never finished) was started to find consensus among editors not to impose preferred and single POV,as Piotrus did.''"<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Knowing my WP actually worked its way up through central Europe into the Baltics (they were not my first major WP involvement), Piotrus was the editor who actually contacted me to assist with the impasse on the article. We made good progress, unfortunately, owing to personal circumstances, my work on that reconciliation has been on hold. The point is, regardless of the highly contentious nature of the article&mdash;'''contentiousness borne of the reputable sources used, NOT OF PERSONAL POV'''&mdash;I can personally vouch for every editor involved there that they were acting in editorial good faith.
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; However, on WP, there are numerous editors, it would appear M.K. among them, who would take disagreement first as an indication of bad faith, second, as... well... it's only downhill from the first. —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 04:29, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

=== Response to Boodlesthecat ===
Regarding: "''I will, as the Bible instructs us, assume good faith.''" To the complete contrary, I found my discussion with Boodlesthecat on my talk page to be increasingly disturbing, culminating in what I took as at least two attempts by Boodlesthecat to paint me as an anti-Semite. The entire thread in question is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Vecrumba#Jewish_.22scholars.22 available here]. In mine and other interchanges, I found Boodlesthecat to evidently be quite capable of assuming bad faith and of haranguing editors apparently waiting for them to make some expression of exasperation which can then be turned around and used to attack them. —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 04:55, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

=== Boodlesthecat demonizes editors who disagree with his edits ===
Boodlesthecat's haranguing of editors with charges of antisemitism continues to escalate. We now have an entire [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Boodlesthecat#.22Jewish_historiography.22:__Yet_moreJew_baiting_by_Piotrus new section on his talk page] demonizing Piotrus accusing him of "'''yet more Jew baiting.'''" Assume good faith? Anyone hear of that lately? These incessant and escalating shrieks of anti-Semite have completely poisoned the possibility of any rational discussion regarding any article involving Polish-Jewish relations where Boodlesthecat involves himself. —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 23:22, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

==== Boodlesthecat views WP as a community of antagonism and confrontation, not association and contribution ====
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Boodlesthecat&diff=215501411&oldid=215498528 This section] Boodlesthecat added to their talk page after a block (appears above in the diff) speaks for itself on attitude, both in demonizing the WP community and in its dismissive attitude to sanctions resulting from Boodlesthecat's conduct. —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 16:23, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

=== Root cause ===
This is not about new issues regarding editors--as has been noted, there are once again so many familiar faces spouting their familiar rhetoric--it is about what I have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Cold_War#Wiki_Cold_War described here] as the WP Cold War. —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 22:24, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

: I would note that there are editors I have not dealt with before, e.g., Boodlesthecat. If anything, his/her contentions are even more virulent than those I have run across in the past. —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 23:39, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

=== Response to Irpen's evidence against Martintg ===
Irpen brings up as evidence:
:The uninvolved admin who cleaned up the mess with redirects and unscorched that move commented: "Martintg moved, blanked the redirect, and recreated precisely the same, all within one minute after moving, and he did the same thing, systematically, on two separate moved pages. That does look like he knew very well what he was doing, and it certainly had nothing to do with the confusion about capitalization."(diff)
Unfortunately, Irpen presents admins and their comments as the alpha and omega regarding Wikipedian editorial behaviors, completely ignoring that there are admins that firmly support his "side" while reacting with an unfavorable POV regarding the other side. There is, for example, Khoikhoi, with whom I've had run-ins more than once, including a case including Irpen and veiled and not-so-veiled threats against my continued ability to participate on Wikipedia. To Irpen's evidence above, Future Perfect at Sunrise is far from an "uninvolved admin," they are an admin with a clearly pro-Irpen, anti-Irpen-opponent tilt.

I support this statement with this evidence against Future Perfect at Sunrise's "uninvolvement" regarding Martintg (who I have found to be a reputable and upstanding editor). Here, Martintg asks a completely valid "Question about membership Guidelines" re: working group on ethnic and cultural edit wars) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AWorking_group_on_ethnic_and_cultural_edit_wars&diff=190234722&oldid=189915844 is assaulted by Future Perfect at Sunrise] with completely inappropriate, off the wall, <u>'''baseless inflammatory accusations'''</u>. Future Perfect at Sunrise is, as it appears, '''as partisan a participant''' to the events in the community involved here as is any other editor, rendering Future Perfect at Sunrise's judgement on Martintg's "bad faith" no more than a personal, partisan, opinion tarring Irpen's opposition with blanket bad-faith-itis. —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 20:10, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

=== Response to Irpen's "pleadings" ===

In my now years of experience with Irpen, I can't imagine Irpen "pleading" for anything unless he felt he didn't have the upper hand to lower the boom via a sympathetic admin or preach from up on high to arbcom with his advice. I am sorry to have to assume such gross bad faith on Irpen's part, but that he lobbies to ban Piotrus rather seals that verdict.

I take it therefore that Irpen's continued diatribe here means that his talks with Piotrus for arriving at a mutually agreeable solution have collapsed and we're back to full frontal assault. —[[User:Vecrumba|PētersV]] ([[User talk:Vecrumba|talk]]) 20:28, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by [[User:Xx236|Xx236]]==
===Language used by Boodlesthecat ===
"Some people think all Poles are stupid. But actually thats exaggerated--that perception comes from the fact that a small number of Poles were noticed to be stupid." in [[Talk:Controversies of the Polish–Soviet War]]

:''Commentary moved to [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/Piotrus 2/Evidence#Moved from "Language used by Boodlesthecat"]]. [[User:Daniel|Daniel]] ([[User talk:Daniel|talk]]) 16:14, 30 September 2008 (UTC)''

===Answer to [[User:Novickas]]===
I understand "Yes, as the history has shown, Germany and Russia proven to be true great friends of the Lithuanian nation, indeed." [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:1938_Polish_ultimatum_to_Lithuania&diff=prev&oldid=201605059] as ironic. I don't know if there are limitations of irony in the Wikipedia. [[User:Xx236|Xx236]] ([[User talk:Xx236|talk]]) 16:08, 29 September 2008 (UTC)


==Statistics==
==Evidence presented by User:Dr.Dan==
'''Through Week 5'''
===A Change of Behavior Would Be Helpful===
====Passing====
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|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | QB Rat.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Comp.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Att.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Pct.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Yards
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | TD
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | INT
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Long
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Sack
|- align="center"
| [[Donovan McNabb]] || 5 || 92.9 || 112 || 175 || 64.0 || 1,296 || 6 || 2 || 90 || 10
|- align="center"
| [[Kevin Kolb]] || 2 || 60.0 || 7 || 9 || 77.8 || 70 || 0 || 1 || 16 || 0
|}


====Rushing====
Although Piotrus has invited us all to his future ArbComs in 2009 and 2010, they need not have to happen. All that is necessary is that he makes some honest adjustments to his behavior on English Wikipedia. It's really not that hard to do. Personally, I'm trying to lead by my own example. I've made the change. So can he. As for these proceedings, it would be a good idea if Piotrus and "friends" took a harder look at some of the claims being made, instead of trying to alleviate his sins by turning the table on others as he and they like to do. A defense of so and so did this last year, or so and so said this or that two or three years ago, is no excuse for an administrator to behave in the manner that he does today, and now, and relentlessly so. If he is capable of putting a little of his ego aside and removing his mantle of the "Prokonsul" for just a little while, and do some honest soul searching, the WP project would would be a lot better off because of it. There was a time when so many of the people involved in these matters behaved less acrimoniously towards one another than they do now. One of the major problems is that these arbitrations never seem to take steps to curb the behavior that leads up to them. The old saying ..."where there's smoke there's usually fire" should come to mind when reviewing the fact that this is not Piotrus' first ArbCom. This is not a question of "enemies" who have been "gunning" for Piotrus for some time. I know that I do not consider myself Piotrus' enemy, and have a feeling that most of the persons involved in opposing Piotrus' behavior do not consider themselves at "war" with him or "enemies" of his either. Whether he contributes ten thousand articles to WP, or ten articles, has nothing to do with the issues at hand, nor does it give give him license to use WP as a [[WP:Battle| Battleground]] or as a propaganda springboard, because if interspersed with the [[Chicken War]] and [[Zydokomuna]] (only two of his many contributions to WP) he intends to use the project to insult, and denigrate others and inflame by virtue of his edits on the main space and his "contributions" on the talk pages, as in the [[Vilnija]] article and the [[Holocaust in Lithuania]] (to name a few), the ArbCom committee should truly try to weigh all of the evidence and diffs that have been presented very carefully.
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Att.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yards
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Y/G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Long
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | TD
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Fum
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | FumL
|- align="center"
| [[Brian Westbrook]] || 4 || 54 || 194 || 48.5 || 3.6 || 18 || 4 || 1 || 0
|- align="center"
| [[Correll Buckhalter]] || 5 || 30 || 114 || 22.8 || 3.8 || 25 || 1 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| [[DeSean Jackson]] || 5 || 5 || 49 || 9.8 || 9.8 || 21 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| [[Lorenzo Booker]] || 5 || 12 || 27 || 5.4 || 2.3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| Donovan McNabb || 5 || 10 || 16 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 10 || 0 || 2 || 1
|- align="center"
| Tony Hunt || 5 || 4 || 9 || 1.8 || 2.3 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| Reggie Brown || 3 || 1 || 6 || 2.0 || 6.0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| Kevin Kolb || 2 || 3 || -3 || -1.5 || -1.0 || -1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}


====Receiving====
===The Strange Case of the Prokonsul and [[User:Molobo]]===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Rec.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Yards
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Y/G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Long
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | TD
|- align="center"
| DeSean Jackson || 5 || 23 || 335 || 67.0 || 14.6 || 60 || 1
|- align="center"
| [[Hank Baskett]] || 5 || 13 || 207 || 41.4 || 15.9 || 90 || 1
|- align="center"
| [[Greg Lewis]] || 5 || 11 || 171 || 34.2 || 15.5 || 52 || 0
|- align="center"
| Reggie Brown || 3 || 10 || 163 || 54.3 || 16.3 || 40 || 0
|- align="center"
| [[Jason Avant]] || 5 || 12 || 129 || 25.8 || 10.8 || 31 || 0
|- align="center"
| Brian Westbrook || 4 || 14 || 97 || 24.2 || 6.9 || 18 || 2
|- align="center"
| Correll Buckhalter || 5 || 10 || 83 || 16.6 || 8.3 || 20 || 1
|- align="center"
| [[L.J. Smith]] || 4 || 9 || 75 || 18.8 || 8.3 || 11 || 1
|- align="center"
| [[Brent Celek]] || 5 || 6 || 55 || 11.0 || 9.2 || 19 || 0
|- align="center"
| Tony Hunt || 5 || 6 || 42 || 8.4 || 7.0 || 18 || 0
|- align="center"
| Lorenzo Booker || 5 || 5 || 10 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 8 || 0
|}


====Kicking====
If anything should have raised a red flag long ago concerning the administrator, P.K. aka P.P., it was his association with Molobo. It's not that easy to get banned for a year from WP, yet Molobo managed to do it. His relentless flaming and uncivil behavior brought about a year long block. Prior to this development, Piotrus did very little to curb his behavior and in fact made it a point to unblock him over and over again during this period. Mind you this was during a time when Piotrus was concurrently clamoring against "uncivil" behavior and either blocking or asking uninvolved administrators to block others for behavior much less vitriolic than that of user: Molobo. But the year-long ban expired and Molobo returned. Then the "icing on the cake". After a short period of "good behavior" Molobo returned to his old modus operandi and got himself banned from the project permanently as in" forever". Even though the community consensus on Molobo was "enough is enough" (someone even went so far as to say "Good Riddance"), Piotrus used his abilities to have Molobo, who he himself called a problematic editor, reinstated. Very strange indeed, considering Piotrus' efforts to claim to abhor such behavior and would threaten to block, block, or ban people for the very behavior that Molobo was banished from the project.
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | 0-19
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | 20-29
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | 30-39
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | 40-49
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | 50+
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | FGM
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | FGA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Pct.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Long
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | XPM
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | XPA
|- align="center"
| [[David Akers]] || 5 || 0-0 || 4-4 || 4-4 || 1-2 || 0-2 || 9 || 12 || 75.0 || 44 || 14 || 14
|}


===A Final Note===
====Punting====
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="23%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | Punt
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | Yards
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | In20
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | In10
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | TB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | Long
|- align="center"
| [[Sav Rocca]] || 5 || 23 || 1081 || 47.0 || 3 || 6 || 1 || 65
|}


==Division standings==
I truly do not understand Piotrus' "defense" that his negative behavior is largely affected and influenced by, and due to "tag teams" that oppose him. I suppose that he thinks that no one considers the "tag team" of Piotrus, Molobo, Nihil novi/Logologist, Space Cadet, Greg park avenue, Tymek, Xx236, Poeticbent, Darwinek, Appleseed, Beaumont, Alden Jones, Halibutt, or Lysy, just to name a few of his supporters, to be such an entity. More importantly, questioning why the same parties involved in his previous ArbCom or in other previous disputes with him proves anything other than he continues to act as they claim is a little humorous. It would hardly be likely to find editors involved with other subjects than those where his behavior is in question to be involved in a proceeding like this. Quoting P.P., "One would expect if I am the problem I would attract more criticism." Sorry, but you are deserving of the criticism by the people that you continue to do [[WP:BATTLE|battle]], goad, and relentlessly pursue (stalk?). In the past I feel I over did it with zealous editing, and after carefully looking over my own behavior, made a decision to personally make an effort to change my ways. If you cannot do it yourself, it's time for this ArbCom to help you make some changes in your behavior. It's bad enough when an editor behaves in such a fashion, but unconscionably so when an administrator does. [[User:Dr. Dan|Dr. Dan]] ([[User talk:Dr. Dan|talk]]) 16:17, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
{{2008 NFC East standings}}


== References ==
==={Write your assertion here}===
{{reflist}}
Place argument and diffs which support the second assertion; for example, your second assertion might be "So-and-so makes personal attacks", which should be the title of this section. Here you would show specific edits where So-and-so made personal attacks.


{{2008 NFL season by team}}
==Evidence presented by Tymek==
{{Philadelphia Eagles}}
While I have not been as active as Piotrus and thus have not been the target of as much harassment, I not only agree with his observations (as I've indicated elsewhere), but have become occasionally harassed myself by the same users who harass him. In addition to groundless accusations that I am one of Piotrus cabal henchment (just search for my name in evidence here), the following diffs on non-ArbCom pages show bad faith with regards to my person and defamation of my name:
{{Philadelphia Eagles seasons}}
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Lw%C3%B3w_pogrom_(1918)&diff=237640089&oldid=237639665]: good illustration of Boody's "I have no POV" attitude and veiled accusation of antisemitism after which I left the discussion
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=242781521&oldid=242778686]: "(Piotrus and) Tymek are standing reality and history on its head, by trying to place the blame for "źydokomuna" on Jews"
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna&diff=242804728&oldid=242803824]: "Tymek... your own attempts to make this entry into a vehicle for anti-semitic libels."
I know that those two diffs look tiny compared to the huge evidence sections presented by other users, but I simply don't have the time to spend on those proceedings (and like Piotrus, I prefer to write content - I've just recently crossed the threshold of 50 DYKs, and it's much more fun than participating in those proceedings). Unfortunately, my desire to keep contribution to this project is evaporating, as facing accusations of antisemitism and such is NOT FUN. A fellow editor, Radeksz, recently withdrew from an article after he was flamed enough: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%C5%BBydokomuna&curid=3114356&diff=244357419&oldid=244330599]. I am honestly afraid to rejoin that discussion - the above flames at me make me just as afraid to interact with Boodlesthecat and his friends as Radeksz is now, I just haven't posted my "I am leaving this discussion" message yet.


[[Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons]]
Oh, and I'd like to stress the importance of Piotrus evidence on why other editors have left (the project, not the discussion): Halibutt, Balcer, Lysy, Beaumont... they were subject to similar flaming from others (I was flamed by other editors here, too, not only by Boodlesthecat - I just have no time and will to look for all the diffs), gave up and left. I am slowly reaching the point of giving up myself (and how on earth Piotrus managed to survive years of that is beyond me). [[User:Tymek|Tymek]] ([[User talk:Tymek|talk]]) 20:50, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
[[Category:2008 National Football League season by team|Philadelphia]]

Revision as of 23:42, 12 October 2008

2008 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldLincoln Financial Field
Results
Record3-3
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishTBD

The 2008 Philadelphia Eagles season is the team's 76th season as a franchise in the National Football League. The Eagles will be attempting to improve upon their 8-8 record and fourth-place finish in the NFC East in the 2007 season. For head coach Andy Reid, this will be his tenth season as the coach of the Eagles.

Offseason

Though the Eagles finished 2007 strong, winning their final three games, they finished 8-8 and in last place in a tough division. In the offseason, the Eagles made noise by signing star cornerback Asante Samuel from the New England Patriots on February 29, 2008, the first day that he became available. Samuel, signed to a six-year $57 million contract, was considered the top player available in free agency, and was Philadelphia's biggest signing since Terrell Owens in 2004. The Eagles also signed defensive end Chris Clemons, and gave him a sizable signing bonus, but he struggled with injuries in the preseason, and barely made the team. Oft-injured defensive lineman Jevon Kearse returned to the Tennessee Titans and Takeo Spikes was released, with a young corps of linebackers ready to replace him. Tight end L.J. Smith, who has battled injury, was given a franchise tag to keep him in Philadelphia.

In the draft, the Eagles traded down again, lining themselves up with two first-round picks in 2009. Training camp and the preseason were mixed with good news and bad news. On the negative side, All-Pro guard Shawn Andrews had a late-start to the preseason because of a personal battle with depression. Cornerback Lito Sheppard now looked like a third wheel in the secondary behind Samuel and Sheldon Brown, and vented his frustration. A contract dispute with star running back Brian Westbrook also looked to be another distraction until the team signed him to a three-year, $21 million extension. Philadelphia's biggest issue was the weak receiving corps. In the spring, the team was unsuccessful in acquiring a big name receiver, and the situation was exascerbated when number one receiver Kevin Curtis went down with a sports hernia in the preseason, while number two receiver Reggie Brown nursed a sore hamstring. No moves were made to fix the problem, and many experts considered the Eagles too weak at the position to go deep into the playoffs. However, 5'10 second round draft pick DeSean Jackson had a great preseason, and was named as a Week 1 starter for the Eagles at receiver. Quarterback Donovan McNabb also had a strong preseason, and finally looked fully recovered from his 2006 knee surgery. The rebuilt special teams unit impressed in the preseason, with draft picks Jackson and Quintin Demps returning a punt and a kick respectivelly for touchdowns in an exhibition win over the Patriots.

The offense went into the season with Westbrook in his prime and a seemingly rejuvenated McNabb, but the receiving corps looked feeble, and the offensive line looked uncertain, with the aging tackles Jon Runyan and Tra Thomas anchoring the unit, and Shawn Andrews not playing until the middle of the preseason. The defense feautured the deepest secondary in the NFL with Samuel, Brown, Sheppard, and veteran safety Brian Dawkins. The linebacking corps looked young and quick, and Trent Cole was the clear star on the defensive line. Possibly the most key improvement in the team over 2007 lies in the special teams, which was a consistent weakness the previous season.

Notable Roster Additions

Notable Roster Losses

2008 NFL Draft Results

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time (ET) Result Game Site TV Record
1 September 7, 2008 St. Louis Rams 1:00 W 38-3 Lincoln Financial Field FOX 1-0
2 September 15, 2008 @Dallas Cowboys 8:30 L 37-41 Texas Stadium ESPN 1-1
3 September 21, 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers 4:15 W 15-6 Lincoln Financial Field CBS 2-1
4 September 28, 2008 @Chicago Bears 8:15 L 20-24 Soldier Field NBC 2-2
5 October 5, 2008 Washington Redskins 1:00 L 17-23 Lincoln Financial Field FOX 2-3
6 October 12, 2008 @San Francisco 49ers 4:15 Candlestick Park FOX
7 Bye
8 October 26, 2008 Atlanta Falcons 1:00 Lincoln Financial Field FOX
9 November 2, 2008 @Seattle Seahawks 4:15 Qwest Field FOX
10 November 9, 2008 New York Giants 8:15 Lincoln Financial Field NBC
11 November 16, 2008 @Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 Paul Brown Stadium FOX
12 November 23, 2008 @Baltimore Ravens 1:00 M&T Bank Stadium FOX
13 November 27, 2008 Arizona Cardinals 8:15 Lincoln Financial Field NFLN
14 December 7, 2008 @New York Giants 1:00 Giants Stadium FOX
15 December 15, 2008 Cleveland Browns 8:30 Lincoln Financial Field ESPN^a
16 December 21, 2008 @Washington Redskins 1:00 FedEx Field FOX
17 December 28, 2008 Dallas Cowboys 1:00 Lincoln Financial Field FOX

^a Game will be seen on 6ABC in Philadelphia area. The NFL network game for November 27 will have local TV to be announced.

Regular Season Results

Week 1: vs. St. Louis Rams

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 3 3
Eagles 14 7 10 7 38

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Eagles raced out of the gates to dismantle the St. Louis Rams 38-3, their largest opening week margin-of-victory ever. Rookie DeSean Jackson pulled down a 47-yard reception on the second play, and the drive finished with a shovel pass touchdown to Brian Westbrook. Donovan McNabb marched the Eagles down the field again on their second possession, finding L.J. Smith in the back of the end zone to make it 14-0. Late in the second quarter, receiver Hank Baskett beat the coverage and scored on a 90-yard reception (which was also McNabb's second longest career TD pass). Fullback Tony Hunt scored from a yard out in the third quarter and the rout was on. DeSean Jackson's 60-yard punt return set up a short field goal for David Akers, and Philadelphia's lead grew to 31-0. Westbrook added a 6-yard rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter before St. Louis kicked a field goal to avoid the shutout. McNabb had a vintage performance, throwing for 361 yards (mostly in the first half) and three scores. Countering the criticism the receiving corps has faced, Jackson, Greg Lewis, and Baskett each had over 100 yards receiving. Westbrook ran for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while the defense completely shut down a respectable St. Louis offense.

With the win, the Eagles began their season at 1-0.

Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 6 24 0 7 37
Cowboys 14 10 7 10 41

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

The Eagles went toe-to-toe with their hated rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on MNF in the teams' final meeting at Texas Stadium. The game would be high-scoring - filled with exciting plays and seven lead changes. On their opening drive, Philadelphia scored first with kicker David Akers nailing a 34-yard field goal. The Cowboys struck right back with a Tony Romo completing a 72-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens, who badly beat the Eagles' secondary. Donovan McNabb drove the Eagles' into Dallas territory again, but again settled for a field goal. Dallas immediately answered when rookie Felix Jones returned the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and a 14-6 Cowboy advantage. Asante Samuel intercepted Romo on Dallas' next drive, leading to a 6-yard touchdown reception by Brian Westbrook early in the second quarter. Romo fumbled in his own end zone on the first play of the ensuing drive and linebacker Chris Gocong recovered for the touchdown and a 20-14 Eagle lead. However, the Cowboys would respond with Romo and Owens hooking up with each other again on a 4-yard TD pass. The Eagles took over and McNabb connected with rookie DeSean Jackson on a 60-yard play, but his premature celebration cost him a touchdown. Nevertheless, Westbrook scored on the resulting 1st and goal from the 1-yard line, diving over the pile to put Philadelphia back on top. Akers nailed a 22-yard field goal and Philadelphia had it biggest lead of the night, 30-21. Dallas would end the explosive half with kicker Nick Folk making a 51-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Cowboys went ahead again as Romo completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to running back Marion Barber. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles would once again retake the lead, at 37-31, with Westbrook's 1-yard touchdown run. Nick Folk's 47-yard field goal made it 37-34 Philadelphia. The critical turnover occurred when McNabb botched a handoff to Westbrook at the Cowboy 33-yard line that Dallas recovered. Romo led his team down the field and Barber rushed it in to the right side, giving Dallas the winning margin at 41-37. Needing a touchdown, Philadelphia had two more possessions, but failed to score. McNabb threw for 281 yards and a score, while Romo had 312 passing yards and three touchdowns. Westbrook found the end zone three times while gaining 103 all-purpose yards. DeSean Jackson again had over 100 receiving yards. The game, one of the more memorable in recent MNF history, featured the second most first half points in MNF history (54) and most combined points in the rivalry's history (78). With the loss, the Eagles fall to 1-1.

Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 3 0 0 6
Eagles 0 10 0 5 15

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Eagles dominated Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers defensively as they won 15-6. After a turnover, the Steelers scored the first points on a Jeff Reed 37-yard field goal. Brian Westbrook left the game with an ankle injury early in the second quarter, but Correll Buckhalter finished the drive with a 20-yard touchdown catch. The touchdown was the 176th for Donovan McNabb, passing Ron Jaworski on the franchise list. The Philadelphia defense began to take over at this point, sacking Roethlisberger six times in the quarter. A fumble recovery by Brodrick Bunkley after a sack led to a David Akers field goal. Pittsburgh would end the half with Reed kicking a 53-yard field goal to make it 10-6. Without Westbrook, the Eagles' offense struggled to score, but the defense continued to shut down the Steelers. An intentional grounding penalty on Roethlisberger from his own end zone resulted in a safety. A diving sack and fumble recovery by Brian Dawkins led to an easy field goal and sealed the win, giving the Eagles a 15-6 lead. The defense sacked Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich nine times, forced two fumbles, and intercepted a pass. Punter Sav Rocca also contributed heavily to the second-half shutout with his booming punts. The Eagles improved to 2-1 with the win.

Week 4: at Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 3 3 20
Bears 7 14 0 3 24

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Without Brian Westbrook, but coming off their dominate defensive performance over the Steelers, the Eagles flew to Soldier Field for a Week 4 Sunday night duel with the Chicago Bears. The Bears started quickly, forcing a three-and-out, then scoring on three passing plays. DeSean Jackson was responsible for gaining 66 of the 74 yards travelled on the next drive, including a 22-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb to tie the score. Kyle Orton passed to Marty Booker for a 23-yard touchdown to make it 14-7 Chicago in the second quarter, but the Eagles came right back with a quick drive ending in Correll Buckhalter scoring from a yard out. After a missed 50-yard field goal by David Akers, the Bears used the short field to set up a 20-yard touchdown pass to Devin Hester. The Bears offense struggled in the second half, but the Eagles failed to take advantage. Akers missed another field goal in the third quarter before making two short kicks that came after Kyle Orton fumbles. Robbie Gould booted a 41-yard kick to make it 24-20 Bears in the fourth quarter. McNabb then took the Eagles down the field, and with 5:40 left to play, Philadelphia had 1st-and-goal from the 4-yard line. Buckhalter got to the 1-yard line on first down, but him and Tony Hunt failed to score on second and third down. Andy Reid went for it on fourth down and Buckhalter was stuffed for no gain. The Bears killed most of the clock on their next drive and the Eagles fell 24-20. McNabb threw for 262 yards. Reggie Brown had 6 catches for 79 yards. The loss made the Eagles 2-2.

Week 5: vs. Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 9 7 7 23
Eagles 14 0 0 3 17

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Eagles dropped a divisional matchup to a Washington Redskins team that was coming off an upset win over the Dallas Cowboys. Philadelphia enjoyed a fast start, with Donovan McNabb marching the Eagles on a 12-play opening drive, ending with a 9-yard touchdown by Brian Westbrook. After a Washington three-and-out, DeSean Jackson reversed the field and returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown to give Philadelphia a 14-0 advantage. After a 50-yard field goal miss by David Akers on Philadelphia's next drive, the Redskins began their comeback. They chipped away at the lead with three second quarter field goals by Shaun Suisham. In the third quarter, Washington took the lead on a trick play, with receiver Antwaan Randle El completing an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Cooley. The Eagles' offense struggled throughout the second half, and the defense began to wear down. Clinton Portis scored on a 4-yard run for Washington, making it 23-14. Midway through the final quarter, the Eagles had 2nd and 1 from the Washington 2-yard line, but their goal line troubles continued, and they were forced to settle for a field goal. A successful fourth down conversion by Portis ended the game. The usually stiff Philadelphia running defense gave up 203 yards, 144 of them to Portis. Westbrook learned after the game that he had broken his ribs during the first quarter. With the loss, Philadelphia fell to 2-3 in a highly-competitive NFC East.

Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
49ers 0 0 0 0 0

at Bill Walsh Field at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Statistics

Through Week 5

Passing

Player G QB Rat. Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Long Sack
Donovan McNabb 5 92.9 112 175 64.0 1,296 6 2 90 10
Kevin Kolb 2 60.0 7 9 77.8 70 0 1 16 0

Rushing

Player G Att. Yards Y/G Avg. Long TD Fum FumL
Brian Westbrook 4 54 194 48.5 3.6 18 4 1 0
Correll Buckhalter 5 30 114 22.8 3.8 25 1 0 0
DeSean Jackson 5 5 49 9.8 9.8 21 0 0 0
Lorenzo Booker 5 12 27 5.4 2.3 5 0 0 0
Donovan McNabb 5 10 16 3.2 1.6 10 0 2 1
Tony Hunt 5 4 9 1.8 2.3 6 1 0 0
Reggie Brown 3 1 6 2.0 6.0 6 0 0 0
Kevin Kolb 2 3 -3 -1.5 -1.0 -1 0 0 0

Receiving

Player G Rec. Yards Y/G Avg. Long TD
DeSean Jackson 5 23 335 67.0 14.6 60 1
Hank Baskett 5 13 207 41.4 15.9 90 1
Greg Lewis 5 11 171 34.2 15.5 52 0
Reggie Brown 3 10 163 54.3 16.3 40 0
Jason Avant 5 12 129 25.8 10.8 31 0
Brian Westbrook 4 14 97 24.2 6.9 18 2
Correll Buckhalter 5 10 83 16.6 8.3 20 1
L.J. Smith 4 9 75 18.8 8.3 11 1
Brent Celek 5 6 55 11.0 9.2 19 0
Tony Hunt 5 6 42 8.4 7.0 18 0
Lorenzo Booker 5 5 10 2.0 2.0 8 0

Kicking

Player G 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FGM FGA Pct. Long XPM XPA
David Akers 5 0-0 4-4 4-4 1-2 0-2 9 12 75.0 44 14 14

Punting

Player G Punt Yards Avg. In20 In10 TB Long
Sav Rocca 5 23 1081 47.0 3 6 1 65

Division standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) New York Giants 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 427 294 L1
(6) Philadelphia Eagles 9 6 1 .594 2–4 7–5 416 289 W1
Dallas Cowboys 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 362 365 L2
Washington Redskins 8 8 0 .500 3–3 7–5 265 296 L1

References

  1. ^ TE Smith Signs Franchise Tender - Philadelphia Eagles
  2. ^ a b c d "National Football League Game Summary" (PDF). NFL. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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