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1) {text of proposed principle}
1) In this matter, which concerns the article capitalism, it is not within the competence or jurisdiction of the Arbitration Committee to determine the content or layout of the article, for example the nature of the introduction [1].
2) Wikipedia is not a forum for the advocacy of a political viewpoint.
3) It is not acceptable to disrupt Wikipedia, in this case normal editing of the article, capitalism, in order to prove a point.
4) The object of Wikipedia editing is to produce an article which is useful for readers of the encyclopedia. It is not an arena for political struggle.
5) Wikipedia editing requires research of secondary sources and selection of facts from them for inclusion in articles.
6) The source of material included in a Wikipedia article should be adequately cited unless it is a matter of common knowledge.
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1) While the early history of editing of the article capitalism is inaccessible, the earliest material from the talk page archived on February 21, 2003 at Talk:Capitalism/archive shows personal involvement by User:Larry Sanger (sometimes editing as User:LMS), User:Jimbo Wales and User:Lee Daniel Crocker, founders and developers of Wikipedia and discussion of many of the same issues which continue to be discussed. Slrubenstein's editing of the article dates from the later part of this period.
2) Comments by other users regarding RJII's edits begin at Talk:Capitalism/archive_3#Characteristics_of_capitalist_economies which discuss the material RJII added which expresses scepticism as to whether any capitalist economy has ever existed, [2]
3) On Feb 20, 2005 a dispute began between RJII and Slrubenstein regarding the introduction to the article, Talk:Capitalism/archive_3#intro with RJII advancing a dictionary definition and Slrubenstein arguing for an operational definition listing institutions and practices, maintaining that a particular definition would be POV.
4) The dispute between RJII and Slrubenstein soon became a dispute regarding whether there should be any introductory definition at all, Talk:Capitalism/archive_4#Capitalism_and_the_State with each stating their reasons for their editing approach.
5) Questioned, RJII advanced a dictionary definition, but that was rejected by Slrubenstein as unacceptable Talk:Capitalism/archive_4#Capitalism_and_the_State with the comment, "A dictionary is not an appropriate source for an encyclopedia article." Questioned again, he advanced these two definitions as generally accepted, Definition of Capitalism, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition and Definition of capitalism, Marriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Talk:Capitalism/archive_4#Here_we_go_again. The response made to this was, "Dictionary definitions are not authoritative. It would be much better to cite an expert." (User:Rhobite).
6) As the discussion progressed it turned out that RJII objected to a definition of capitalism which included a free market as a characteristic. RJII maintained that a Marxist point of view would be that the market under capitalism is coerced, Talk:Capitalism/archive_5#deleted_.22free_market.22_from_definition_of_capitalism, "it's POV to say that capitalism as an economic system involves a free market." "Capitalism can't be coercive and free market at the same time.", see also [3] and [4]
7) Although RJII does not give biographical details on his user page, does not discuss his interests there and declines to identify his point of view when asked [5], viewed as a whole his point of view can be characterized as taking the viewpoint that capitalism is an ideal system which has never actually been implemented. This is evident from his first edits [6] to capitalism.
8) RJII has seldom, if ever, added information to the article capitalism, concentrating his editing on disputing definitions and characterizations which contradict his point of view. He has expressed a relish for conflict [7], [8], [9] and contempt for research [10].
9) RJII has generally only advanced dictionary definitions of capitalism as sources for his contentions. These definitions are sourced. He has characterized one of them as a "Marxist" definition in the talk pages but has not shown any source for this contention in the work of Karl Marx, maintaining there was no necessity to do so, it being common knowledge that Marx characterized capitalism as a system under which private interests control the means of production.
Note: All remedies that refer to a period of time, for example to a ban of X months or a revert parole of Y months, are to run concurrently unless otherwise stated.
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Four net "support" votes needed to close case (each "oppose" vote subtracts a "support")
24 hours from the first motion is normally the fastest a case will close.