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Arbitration Committee decisions
= Contentious topics =
:Last amended 14 December 2022
Post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people, broadly construed, is designated as a contentious topic.
Guidance for administrators
Standard set of restrictions
Any uninvolved administrator may impose the standard set of restrictions in this topic area for up to one year:
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Clarifications and amendments
- April 2017: Whether "politics" also includes events that had a political impact. (archived request)
- January 2021: Modification of cutoff date for the contentious topic designation from 1932 to 1992. (archived request)
- March 2021: Whether a user alerted for the 1932 cutoff could be considered aware for the 1992 cutoff. Result: They could be considered aware. (archived request)
- October 2022: Whether sanctions placed on articles that are from after 1932 but before 1992 still apply following the January 2021 amendment. Result was that they do. (archived request)
Templates
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