Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Arbitration Committee (section)

===What happens to incoming ArbCom email?===
{{also|Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Incoming mail}}

The committee is not necessarily the most appropriate body for every matter we are contacted about. Therefore, emails are shared with other trusted permissions holders on Wikipedia when, in an arbitrator's judgement, they cannot or must not be handled by the committee alone.

* '''Spam:''' Almost all incoming email is spam that is deleted at moderation. Please include an informative subject line to avoid deletion. Messages are normally acknowledged by an arbitrator within 48 hours.
* '''[[WP:CHILDPROTECT|Child protection&nbsp;/ child pornography]]:''' Reports should be made to WMF Legal. {{nospam|legal-reports|wikimedia.org}}.
* '''Content change requests:''' Referred to [[WP:VRT|VRT]], either by forwarding or by an arbitrator writing back to recommend you send to there.
* '''Suppression requests:''' Normally forwarded to the [[WP:RFO|Oversight team]], unless immediately actioned by an arbitrator.
* '''Requests for [[WP:SPI|checkuser/sockpuppetry investigations]]:''' Normally referred either to the [[mail:functionaries-en|Functionaries mailing list]] or to an individual checkuser.
* '''Legal matters outside ArbCom's scope:''' Referred to the [[meta:Legal and Community Advocacy#LCA Email Contacts|WMF Legal and Community Liaison]].
* '''[[WP:VIOLENCE|Threats of harm to self or to others]]:''' Referred to the [[meta:Legal and Community Advocacy#LCA Email Contacts|WMF emergency address]], {{nospam|emergency|wikimedia.org}}.
* '''Appeals of [[WP:BLOCK|blocks]] or [[WP:BAN|bans]] directly related to ArbCom decisions or [[WP:AE|Arbitration Enforcement]]:''' Discussed and decided by the full committee.
* '''Requests about [[WP:CHK|"checkuser"]] or [[WP:OS|"oversighter"]] blocks or bans:''' Appeals reviewed by the committee or forwarded to the [[mail:functionaries-en|Functionaries]].
* '''Requests to review actions of checkusers or oversighters:''' Discussed and decided by the full committee.
* '''Emails about currently open arbitration cases:''' Handled according to the [[WP:ARBPOL|arbitration]] policy.
* '''Emails relating to closed cases:''' Normally referred to [[WP:AE|Arbitration Enforcement]] unless private or non-public personal information is involved.
* '''Other:''' Handled on a case-by-case basis, according to applicable policy and convention.