wikipedia arbitration requests case manipulation of blps closed an arbitration case regarding of manipulation blps has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above the following is a summary of the remedies enacted editors who edit biographies of living persons and other articles referring to living persons are reminded that all editing of these articles must comply with the biographies of living persons policy and with the principles set forth in this decision administrators and other experienced editors are urged to take a proactive approach in addressing violations and alleged violations of the blp policy and to watchlist the blp noticeboard and participate in discussing and resolving issues raised on that noticeboard to the extent that parties to this case have been engaged in protracted disputes and quarrels with other parties the feuding parties are urged to avoid any unnecessary interactions with each other except to the extent necessary for legitimate purposes such as dispute resolution if disputes concerning editing of biographical articles by parties to this case persist appropriate dispute resolution methods should be pursued to the extent possible such dispute resolution should be led and addressed by editors who have not previously been involved in the disputes if a specific serious dispute persists and other means of dispute resolution do not resolve them a new and specifically focused request for arbitration may be filed not less than days from the date of this decision for the arbitration committee