Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement

I have an AE report I'd like to make but it is over the word limit. It's probably ~700-800 words but it is very thorough and a lot of that word count is consumed by quotations. How do I preemptively ask for an extension?, or what is the correct thing to do here? IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 09:01, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

To expand on this, the subject matter is complicated so it's hard to shorten the report. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 21:13, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

What would the word count be after removing the quotations? They are usually unnecessary. Arcticocean ■ 21:49, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Hard to say, maybe 400 words or less? I'm really roughly estimating. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 22:06, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Agree. If you link to the quotations in a diff, you probably don't need to include them. Valereee (talk) 21:52, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

I don't think this would work. Perhaps an admin could just review the request and approve its word count before it is filed?

I don't think 500 words is reasonable for the complexity of the issue and especially the subject matter. Like I said, my report is very thorough and I will likely not need many words for replies. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 22:05, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Linking to text that needs to be read is not actually meaningfully reducing the word count. There is far too much red tape here at AE and this should not be so difficult. I think having a clerk or admin briefly review the report to assess my pre-emptive word extension request would be the easisest way. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 22:11, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

I could put some of the quotes in footnotes. Is there a way to use footnotes at AE? IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 00:32, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

I reduced and filed. Should be within or very close to the word limit. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 01:30, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Could I please be informed of my word count. And I would like to reply to Alaexis' statement with an additional 160 words. 90% of which is quotes from the relevant sources. Thank you, IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 14:05, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Or 215 words. Excuse me for this, it's just the content this is about is pretty complicated. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 14:32, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

@IOHANNVSVERVS, by my count it's ~417. I'd recommend not replying to Alaexis unless you see some indication admins are misunderstanding something. Reply to what admins are saying, not to what others are saying. Getting into a series of exchanges with others just makes the case look difficult to parse.

That said, you could post something like "I can rebut what Alaexis is saying about (whatever) if workers here want me to." Valereee (talk) 18:08, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, Valereee. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 20:19, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

I'd like to request an extension to respond to TurboSuperA+'s allegations against me. I think I should be able to respond, as these are allegations of misconduct. Thanks! Helpful Cat {talk} 15:49, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

I also noticed that TSA+'s statement is 1,424 words long per the word count tool. Helpful Cat {talk} 16:31, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

TSA's statement has been removed by me, as it was substantially beyond the word limit. Arcticocean ■ 19:10, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello, would it be acceptable to reiterate points from my currently open request to AN? There was an admin who commented on the length of another user's reply and said it would be more fitting for the format of AE, so the matter is now also on AE. However, I'm not sure what that means for my own request. I have more diffs now, but I also wouldn't want to put more pressure on the staff than required by the relevant conflict resolution procedures. Daisy Blue (talk) 18:03, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Found a compromise for this by linking to AN and focusing on new diffs for much of my prepared statement. It's still unclear if the AE request is appropriate though. On the one hand, its subject has described it as forum shopping, while another user has asked for closure, but two admins have suggested that AE is the way, though none of them has said it's not too late to take the issues of the user's conduct here. Daisy Blue (talk) 04:44, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

I would like a retroactive extension on my comment. I'd like to point out that Helpful Cat wrote a 3500 word report at AN (thread is still live) and then directed editors here to AE. I don't think that's fair, as they've effectively written a 4000 word report. So now there's two topics about me open on two different noticeboards, by two of the same editors. TurboSuperA+_[talk] 18:56, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Declined. Statements are for responding to the merits of the content of an enforcement request. A substantial first part of your statement (everything up to 'Now the diffs') deals with the motivation (as you see it) of the filing user. All of that is unrelated to the merits of the enforcement request and out of scope. The remainder also contains numerous irrelevant digressions into why the filing editor may have specific points wrong (etc.), which is equally out of scope. You should start by pruning all of that. You can then likely make efforts to reduce what's left. These steps are likely to take you well within the word limit, if genuine efforts are made by you to comply with the scope of enforcement statements, which is worth repeating: responding to the merits of the content of an enforcement request. Content means your edits, not the edits or motives of the filing user or anyone else. Arcticocean ■ 19:07, 17 February 2026 (UTC)