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Disclaimer: This page expresses my personal opinions and observations only. I encourage all voters to do their own research on the candidates.
Apology: I'm running late this year and still don't have the guide completed as of the beginning of the vote. My only excuse is offline distractions. Aside from my dayjob, I also have a new book coming out in two weeks. I'm not going to promote it here, but just say that things are crazy busy. However, I'm still trying to carve out time for my ArbCom guide as I believe strongly in the process, and in casting an informed vote. --Elonka 17:31, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
For those who aren't sure what this is about: The Arbitration Committee is part of the Wikipedia dispute resolution process. In fact, ArbCom is pretty much the last stop. For a general real world analogy, ArbCom is sort of like the Supreme Court of Wikipedia. The arbitrators don't make decisions on article content, but they do issue rulings on complex disputes relating to user conduct, and they have considerable authority within the wiki-culture. Members of the Committee are usually elected for two-year terms (sometimes one or three), with a new batch elected each year.
In September 2020, an RfC took place concerning the format of the 2020 elections, at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020.
Candidates self-nominated from November 8 to 17, and the voting period will run from November 24 to December 7. For details on voting eligibility, see the 2020 election page.
For this 2020/2021 cycle, the size of the Committee is 15. Eight arbitrators will be remaining on the committee, and seven new ones will be elected for either a one-or two-year term.
This page that you are reading contains my (Elonka's) thoughts on the current crop of ArbCom candidates. My general standards for a candidate are:
I am also a strong supporter of civility, as I believe that rude behavior on the project can drive away other editors, and I would hope that ArbCom would help support that view; however, I also understand that not everyone has the same feelings about civility, so I am willing to support arbitrator candidates for other reasons than just that one.
To see my thoughts on previous elections, check the history of:
These guides represent the thoughts of their authors. All individually written voter guides are eligible for inclusion. |