Disclosures: I meet the eligibility criteria. I have the account User:Fiddle Faddle as a declared alternate account, and adopted it to remove confusion because I use the signature "Fiddle Faddle" on my main account and have almost since day one here. I confirm that I will fully comply with the criteria for access to non-public data and the WMF identification policy. I will sign the relevant confidentiality agreement. I have been here almost 10 years with a fairly broadly based portfolio of edits.
I am not an admin and have no desire to be one. I involve myself in WP:AFC as a reviewer and a guide, trying hard to retain new editors with advice and guidance despite a variable and usually high workload. One of the areas I find myself drawn to is the handling of the more challenging editor interactions, attempting to bring order out of chaos.
I cut my editing teeth here quite a while ago in the controversial area of 9/11 conspiracy theories, a topic where I had no horse in the race, simply a desire to see if WP:NPOV could be wrested from a mire of conflicting opinionated editing.
I believe in bringing an analytical and polite approach to every situation, coupled with a light hand.
I am well known for typing errors.
I am far more interested in helping editors do it right or do it better than I am in dealing with persnickety folk who want to use process to prove how right they always were.
Am I suitable to work here as an arbitrator? I have no idea. I think so, and I promise to do my best if you choose to entrust the position to me. I rest on my editing track record, in articles, with editors, and on talk pages. Fiddle Faddle 21:57, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
Arbitration Committee Election 2015 candidate: Timtrent
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