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December 2014 Update: The results of the election were announced on December 17. Congratulations and sympathies to the new arbs!
Disclaimer: This page expresses my personal opinions and observations only. I encourage all voters to do their own research on the candidates.
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 August/September 2014, an RfC took place concerning the format of the 2014 elections, at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2014. As a result of the RfC, this election is being run slightly differently from past years, in that there is not a batch of general questions for the candidates to answer, though individual questions can still be asked.
The self-nomination period ran from November 9 to November 18, and the voting period ran from November 24 to December 7. Results will usually be posted 1–2 weeks after that (in 2013 they were posted on December 16). For details on voting eligibility, see the 2014 election page.
For this 2014/2015 cycle, 6 of the 15 arbitrators will remain on the committee from previous elections, with nine new arbitrators to be elected. The eight candidates who receive the most votes will serve two-year terms, and the ninth will serve a one-year term.
This page that you are reading, contains my (Elonka's) thoughts on the 2014 crop of ArbCom candidates. My general standards for a candidate are: admin access, integrity, experience with article-writing, time-available for the project, and hands-on knowledge of the dispute resolution processes.
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. |
These guides represent the thoughts of their authors. All individually written voter guides are eligible for inclusion. |
December 2014 Update: The results of the election were announced on December 17. Congratulations and sympathies to the new arbs!
Disclaimer: This page expresses my personal opinions and observations only. I encourage all voters to do their own research on the candidates.
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 August/September 2014, an RfC took place concerning the format of the 2014 elections, at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2014. As a result of the RfC, this election is being run slightly differently from past years, in that there is not a batch of general questions for the candidates to answer, though individual questions can still be asked.
The self-nomination period ran from November 9 to November 18, and the voting period ran from November 24 to December 7. Results will usually be posted 1–2 weeks after that (in 2013 they were posted on December 16). For details on voting eligibility, see the 2014 election page.
For this 2014/2015 cycle, 6 of the 15 arbitrators will remain on the committee from previous elections, with nine new arbitrators to be elected. The eight candidates who receive the most votes will serve two-year terms, and the ninth will serve a one-year term.
This page that you are reading, contains my (Elonka's) thoughts on the 2014 crop of ArbCom candidates. My general standards for a candidate are: admin access, integrity, experience with article-writing, time-available for the project, and hands-on knowledge of the dispute resolution processes.
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. |