I've been a Wikipedian since February 2004 and an admin since May 2004. As many know, I've at times been vocal in opposition to various things the ArbCom has done. Certainly I am a candidate who sees some problems, who feels strongly about them, and wants to change things a bit. My views on the ArbCom are, in fact, mixed: on the one hand, I see it as a useful and positive means of final dispute resolution in the community, and probably the best form of that; in general I favor increased ArbCom involvement in resolving matters, an expanded scope for the committee and ideally an expanded size to go along with that. On the other hand, of course, I have frequently had very strong disagreements with the ArbCom over matters of individual rulings against users. As regards banning, or any kind of strong penalty, my core philosophy, which I stated last year when I ran, is that the ArbCom needs to first and foremost consider a user's positive or negative impact on the encyclopedia, and not harshly penalize (or drive away or alienate) a user who is helping us out. Therefore I tend to take more liberal positions than the existing members of the ArbCom on these kinds of issues, because many or perhaps most of the people we have punished are good users in general. Furthermore, the ArbCom has to consider that its rulings and practices have a large impact on the Wikipedia culture in general. The community comes to reflect the attitudes and approaches of the ArbCom. Therefore the ArbCom needs to be a lot like what we want the community to be: open (favor public discussion over private mailing lists and IRC rooms, and invite community input), sympathetic, and concerned with erring on the side of caution. In looking at cases, it needs to prioritize encyclopedia work over personality feuds, and think of how a case can end beneficially, or at least with no loss, for everybody involved, if possible—how can a case be treated in a positive way, with an eye to reconciliation and harmony between users and productive editing, as opposed to a purely punitive approach? Even if you can't achieve this, you can usually get something close to it. There also has to be a concern with simple pragmatism, with what is actually going to work in fixing a specific problem. Wikipedia doesn't have a jail; we frequently go through hell trying to enforce rulings that are highly questionable to begin with, and leave bitter feelings all around. I'd like to move towards a change in attitude and approach, something more inclusive in process and open in outlook.
Everyking08:09, 9 October 2005 (UTC)reply
Support with reservations. I feel Everyking has sometimes been treated unfairly by the community as a whole and by some individuals in particular, but he has also brought some of this treatment on himself. He also should be able to resist provocation to a greater extent than he does.-
gadfium01:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support, I don't think Everyking is perfect, but he is a great editor and a sharp person. By making Everyking an Arb we would introduce a wider spectrum of views and help balance out the vindictiveness of some of our long standing editors. --
Gmaxwell02:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Strong support. Everyking's responses to questions (see the questions link above) demonstrate that Everyking strongly supports neutrality and presents thoughtful judgement of situations. That Jimbo and certain cliques are opposed to Everyking says what is wrong with Wikipedia, not what is wrong with Everyking. --
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Oppose somewhat immature, has had several ArbCom orders taken out against him, Jimbo Wales is now taking to delete his comments as they are getting somewhat out of hand. I have nothing personally against Everyking, I just think he would be the worst choice imaginable for ArbCom! -
Ta bu shi da yu10:23, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Extremely Strong Oppose Sorry for the WP:CIVIL vio here... but I would be skiing in Hades long before I would ever see Everyking on arbcom. For gods sake the guy has been blocked what is it 5 times now from editing? Not to mention his attempt at article ownership. I have 0 faith in Everyking being capable of remaining neutral as an arbitrator.
ALKIVAR™12:38, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. The findings of fact in one of the arbitration cases against Everyking found that he has "Failed to familiarise himself with the facts before commenting"
[1]. IMHO familiarising yourself with the facts of a case before commenting on it is one of the most basic requirements of being an arbitrator.
Thryduulf13:31, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose: Just coming off a block for, essentially, failing to read any diffs, even when they were handed to him, or read up on the background of a case, even when it was summarized for him, over and over and over again. There is no way, whatsoever, that that kind of behavior could be allowed on ArbCom.
Geogre22:03, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. Having Everyking as an arbitrator, given his previous violations of ArbCom rulings, would send the worst possible message to trolls.
Rje13:34, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
He recently stated that he will start focusing on creating more featured articles, and Arbcom would only get in the way of that. — 0918BRIAN • 2006-01-9 02:50
Everyking was the first admin I've ever encountered at Wikipedia, he was very helpful in what he does as an administrator, because of this I cannot give an "oppose" vote. However, with his experience with the ArbCom, I cannot give a "support" vote either. Maybe next time. --
LBMixPro<Speak|on|it!>06:23, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
I have concerns about his actions at times. But Everyking is a good editor whom I can't flat-out oppose- he's great at being an administrator. Neutral this time.
Ral315(talk)19:19, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Agree with much of candidate statement, but tendency towards confrontation in past disputes gives me doubts about suitabilty for arbitrator role, so settled on Neutral.
CarbonCopy(talk)20:11, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
I agree with the statements. I don't have a problem with Everyking's being under restrictions imposed by his recent ArbCom case. However, I think that if one runs for the ArbCom, one should take more time in following their decisions in one's own case to the letter as much as possible. To those voting against, though, I wonder if you folks have noticed a support vote from
User:Fred Bauder, one of the longest serving and most experienced ArbCom members? --
BACbKA22:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
I agree very strongly with the candidate statement, but past actions concern me. I don't oppose, but I can't support either. --
Loopye04:46, 12 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Neutral, appears to a worthy candidate as an arbitrator, honest in displaying all actions both negative and positive i would support the candidate but I find he needs to be more diplomatic in his approach to others, wikipedia could be adversely affected by his currently displayed communication techniques.
Gnangarra16:40, 14 January 2006 (UTC)reply
I've been a Wikipedian since February 2004 and an admin since May 2004. As many know, I've at times been vocal in opposition to various things the ArbCom has done. Certainly I am a candidate who sees some problems, who feels strongly about them, and wants to change things a bit. My views on the ArbCom are, in fact, mixed: on the one hand, I see it as a useful and positive means of final dispute resolution in the community, and probably the best form of that; in general I favor increased ArbCom involvement in resolving matters, an expanded scope for the committee and ideally an expanded size to go along with that. On the other hand, of course, I have frequently had very strong disagreements with the ArbCom over matters of individual rulings against users. As regards banning, or any kind of strong penalty, my core philosophy, which I stated last year when I ran, is that the ArbCom needs to first and foremost consider a user's positive or negative impact on the encyclopedia, and not harshly penalize (or drive away or alienate) a user who is helping us out. Therefore I tend to take more liberal positions than the existing members of the ArbCom on these kinds of issues, because many or perhaps most of the people we have punished are good users in general. Furthermore, the ArbCom has to consider that its rulings and practices have a large impact on the Wikipedia culture in general. The community comes to reflect the attitudes and approaches of the ArbCom. Therefore the ArbCom needs to be a lot like what we want the community to be: open (favor public discussion over private mailing lists and IRC rooms, and invite community input), sympathetic, and concerned with erring on the side of caution. In looking at cases, it needs to prioritize encyclopedia work over personality feuds, and think of how a case can end beneficially, or at least with no loss, for everybody involved, if possible—how can a case be treated in a positive way, with an eye to reconciliation and harmony between users and productive editing, as opposed to a purely punitive approach? Even if you can't achieve this, you can usually get something close to it. There also has to be a concern with simple pragmatism, with what is actually going to work in fixing a specific problem. Wikipedia doesn't have a jail; we frequently go through hell trying to enforce rulings that are highly questionable to begin with, and leave bitter feelings all around. I'd like to move towards a change in attitude and approach, something more inclusive in process and open in outlook.
Everyking08:09, 9 October 2005 (UTC)reply
Support with reservations. I feel Everyking has sometimes been treated unfairly by the community as a whole and by some individuals in particular, but he has also brought some of this treatment on himself. He also should be able to resist provocation to a greater extent than he does.-
gadfium01:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support, I don't think Everyking is perfect, but he is a great editor and a sharp person. By making Everyking an Arb we would introduce a wider spectrum of views and help balance out the vindictiveness of some of our long standing editors. --
Gmaxwell02:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Strong support. Everyking's responses to questions (see the questions link above) demonstrate that Everyking strongly supports neutrality and presents thoughtful judgement of situations. That Jimbo and certain cliques are opposed to Everyking says what is wrong with Wikipedia, not what is wrong with Everyking. --
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help remove biblecruft18:39, 15 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose somewhat immature, has had several ArbCom orders taken out against him, Jimbo Wales is now taking to delete his comments as they are getting somewhat out of hand. I have nothing personally against Everyking, I just think he would be the worst choice imaginable for ArbCom! -
Ta bu shi da yu10:23, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Extremely Strong Oppose Sorry for the WP:CIVIL vio here... but I would be skiing in Hades long before I would ever see Everyking on arbcom. For gods sake the guy has been blocked what is it 5 times now from editing? Not to mention his attempt at article ownership. I have 0 faith in Everyking being capable of remaining neutral as an arbitrator.
ALKIVAR™12:38, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. The findings of fact in one of the arbitration cases against Everyking found that he has "Failed to familiarise himself with the facts before commenting"
[1]. IMHO familiarising yourself with the facts of a case before commenting on it is one of the most basic requirements of being an arbitrator.
Thryduulf13:31, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose: Just coming off a block for, essentially, failing to read any diffs, even when they were handed to him, or read up on the background of a case, even when it was summarized for him, over and over and over again. There is no way, whatsoever, that that kind of behavior could be allowed on ArbCom.
Geogre22:03, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. Having Everyking as an arbitrator, given his previous violations of ArbCom rulings, would send the worst possible message to trolls.
Rje13:34, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
He recently stated that he will start focusing on creating more featured articles, and Arbcom would only get in the way of that. — 0918BRIAN • 2006-01-9 02:50
Everyking was the first admin I've ever encountered at Wikipedia, he was very helpful in what he does as an administrator, because of this I cannot give an "oppose" vote. However, with his experience with the ArbCom, I cannot give a "support" vote either. Maybe next time. --
LBMixPro<Speak|on|it!>06:23, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
I have concerns about his actions at times. But Everyking is a good editor whom I can't flat-out oppose- he's great at being an administrator. Neutral this time.
Ral315(talk)19:19, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Agree with much of candidate statement, but tendency towards confrontation in past disputes gives me doubts about suitabilty for arbitrator role, so settled on Neutral.
CarbonCopy(talk)20:11, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
I agree with the statements. I don't have a problem with Everyking's being under restrictions imposed by his recent ArbCom case. However, I think that if one runs for the ArbCom, one should take more time in following their decisions in one's own case to the letter as much as possible. To those voting against, though, I wonder if you folks have noticed a support vote from
User:Fred Bauder, one of the longest serving and most experienced ArbCom members? --
BACbKA22:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
I agree very strongly with the candidate statement, but past actions concern me. I don't oppose, but I can't support either. --
Loopye04:46, 12 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Neutral, appears to a worthy candidate as an arbitrator, honest in displaying all actions both negative and positive i would support the candidate but I find he needs to be more diplomatic in his approach to others, wikipedia could be adversely affected by his currently displayed communication techniques.
Gnangarra16:40, 14 January 2006 (UTC)reply