2007 Election status
The 2007 elections to the English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee commenced on 3 December 2007 and ended on 16 December 2007. These were the fifth such elections, and the newly elected members joined Tranche Alpha. Voting ran for two weeks (exactly fourteen days), and the results were determined and announced by Jimbo Wales on Wednesday December 26 2007 in a Wikipedia Signpost exclusive. [1] [2] Nominations were accepted from 1 November 2007 – 30 November 2007. Users submitted candidate statements at /Candidate statements. See also the /Summary table, which lists general information about the candidates.
The five Arbitrators who currently compose Tranche Alpha are SimonP, Raul654, Mackensen, Neutrality, and Fred Bauder. Raul654 was a candidate for reelection while Neutrality, Fred Bauder, Mackensen, and SimonP did not run.
The result of the election saw Newyorkbrad, FT2, FayssalF, Sam Blacketer, and Deskana named to Tranche Alpha. Flcelloguy was removed from Tranche Gamma due to inactivity; sitting arbitrator FloNight was moved from Tranche Beta to Gamma (effectively extending her original two-year term by one year); Thebainer, who placed sixth in the election, was named to the vacated seat in Tranche Beta. Flcelloguy is eligible to reclaim a seat in Tranche Gamma for the balance of his unexpired term, should he return to active editing, and would fill an "expansion seat".
2007 Election status
The 2007 elections to the English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee commenced on 3 December 2007 and ended on 16 December 2007. These were the fifth such elections, and the newly elected members joined Tranche Alpha. Voting ran for two weeks (exactly fourteen days), and the results were determined and announced by Jimbo Wales on Wednesday December 26 2007 in a Wikipedia Signpost exclusive. [1] [2] Nominations were accepted from 1 November 2007 – 30 November 2007. Users submitted candidate statements at /Candidate statements. See also the /Summary table, which lists general information about the candidates.
The five Arbitrators who currently compose Tranche Alpha are SimonP, Raul654, Mackensen, Neutrality, and Fred Bauder. Raul654 was a candidate for reelection while Neutrality, Fred Bauder, Mackensen, and SimonP did not run.
The result of the election saw Newyorkbrad, FT2, FayssalF, Sam Blacketer, and Deskana named to Tranche Alpha. Flcelloguy was removed from Tranche Gamma due to inactivity; sitting arbitrator FloNight was moved from Tranche Beta to Gamma (effectively extending her original two-year term by one year); Thebainer, who placed sixth in the election, was named to the vacated seat in Tranche Beta. Flcelloguy is eligible to reclaim a seat in Tranche Gamma for the balance of his unexpired term, should he return to active editing, and would fill an "expansion seat".