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White Cat

Hi, everybody out there. For those who may be surprised why am I even a candidate there is a very simple yet unorthodox explanation for this. I have had gotten into a fair share of disputes. Of course being into disputes is by very nature not pleasant. It isn't necessarily a bad thing either. After how can anyone truly be able to deal with disputes big or small without experiencing big or small disputes.
I'd like to talk about my "failures"
  • I have one hell of a block log (as user " Cool Cat" and " Coolcat")
  • I have had 4 failed RfA's here on en.wikipedia. Full list is available here and I would recommend a short peek at it at least.
  • I let my paranoia bother AKMask to the point of an RFC.
  • I had been in front of ArbCom twice as an involved party:
    1. WP:RfAR/Coolcat, Davenbelle and Stereotek had put me on a year long temporary mentorship on issues concerning Turkey and/or the Kurds and banned me from mediating indefinitely until I am officially appointed to the Mediation Committee. That case was closed on 5 October 2005. Two out of three the other involved parties User:Davenbelle and User:Fadix ended up getting banned indefinitely * and for a year * respectively.
    2. WP:RfAR/Moby Dick had not levied any remedies on me. That case was closed on 13 August 2006. A number of remedies were levied on Moby Dick, a user treated like a sockpuppet of Davenbelle at least by arbcom *.
I am not "proud" of any of this and I will not even attempt to make excuses. But I can't change the past. I was not genetically engineered with wikipedias policies and I do have a learning curve with a finite slope.
I have been recommended to have a fresh start with an unconnected account but I desire not to do that. My reason for this is simple. I value honesty above everything else. It would be dishonest for me to come and claim to be a different user - at least in my own mind. I refuse to give up on my ideals simply because it is convenient.
So in sum I am not any near your "ideal" and popular candidate. I think I have a lot of experience that I can put to good use should I get appointed as an arbitrator. I hope to offer a different perspective which I feel is healthy in any median. I strongly feel that if everybody is thinking alike, often nobody is truly thinking. Weather I have grown adequately with my involvement with wikipedia and other wikimedia projects such as commons in my 2+ years here is for you to judge.
-- Cat chi? 22:31, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Support

  1. — trey( wiki) 00:13, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  2. fuck yes. we need drastic change on arbcom.   ALKIVAR ™ ☢ 00:50, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  3. -- U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 01:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  4. Alex fus co5 02:26, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  5. Support. This user has gotten into trouble but I think he/she has learned lessons. I believe its worthwhile having people on arbcom that have been on the other side of an arbcom case. I also believe he/she is dedicated to the project. Pocopocopocopoco 04:01, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  6. Moral support - often takes things way too seriously, but this only shows Cat would be dedicated to impartiality. Would probably be most impartial of any users. Has never misused tools on commons. The Evil Spartan 05:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  7. Moral support per Alkivar. I  dorftrottel I  talk I 05:37,  December 3, 2007
  8. -- lucasbfr talk 11:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  9. This person is a great example of how arbcom has failed over the years and maybe with someone with so much experience being in arbitration "literally".. can solve this rising problem..-- Comet styles 11:58, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  10. ArbCom needs more diversity for sure!  Grue  14:56, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  11. Token Support - Obviously he's not going to be elected at this stage, and I don't think White Cat is necessarily the most level-headed person in disputes. But it would be good to have an arbitrator who isn't an admin and isn't part of the Wikipedia "establishment", and who can provide a genuinely independent perspective. Walton One 19:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  12. Sympathy Vote! ( Sarah777 20:32, 3 December 2007 (UTC)) reply
  13. Support Go, White Cat, fix ArbCom and close shut the jaws of Oblivion! Ripberger 20:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  14. Support Will add zest to proceedings.-- Bedivere 20:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Support He is a devote follower of Aiur.-- Doktor Gonzo 00:34, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Doktor Gonzo does not have suffrage. -- uǝʌǝs ʎʇɹnoɟ ʇs(st47) 21:08, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  15. Support Gabriel Kielland ( talk) 21:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  16. Support. Just for being cool. Per Sarah777 and Walton One (-; —— Martinphi ☎ Ψ Φ—— 23:50, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  17. Hell yes (Yeah, I'm voting support cause he's got no chance in hell.) Kyaa the Catlord ( talk) 11:43, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  18. Support. Knowledge of process from the other side. And for the same reason as Kyaa. Paul Beardsell ( talk) 22:43, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  19. Support Nobody of Consequence ( talk) 19:12, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  20. Support -- I have a good feeling about this one. :) Xdenizen ( talk) 22:12, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Bubba ditto ( talk) 00:10, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    User does not have suffrage. Miranda 18:50, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  21. Moral Support. — Rudget speak. work 21:44, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  22. Moral support. -- Gwern (contribs) 21:55 7 December 2007 (GMT)
  23. Support - Dbiel ( Talk) 09:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  24. Moral support - E104421 ( talk) 19:07, 8 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  25. Moral support White Cat would be good for ArbCom; although I would expect him to recuse himself at least from Kurdish matters, and probably anything between the Dardanelles and the Indus. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 04:22, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  26. Strongly support honesty is the best policy and recent edits have been high quality. Luqman Skye ( talk) 07:30, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  27. Symbolic support - a flawed Arbcom member with experience of heavy handed tactics by existing members would make a great commitee member/moderator. In a better world/Wikipedia perhaps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sfacets ( talk • contribs)
  28. Moral support / Fred- J 18:40, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  29. Strong support best candidate yet. Bacchiad ( talk) 14:34, 12 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  30. It's not looking good for you, sir, but you have my support. MookieZ ( talk) 19:41, 13 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  31. Moral support wbfergus Talk 21:50, 13 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  32. Strong Support. Can bring a fresh perspective to ArbCom. It's a pity that she won't succeed, I would have really liked to see what she did. Loom91 ( talk) 07:14, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  33. -- Major Bonkers (talk) 07:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  34. Support I liked your responses for your questions from other editors. Although you have some work cut out for you, I think with some hard work, you'll be fine. -BlueAmethyst .:*:. ( talk) 23:21, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply

Oppose

  1. Too much drama This is a Secret account 00:01, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  2. Kwsn (Ni!) 00:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  3. Creating drama out of a signature was not the best thing Wikipedia has ever seen. Kurykh 00:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  4. -- W.marsh 00:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  5. —  Coren  (talk) 00:09, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  6. Rschen7754 ( T C) 00:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  7. Er, no. BLACKKITE 00:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  8. Woody 00:18, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  9. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 00:19, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  10. Chaz Beckett 00:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  11. – Gurch ( talk) 00:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  12. -- Ned Scott 00:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  13. Nishkid64 ( talk) 00:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  14. — Charles P._ (Mirv) 00:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  15. —  TKD:: Talk 00:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  16. The signature drama is enough to leave a sour taste in my mouth. Qst 00:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  17. Strongest Possible Oppose, nuke from orbit. Giving White_Cat a position on Wikipedia's highest committee is akin to allowing an abusive troll to gain stewardship. -- uǝʌǝs ʎʇɹnoɟ ʇs(st47) 00:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I can understand people opposing (its a yes/no decision after all), but I do not understand this unnecessary drama. -- Cat chi? 21:12, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
  18. Nope. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Nishkid64 ( talk) 00:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Voted once above. —  TKD:: Talk 00:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  19. Oppose (vote explanations) -- Jd2718 00:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  20. Daniel 00:33, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  21. east.718 at 00:34, December 3, 2007
  22. Nufy8 00:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  23. -- Duk 00:35, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  24. Angus McLellan (Talk) 00:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  25. I respect this candidate, but am concerned about his past behavior in dispute resolution. Gracenotes T § 00:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  26. Oppose per Gracenotes. Sorry! Jonathan ( T• @• C) 00:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  27. Nick 00:39, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  28. I respect this user, but I'm just not so sure about maturity and associated behaviour. 哦， 是吗？( review O) 00:39, 03 December 2007 (GMT)
  29.  — master son T - C 00:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  30. Ρх₥α 00:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  31. - auburnpilot talk 00:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  32. I like cool white cat, but not in DR. Prodego talk 00:50, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  33. Star dust 8212 01:03, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  34. Prolog 01:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  35. Sean William @ 01:18, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  36. Drama king. -- drini [meta:] [commons:] 01:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  37. Oppose -- Avi 01:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  38. GRBerry 01:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  39. krimpet ⟲ 01:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  40. sh ¤ y 01:45, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  41. Oppose with a Red Flag and a side of Drama due to weird conspiracy theories, drama, etc.. Miranda 01:53, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I can understand people opposing (its a yes/no decision after all), but I do not understand this unnecessary drama. -- Cat chi? 21:12, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
    *cough* Miranda 12:30, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  42. Sorry, no. DS 01:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  43. No way. -- Core desat 02:07, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  44. ➪ HiDrNick! 02:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  45. Honesty's fine, but experience is better. -- Rodhullandemu ( please reply here - contribs) 02:35, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  46. Mike H. Celebrating three years of being hotter than Paris 02:35, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  47. Oppose Thatcher131 02:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  48. This is probably the worst case of WP:POINT I've ever seen from an established user. Scob e ll302 02:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  49. Rebecca 02:50, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  50. Jimbo fetish, for lack of a better reason. Dihydrogen Monoxide ♫ 02:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  51. — Wknight94 ( talk) 03:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  52. Ummm .. no. AmiDaniel ( talk) 03:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  53. His abominably poor judgment and conduct was instrumental in causing RickK's departure. Some things are worth holding a grudge about. — Cryptic 03:19, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  54. I agree with Alkivar that some significant changes are needed at ArbCom (although for reasons very different from his), but I certainly don't think that this candidate would bring anything near positive change. Joe 03:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Inappropriate. -- InkSplotch 03:21, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    InkSplotch does not have suffrage -- uǝʌǝs ʎʇɹnoɟ ʇs(st47) 21:29, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  55. Mercury 03:24, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  56. Oppose - Dureo 03:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  57. — madman bum and angel 03:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  58. Poor judgment. Videmus Omnia Talk 03:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  59. Hús ö nd 03:52, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  60. Shalom ( Hello • Peace) 04:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  61. -- Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 04:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  62. Oppose. Eluchil404 04:24, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  63. — xaosflux Talk 04:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  64. Oppose. - Hit bull, win steak (Moo!) 04:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  65. Mbisanz 05:21, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  66. JayHenry ( talk) 05:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  67. Super mega no. RyanGerbil10 (Говорить!) 05:52, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  68. No no drama. Spebi 06:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  69. TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 06:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  70. Good heavens, no. — David Levy 06:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  71. -- ♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ walkie-talkie | tool box 06:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  72. No — Jack Merridew 06:58, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  73. Oppose Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  74. Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Civility. MaxSem( Han shot first!) 08:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  75. No thanks. -- Folantin 08:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  76. Crockspot 08:21, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  77. Masochist! =P — Nearly Headless Nick {C} 09:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  78. Zscout answer was unacceptable. Shem (talk) 10:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  79. futurebird 11:33, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  80. I consider adminship a basic requirement to run for ArbCom. Stifle ( talk) 11:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  81. KTC 12:19, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  82. Soman 12:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  83. Oppose Sorry, must oppose. -- Marcsin | Talk 13:44, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  84. Splash - tk 13:48, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  85. Too much drama, too pointy. Last time I really noticed this candidate, they were on the noticeboard demanding we vote in a " forced retirement poll" and the words, "Do not freaking ignore me" really stand out in mind. The last thing we need on ArbCom is someone so adept at generating personal and project drama. Sarah 14:16, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  86. Oppose Erratic behavior. Xoloz 14:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  87. Oppose Not what I'm looking for on the committee. Sorry. -- Dweller 15:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  88. While I'm sure being in front of ArbCom and getting sanctioned by it is an interesting way of gaining experience of ArbCom processes, it's not one the average user would ever have cause to possess and certainly not an ArbCom candidate who needs to be able to command the trust and respect of Wikipedians. Orderinchaos 15:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  89. Dekimasu よ! 15:54, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  90. Oppose There are reasons why criminals lose their rights to vote, arms, etc. :D Mindraker 15:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    • I have both arms paws(?). :P -- Cat chi? 18:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
  91. Luke 15:7 notwithstanding, sorry, no. Guy ( Help!) 16:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  92. Has some good knowledge of how things work but too much controversy will result in this candidate possibly having a difficult time on the committee. GDonato ( talk) 16:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  93. -- Joopercoopers 16:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  94. Ral 315 — ( Voting) 17:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  95. Oppose.-- Isotope23 talk 17:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  96. Oppose per previous incidents of controversy including sanctions from Arbcom. — Gavia immer (talk) 17:29, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  97. Davewild 18:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  98. Oppose. Too much drama caused by this User, and it was directly due to his bad behavior that User:RickK left Wikipedia. Corvus cornix talk 19:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  99. --- RockMFR 19:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  100. Hell No ~Sasha Callahan (Talk) 19:55, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  101. Kbdank71 20:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  102. Editor's behavior over signature, et al. does not earn my trust for ArbCom. Pagra shtak 20:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  103. Kaly99 20:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  104. Darkson (Yabba Dabba Doo!) 20:53, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  105. — Ruud 21:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  106. Oppose - I appreciate your honesty, and I don't think it's fair in the slightest to keep on blaming people for past mistakes, but this is about the ArbCom, not you, and I'm not at all convinced you'd be the right choice. It may be a better idea to start more slowly instead of aiming right for those positions requiring the highest amount of trust and experience right away. -- Schneelocke 22:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  107. Oppose Um. No. I don't think so. -- Pleasantville 22:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  108. Zginder ( talk) ( Contrib) 23:18, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  109. -- Malcolmxl5 23:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  110. WjB scribe 23:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  111. Oppose Refused to show examples for good work. — Sebastian 00:10, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  112. EconomistBR 00:32, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  113. Oppose Lolicon pic tipped me. Thanks, SqueakBox 00:59, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I beg your pardon, what lolicon pic? How is that relevant to dispute resolution. -- Cat chi? 16:14, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
    This image and while it wasn't on en wikipedia it was wikipedia. For me the attitude that arbitrators take to this area is extremely relevant. Thanks, SqueakBox 19:06, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I am neither the [orignal] uploader nor the creator of the image. I merely renamed someone else's image on commons from commons:Image:Final Solution-chan.jpg to commons:Image:Lolicon example.jpg as it did not have a descriptive name. 'Final solution' is too generic of a filename and is potentially problematic for other perhaps obvious reasons. I still fail to understand your concern. Commons is not a wikipedia and instead is a free image repository. -- Cat chi? 19:17, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
    My memory is you closed an afd on the subject when their was strong consensus to delete from commons; and the factt hat this tipped the balance indicates their was a balance to tip, deciding re you was for me the hardest choice in terms of my overall voting. Thanks, SqueakBox 19:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    That image in question never underwent a deletion discussion involving me. The deletion debate I closed was over a different image involving a wikipe-tan parody. On commons deletion requests are expected to be based on something more concrete such as copyrights, Floridan law, project scope, quality, personality rights, privacy and etc rather than a few people's ethics or morality. Most voters on that specific case either barely had suffrage (had at least one edit prior to the nomination of which very few had 150 edits on commons) or did not have suffrage at all (no edits prior to the start of the commons deletion request). Most peoples only activity was the deletion discussion of that image. Most peoples rationale was merely their sense of morality or ethics. Commons isn't censored like that. Imagine us deleting images of 'naked women' (any women not pictured in a burka) based on say Iranian or Saudi customs.
    I won't hesitate to close any image deletion discussion on commons that does not cite deletion criteria and instead is a mere flamewar (commons isn't a forum either). Once the dust cloud settles the discussion can restart. I do want to add that the deletion vote in question was initiated by me over license concerns. Yes, I nominated the images for deletion and ended up closing it as a keep. Drini closed the same discussion as a keep as well. Images were ultimately deleted by Jimbo. After that the discussions on weather or not the images should be kept ends. I won't comment on weather or not I agree with Jimbo's decision as it really doesn't mater. All I will say is that I will abide by Jimbo's decision.
    Had Jimbo not intervene, the image would undergo a cleaner deletion discussion for certain.
    -- Cat chi? 19:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
    Thanks for finding the link, I guess I am looking for arbitrators who act very conservatively on these type of issues, I am not criticising your behaviour merely using it in order to judge your suitability as a an arbcom candidate. I would not, for instance, dream of opposing you being an admin on the basis of this. Thanks, SqueakBox 20:10, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  114. The amount of drama surrounding this candidate makes him a poor choice, although were that not the case, I would consider supporting him. Horologium (talk) 01:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  115. Carlosguitar (ready and willing) 01:26, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  116. Oppose × Meegs 01:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  117. Oppose Greg Jones II 02:17, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  118. Oppose, sorry: over time my estimation of this editor has gone up, and I believe he intends well, but still not right for this role. Jonathunder 02:42, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  119. oppose Kingturtle 04:13, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  120. oppose, not enough experience in mediation, and has been involved in drama too recently. John Vandenberg 06:32, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  121. Tempted to support in the spirit of Discordianism, but -- no. Raymond Arritt 06:46, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  122. Too much garnering of ill will for my liking.— Ryūlóng ( 竜龍) 06:55, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  123. Too much drama Alex Bakharev 08:08, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  124. -- Jeandré, 2007-12-04 t13:21z
  125. Agree with Xoloz and Ryulong. Acalamari 18:04, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  126. Oppose -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 19:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  127. Oppose -- SECisek 20:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  128. No I respect him for listing his failures but no. RuneWiki 777 20:47, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  129. Oppose -- CoolCat is honest, but I'm not sure that the renegade spirit of the past is gone. Geogre 20:55, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  130. Michael Snow ( talk) 23:39, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  131. Oppose. -- RG 2 23:43, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  132. Oppose, drama kings on ArbCom are the last thing we need. ♠ P M C♠ 00:24, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  133. Oppose lengthy and conbative history on AN/I and elsewhere. ThuranX ( talk) 00:35, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  134. SilkTork * SilkyTalk 00:40, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  135. Oppose. Please stop with the attention-seeking behavior and get back to writing an encyclopaedia. Viriditas 03:39, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  136. Weakly opposing all but the 10 candidates I'd explicitly like to see on Arbcom to double the power of my vote. -- MPerel 04:14, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  137. Oppose I appreciate the honesty, but I don't respect the drama and the controversy in the past. Sorry. Pre ston H 04:20, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  138. Oppose. Wetman ( talk) 09:29, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  139. Mailer Diablo ( talk) 15:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  140. Oppose. Sweetfirsttouch ( talk) 18:04, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  141. Oppose We already have one joke candidate. Skinwalker ( talk) 18:36, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  142. Oppose FlowerpotmaN·( t) 23:32, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  143. Oppose -- tariqabjotu 02:36, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  144. Oppose - The arbcom is evil, so any candidate who chooses to participate in it in any manner shows poor judgment. Gentgeen ( talk) 04:05, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  145. Weak Oppose SashaNein ( talk) 05:02, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  146. Oppose too much POV pushing, Wikidrama, and negative encounters for my taste. Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 05:43, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  147. Oppose Cannot support this user. Glass Cobra 10:36, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  148. Oppose Anti-science. ScienceApologist ( talk) 16:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  149. Oppose immature candidate write-up, may not be fit as arbitrator pruthvi ( talk) 16:48, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  150. Terence ( talk) 18:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  151. Too pointy for this role. Maralia ( talk) 19:09, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  152. Wizardman 21:21, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  153. ˉˉ anetode ╦╩ 01:27, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  154. Wimstead ( talk) 07:55, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  155. Strong oppose. All that signature nonsense (because it is the only way I can describe it) led me to the conclusion that this user is not suitable for the Arbitration Committee. Titoxd( ?!? - cool stuff) 08:43, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  156. phoebe/( talk) 09:19, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  157. Oppose. When in a disagreement, White Cat shows a lack of ability to listen to what people are saying and disagree respectfully and neutrally. Seraphim Whipp 16:33, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  158. oppose per Sarah, Orderinchaos,Corvus cornix, Schneelocke, John Vandenberg and utterly unsatisfactory answer to Ragesoss' question. JoshuaZ ( talk) 19:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  159. Oppose, frivolous accusations of sockpuppetry are Bad For Wikipedia. Eliot ( talk) 19:46, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  160. Oppose-- Berig ( talk) 20:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  161. Oppose, the edit warring about your signature was unacceptable. -- Graham 87 06:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  162. Oppose - second batch of voting, adding some opposes. Not a suitable candidate per the above. Carcharoth ( talk) 09:56, 8 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  163. Oppose -- Not qualified. =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:17, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  164. Oppose. Arbcom is a place for resolving disputes and/or issuing calm judgments on them, and I see no evidence that this editor is likely to assist in either process, and rather a lot of evidence to the contrary. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 11:43, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  165. Oppose Tonywalton  Talk 12:43, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  166. Oppose Mill cleaner ( talk) 14:32, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  167. Strong oppose. Given various actions in White Cat's past, such as nominating Wikipedia's civility policy for deletion, insisting on changing archived pages to reflect his current signature, and most recently, his reaction to lolcats, I don't believe that this user has the right judgment for ArbCom. I do however appreciate White Cat's honesty, and I hope that he will continue to contribute to Wikipedia. Sorry. -- Kyok o 16:12, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  168. Oppose Ealdgyth | Talk 19:20, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  169. Glad he ran, glad to oppose. -- \/\/slack ( talk) 04:18, 10 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  170. Oppose - good to see this candidate learning from experience and hope that they continue contributing positively, but not enough time since involvement in dramas to really trust for a three-year stint anywhere. Warofdreams talk 19:44, 10 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  171. No. Bearian ( talk) 21:36, 10 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  172. -- Allen3  talk 16:27, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  173. Strong Oppose harlock_jds ( talk) 18:29, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  174. the wub "?!" 19:23, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  175. Oppose Saudade7 23:19, 12 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  176. Oppose -- Pixelface ( talk) 12:50, 13 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  177. Too confrontational for my comfort in a dispute-resolution role. Shimgray | talk | 00:58, 14 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  178. Oppose. From candidate statement: I have one hell of a block log. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 06:44, 14 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  179. Oppose. Per candidate's interpretation of consensus on deletion debate on Commons, closing discussion before resolution had been reached, and candidate's behaviour in that and other discussions. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦ ♫ 07:40, 14 December 2007 (UTC) I didn't come here to pile-on, I just arrived late. reply
  180. Maxim (talk) 00:33, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  181. Oppose nothing personal, but not what we need on ArbCom. JERRY talk contribs 01:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  182. Oppose good experience of ArbCom, all from the wrong side due to his own nature. Great experience, but we need cooler heads. Rgds, -- Trident13 ( talk) 02:22, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  183. Oppose. I am not convinced this user has the necessary experience or track record. -- Muchness ( talk) 00:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  184. Oppose. Gen. von Klinkerhoffen ( talk) 01:28, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  185. Oppose Karl2620 ( talk) 11:08, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  186. Oppose per IRC discussion. Will ( talk) 15:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Come again? What discussion? I do not recall discussing anything related to the elections with you on IRC or elsewhere. Please be more specific with your reasons. -- Cat chi? 19:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  187. Oppose. -- JWSchmidt ( talk) 20:57, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply

Other

  1. Can we stop the pile-on, please? If you're considering an oppose vote, think about whether you have anything new to say. For better or for worse, the community clearly feels ArbCom is not right for White Cat. I'm not sure a WP:SNOW close is appropriate for ArbCom, but White Cat may consider withdrawing, just to show good faith and put an end to this charade. szyslak 23:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    While I understand and appreciate your rationale, I’m not sure it’s appropriate to ask editors to stop voting in an advisory election where the candidate can immediately withdraw as soon as they tire of receiving the community’s opinions. Obviously, White Cat has made a decision to leave this open – for whatever reason – and, as a consequence, prospective voters should not be dissuaded from participating. — Satori Son 17:25, 12 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I agree, in the sense that whether White Cat withdraws is up to him. szyslak 23:30, 12 December 2007 (UTC) reply
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White Cat

Hi, everybody out there. For those who may be surprised why am I even a candidate there is a very simple yet unorthodox explanation for this. I have had gotten into a fair share of disputes. Of course being into disputes is by very nature not pleasant. It isn't necessarily a bad thing either. After how can anyone truly be able to deal with disputes big or small without experiencing big or small disputes.
I'd like to talk about my "failures"
  • I have one hell of a block log (as user " Cool Cat" and " Coolcat")
  • I have had 4 failed RfA's here on en.wikipedia. Full list is available here and I would recommend a short peek at it at least.
  • I let my paranoia bother AKMask to the point of an RFC.
  • I had been in front of ArbCom twice as an involved party:
    1. WP:RfAR/Coolcat, Davenbelle and Stereotek had put me on a year long temporary mentorship on issues concerning Turkey and/or the Kurds and banned me from mediating indefinitely until I am officially appointed to the Mediation Committee. That case was closed on 5 October 2005. Two out of three the other involved parties User:Davenbelle and User:Fadix ended up getting banned indefinitely * and for a year * respectively.
    2. WP:RfAR/Moby Dick had not levied any remedies on me. That case was closed on 13 August 2006. A number of remedies were levied on Moby Dick, a user treated like a sockpuppet of Davenbelle at least by arbcom *.
I am not "proud" of any of this and I will not even attempt to make excuses. But I can't change the past. I was not genetically engineered with wikipedias policies and I do have a learning curve with a finite slope.
I have been recommended to have a fresh start with an unconnected account but I desire not to do that. My reason for this is simple. I value honesty above everything else. It would be dishonest for me to come and claim to be a different user - at least in my own mind. I refuse to give up on my ideals simply because it is convenient.
So in sum I am not any near your "ideal" and popular candidate. I think I have a lot of experience that I can put to good use should I get appointed as an arbitrator. I hope to offer a different perspective which I feel is healthy in any median. I strongly feel that if everybody is thinking alike, often nobody is truly thinking. Weather I have grown adequately with my involvement with wikipedia and other wikimedia projects such as commons in my 2+ years here is for you to judge.
-- Cat chi? 22:31, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Support

  1. — trey( wiki) 00:13, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  2. fuck yes. we need drastic change on arbcom.   ALKIVAR ™ ☢ 00:50, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  3. -- U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 01:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  4. Alex fus co5 02:26, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  5. Support. This user has gotten into trouble but I think he/she has learned lessons. I believe its worthwhile having people on arbcom that have been on the other side of an arbcom case. I also believe he/she is dedicated to the project. Pocopocopocopoco 04:01, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  6. Moral support - often takes things way too seriously, but this only shows Cat would be dedicated to impartiality. Would probably be most impartial of any users. Has never misused tools on commons. The Evil Spartan 05:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  7. Moral support per Alkivar. I  dorftrottel I  talk I 05:37,  December 3, 2007
  8. -- lucasbfr talk 11:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  9. This person is a great example of how arbcom has failed over the years and maybe with someone with so much experience being in arbitration "literally".. can solve this rising problem..-- Comet styles 11:58, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  10. ArbCom needs more diversity for sure!  Grue  14:56, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  11. Token Support - Obviously he's not going to be elected at this stage, and I don't think White Cat is necessarily the most level-headed person in disputes. But it would be good to have an arbitrator who isn't an admin and isn't part of the Wikipedia "establishment", and who can provide a genuinely independent perspective. Walton One 19:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  12. Sympathy Vote! ( Sarah777 20:32, 3 December 2007 (UTC)) reply
  13. Support Go, White Cat, fix ArbCom and close shut the jaws of Oblivion! Ripberger 20:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  14. Support Will add zest to proceedings.-- Bedivere 20:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Support He is a devote follower of Aiur.-- Doktor Gonzo 00:34, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Doktor Gonzo does not have suffrage. -- uǝʌǝs ʎʇɹnoɟ ʇs(st47) 21:08, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  15. Support Gabriel Kielland ( talk) 21:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  16. Support. Just for being cool. Per Sarah777 and Walton One (-; —— Martinphi ☎ Ψ Φ—— 23:50, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  17. Hell yes (Yeah, I'm voting support cause he's got no chance in hell.) Kyaa the Catlord ( talk) 11:43, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  18. Support. Knowledge of process from the other side. And for the same reason as Kyaa. Paul Beardsell ( talk) 22:43, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  19. Support Nobody of Consequence ( talk) 19:12, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  20. Support -- I have a good feeling about this one. :) Xdenizen ( talk) 22:12, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Bubba ditto ( talk) 00:10, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    User does not have suffrage. Miranda 18:50, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  21. Moral Support. — Rudget speak. work 21:44, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  22. Moral support. -- Gwern (contribs) 21:55 7 December 2007 (GMT)
  23. Support - Dbiel ( Talk) 09:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  24. Moral support - E104421 ( talk) 19:07, 8 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  25. Moral support White Cat would be good for ArbCom; although I would expect him to recuse himself at least from Kurdish matters, and probably anything between the Dardanelles and the Indus. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 04:22, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  26. Strongly support honesty is the best policy and recent edits have been high quality. Luqman Skye ( talk) 07:30, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  27. Symbolic support - a flawed Arbcom member with experience of heavy handed tactics by existing members would make a great commitee member/moderator. In a better world/Wikipedia perhaps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sfacets ( talk • contribs)
  28. Moral support / Fred- J 18:40, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  29. Strong support best candidate yet. Bacchiad ( talk) 14:34, 12 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  30. It's not looking good for you, sir, but you have my support. MookieZ ( talk) 19:41, 13 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  31. Moral support wbfergus Talk 21:50, 13 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  32. Strong Support. Can bring a fresh perspective to ArbCom. It's a pity that she won't succeed, I would have really liked to see what she did. Loom91 ( talk) 07:14, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  33. -- Major Bonkers (talk) 07:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  34. Support I liked your responses for your questions from other editors. Although you have some work cut out for you, I think with some hard work, you'll be fine. -BlueAmethyst .:*:. ( talk) 23:21, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply

Oppose

  1. Too much drama This is a Secret account 00:01, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  2. Kwsn (Ni!) 00:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  3. Creating drama out of a signature was not the best thing Wikipedia has ever seen. Kurykh 00:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  4. -- W.marsh 00:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  5. —  Coren  (talk) 00:09, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  6. Rschen7754 ( T C) 00:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  7. Er, no. BLACKKITE 00:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  8. Woody 00:18, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  9. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 00:19, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  10. Chaz Beckett 00:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  11. – Gurch ( talk) 00:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  12. -- Ned Scott 00:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  13. Nishkid64 ( talk) 00:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  14. — Charles P._ (Mirv) 00:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  15. —  TKD:: Talk 00:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  16. The signature drama is enough to leave a sour taste in my mouth. Qst 00:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  17. Strongest Possible Oppose, nuke from orbit. Giving White_Cat a position on Wikipedia's highest committee is akin to allowing an abusive troll to gain stewardship. -- uǝʌǝs ʎʇɹnoɟ ʇs(st47) 00:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I can understand people opposing (its a yes/no decision after all), but I do not understand this unnecessary drama. -- Cat chi? 21:12, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
  18. Nope. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Nishkid64 ( talk) 00:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Voted once above. —  TKD:: Talk 00:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  19. Oppose (vote explanations) -- Jd2718 00:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  20. Daniel 00:33, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  21. east.718 at 00:34, December 3, 2007
  22. Nufy8 00:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  23. -- Duk 00:35, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  24. Angus McLellan (Talk) 00:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  25. I respect this candidate, but am concerned about his past behavior in dispute resolution. Gracenotes T § 00:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  26. Oppose per Gracenotes. Sorry! Jonathan ( T• @• C) 00:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  27. Nick 00:39, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  28. I respect this user, but I'm just not so sure about maturity and associated behaviour. 哦， 是吗？( review O) 00:39, 03 December 2007 (GMT)
  29.  — master son T - C 00:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  30. Ρх₥α 00:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  31. - auburnpilot talk 00:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  32. I like cool white cat, but not in DR. Prodego talk 00:50, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  33. Star dust 8212 01:03, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  34. Prolog 01:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  35. Sean William @ 01:18, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  36. Drama king. -- drini [meta:] [commons:] 01:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  37. Oppose -- Avi 01:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  38. GRBerry 01:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  39. krimpet ⟲ 01:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  40. sh ¤ y 01:45, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  41. Oppose with a Red Flag and a side of Drama due to weird conspiracy theories, drama, etc.. Miranda 01:53, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I can understand people opposing (its a yes/no decision after all), but I do not understand this unnecessary drama. -- Cat chi? 21:12, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
    *cough* Miranda 12:30, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  42. Sorry, no. DS 01:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  43. No way. -- Core desat 02:07, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  44. ➪ HiDrNick! 02:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  45. Honesty's fine, but experience is better. -- Rodhullandemu ( please reply here - contribs) 02:35, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  46. Mike H. Celebrating three years of being hotter than Paris 02:35, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  47. Oppose Thatcher131 02:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  48. This is probably the worst case of WP:POINT I've ever seen from an established user. Scob e ll302 02:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  49. Rebecca 02:50, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  50. Jimbo fetish, for lack of a better reason. Dihydrogen Monoxide ♫ 02:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  51. — Wknight94 ( talk) 03:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  52. Ummm .. no. AmiDaniel ( talk) 03:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  53. His abominably poor judgment and conduct was instrumental in causing RickK's departure. Some things are worth holding a grudge about. — Cryptic 03:19, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  54. I agree with Alkivar that some significant changes are needed at ArbCom (although for reasons very different from his), but I certainly don't think that this candidate would bring anything near positive change. Joe 03:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Inappropriate. -- InkSplotch 03:21, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    InkSplotch does not have suffrage -- uǝʌǝs ʎʇɹnoɟ ʇs(st47) 21:29, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  55. Mercury 03:24, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  56. Oppose - Dureo 03:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  57. — madman bum and angel 03:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  58. Poor judgment. Videmus Omnia Talk 03:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  59. Hús ö nd 03:52, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  60. Shalom ( Hello • Peace) 04:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  61. -- Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 04:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  62. Oppose. Eluchil404 04:24, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  63. — xaosflux Talk 04:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  64. Oppose. - Hit bull, win steak (Moo!) 04:36, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  65. Mbisanz 05:21, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  66. JayHenry ( talk) 05:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  67. Super mega no. RyanGerbil10 (Говорить!) 05:52, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  68. No no drama. Spebi 06:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  69. TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 06:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  70. Good heavens, no. — David Levy 06:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  71. -- ♪♫ ĽąĦĩŘǔ ♫♪ walkie-talkie | tool box 06:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  72. No — Jack Merridew 06:58, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  73. Oppose Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  74. Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Civility. MaxSem( Han shot first!) 08:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  75. No thanks. -- Folantin 08:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  76. Crockspot 08:21, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  77. Masochist! =P — Nearly Headless Nick {C} 09:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  78. Zscout answer was unacceptable. Shem (talk) 10:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  79. futurebird 11:33, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  80. I consider adminship a basic requirement to run for ArbCom. Stifle ( talk) 11:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  81. KTC 12:19, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  82. Soman 12:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  83. Oppose Sorry, must oppose. -- Marcsin | Talk 13:44, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  84. Splash - tk 13:48, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  85. Too much drama, too pointy. Last time I really noticed this candidate, they were on the noticeboard demanding we vote in a " forced retirement poll" and the words, "Do not freaking ignore me" really stand out in mind. The last thing we need on ArbCom is someone so adept at generating personal and project drama. Sarah 14:16, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  86. Oppose Erratic behavior. Xoloz 14:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  87. Oppose Not what I'm looking for on the committee. Sorry. -- Dweller 15:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  88. While I'm sure being in front of ArbCom and getting sanctioned by it is an interesting way of gaining experience of ArbCom processes, it's not one the average user would ever have cause to possess and certainly not an ArbCom candidate who needs to be able to command the trust and respect of Wikipedians. Orderinchaos 15:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  89. Dekimasu よ! 15:54, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  90. Oppose There are reasons why criminals lose their rights to vote, arms, etc. :D Mindraker 15:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    • I have both arms paws(?). :P -- Cat chi? 18:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
  91. Luke 15:7 notwithstanding, sorry, no. Guy ( Help!) 16:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  92. Has some good knowledge of how things work but too much controversy will result in this candidate possibly having a difficult time on the committee. GDonato ( talk) 16:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  93. -- Joopercoopers 16:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  94. Ral 315 — ( Voting) 17:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  95. Oppose.-- Isotope23 talk 17:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  96. Oppose per previous incidents of controversy including sanctions from Arbcom. — Gavia immer (talk) 17:29, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  97. Davewild 18:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  98. Oppose. Too much drama caused by this User, and it was directly due to his bad behavior that User:RickK left Wikipedia. Corvus cornix talk 19:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  99. --- RockMFR 19:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  100. Hell No ~Sasha Callahan (Talk) 19:55, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  101. Kbdank71 20:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  102. Editor's behavior over signature, et al. does not earn my trust for ArbCom. Pagra shtak 20:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  103. Kaly99 20:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  104. Darkson (Yabba Dabba Doo!) 20:53, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  105. — Ruud 21:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  106. Oppose - I appreciate your honesty, and I don't think it's fair in the slightest to keep on blaming people for past mistakes, but this is about the ArbCom, not you, and I'm not at all convinced you'd be the right choice. It may be a better idea to start more slowly instead of aiming right for those positions requiring the highest amount of trust and experience right away. -- Schneelocke 22:20, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  107. Oppose Um. No. I don't think so. -- Pleasantville 22:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  108. Zginder ( talk) ( Contrib) 23:18, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  109. -- Malcolmxl5 23:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  110. WjB scribe 23:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  111. Oppose Refused to show examples for good work. — Sebastian 00:10, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  112. EconomistBR 00:32, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  113. Oppose Lolicon pic tipped me. Thanks, SqueakBox 00:59, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I beg your pardon, what lolicon pic? How is that relevant to dispute resolution. -- Cat chi? 16:14, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
    This image and while it wasn't on en wikipedia it was wikipedia. For me the attitude that arbitrators take to this area is extremely relevant. Thanks, SqueakBox 19:06, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I am neither the [orignal] uploader nor the creator of the image. I merely renamed someone else's image on commons from commons:Image:Final Solution-chan.jpg to commons:Image:Lolicon example.jpg as it did not have a descriptive name. 'Final solution' is too generic of a filename and is potentially problematic for other perhaps obvious reasons. I still fail to understand your concern. Commons is not a wikipedia and instead is a free image repository. -- Cat chi? 19:17, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
    My memory is you closed an afd on the subject when their was strong consensus to delete from commons; and the factt hat this tipped the balance indicates their was a balance to tip, deciding re you was for me the hardest choice in terms of my overall voting. Thanks, SqueakBox 19:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    That image in question never underwent a deletion discussion involving me. The deletion debate I closed was over a different image involving a wikipe-tan parody. On commons deletion requests are expected to be based on something more concrete such as copyrights, Floridan law, project scope, quality, personality rights, privacy and etc rather than a few people's ethics or morality. Most voters on that specific case either barely had suffrage (had at least one edit prior to the nomination of which very few had 150 edits on commons) or did not have suffrage at all (no edits prior to the start of the commons deletion request). Most peoples only activity was the deletion discussion of that image. Most peoples rationale was merely their sense of morality or ethics. Commons isn't censored like that. Imagine us deleting images of 'naked women' (any women not pictured in a burka) based on say Iranian or Saudi customs.
    I won't hesitate to close any image deletion discussion on commons that does not cite deletion criteria and instead is a mere flamewar (commons isn't a forum either). Once the dust cloud settles the discussion can restart. I do want to add that the deletion vote in question was initiated by me over license concerns. Yes, I nominated the images for deletion and ended up closing it as a keep. Drini closed the same discussion as a keep as well. Images were ultimately deleted by Jimbo. After that the discussions on weather or not the images should be kept ends. I won't comment on weather or not I agree with Jimbo's decision as it really doesn't mater. All I will say is that I will abide by Jimbo's decision.
    Had Jimbo not intervene, the image would undergo a cleaner deletion discussion for certain.
    -- Cat chi? 19:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
    Thanks for finding the link, I guess I am looking for arbitrators who act very conservatively on these type of issues, I am not criticising your behaviour merely using it in order to judge your suitability as a an arbcom candidate. I would not, for instance, dream of opposing you being an admin on the basis of this. Thanks, SqueakBox 20:10, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  114. The amount of drama surrounding this candidate makes him a poor choice, although were that not the case, I would consider supporting him. Horologium (talk) 01:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  115. Carlosguitar (ready and willing) 01:26, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  116. Oppose × Meegs 01:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  117. Oppose Greg Jones II 02:17, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  118. Oppose, sorry: over time my estimation of this editor has gone up, and I believe he intends well, but still not right for this role. Jonathunder 02:42, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  119. oppose Kingturtle 04:13, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  120. oppose, not enough experience in mediation, and has been involved in drama too recently. John Vandenberg 06:32, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  121. Tempted to support in the spirit of Discordianism, but -- no. Raymond Arritt 06:46, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  122. Too much garnering of ill will for my liking.— Ryūlóng ( 竜龍) 06:55, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  123. Too much drama Alex Bakharev 08:08, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  124. -- Jeandré, 2007-12-04 t13:21z
  125. Agree with Xoloz and Ryulong. Acalamari 18:04, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  126. Oppose -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 19:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  127. Oppose -- SECisek 20:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  128. No I respect him for listing his failures but no. RuneWiki 777 20:47, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  129. Oppose -- CoolCat is honest, but I'm not sure that the renegade spirit of the past is gone. Geogre 20:55, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  130. Michael Snow ( talk) 23:39, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  131. Oppose. -- RG 2 23:43, 4 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  132. Oppose, drama kings on ArbCom are the last thing we need. ♠ P M C♠ 00:24, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  133. Oppose lengthy and conbative history on AN/I and elsewhere. ThuranX ( talk) 00:35, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  134. SilkTork * SilkyTalk 00:40, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  135. Oppose. Please stop with the attention-seeking behavior and get back to writing an encyclopaedia. Viriditas 03:39, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  136. Weakly opposing all but the 10 candidates I'd explicitly like to see on Arbcom to double the power of my vote. -- MPerel 04:14, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  137. Oppose I appreciate the honesty, but I don't respect the drama and the controversy in the past. Sorry. Pre ston H 04:20, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  138. Oppose. Wetman ( talk) 09:29, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  139. Mailer Diablo ( talk) 15:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  140. Oppose. Sweetfirsttouch ( talk) 18:04, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  141. Oppose We already have one joke candidate. Skinwalker ( talk) 18:36, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  142. Oppose FlowerpotmaN·( t) 23:32, 5 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  143. Oppose -- tariqabjotu 02:36, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  144. Oppose - The arbcom is evil, so any candidate who chooses to participate in it in any manner shows poor judgment. Gentgeen ( talk) 04:05, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  145. Weak Oppose SashaNein ( talk) 05:02, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  146. Oppose too much POV pushing, Wikidrama, and negative encounters for my taste. Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 05:43, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  147. Oppose Cannot support this user. Glass Cobra 10:36, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  148. Oppose Anti-science. ScienceApologist ( talk) 16:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  149. Oppose immature candidate write-up, may not be fit as arbitrator pruthvi ( talk) 16:48, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  150. Terence ( talk) 18:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  151. Too pointy for this role. Maralia ( talk) 19:09, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  152. Wizardman 21:21, 6 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  153. ˉˉ anetode ╦╩ 01:27, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  154. Wimstead ( talk) 07:55, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  155. Strong oppose. All that signature nonsense (because it is the only way I can describe it) led me to the conclusion that this user is not suitable for the Arbitration Committee. Titoxd( ?!? - cool stuff) 08:43, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  156. phoebe/( talk) 09:19, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  157. Oppose. When in a disagreement, White Cat shows a lack of ability to listen to what people are saying and disagree respectfully and neutrally. Seraphim Whipp 16:33, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  158. oppose per Sarah, Orderinchaos,Corvus cornix, Schneelocke, John Vandenberg and utterly unsatisfactory answer to Ragesoss' question. JoshuaZ ( talk) 19:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  159. Oppose, frivolous accusations of sockpuppetry are Bad For Wikipedia. Eliot ( talk) 19:46, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  160. Oppose-- Berig ( talk) 20:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  161. Oppose, the edit warring about your signature was unacceptable. -- Graham 87 06:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  162. Oppose - second batch of voting, adding some opposes. Not a suitable candidate per the above. Carcharoth ( talk) 09:56, 8 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  163. Oppose -- Not qualified. =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:17, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  164. Oppose. Arbcom is a place for resolving disputes and/or issuing calm judgments on them, and I see no evidence that this editor is likely to assist in either process, and rather a lot of evidence to the contrary. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 11:43, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  165. Oppose Tonywalton  Talk 12:43, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  166. Oppose Mill cleaner ( talk) 14:32, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  167. Strong oppose. Given various actions in White Cat's past, such as nominating Wikipedia's civility policy for deletion, insisting on changing archived pages to reflect his current signature, and most recently, his reaction to lolcats, I don't believe that this user has the right judgment for ArbCom. I do however appreciate White Cat's honesty, and I hope that he will continue to contribute to Wikipedia. Sorry. -- Kyok o 16:12, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  168. Oppose Ealdgyth | Talk 19:20, 9 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  169. Glad he ran, glad to oppose. -- \/\/slack ( talk) 04:18, 10 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  170. Oppose - good to see this candidate learning from experience and hope that they continue contributing positively, but not enough time since involvement in dramas to really trust for a three-year stint anywhere. Warofdreams talk 19:44, 10 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  171. No. Bearian ( talk) 21:36, 10 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  172. -- Allen3  talk 16:27, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  173. Strong Oppose harlock_jds ( talk) 18:29, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  174. the wub "?!" 19:23, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  175. Oppose Saudade7 23:19, 12 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  176. Oppose -- Pixelface ( talk) 12:50, 13 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  177. Too confrontational for my comfort in a dispute-resolution role. Shimgray | talk | 00:58, 14 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  178. Oppose. From candidate statement: I have one hell of a block log. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 06:44, 14 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  179. Oppose. Per candidate's interpretation of consensus on deletion debate on Commons, closing discussion before resolution had been reached, and candidate's behaviour in that and other discussions. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦ ♫ 07:40, 14 December 2007 (UTC) I didn't come here to pile-on, I just arrived late. reply
  180. Maxim (talk) 00:33, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  181. Oppose nothing personal, but not what we need on ArbCom. JERRY talk contribs 01:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  182. Oppose good experience of ArbCom, all from the wrong side due to his own nature. Great experience, but we need cooler heads. Rgds, -- Trident13 ( talk) 02:22, 15 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  183. Oppose. I am not convinced this user has the necessary experience or track record. -- Muchness ( talk) 00:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  184. Oppose. Gen. von Klinkerhoffen ( talk) 01:28, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  185. Oppose Karl2620 ( talk) 11:08, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
  186. Oppose per IRC discussion. Will ( talk) 15:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    Come again? What discussion? I do not recall discussing anything related to the elections with you on IRC or elsewhere. Please be more specific with your reasons. -- Cat chi? 19:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
  187. Oppose. -- JWSchmidt ( talk) 20:57, 16 December 2007 (UTC) reply

Other

  1. Can we stop the pile-on, please? If you're considering an oppose vote, think about whether you have anything new to say. For better or for worse, the community clearly feels ArbCom is not right for White Cat. I'm not sure a WP:SNOW close is appropriate for ArbCom, but White Cat may consider withdrawing, just to show good faith and put an end to this charade. szyslak 23:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    While I understand and appreciate your rationale, I’m not sure it’s appropriate to ask editors to stop voting in an advisory election where the candidate can immediately withdraw as soon as they tire of receiving the community’s opinions. Obviously, White Cat has made a decision to leave this open – for whatever reason – and, as a consequence, prospective voters should not be dissuaded from participating. — Satori Son 17:25, 12 December 2007 (UTC) reply
    I agree, in the sense that whether White Cat withdraws is up to him. szyslak 23:30, 12 December 2007 (UTC) reply
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