Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2004/Candidate statements: Difference between revisions

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==Raul654==

I'm a current member of the arbcom - I was elected in August to fill in one of the seats left by the departure of Eloquence and Uninvited Company. I think since the election in August, the speed at which the arbcom handles matters (the primary complaint against it) has increased dramatically, without compromising the fairness of the process. As I said during the previous election, I think I'm qualified because I'm emminently aware of what goes on on the english wikipedia; that I have deep knowledge of the policies (I helped draft many of them), and I would like to continue to serve the community in this capacity. [[User:Raul654|→Raul654]] 21:11, Nov 14, 2004 (UTC)

==[[User:Mirv|Mirv]]==

I've been editing since November 2003 and have been a sysop since May 2004, so I think I have a good understanding of how things work around here, and my username ought to be a familiar one. I watch the arbitration process closely and I have found it to be both fair and helpful—its only real fault is its slowness. I am running for the position because I believe that I can devote the time and energy necessary to speed up the process of dealing with disruptive users and POV pushers—and I believe that Wikipedia's ever-increasing importance and visibility means that greater speed is absolutely necessary.

Regarding sanctions and punishments, I think it is better to reform users than to expel them. I think POV pushers ought to be restricted from editing the topics in which they have shown inability or unwillingness to abide by the requirements of the neutral point of view. I believe disruptive and/or abusive editors ought to be placed under strict parole and only banned outright if that fails to moderate their troublesome behavior.

I believe abusive sysops ought to be treated with special rigor due to the special problems which their misbehavior may cause. Abuse, unchecked, tends to multiply; if sysops are not held to the highest standards, if they are perceived as [[Wikipedia:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense/Sysop Accountability Policy|an elite cabal]], then I worry that that perception may become reality.

Essentially, I believe arbitration should enforce community norms on those who will not abide by them willingly.

Any questions should be directed to [[user talk:Mirv/Arbitration election]]. [[User:Mirv|—No-One]][[User talk:Mirv| ''Jones'']] [[Special:Emailuser/Mirv|^(m)]] 22:45, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)