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

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To close, I say this: Like Mirv, I believe arbitration "should enforce community norms on those who will not abide by them willingly." [[User:Neutrality|[[User:Neutrality|<b>Neutrality</b>]] ([[User talk:Neutrality/Arbitration question|Any questions?]])]] 01:58, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)

==Raul654==

==[[User:Plato|Plato]]==

I'm a long time Wikipedian and current member of the arbitration committee. 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.

In general, I tend to have a lot of faith in sysops to enforce policy properly, and my arbitration committee decisions tend to reflect that. I expect all users to abide by policy (once they are made aware of it) and to treat other users with respect. I greatly dislike avowed POV pushers and I am vociferously against trolling.

I've been editing as [[User:Plato|Plato]] since [[March]] of [[2004]]. I am not a sysop although I was briefly one for [[wiktionary]]. I do think we should try to get tough on trolls, especially ones who break the rules repeatedly and act like there is nothing wrong.

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); I've participated in the arbitration process both as participant ('prosector' - so to speak - in the case of now-banned user Platus Satire) and arbitrator; and finally, because I would like to continue to serve the community in this capacity.

I feel need to really enforce the [[Wikipedia:three revert rule|three revert rule]], because currently it has no teeth. Also I think we need to speed up the arb-com process because it is very slow currently.

I think my record speaks for itself, although I'd be more than happy to answer any questions. Ask on my [[user talk:Raul654|talk page]]. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 02:41, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)

I have worked to try to make wikipedia a more friendly place by dealing with people whom I had problems with. Also, I capable of working with all sorts of people.

If anyone has questions for me, my talk is available.--[[User:Plato|[[User:Plato|Comrade Nick]] [[User talk: plato|</small><font color=red><small>@</small><font color=green>)---^--]]]] 02:38, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

==Raul654==