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==Instructions on asking "for allGeneral" questions==

;Foreword

This questions page may be used to pose a single question to ''every'' [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2008/Candidate statements|candidate]] in this year's election. (EveryThe questions posted here will be transcluded to the question pages of each and every candidate on 17 November. Candidates will then be ableinvited to respondanswer each question as they see fit. Additional questions specific to individual candidates may be posted at that question'stime, singleand instanceshould be placed directly on the onecandidate's question page.)

After 17 November, no new questions will be added to this list, so that all candidates receive the same list of general questions. Questions may still be posted to individual candidates throughout the remainder of the election, as needed.

;Eligible voters

Wikipedians who are eligible to vote (see the main candidate page for voting criteria [{{green|''link to go here, when the criteria are completed''}}]) are also eligible to post questions, both on the individual question pages of candidates, and on this "portal question page."

;Eligible voters

Questions should be non-duplicative, brief, and rigidly-relevant questions. Questions which do not meet all three of these criteria will be removed (although they may be placed instead on a candidate's individual Question page; a link is available underneath their [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2008/Candidate statements|candidate statement]]). There is no 'election committee' serving this year's election, but any administrator may evaluate a question and deem it to not meet the question criteria specified above; should a question removal be disputed, a discussion may be initiated on the [[Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2008/Candidate statements/Questions/For all|talk page]].

Wikipedians who had 150 mainspace edits as of 00:00 UTC on 1 November 2008 are also eligible to post questions. Wikipedians who are ineligible to vote are asked not to post questions, but are invited to participate in discussion on the candidate.

Questions should be clearly worded and brief, should not duplicate other questions (though editors might discuss merging similar questions, if they so wish), and should specifically relate to the candidate and/or the tasks and responsibilities of members of the Arbitration Committee. Questions which are deemed by consensus to be candidate-specific or otherwise unsuitable may be removed from the general list, but may later be asked to specific candidates. Should a question removal be disputed, a discussion may be initiated on the [[Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2008/Candidate statements/Questions|talk page]].

;Non-eligible voters

If you do not meet the criteria for voting, then it is requested that you do not put questions to candidates this year, in the interests of keeping the quantity of questions manageable.

;Candidates

Question pages will be created for each candidate on 17 November, or when the candidate submits their nomination (if nominating after that date). Candidates are invited to answer each question as they see fit, noting that longer and more detailed answers might not be read by all voters. If you believe a question is immaterial or irrelevant in some fashion, you may note that fact in lieu of answering, but please do not remove questions from your own question page. If the question contains a personal attack or other offensive material, other editors will remove it for you.

It is strongly suggested that answers to questions do not exceed approximately 1600 characters per question (not counting spaces). Please do not link to another page containing an extended answer, although relevant links used for descriptive purposes are fine; although you may wish to request that the question be asked on your individual question page instead (where no character limit is imposed), where after you may point users in the direction of your extended response, some sort of answer should be given on this page. These restrictions are necessary due to the sheer number of voters and candidates, and if we are to keep this portal question page useful for voters.