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:I, nor any other candidate standing this year, can state that we can single-handedly make sweeping changes to the way the Arbitration Committee runs, but we should endeavour to push for changes.

:'''History Rundown''': For those that are more interested in what experience I have on the project, I've been around since November 2007. Since then I have contributed 5500+ edits, written a [[WP:FA|FA]], a [[WP:GA|GA]], contributed four [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|featured pictures]] and two [[Portal:Featured sounds|featured sounds]]. I have mediated several cases at [[WP:MEDCAB|MedCab]] and am on the [[WP:MEDCOM|Mediation Committee]]. I have been an arbitration clerk since July 2009. I am also on the board of directors for Wikimedia UK and am part of the [[WP:OTRS|volunteer response team]]. In terms of how these responsibilities would affect my ability as a arbitrator, I would no longer serve as a mediator for the mediation committee or an arbitration clerk, as is standard for Arbitrators with backgrounds in these areas.

:'''Arbitration Oversight''': There have been many times when the Arbitration Committee has overstepped its remit, or have been slow to react to a serious issue, have acted without sufficient due care and attention or just have been so caught up in the huge reams of evidence that even looking at an article result in an editor at risk of a topicban. As the project matures and Jimmy's role becomes more diminished and ceremonial, the oversight role he was supposed to hold needs to be filled. This needs to be through the creation of an arbitration oversight body; small in size that it is efficient; large enough to be effective; and most importantly made up of non-arbitrator community members.