User:Moneytrees/ACE2021
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This is not intended to be a straight forward voter guide; please decide on who to vote for based on your own thoughts and what you think of the facts.
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These are my notes and thoughts on the candidates and process. I'm an ex-arbcom clerk, I served beginning in January 2020 to September 2021, where I resigned. I have more knowledge of how the inside of the committee works than most. I'm good at remembering things and searching through page histories to find information, and I'm effective at presenting said information. Along with my actions in last year's election and the effect they had, I thought it'd be a good idea to have what I have to say compiled in one place- for those who care. Any comments/questions/whatever, feel free to add to the talk. My thoughts on the committee in 2020/2021 are important to my overall notes, so please don't glaze over them if you're reading this.
What is wanted for candidates:
1. Someone with "institutional knowledge"- they've been around for a while and can remember the old cases and issues.
2. Someone who is good at investigating behind-the-scenes issues, and pursuing those matters. For previous members {{Arbcomblocks}} they've done in the past are cited, but these are intended more as notes rather than saying the Arb had direct involvement with the investigation progress. See User talk:Moneytrees/Archive 22#ACE2021 guide for some Arbs explaining how that process works.
3. Someone who takes unblocks seriously and will look into behavioral issues, not just the socking side.
4. Someone who is in touch with the community, and is actively editing article space. Functionaries who spend all their time on mailing lists and doing behind the scenes work run the risk of being out of touch with the wider editing community. If your last 500 non-minor edits to article space go back a few years, then you're going to have to have some very strong expertise in another area to back up your candidacy.
5. Someone who puts thought into their actions and isn't impulsive in their decision making. If a candidate strikes me as either thinking very little about what they do before they do it or too quick to act off an initial reaction, they will be opposed.
6. Someone who can work with the other Arbs. That doesn't mean agree with them all the time, just at least be able to interact with them in non-hostile ways.
7. Someone who is not afraid to do the right thing. This is subjective to me, can can be taken with a grain of salt.
Thoughts on the committee in 2020 |
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(Who was on the committee for most cases) For reference:
These are not all the important things the 2020 committee did; declined case requests, ARCAs, and some other motions have not been listed. The first half of the year had several heavy cases and difficult on-wiki scenarios, along with COVID causing chaos in real life. On top of this, it was in the wake of the Fram case and 2019, which was one of the most difficult years for the committee ever. Despite this, the all-star 2020 committee was consistent with keeping up on issues and were not afraid to make difficult choices (although there was some hesitation in some of them). I think that they were a very good Arbcom, and that even some of the more controversial choices they made have been vindicated. |
Thoughts on the committee in 2021 |
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(Who is on the committee) So far, this year:
These are not all the important things the 2021 committee did; declined case requests, ARCAs, and some other motions have not been listed. The first half of the year had a few heavy cases and several difficult off-wiki scenarios that I think the committee handled mostly well. I do think this committee is weaker than last years, but still good overall. There are issues with unblocks being too lenient, and one thing I'm looking for in those running for the committee this year is a commitment to being serious with unblocks. That said I think the committee's behind the scenes investigations have been generally good from what I know of, and this is one of the stronger committees when it comes to issuing arbcomblocks- they've really gotten those down. |