Who gets the WR endorsement for Arbcom09, Could be the kiss of death? Options

[RDH(Ghost In The Machine)]

BTW, who the hell are these so-called Scrutineers!?

Stewards without en-wiki involvement, I believe.

Ah culturally clueless and with limited English...I understand now!
Kinda like unto bringing in the UN or EU to monitor US elections...

This post has been edited by RDH(Ghost In The Machine): Wed 2nd December 2009, 6:39pm

[RDH(Ghost In The Machine)]

Yay I'm a nutjob! Actually you'll be surprised with my candidacy, read the questions. I'm very serious about this.

What pseudo are you using now, so I can vote against you?

[Rhindle]

I miss the public votes and their snarky comments they came attached with.

[RDH(Ghost In The Machine)]

I miss the public votes and their snarky comments they came attached with.

Aye...so do I...sigh


And it looks like even Whimbo does too.

[radek]

Given only one choice in this particular poll I threw the politics and self-interest out the window and went with Wehwalt since he seems like the guy that actually writes content unlike the rest of the "Professional Wiki Politicians" (PWPs - I realize most of the readership even here belongs to that category in some sense) on the list (don't know much else beside that about him). That criteria also made Cla the runner up. Basically I'm extremely annoyed by the divide between those who actually write an encyclopedia and those who don't but go around arbitratin' and administratin' those that do.

In the real poll I took some politics and self interest into consideration. Of course. And general sensibility wrt to making policy.

(Still voted for Wehwalt and Cla and I'll keep the rest of my votes to myself)

[EricBarbour]

Given only one choice in this particular poll I threw the politics and self-interest out the window and went with Wehwalt since he seems like the guy that actually writes content unlike the rest of the "Professional Wiki Politicians" (PWPs - I realize most of the readership even here belongs to that category in some sense) on the list (don't know much else beside that about him).

Silly lad, you don't quite get it, do you?

PWPs or not, most people here aren't interested in electing "content makers" to Arbcom.
They want someone who will tear down the busted walls, and build something else.......

[Sarcasticidealist]

Given only one choice in this particular poll I threw the politics and self-interest out the window and went with Wehwalt since he seems like the guy that actually writes content unlike the rest of the "Professional Wiki Politicians" (PWPs - I realize most of the readership even here belongs to that category in some sense) on the list (don't know much else beside that about him). That criteria also made Cla the runner up.

I don't like to be petulant, but I'm feeling a little left out, here.

[radek]

Given only one choice in this particular poll I threw the politics and self-interest out the window and went with Wehwalt since he seems like the guy that actually writes content unlike the rest of the "Professional Wiki Politicians" (PWPs - I realize most of the readership even here belongs to that category in some sense) on the list (don't know much else beside that about him).

Silly lad, you don't quite get it, do you?

PWPs or not, most people here aren't interested in electing "content makers" to Arbcom.
They want someone who will tear down the busted walls, and build something else.......

Yeah, I don't particularly care what most people, here or elsewhere, are interested in. I do see some (well, two) candidates who appear to be interested in busting down some walls and none that want to build something else. In some form or another they're part of the status quo (except the guy who showed up in May of this year I guess) and their interest in maintaining it will only get stronger if they get elected.

And how do you expect the "something else" to be any better if the people building it have no clue about what it's like to actually write an encyclopedia? The "something else" will still suck as much, just in a different way.

[Sarcasticidealist]

I'm feeling a little left out, here.

Although probably not so nearly left out as Ruslik0 and his sixteen featured articles are.

This year's candidates by number of featured articles (yes, I know there's more to content than featured articles):

Cla68 - 30
Ruslik0 - 16
Wehwalt - 14
Steve Smith - 7
Kirill Lokshin - 5
Secret - 3
Jehochman - 2
Mailer diablo - 2
Fritzpoll - 1
KnightLago - 1
Seddon - 1

There are a lot more than two candidates interested in content generation.

[GlassBeadGame]

I'm feeling a little left out, here.

Although probably not so nearly left out as Ruslik0 and his sixteen featured articles are.

This year's candidates by number of featured articles (yes, I know there's more to content than featured articles):

Cla68 - 30
Ruslik0 - 16
Wehwalt - 14
Steve Smith - 7
Kirill Lokshin - 5
Secret - 3
Jehochman - 2
Mailer diablo - 2
Fritzpoll - 1
KnightLago - 1
Seddon - 1

There are a lot more than two candidates interested in content generation.

I'm almost the only one who endorses you on top of the list. But quoting yourself in a post which you were feeling sorry for yourself...not cool.

[Sarcasticidealist]

I'm almost the only one who endorses you on top of the list. But quoting yourself in a post which you were feeling sorry for yourself...not cool.

I'm well aware.

[A Horse With No Name]

I don't like to be petulant, but I'm feeling a little left out, here.

Oh, come on, it is only a f**king game. You don't want to wind up like this poor shmuck who is taking it toooooo seriously -- to the point of talking out loud to himself (because no one really cares).

This post has been edited by A Horse With No Name: Thu 3rd December 2009, 3:12am

[Sarcasticidealist]

Oh, come on, it is only a f**king game.

Yes, yes, it was one of my rare moments of self-pitying thin-skinnedness. The good news is that I'm not due for another until 2013.

[radek]

I'm feeling a little left out, here.

Although probably not so nearly left out as Ruslik0 and his sixteen featured articles are.

This year's candidates by number of featured articles (yes, I know there's more to content than featured articles):

Cla68 - 30
Ruslik0 - 16
Wehwalt - 14
Steve Smith - 7
Kirill Lokshin - 5
Secret - 3
Jehochman - 2
Mailer diablo - 2
Fritzpoll - 1
KnightLago - 1
Seddon - 1

There are a lot more than two candidates interested in content generation.

Well, I'm new here so I'm not sure which one you are. But yes Ruslik's up there too, as is Steve and Kirill. And yes, I picked Wehwalt over the other two due to the 'there's more to content than featured articles' aspect of content creation. It's quite possible that Wehwalt just did a better job of advertising himself as a content creator then others (which for the purposes of the election may have been a bad thing).

[Sarcasticidealist]

Well, I'm new here so I'm not sure which one you are. But yes Ruslik's up there too, as is Steve and Kirill. And yes, I picked Wehwalt over the other two due to the 'there's more to content than featured articles' aspect of content creation. It's quite possible that Wehwalt just did a better job of advertising himself as a content creator then others (which for the purposes of the election may have been a bad thing).

Very good - in the future you might just want to shy away from such phrases as "the guy that actually writes content". In return, I'll try to shy away from behaving like a twit.

(And I'd tell you which one I am, but I think I've acquitted myself rather badly here. If you look really hard, you can probably figure it out, though.)

[Rhindle]

I get a kick out of how FA's and GA's an author writes make someone a more qualified arbitrator. I have always thought that Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Thoreau, and other well-known writers would have made great Supreme Court Justices.

[A Horse With No Name]

Well, I'm new here so I'm not sure which one you are.

Steve is the good looking Canadian guy. Whenever Maclean's needs a hard-bodied stud on its cover, they call Steve. Serious!

[Sarcasticidealist]

I get a kick out of how FA's and GA's an author writes make someone a more qualified arbitrator. I have always thought that Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Thoreau, and other well-known writers would have made great Supreme Court Justices.

You read much case law? Hemingway'd be a godsend.

[A Horse With No Name]

I get a kick out of how FA's and GA's an author writes make someone a more qualified arbitrator. I have always thought that Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Thoreau, and other well-known writers would have made great Supreme Court Justices.

Oh, definitely Fitzgerald on the Supreme Court!

[GlassBeadGame]

I get a kick out of how FA's and GA's an author writes make someone a more qualified arbitrator. I have always thought that Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Thoreau, and other well-known writers would have made great Supreme Court Justices.

You read much case law? Hemingway'd be a godsend.

Remand.
Concur.
Judicial economy.