Arbcom Elections 2008 Options

[Rootology]

Official link: Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2008

List or arbiters whose terms expire:
1. Blnguyen
2. Charles Matthews
3. James F.
4. Morven
5. Thebainer

Expiring arbiters who have said they will not seek re-election:
(Please reply with others who have said as much, I'll update this top level post)
1. Morven (here)

Expiring arbiters who have previously won re-election:
(Please reply with others who have pulled this off, I'll update this top level post)
1. ?

Number of open seats (normal): 5, plus one extra open one since Paul August retired, for 6 total. Paul's spot is only good to December 2009, when he would have expired anyway. The others are currently set to be the normal 3 years.

This post has been edited by Rootology: Fri 29th August 2008, 4:53am

[Neil]

I am thinking of running. I can't do worse than last time.

I will wait and see who else runs, though, as if there's some good candidates I won't bother.

[wikiwhistle]

I am thinking of running. I can't do worse than last time.

I will wait and see who else runs, though, as if there's some good candidates I won't bother.

I was going to ask if you would run. But I think it takes a degree of superiority complex to be an arb, and some of the people who might stand will probably have The Edge on you when it comes to that. You need to work harder at projecting Unwarranted Self- Importance

I predict WJBScribe and AGK will run, as well as maybe Rlevse. I'm looking forward to seeing who the obvious fail candidates are going to be.

Will the panties have "Nonvocalscream for Arbcom' on them this year?

What do people think of Jehochman as an arb?

I don't know him that well but he comes from some sort of legal background, and contributes under his real name.

This post has been edited by wikiwhistle: Fri 29th August 2008, 11:38am

[thekohser]

What do people think of Jehochman as an arb?

I don't know him that well but he comes from some sort of legal background, and contributes under his real name.

He doesn't sound very legally-oriented to me at all.

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One time, though, when he saw that I posted something here about something that Orbitz was trying to do on Wikipedia, he jumped to conclusions and announced on Wikipedia that I was "deeply involved" with my supposed "client", Orbitz. To his credit, I was able to rein in his hyperactive imagination with just one phone call.

Overall, I think he's an okay guy, but I do wonder about how his business stays successful, what with all his Wikipediaing all the time.

[wikiwhistle]

What do people think of Jehochman as an arb?

I don't know him that well but he comes from some sort of legal background, and contributes under his real name.

He doesn't sound very legally-oriented to me at all.

I was just going on what he mentioned in passing on his talk page to someone.

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"Observers will draw their own conclusions. (Note: I did attend law school, (wikilink:Columbia_Law_School) and am familiar with the concepts."