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post Tue 16th November 2010, 8:37am
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Well folks, looks like its election season again. Up for grabs are 11 ArbCom seats (9 two-year terms and two one-year terms vacated by Fritpoll and Vanished 6551232), unless our Dear F(l)ounder changes things to get his favourites on Arbcom.

At this point, NewYorkBrad and SirFozzie are pursuing re-election. The terms of FayssalF, Shell Kinney and Carcharoth are also expiring, but no word yet on what they'll do.

A few non-arbs have declared their candidacy: PhilKnight, Harej, and Chase me Ladies, I'm the Cavalry.


Its very early in the game, but any thoughts on this year's horse race?
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post Fri 19th November 2010, 6:04pm
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Actually, I might have stood. But a) I'd get hammered again and b) if I did win, I am sure as hell not supplying my passport to the WMF...


...although I did wonder about supplying a photocopy of badly doctored Albanian passport, and seeing if they had a clue
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post Fri 19th November 2010, 6:33pm
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Harej is hare-brained. I met him at Wiki-meetup NYC 2009, and he's just a teenager. Not mature enough for ArbCom duty.
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post Fri 19th November 2010, 7:37pm
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QUOTE(Shalom @ Fri 19th November 2010, 6:33pm) *

Harej is hare-brained. I met him at Wiki-meetup NYC 2009, and he's just a teenager. Not mature enough for ArbCom duty.

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post Sat 20th November 2010, 2:20pm
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QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Fri 19th November 2010, 7:37pm) *

QUOTE(Shalom @ Fri 19th November 2010, 6:33pm) *

Harej is hare-brained. I met him at Wiki-meetup NYC 2009, and he's just a teenager. Not mature enough for ArbCom duty.

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I met him at a meetup too, and I wasn't exactly blown away by his maturity, either, but his answers to the questions suggest that provided he keeps an even temperament he's got a good head.
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post Sat 20th November 2010, 2:55pm
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QUOTE(BelovedFox @ Sat 20th November 2010, 2:20pm) *
I met him at a meetup too, and I wasn't exactly blown away by his maturity, either, but his answers to the questions suggest that provided he keeps an even temperament he's got a good head.


If he is immature, then he is unfit for duty regardless of the alleged quality of his head. I'd say that in the absence of a large body of other evidence, anyone under the age of about 35-40 is unfit for this job.
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QUOTE(taiwopanfob @ Sat 20th November 2010, 2:55pm) *

QUOTE(BelovedFox @ Sat 20th November 2010, 2:20pm) *
I met him at a meetup too, and I wasn't exactly blown away by his maturity, either, but his answers to the questions suggest that provided he keeps an even temperament he's got a good head.


If he is immature, then he is unfit for duty regardless of the alleged quality of his head. I'd say that in the absence of a large body of other evidence, anyone under the age of about 35-40 is unfit for this job.


Who cares if he is mature enough for the job? It the WMF cared, they would be paying the Arbcom a salary and interviewing prospective arbitrators. All that matters is that the 18-year-old+ is willing and able to make some tough decisions and back them up with some socratic reasoning. Anyway, I thought MessedRocker had abandoned Wikipedia (based on a post here) and pursued other interests? He's still addicted to Wikipedia drama?
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post Sat 20th November 2010, 4:20pm
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QUOTE(Cla68 @ Sat 20th November 2010, 10:18am) *
Anyway, I thought MessedRocker had abandoned Wikipedia (based on a post here) and pursued other interests? He's still addicted to Wikipedia drama?
Wikidrama is very addictive, as everyone who reads and posts here well knows.
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The Wordsmith   Unimportant Decision 2010   Tue 16th November 2010, 8:37am
jayvdb   At this point, NewYorkBrad and SirFozzie are purs...   Tue 16th November 2010, 12:47pm
Milton Roe   At this point, NewYorkBrad and SirFozzie are pur...   Wed 17th November 2010, 7:45am
Kelly Martin   Oh, is it time to shuffle the deck chairs again? ...   Tue 16th November 2010, 12:48pm
Doc glasgow   Oh, is it time to shuffle the deck chairs again? ...   Tue 16th November 2010, 2:32pm
Kelly Martin   Oh, is it time to shuffle the deck chairs again?...   Tue 16th November 2010, 2:41pm
dtobias   [quote name='Doc glasgow' post='259308' date='Tue...   Tue 16th November 2010, 3:43pm
Kelly Martin   Do you need recent edits to vote, or just lifetime...   Tue 16th November 2010, 4:00pm
Doc glasgow   Looks like you are eligible.   Tue 16th November 2010, 4:50pm
The Wordsmith   [quote name='Doc glasgow' post='259308' date='Tue...   Tue 16th November 2010, 4:48pm
radek   Oh, is it time to shuffle the deck chairs again?...   Tue 16th November 2010, 3:33pm
Kelly Martin   I am nowhere near bored enough to do it, though. ...   Tue 16th November 2010, 5:20pm
Doc glasgow   I am nowhere near bored enough to do it, though. ...   Tue 16th November 2010, 5:37pm
gomi   I am nowhere near bored enough to do it, though. ...   Tue 16th November 2010, 6:38pm
The Wordsmith   I am nowhere near bored enough to do it, though. ...   Tue 16th November 2010, 5:37pm
Kelly Martin   That's too bad, it would be fun to see. There ...   Tue 16th November 2010, 6:10pm
Peter Damian   [quote name='Kelly Martin' post='259322' date='Tu...   Tue 16th November 2010, 10:35pm
The Wordsmith   [quote name='Kelly Martin' post='259322' date='T...   Wed 17th November 2010, 1:02am
EricBarbour   Perhaps if someone offered to pay me. Yeah, right....   Wed 17th November 2010, 6:46am
thekohser   I can attest that a run for ArbCom can be great fu...   Tue 16th November 2010, 6:36pm
SB_Johnny   I can attest that a run for ArbCom can be great f...   Wed 17th November 2010, 9:47am
A Horse With No Name   Its very early in the game, but any thoughts on t...   Tue 16th November 2010, 6:40pm
WikiWatch   I don't see any horses. I just see a bunch of...   Wed 17th November 2010, 1:48am
BelovedFox   i have to wonder what will happen if not enough st...   Thu 18th November 2010, 1:54am
Kelly Martin   i have to wonder what will happen if not enough st...   Thu 18th November 2010, 2:21am
The Wordsmith   I'm considering running if there aren't ma...   Thu 18th November 2010, 4:25am
Jagärdu   ... And what are you doing in this nest of trolls...   Thu 18th November 2010, 5:23am
The Wordsmith   ... And what are you doing in this nest of troll...   Thu 18th November 2010, 6:50am
Kelly Martin   Nah, I'm not here for the WR vote or anything....   Thu 18th November 2010, 2:32pm
The Wordsmith   Nah, I'm not here for the WR vote or anything...   Thu 18th November 2010, 7:04pm
jayvdb   [quote name='Jagärdu' post='259536' date='Thu 18...   Thu 18th November 2010, 10:05pm
Kelly Martin   iirc I didn't post on WR before or during the ...   Thu 18th November 2010, 10:45pm
Doc glasgow   I'm considering standing, but as I don't h...   Thu 18th November 2010, 10:58pm
Kelly Martin   I'm considering standing, but as I don't h...   Thu 18th November 2010, 11:10pm
EricBarbour   I have seriously considered loaning out my account...   Fri 19th November 2010, 6:50am
victim of censorship   I have seriously considered loaning out my accoun...   Sat 20th November 2010, 10:14pm
RMHED   I'm considering standing, but as I don't ...   Thu 18th November 2010, 11:51pm
SB_Johnny   I'm considering standing, but as I don't ...   Fri 19th November 2010, 12:01am
thekohser   ...I'd be applying for a job-share post. Wha...   Fri 19th November 2010, 1:51pm
Cla68   I met him at a meetup too, and I wasn't exact...   Sat 20th November 2010, 4:18pm
Shalom   Harej is hare-brained. I met him at Wiki-meetup ...   Sun 21st November 2010, 4:23am
A Horse With No Name   [quote name='CharlotteWebb' post='259704' date='F...   Mon 22nd November 2010, 1:34am
A Horse With No Name   Actually, I might have stood. But a) I'd get ...   Fri 19th November 2010, 6:50pm
BelovedFox   At least the field's getting more interesting ...   Mon 22nd November 2010, 5:04am
Cla68   At least the field's getting more interesting...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 10:45am
radek   We seem to have at least 2, if not 3 pairs of edit...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 2:22pm
Doc glasgow   With a few notable exceptions, the field is limite...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 2:31pm
SB_Johnny   I'm almost tempt to run, just to increase the...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 2:42pm
Doc glasgow   I'm almost tempt to run, just to increase th...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 6:02pm
radek   With a few notable exceptions, the field is limit...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 2:43pm
BelovedFox   With a few notable exceptions, the field is limit...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 6:19pm
Kurt M. Weber   Note the block was quickly reversed by Avraham, ye...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 6:33pm
BelovedFox   Note the block was quickly reversed by Avraham, y...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 9:33pm
powercorrupts   [quote name='Kurt M. Weber' post='260060' date='T...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 9:53pm
Deputy Cabal Ringleader   At least the field's getting more interestin...   Fri 26th November 2010, 9:57pm
Peter Damian   At least the field's getting more interesting...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 7:47pm
Kelly Martin   When I was on ArbCom we talked about expanding it,...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 4:11pm
powercorrupts   When I was on ArbCom we talked about expanding it...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 4:37pm
Kelly Martin   Would you supply a neutral advocacy also? Help kee...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 4:51pm
Kurt M. Weber   I logged back into WP today for the first time in ...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 6:28pm
trenton   Looks like Mr. FT2 is trying to make a comeback. ...   Tue 23rd November 2010, 10:10pm
RMHED   Looks like Mr. FT2 is trying to make a comeback. ...   Wed 24th November 2010, 10:00pm
EricBarbour   Looks like Mr. FT2 is trying to make a comeback. H...   Fri 26th November 2010, 10:28pm
thekohser   Chase Me Ladies made it a point to mention me by n...   Fri 26th November 2010, 10:39pm
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radek   If Sandstein The Incorruptible (which I do think h...   Sun 28th November 2010, 8:18pm
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Alison   [quote name='powercorrupts' post='260411' date='S...   Sun 28th November 2010, 10:11pm
CharlotteWebb   It's up on WP:AN for ban right now, so it ain...   Sun 28th November 2010, 10:20pm
RMHED   [quote name='powercorrupts' post='260411' date='...   Sun 28th November 2010, 10:37pm
Ottava   [quote name='Alison' post='260416' date='Sun 28th...   Sun 28th November 2010, 11:07pm
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