Unimportant Decision 2010 Options

[The Wordsmith]

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?

[powercorrupts]

Dr Loosmark has been 'exposed' as a longtime multiple sock-puppet holder (they've found 45 of them, so have bloked for 1 month), but is still up for the vote, with just a note in his discussion page - not his main voting pages (ie the statement and the questions and the vote itself). I'm wondering how many votes the editors will get automatically, seeing as the admin/arbs are such a bad lot? I'm really struggling to find more than two candidates I could possibly support.

[RMHED]

Dr Loosmark has been 'exposed' as a longtime multiple sock-puppet holder (they've found 45 of them, so have bloked for 1 month), but is still up for the vote, with just a note in his discussion page - not his main voting pages (ie the statement and the questions and the vote itself). I'm wondering how many votes the editors will get automatically, seeing as the admin/arbs are such a bad lot? I'm really struggling to find more than two candidates I could possibly support.

He only got a month block for that much socking!!

He got off lightly, someone must like him.

[Alison]

Dr Loosmark has been 'exposed' as a longtime multiple sock-puppet holder (they've found 45 of them, so have bloked for 1 month), but is still up for the vote, with just a note in his discussion page - not his main voting pages (ie the statement and the questions and the vote itself). I'm wondering how many votes the editors will get automatically, seeing as the admin/arbs are such a bad lot? I'm really struggling to find more than two candidates I could possibly support.

He only got a month block for that much socking!!

He got off lightly, someone must like him.

It's up on WP:AN for ban right now, so it ain't over till it's over

EDIT: And all the Eastern Europe types are piling in for the kill. Looks like it's game-over for Loosmark ...

[Deputy Cabal Ringleader]

EDIT: And all the Eastern Europe types are piling in for the kill. Looks like it's game-over for Loosmark ...

All? I count only one...

What? How soundly I had slept thinking Russavia was still banned.

That one.

I like the fact that this guy has done far worse while not producing any content than I ever did and socked up the wazoo, and yet it would take a community discussion to even get the chance of an indef.

Re: "not producing any content". Generalizations are not helpful. While not in your league, he did do some good and uncontroversial work for Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships (mostly, stubbing many dozens of footnote to a footnote but still notable ship articles).

In the ideal world, one where people care more about things like building an encyclopedia than seeing others tarred and feathered, if not outright crucified for their amusement (and justification of self-righteousness), he would have gotten his well-deserved indef (=year till standard offer appeal) site ban, yes, but WITH THE EXCEPTION that he can keep contributing to uncontroversial naval articles. This would allow the community/arbs to minitor his progress towards wiki-resocialization (and to see if he actually cares about the project enough to just limit himself to this uncontroversial area), and would also give the checkusers a continuing feed on his IP, making it easier to see if he is still socking (or not).

Sadly, such a "complicated" approach, requiring more consideration than the simple swing of a banhammer, is seemingly beyond current remedy-related frame of reference (if it ever was in it).

This post has been edited by Deputy Cabal Ringleader: Tue 30th November 2010, 6:00am

[radek]

My voting guide is up. Everybody's doing it. Thought I'd get in on the action.

[Messedrocker]

My voting guide is up. Everybody's doing it. Thought I'd get in on the action.

Brilliant.

[Milton Roe]

My voting guide is up. Everybody's doing it. Thought I'd get in on the action.

Brilliant.

Yeah, it doesn't get much better than this. A couple of bits in no particular order:

(Chase-Me-Ladies). I like the Cavalry. His late-in-the-day flanking maneuver at the Battle of Biscotti Gap opened up the enemy's left wing and set him in rout. He then brilliantly followed up this tactical victory with a vigorous pursuit, while being pursued himself. The pursuing went on and on and on, but ultimately, Cavalry caught up and the horse unbuckled brilliantly, flared his nostrils, lifted its hind legs and began to... oh wait, this is Casliber's slot. Sigh, anyway, I feel that Cavalry is the best candidate for ArbCom this year.

I like Off2riorob. I am not exaggerating when I say that here we have the Prometheus of the Encyclopedia. Where would we mortals be without this gift of fire that Off2 has bestowed upon us? Back in the caves, hiding from the dinosaurs that's where. And how many times has Off2's liver been torn out by angry Wikipedia vultures at AN/I, only to grow back again. Two times. And is it not good when one of the Titans, such as this brilliant editor, chooses to side with us, the puny flesh? Yes, it is good. But isn't Goethe's Prometheus a blasphemous bastard? Yes he was, but Goethe was into that kind of thing. And didn't Goethe... Maybe, but back to the topic. Off2riorob is the best candidate for ArbCom this year.

PhilKnight. I like Phil. He is a virtuoso of arbitration. A radiant shard of civility. He is the Santa Claus of dispute resolution. A Tooth Fairy of brilliance. An Easter Bunny of immense proportions. A Yeti of mediation. A Sasquatch of sanctions. A Turkey of praise endowment. A gamecock of spunkiness. A babe of innocence. A soothing lotion on the irritable skin of difficult Wikipedia topics. An acne medicine that has not been recalled by the surgeon, general or otherwise. An untampered with aspirin of headache relief. A blue pill for the editors that have lost their interest. A powerful enhancement for consensus. A credit card with no limit, and low fixed APR rates. A bank that is always open. And the best candidate for ArbCom this year.

So our Radek is Volunteer Marek! I like Volunteer Marek. Clearly an editor sporting broad intellect, varied interests, perspicacious sagacity, redeeming humor, and a venturesomely confident manly member that is unapologetically formidable without being grossly outsize. He has clearly produced the best satire of ArbCom WP elections to come along this year.

[SB_Johnny]

So our Radek is Volunteer Marek! I like Volunteer Marek. Clearly an editor sporting broad intellect, varied interests, perspicacious sagacity, redeeming humor, and a venturesomely confident manly member that is unapologetically formidable without being grossly outsize. He has clearly produced the best satire of ArbCom WP elections to come along this year.

Agreed, that should be cast in bronze.

Now are we taking bets on how long it will be before some nucklehead slaps {{satire}} on it (because they want to show everyone that it's satire), or better yet tries to get it deleted?