Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee

ommision

Not that it is going to keep me up nights or anything, but is there some reason I'm not listed in the section on the functionaries mailing list? Beeblebrox (talk) 00:09, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Um, you're too cool to enumerate?  :-) Not that I know of. Feel free to plug yourself in. — Coren ^(talk) 00:21, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Announcing the 2010 Arbitration Committee Elections

Main page: Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010

Preparations are underway for the annual elections to the Arbitration Committee, due to take place mid-November to mid-December. Provisional election pages have been set up based on the model of the 2009 elections, which were conducted using the SecurePoll secret ballot system. The proposed timetable allows for a 10-day nomination period (from Sunday November 14 to Tuesday November 23), a 10-day voting period (Friday November 26 to Monday December 6), and a subsequent period for the vote to be audited by independent scrutineers.

Until the call for nominations on November 14, the parameters of the election are open to community examination and feedback. A draft set of nine general questions to be posed to each candidate has been established (voters will also be able to ask unique questions of individual candidates). Editors interested in helping to organise the elections are encouraged to sign up as volunteer coordinators.

Working as an arbitrator is an important and demanding role, and there is perennial need for new volunteers to take it on. This year, 10 arbitrators are expected to be chosen; experienced and committed editors are urged to seriously consider standing.

Discuss this at the election talkpage.

For the coordinators, Skomorokh 11:31, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Lifting editing restrictions

Please assist I have been all over the place trying to get these editing restrictions lifted and the most recent avenue was posting to User talk:Coren twice (last post) with no response. Will someone please respond to me on this matter--preferably on my talk, but I'll check here also? Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:08, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Justin, based on the info at WP:ARBCOM#BASC, I surmise that you should email your appeal to the ArbCom Ban Appeals Subcommittee at arbcom-llists.wikimedia.org. PhilKnight (talk) 15:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Arbitration Committee Elections

Nominations are now open for candidates to run in the 2010 Arbitration Committee Elections.

To become an arbitrator is to take on an important and demanding role, and there is perennial need for new volunteers to step forward. This year, an unprecedented 11 arbitrators are expected to be chosen. Nomination is open to any editor in good standing over the age of 18, who is of legal age in their place of residence, and who has made at least 1,000 mainspace edits before the opening of the nomination period; candidates are not required to be administrators or to have any other special permissions. Experienced and committed editors are urged to seriously consider standing. Thoughts and advice from past and present members of the Arbitration Committee are available at the following pages:

• October 2010 Signpost interview: "So what is being an arbitrator actually like?"
• Arbitrator Risker's "Thoughts for Arbitration Committee Candidates"

Nominations will be accepted from today, 14 November 2010 through 23 November 2010, with voting scheduled to begin on 26 November. To submit your candidacy, proceed to the candidates page and follow the instructions given. For the coordinators, Skomorokh 00:47, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Inappropriate arb conduct

Ball's in your court: [1] [2]. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:44, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Given that said arbitrator's seat is up for election this year, I expect the matter will soon be resolved to the community's satisfaction, one way or another. Kirill ^{[talk] [prof]} 20:27, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Kirill-- I just saw this, and hadn't realized that. Perhaps I shouldn't have taken so much time hoping she might apologize to FAC reviewers. :) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

And perhaps even less time making repeated attacks while ignoring my immediate apology the moment the error in my comment was mentioned [3]. Shell ^babelfish 00:15, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Nice edit summary; if you'd like, I can rustle up a few admins who'd gladly RevDel it for you. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:37, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

• Since we've established that this is essentially a dead issue at this point perhaps we could just, you know, stop stirring the pot. Beeblebrox (talk) 04:36, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Arbitration Committee Elections: voting now open

Voting is now open in the November-December 2010 elections to elect new members to the Arbitration Committee. Voting will be conducted using the Securepoll extension and will close on Sunday 5 December 2010 at 23:59 (UTC).

In order to be eligible to vote, an account must have had made at least 150 mainspace edits on or before 1 November 2010 (check your account). Blocked editors may not vote, and voting with multiple accounts or bot accounts is expressly forbidden. Note that due to technical restrictions, editors who have made more than 150 mainspace edits on or before 1 November 2009 but no longer have access to the account(s) used will not be able to vote. If you have any questions about this, please ask on the election talkpage.

For each candidate, voters may choose to Support or Oppose the candidacy, or to remain Neutral (this option has no effect on the outcome). Voting must be done in a single sitting, with a verdict made on every candidate. After your entire vote has been accepted, you may make changes at any time before the close of voting. However, a fresh default ballot page will be displayed and you will need to complete the process again from scratch (for this reason, you are welcome to keep a private record of your vote), as your new ballot page will erase the previous one. You may verify the time of acceptance of your votes at the real-time voting log. Although this election will use secret ballots, and only votes submitted in this way will be counted, voters are invited to question and discuss the candidates throughout the election.

To cast your vote, please proceed here.

For the coordinators, Skomorokh 00:57, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Official Comment required

We have always been told for several years that former Arbs and non-Arbs had no access to confidential Arbcom files and sensitive and private information concerning editors. This has now been proven to be not the case. In short, security is at best non-existant and incompetent; at worst, the community's trust has been abused. Can we have some official comment on how and why this has been allowed to happen and exactly who has been permitted into these confidential areas, supposedly only for identified and trusted Arbs. Some details are here [4] others I dont't yet have permission to disclose.  Giacomo  20:27, 26 November 2010 (UTC)