Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Rich Farmbrough/Statement

Rich Farmbrough

I am a long time editor (>10 years >1m edits). I have experienced most of what Wikipedia has to offer: on the bad side mobbing, legal threats and threats of violence; on the good side thanks, camaraderie, co-operative editing, resolution of complex issues and creation of quality content. I have been in many roles including bot-running, complex template work, edit filters, being an administrator, copy-editor and gnome, researching Wikipedia, being on the wrong side of Arbcom, supporting new editors (Teahouse), working on Gender Gap/Women In Red and contributing to policy.

I am standing because I have been critical - in some cases extremely critical - it has been said that those who are critical should offer to do the job themselves.

I believe I am qualified in experience and knowledge of the English Wikipedia its processes and community, of the technical considerations that surround the use of the site, and the need to support editors of different personalities, abilities and backgrounds to work co-operatively.

My undertakings are to:

1. bring no cases while an Arbitrator
2. only perform CheckUser actions pursuant to Arbitrator activity, and to log publicly as much information as permitted under the Privacy elements of the Terms of Service.
3. keep to a minimum use of the Mailing List and Arbitrator's Wiki, and to log publicly as much information as permitted under the Privacy elements of the Terms of Service.
4. press for improvements in CheckUser functionality for better transparency
5. press for increased transparency about and decreased use of off-wiki fora.
6. vigorously oppose any "special procedures" during cases.
7. be diligent, including reading all statements, evidence, workshops and associated talk pages, and reviewing all diffs offered in evidence and proposed decisions.
8. always search for a result satisfactory to all parties.
9. encourage the Committee to be timely, while giving all due leeway to parties, especially those potentially facing sanctions.
10. press for the right for anyone to propose Motions.
11. encourage and support sanctions that avoid vague terms like "broadly construed"
12. encourage and support technical implementations of sanctions to relieve the community of its policing role
13. encourage and support remedies which address underlying issues by providing frameworks for solutions rather than sanctions.
14. press to open up the Arbcom Noticeboard to host discussions, rather than relegating them to the talk page.

A list of my accounts is at User:Rich Farmbrough/Accounts and an email list will be sent to ArbCom.

All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 19:44, 8 November 2015 (UTC).

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