Hi! I'm Dave, aka Worm That Turned and I am standing for election as an arbitrator. Should I be successful, this will be my fourth term on the committee, first seated for 2013/4 and then from 2017 to present. Why am I standing again? A number of reasons - I feel I work well in the committee and bring a unique perspective to the team - I am not afraid to tackle controversy and scandal head on and believe that I am as open and clear with my language as I am able to be. I am pragmatic and will focus on the best solution, not necessarily justice, so have upset some people along the way. Finally, I am aware that of those arbs not up for re-election, none were on the committee prior to 2019 and I felt that some institutional memory is important for context on some cases and issues. Being on the committee can be stressful and I have certainly had my share of bumps in the road, considered quitting over issues I felt strongly about and so on, but actually today, I feel I have found the balance between my work on Wikipedia, and my real life commitments. I am aware that I am far less numerically active than I used to be, but my answer to that is that I spend a large portion of my Wikipedia time reading and responding to emails - I hope my fellow arbitrators would confirm that. Please do ask questions, I'm aware that in throwing my hat in early, I'm likely to see more and I will do my best to answer them promptly. Declaration: I declare my "sock drawer" on my userpage - User:WormTT, User:Wormbot, User:Worm That Trains, User:Wyrm That Turned - and I fully comply with the criteria for access to non-public data. Anything else, just ask!
