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The votes have been tabulated, and the results are here. Congratulations and sympathies to the new arbs!
Disclaimer: This page expresses my personal opinions and observations only. I encourage all voters to do their own research on the candidates.
For those who aren't sure what this is about: The Arbitration Committee is part of the Wikipedia dispute resolution process. In fact, ArbCom is pretty much the last stop. For a general real world analogy, ArbCom is sort of like the Supreme Court of Wikipedia. The arbitrators don't make decisions on article content, but they do issue rulings on complex disputes relating to user conduct, and they have considerable authority within the wiki-culture. Members of the committee are usually elected for two-year terms (sometimes one or three), with a new batch elected each year.
In September 2017, an RfC took place concerning the format of the 2017 elections, at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017.
Candidates self-nominated from November 12 to November 21, and the voting period ran from November 27 to December 10. Results have been posted here. For details on voting eligibility, see the 2017 election page.
For this 2017/2018 cycle, seven of the 15 arbitrators will remain on the committee from previous elections, with openings for eight new arbitrators to be elected to 2-year terms.
This page that you are reading, contains my (Elonka's) thoughts on the 2017 crop of ArbCom candidates. My general standards for a candidate are:
I am also a strong supporter of civility, as I believe that rude behavior on the project can drive away other editors, and I would hope that ArbCom would help support that view; however, I also understand that not everyone has the same feelings about civility, so I am willing to support arbitrator candidates for other reasons than just that one.
To see my thoughts on previous elections, check the history of:
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