User:Gerda Arendt/ACE 2015

{{user QAIbox|title=Thanksgiving|image=File:Mini pumpkins.jpg|image_upright=0.5|bold=Shout for joy {{efn|I added an infobox to the cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 (which was shown on the Main page on Thanksgiving Day, DYK), on 4 September 2013 which was questioned (Already a dead letter?), reverted although no restriction was in place yet, and followed by the warning (mentioned in question 2) that AE "is not a fun place" (Please stop adding infoboxes to articles in contravention of your Arbcom restriction), followed by an ANI discussion. - Kafkaesque.}} }}

If you simply want to know how to vote go by {{diff|User:Bishzilla/Vote ACE 2015|693235954|693235440|User:Bishzilla/Vote ACE 2015}}.

If you want an analysis of the candidates, go by Boing! said Zebedee and Worm That Turned. (added:) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:36, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

{{ombox|text=9 seats are available to be filled, but Arbcom does not need all 9 to be filled. If you do not believe a candidate is suitable, vote oppose{{efn|Template taken from User:Worm That Turned/ACE2015}}}}

If you want to know what I go for, or just compare what the candidates answered, stay here. For background - not needed but if you like - see User:Gerda Arendt/Vote ACE 2013 and User:Gerda Arendt/ACE 2014. Both questions depart from a specific situation but look for something more general, about the candidates view on fairness and visions. (Moar on my talk, look for "vision".)

Arbitration findings and the wishes of principal editors govern the use of infoboxes in articles. If you want to win my "neutral" please say how you would close the discussion at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph_%28opera%29&oldid=682262317 Talk:Joseph (opera)#Restore infobox?] {{efn|When I asked the question, there was one oppose against the infobox and four supports, but the question was about the reasoning, not the numbers. The debatable statement "Arbitration findings and the wishes of principal editors govern the use of infoboxes in articles." was not questioned by any candidate.}}
An editor has been blocked for a month in the name of arbitration enforcement for having said that {{diff|User talk:Jimbo Wales|687011075|687010336|he creates half of his featured content with women}}. I find it kafkaesque and remember the opening of The Metamorphosis for an analogy. If you want to win my "support", please - on top of #1 - suggest improvements to get from arbitration enforcement ("not a fun place") to arbitration supervision, where such a thing would not happen. I offered some thoughts, wishing to see {{noping|Floquenbeam}}'s "no foul, play on" more often, or {{noping|Yunshui}}'s "The edit was unproblematic and actually made Wikipedia better."

Answers

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scope="col" \| Candidate ! scope="col" \| Answers ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Precious ! scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" \| Experience
Callanecc \| {{hs\|09}} [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Callanecc/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt\| #1 I've primarily discounted the 'no' argument since it is textbook WP:OWN, whereas the 'yes' arguments actually explain the reasons they believe an infobox would benefit the article/readers. #2 Arbitration enforcement is designed as a sledge-hammer to force compliance. As I commented above, 'softer' remedies which focus more on training and development, for example mentoring, definitely have merit where the editors are willing to participate]] \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|11 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \| admin
Casliber \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Casliber/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|17 Nov 2015}} \| wildflowers and birds \| {{hs\|0075}} style="text-align:right" \| 75 \| arb
Drmies \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Drmies/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|14 Nov 2015}} \| reviewing eyes \| {{hs\|0032}} style="text-align:right" \| 32 \| admin
Gamaliel \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Gamaliel/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|14 Nov 2015}} \| discussion \| {{hs\|0676}} style="text-align:right" \| 676 \| admin
GorillaWarfare \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/GorillaWarfare/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|14 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \| arb
Hawkeye7 \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Hawkeye7/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|8 Nov 2015}} \| people in sports and battles \| {{hs\|0171}} style="text-align:right" \| 171 \|
Hullaballoo Wolfowitz \| {{hs\|23}} #1 there's not enough participation to establish a consensus #2 This is idiocy, but it is also standard ArbCom practice. \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|9 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \|
Keilana \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Keilana/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|14 Nov 2015}} \| constellations and women scientists \| {{hs\|0472}} style="text-align:right" \| 472 \| admin arbcand
Kelapstick \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Kelapstick/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| {{sortdate\|10 Nov 2015}} \| mining and bacon \| {{hs\|0542}} style="text-align:right" \| 542 \| admin
Kevin Gorman \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Kevin Gorman/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|14 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \| admin
Kirill Lokshin \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Kirill Lokshin/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|9 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \| arb
Kudpung \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Kudpung/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|14 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \| admin
LFaraone \| {{hs\|21}} #1 At that point, I would close it as supporting the addition. There were no valid arguments against addition made. #2 \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|9 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \| arb
Mahensingha \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Mahensingha/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|17 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \|
MarkBernstein \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/MarkBernstein/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|8 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \|
NE Ent \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/NE Ent/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|16 Nov 2015}} \| closings \| {{hs\|0172}} style="text-align:right" \| 172 \|
Opabinia regalis \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Opabinia regalis/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|14 Nov 2015}} \| biochemistry \| {{hs\|1164}} style="text-align:right" \| 1164 \| admin
{{nowrap\|Rich Farmbrough}} \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Rich Farmbrough/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|8 Nov 2015}} \| noticing what is "soul destroying" \| style="text-align:right" \| 1015 \|
Thryduulf \| {{hs\|12}} #1 I do not see that it reached a consensus #2 If enforcing a restriction would not improve Wikipedia it should not be brought to AE - but what counts as an improvement is in some cases subjective \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|13 Nov 2015}} \| thinking of options \| {{hs\|0576}} style="text-align:right" \| 576 \| arb
Wildthing61476 (now RickinBaltimore) \| {{hs\|10}} #1 it appears that there was a majority opinion building there that an infobox for this article would benefit the readers, as it had a good deal of information in one concise location #2 One “violation” of an ArbCom ruling may not be that, it could be a misunderstanding. \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|12 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \|
Salvidrim! withdrawn {{nowrap\|16 Nov}} \| {{hs\|01}} Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Salvidrim!/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|8 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \| admin
AKS.9955 withdrawn {{nowrap\|20 Nov}} \| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/AKS.9955/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|8 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \|
Samtar withdrawn {{nowrap\|21 Nov}} \| {{hs\|99}} #1 #2 \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|9 Nov 2015}} \| \| {{hs\|9999}} \|
Timtrent withdrawn {{nowrap\|23 Nov}} \| {{hs\|08}} #1 My opinion would give undue emphasis to one side or the other side of the arguments. #2 I think there is the potential to consider mentoring as part of the outcome \| style="text-align:right" \| {{sortdate\|11 Nov 2015}} \| "a good article" \| {{hs\|1345}} style="text-align:right" \| 1345 \|

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Callanecc

| {{hs|09}} [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Callanecc/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt| #1 I've primarily discounted the 'no' argument since it is textbook WP:OWN, whereas the 'yes' arguments actually explain the reasons they believe an infobox would benefit the article/readers.
#2 Arbitration enforcement is designed as a sledge-hammer to force compliance.

As I commented above, 'softer' remedies which focus more on training and development, for example mentoring, definitely have merit where the editors are willing to participate]]

| style="text-align:right" | {{sortdate|11 Nov 2015}}

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Casliber

| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Casliber/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt

| style="text-align:right" | {{sortdate|17 Nov 2015}}

| wildflowers and birds

| {{hs|0075}} style="text-align:right" | 75

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Drmies

| Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Drmies/Questions#Questions from Gerda Arendt

| style="text-align:right" | {{sortdate|14 Nov 2015}}