Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Audit Subcommittee/2011 appointments

The appointment process is now concluded, and the appointment motion has been published below. The current time and date is, 29 July 2024 (UTC).

The Arbitration Committee is seeking to appoint at least three non-arbitrator members to the Audit Subcommittee.

The Audit Subcommittee (AUSC) was established by the Arbitration Committee to investigate complaints concerning the use of CheckUser and Oversight privileges on the English Wikipedia, and to provide better monitoring and oversight of the CheckUser and Oversight positions, and use of the applicable tools.

Matters brought before the subcommittee may be time-sensitive and subcommittee members should be prepared and available to discuss cases promptly so they may be resolved in a timely manner. Sitting subcommittee members are expected to actively participate in AUSC proceedings and may be replaced should they become inactive. All subcommittee members are subject to the relevant local and global policies and guidelines concerning CheckUser and Oversight.

The subcommittee is made up of three arbitrators (who typically serve six-month terms) and three at-large members appointed for one-year terms. Applicants must be at least eighteen years old and willing to identify to the Wikimedia Foundation. Active subcommittee members are given the CheckUser and Oversight permissions, and have access to the Arbcom-audit-en, Functionaries-en, Checkuser-l, and Oversight-l mailing lists as well as the OTRS queue.

Details on the appointment process may be found below.

Appointment process

 * Applications: 21 February–7 March Candidates self-nominate by email to . They will receive an application questionnaire which should be completed and returned by email to the Arbitration Committee at the same email address. This should include a nomination statement, to a maximum of 250 words, for inclusion on the candidate's nomination sub-page.


 * Review period by the Arbitration Committee: 7–14 March During this period, the Arbitration Committee will review applications, notify the candidates going forward for community consultation, and create candidate sub-pages as necessary. The pages will be transcluded on the eve of the community consultation period to the Candidates section below.


 * Community consultation: 14–21 March Along with their nomination statement, candidates will answer a few standard questions and the community may pose additional questions. While there will be no formal voting, comments will be invited publicly, or privately by email to . Ideally, community members will outline in detail their rationale for supporting or opposing a candidate in either case.


 * Appointments: by 31 March The appointments will be published. Should a sufficient number of suitably qualified candidates apply, the committee will appoint three "primary members" along with a number of "standby members" who may (subject to the appointment motions) also receive the CheckUser and Oversight privileges, and would stand in should a primary member become inactive or be unable to hear a particular case. The successful candidates will be required to identify to the Wikimedia Foundation prior to receiving the permissions.

Appointment motion
Effective 1 April 2011,, , and are appointed as community representatives to the Audit Subcommittee. The period of appointment will be 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012. is designated as an alternate member of the subcommittee and will become a full member should one of the appointees resign their role during the term. The Arbitration Committee thanks all of the candidates, as well as the many members of the community who participated in the appointment process for these roles.

The Arbitration Committee also extends its thanks to, , and , whose terms in office were extended so that an orderly transfer of responsibility could occur. Dominic will return to his previous role as a CheckUser and Oversighter; MBisanz will assume his role as an Oversighter. The Committee also thanks former subcommittee member, who was one of the original appointees to the Committee in 2009, and resigned in August 2010.


 * Support: David Fuchs, Elen of the Roads, PhilKnight, Jclemens, John Vandenberg, Mailer diablo, Newyorkbrad, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Roger Davies, Shell Kinney, Xeno
 * Oppose: None
 * Abstain: None
 * Not voting: Casliber, Cool Hand Luke, Coren, Iridescent
 * Inactive: Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry, Sir Fozzie

For the Arbitration Committee, – xeno talk  16:00, 31 March 2011 (UTC)


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