Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2015 CUOS appointments

The Committee has announced the functionary appointments. The current time and date is, 29 July 2024 (UTC).

The Arbitration Committee is seeking to appoint additional editors to the CheckUser and Oversight teams.

Prospective applicants must be familiar with (i) policies relevant to CU and/or OS and (ii) the global privacy policy and related documents. They must have good communication and team-working skills. CheckUser candidates must be familiar with basic networking topics, SPI tools and techniques, and should be willing to volunteer at ACC or UTRS. Applicants must also be:


 * available to regularly assist with the workload;
 * familiar with Wikipedia processes, policies, and guidelines;
 * an administrator on the English Wikipedia;
 * at least 18 years of age and have legal majority in their jurisdiction of residence;
 * willing to identify to the WMF prior to receiving permissions.
 * willing to disclose all other accounts they have operated to the committee.

We welcome all applicants with suitable interest to apply, but this year we have particular need of the following:


 * Due to increasing activity from the Asia & Eastern Europe regions, applications are particularly sought from people familiar with ISPs and editing patterns of these regions.
 * Applicants familiar with the account creation interface or Unblock Ticket Request System are also particularly welcome.
 * Oversight applicants are especially sought from users who can handle requests between 03:00 UTC and 12:00 UTC, though administrators in all timezones are encouraged to apply.

During the vetting stage of the process, the existing functionary team will be invited to give their feedback on all applications. The committee will make the final appointments. Applicants must be aware that they are likely to receive considerable internal and external scrutiny. External scrutiny may include attempts to investigate on- and off-wiki activities; previous candidates have had personal details revealed and unwanted contact made with employers and family. We are unable to prevent this and such risks will continue if you are successful.

Further details on the appointment process may be found below.

Appointment process

 * Dates are provisional and subject to change


 * Applications: 1 February to 17 February Candidates self-nominate by email to . Each candidate will receive an application questionnaire to be completed and returned to the arbcom-en-c mailing list. This should include a nomination statement, to a maximum of 250 words, for inclusion on the candidate's nomination sub-page(s). Candidates will be sent a questionnaire to return before the nominations period ends.


 * Review period by the Arbitration Committee and Functionaries: 18 February to 28 February During this period, the Arbitration Committee will review applications, and ask the functionary team for their feedback.


 * Notification of candidates moving forward: 1 March to 3 March During this period, the Arbitration Committee will notify the candidates going forward for community consultation, and create candidate sub-pages as necessary. The pages will be transcluded to the Candidates section below prior to the community consultation period.


 * Community consultation: 4 March to 18 March The nomination statements are published and the candidates invited to answer standard questions and any additional questions the community may pose. Simultaneously, the community is invited to comment on the suitability or unsuitability of each candidate. These comments may either be posted publicly on the candidates' pages or submitted privately by email to . Editors are encouraged to include a detailed rationale, supported by relevant links where appropriate.


 * Appointments: by 31 March The committee shall review all the comments submitted and other relevant factors before voting on a motion. When the motion is done, the appointments will be formally published on the Arbitration Committee Noticeboard. The successful candidates will be required to identify to the Wikimedia Foundation prior to receiving the permissions.

Candidates
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