Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2017 CUOS appointments

The community comments phase is closed. 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 and with SPI tools and techniques, and preferably are 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;
 * at least 18 years of age and have legal majority in their jurisdiction of residence;
 * willing to disclose all other accounts they have operated to the committee;
 * willing to agree to the WMF Access to Non-Public Information Policy.

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


 * Both:
 * Active users of non-standard venues such as: IRC, account creation interface or Unblock Ticket Request System


 * Checkusers:
 * Familiar with common ISPs and editing patterns from Asia and Eastern Europe.
 * Familiar with IPv6
 * Familiar with identification of factors that may change a result or block such as ISP, location, activity, or type of network
 * Experienced in analyzing behavioral evidence for sockpuppetry investigations
 * Interested in mentoring editors who wish to become SPI clerks


 * Oversight
 * Available to handle oversight requests between 06:00 and 15:00 UTC.

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.

Appointment process

 * Dates are provisional and subject to change


 * Applications: 1 Sept to 12 Sept 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 before the nomination period ends. The questionnaire includes a nomination statement, to a maximum of 250 words, for inclusion on the candidate's nomination sub-page(s).


 * Review period: 12 Sept to 15 Sept The committee will review applications and ask the functionary team for their feedback.


 * Notification of candidates: 16 Sept to 18 Sept The committee will notify candidates going forward for community consultation and create the candidate subpages containing the submitted nomination statements.


 * Community consultation: 18 Sept to 29 Sept Nomination statements will be published and candidates invited to answer questions publicly. The community is invited to ask questions and to comment on each candidate. Comments may be posted on the candidates' subpages or submitted privately by email to . Editors are encouraged to include a detailed rationale, supported by relevant links where appropriate.


 * Appointments: by 11 Oct The committee will review community comments and other relevant factors, finalize an internal resolution, and publish the resulting appointments. Successful candidates are required to sign the Confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information prior to receiving permissions.

Candidates
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