Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2009/Candidate statements/Shell Kinney

Shell Kinney

 * I'll be the first to admit that I hate trying to talk about myself, but I'll give it a go. I've been a Wikipedia editor for just shy of four and a half years, an Admin for four of those, an OTRS agent for just under that and a member of the Mediation Committee for around two.  I'm mostly a wiki-gnome; I help out where I can.  I have experience mentoring editors and digging in to some of the stickier disputes on Wikipedia.  Sometimes I make mistakes, but I'm always willing to listen and keep an open mind.  I sympathize with the community's need to have cases run more smoothly and with a bit less drama.  I'd like to contribute new ideas - things that might encourage better signal to noise on evidence pages and less argumentation among case participants.  Arbitration will never be a painless process, but I think it's important that it evolves to best meet the community's needs.  Thank you for this opportunity.