Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010/Candidates/Xeno/Statement

Xeno

 * 2010 is shaping up to be a record year for Arbitration Committee Elections - both in terms of the high number of seats available and the low number of candidates stepping forward to fill them. I can't say I'm surprised - it seems like a dreadful job for which only a sucker for punishment would apply. And though I am not looking forward to the headaches that accompany the position, I've been encouraged to stand. And more importantly, the community deserves a selection that exceeds the number of seats available. So I'll toss my hat in (while hoping that a handful of candidates more qualified than I follow my lead).


 * I've been contributing here regularly since January 2008, became an administrator in June 2008, and a bureaucrat in June 2010. I've done a fair amount of work with bots/assisted editing and serve on the Bot Approvals Group. I have a decent amount of experience in dispute resolution and user conduct issues, and took a very active role in bringing the long-running dispute over the Rorschach test images and associated data to a close. I had been planning on volunteering for the Audit Subcommittee and have previously offered to assist with the Oversight queue, so I would likely contribute in these areas in addition to regular committee business.


 * I believe it's customary to mention alternate account usage (of which the committee is aware ) - I have several alternate accounts used for different functions disclosed on my userpage and do not edit via IP save for a few accidental logged-out edits. Aside from these, I have never edited Wikipedia from another account.