Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2011/Candidates/Geni/Statement

Geni


I've been around since 2004 and since that time I've done just about everything possible on wikipedia as well as some stuff that is no longer possible due to software changes. So I thought perhaps it was time to run for arbcom. I'm certainly well aware of what arbcom does having been involved in everything from unofficially getting the arbcom elections to happen to being on the receiving end of arbcom rulings (I got better). I've also been involved in various workshop stuff as well as being asked to provide evidence in various cases. So I know arbcom and some of its members over the years.

What I would bring to the committee would be shear breadth of experience. Over the years I've been active in almost every area it is possible for a standard editor/admin to be active in. At the same time I've never really been more than a standard editor/admin which I feel puts me in a good position to understand the context in which the events leading up to an arbcom case take place.

These days I spend a lot more time reading wikipedia than editing something which should stand me in good stead for arbcom although it has to be admitted that the average case report is less interesting than say our article on Gamma-ray bursts. I've got at least some limited experience of investigating things through OTRS and the days back when I used to be the main 3RR enforcer. Sure not on the same scale as arbcom but still follows the basic principle of looking through large numbers of diffs to try and work out what is going on. I've spent a lot of time as an admin in some of the more ah interesting areas so I'm not greatly phased by anything from people trying to play politics to legal threats.

In short I know what I'm getting into and I'm pretty sure I can handle it.

Mandatory statement:I'm prepared to identify to the foundation if elected.

Alternative accounts. I have a lot of these. Most created to test various things or for projects that fell through. Since I've been doing this since 2004 I can't actually guarantee that this is a complete list and it may get added to if I recall any more:
 * user:genisock2 is the only one that I've used at all recently (as a non admin alt account when I was editing from a museum)
 * user:Genisock
 * User:Arbcom Candidate
 * user:Genidealingwithalbumcovers
 * user:Genicoord
 * user:YetanotherGenisock
 * user:Genidealingwithfairuse
 * User:Liveware problem
 * User:It's Character Forming
 * User:UK voteing account
 * User:geniice
 * A significant chunk of the first page of Special:ListUsers are mine created to push some rather abusive usernames off the first page