Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013/Candidates/28bytes/Statement

28bytes

 * Hello, everyone. I first joined Wikipedia as a registered editor in 2006 to create an article about a play I'd just seen; I created another article the following year, and since becoming more active in 2010 I have created about a hundred more. I don't have any FAs to my name – only a GA and a few dozen DYKs – but I understand and respect the process of building neutral, well-sourced encyclopedia articles. After all, it's why we're here.


 * I became an administrator in 2011, and a bureaucrat in 2012; I have also served as an edit filter manager and a bot operator. I have never been blocked, banned, or sanctioned in any way, and will fully comply with the foundation's requirements for access to non-public data. I am over 18 and the full list of user accounts I use is available here.


 * I believe that a good arbitrator is one who really listens to each party in a case, treats all parties with respect, and, most importantly, explains why a particular decision is being made. There are few things more frustrating than a decision that appears to be arbitrary or ill-explained, and if you look at some of the contentious discussions I have closed over the past few years, I believe you will find that I take the time to explain my thought process and reasoning. I can't promise that every decision I would make as an arbitrator will be perfect (there have been times as an administrator when I have been too lenient, and times when I have been too harsh) but I will fairly and dispassionately consider all the evidence presented, and once a particular course of action is chosen, you won't be left wondering why.


 * Thank you for your consideration.