Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013/Candidates/AGK/Questions

Candidates are advised to answer each of these questions completely but concisely. Candidates may refuse to answer any questions that they do not wish to, with the understanding, however, that not answering a question may be perceived negatively by the community.

Note that disclosure of your account history, pursuant to the ArbCom selection and appointment policy, must be made in your opening statement, and is not an optional question.

Individual questions
Please ask your individual questions here. While there is no limit on the number of questions that may be asked, please try to keep questions relevant. Try to be as clear and concise as possible, and avoid duplicating questions that have already been asked.

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Questions from Rschen7754
I use the answers to these questions to write my election guide. There is a large correlation between the answers to the questions and what the final result is in the guide, but I also consider other factors as well. Also, I may be asking about specific things outside the scope of ArbCom; your answers would be appreciated regardless.

The questions are similar to those I asked in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012; if you've already answered them, feel free to borrow from those, but make sure the question has not been reworded.



Thank you. Rschen7754 02:12, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Questions from Collect
I also use these questions in my voter guide, and the latter four were actually general questions asked in 2012, which I asked be used again.


 * Interim reply: Could you define factionalism? I don't want to answer the question without being very clear as to what you mean. I always treated it as tag teaming, an issue which I am very aware of. Thanks! AGK  [•] 11:35, 18 November 2013‎ (UTC)
 * The question is meant as a "thought requiring question" and if I were to explicitly state what "factionalism" could mean to anyone at all, the question would be several pages long. Think of it as an essay question in high school -- the question seeks to look at your own Weltanschuung (Wikianschauung) and consider how your answer would look to a teacher asking the question.  I have found that it is best to answer the question and not to attack the teacher . Cjeers Collect (talk) 13:07, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Interim reply: Could you define factionalism? I don't want to answer the question without being very clear as to what you mean. I always treated it as tag teaming, an issue which I am very aware of. Thanks! AGK  [•] 11:35, 18 November 2013‎ (UTC)
 * The question is meant as a "thought requiring question" and if I were to explicitly state what "factionalism" could mean to anyone at all, the question would be several pages long. Think of it as an essay question in high school -- the question seeks to look at your own Weltanschuung (Wikianschauung) and consider how your answer would look to a teacher asking the question.  I have found that it is best to answer the question and not to attack the teacher . Cjeers Collect (talk) 13:07, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Interim reply: Could you define factionalism? I don't want to answer the question without being very clear as to what you mean. I always treated it as tag teaming, an issue which I am very aware of. Thanks! AGK  [•] 11:35, 18 November 2013‎ (UTC)
 * The question is meant as a "thought requiring question" and if I were to explicitly state what "factionalism" could mean to anyone at all, the question would be several pages long. Think of it as an essay question in high school -- the question seeks to look at your own Weltanschuung (Wikianschauung) and consider how your answer would look to a teacher asking the question.  I have found that it is best to answer the question and not to attack the teacher . Cjeers Collect (talk) 13:07, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Interim reply: Could you define factionalism? I don't want to answer the question without being very clear as to what you mean. I always treated it as tag teaming, an issue which I am very aware of. Thanks! AGK  [•] 11:35, 18 November 2013‎ (UTC)
 * The question is meant as a "thought requiring question" and if I were to explicitly state what "factionalism" could mean to anyone at all, the question would be several pages long. Think of it as an essay question in high school -- the question seeks to look at your own Weltanschuung (Wikianschauung) and consider how your answer would look to a teacher asking the question.  I have found that it is best to answer the question and not to attack the teacher . Cjeers Collect (talk) 13:07, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * The question is meant as a "thought requiring question" and if I were to explicitly state what "factionalism" could mean to anyone at all, the question would be several pages long. Think of it as an essay question in high school -- the question seeks to look at your own Weltanschuung (Wikianschauung) and consider how your answer would look to a teacher asking the question.  I have found that it is best to answer the question and not to attack the teacher . Cjeers Collect (talk) 13:07, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. Collect (talk) 20:45, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Now answered (see box immediately above). AGK  [•] 15:29, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

Questions by Gerda Arendt
Thank you, precious candidate, for volunteering.

Question by Wizardman
I am shocked that this question hasn’t been asked above, as I feel it is simple yet says a great deal about any candidate. No wrong answer to this question aside from “I don’t know”.

Question from Piotrus
(Note borrowed from Rschen7754): The questions are similar to those I asked in 2012. If you've already answered them, feel free to borrow from those, but make sure the question has not been reworded.



Thank you, --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:31, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

Question from User:HectorMoffet
The number of Active Editors on EnWP has been in decline since 2007.

This decline has been documented extensively:
 * In our own "Editor Trends Study"
 * In popular media ("Nobody wants to edit Wikipedia anymore")
 * In scholarly literature ("How Wikipedia’s reaction to popularity is causing its decline")

This raises several questions:




 * Interim response These four questions are the only ones I haven't answered. I'm going to delay a little longer in answering them, because I must do a little more research first. I'll certainly have your answers up long before voting ends, and probably by tomorrow or the next day. I hope this is acceptable.  AGK  [•] 18:02, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Now answered. Thanks, AGK  [•] 23:34, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Question from Carrite



 * On the lateness: that's okay. Questions are welcome at any point. AGK  [•] 23:46, 28 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Carrite (talk) 01:06, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Questions from iantresman



 * Lots to answer here – I will respond soon. Thanks for your patience. AGK  [•] 23:11, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Now answered. Thanks, AGK  [•] 20:34, 1 December 2013 (UTC)