Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013/Candidates/David Gerard/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 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.



Thank you. Collect (talk) 20:46, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Questions by Gerda Arendt
Thank you for volunteering! I didn't have the pleasure of meeting you so far. For fairness, the same three questions as for the others: Thank you, go for sensible, nuanced decisions with conviction ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:44, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Questions by Sven Manguard
The first seven I'm giving to everyone. The last two are just for you.



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)

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 06:32, 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:



Question from Carrite

 * Thank you. Carrite (talk) 03:24, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Carrite (talk) 03:24, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Additional questions from Cla68

 * 1) For the record, if you were an Arb during the Manning case, what sanctions would you have proposed? Specifically, who would you have voted to admonish or ban?
 * 2) You refer above to revoked Checkuser privileges being subject to  "an agreement to settle between myself and the 2010 arbcom brokered by Wikimedia legal". Did you make a legal threat? Who has the authority to make this agreement public? Would you be willing to state you favor having it public?

Questions from user:Martinevans123

 * Indeed, but am looking forward to the real Taylorisation of Wikipedia. Thanks for the brevity and honesty. I find your whole approach refreshingly open. You have my vote (well, one of them, anyway!) Martinevans123 (talk) 19:54, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Indeed, but am looking forward to the real Taylorisation of Wikipedia. Thanks for the brevity and honesty. I find your whole approach refreshingly open. You have my vote (well, one of them, anyway!) Martinevans123 (talk) 19:54, 9 December 2013 (UTC)