Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013/Candidates/Richwales/Statement

Richwales

 * I'm Rich Wales — no relation to Jimbo as far as I know — and I'm offering my services for the next two years as a member of the Arbitration Committee.
 * I'm Rich Wales — no relation to Jimbo as far as I know — and I'm offering my services for the next two years as a member of the Arbitration Committee.


 * I've been a Wikipedian since early 2005, and an administrator since September 2011. I've been responsible for two Featured Articles (one of which made Today's Featured Article), seven Good Articles, five Did You Knows, and one In The News — admittedly not a huge amount of content compared with many others around here, but it will hopefully demonstrate that I do know something about content creation.


 * Over the years, I've participated to a greater or lesser extent in about a dozen arbitration requests, RFCs, WQAs, and other formal dispute resolution efforts, as well as several informal mediation efforts regarding conflicts in various subject areas. I have also served during 2013 as an SPI clerk and as a member of the Audit Subcommittee.


 * I am a strong believer in Wikipedia's core policies — especially the NPOV and civility policies. Regarding incivility in particular, I am strongly opposed to so-called "civil" POV pushing, and I am also concerned about the impact of incivility on our efforts to attract and retain new editors.  Although ArbCom's job is not to make or change policy, it needs to fill a crucial role as an interpreter and enforcer of policy when hot-headed, tendentious editors refuse to work collaboratively, disrespect opposing views, and defy community consensus.


 * I have one alternate account (Rich Wales sans superpowers). Aside from a handful of IP edits before I registered for my account, all my editing has been as  or.


 * I am well over 18, and I have already confirmed my identity with the WMF. —  Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 03:39, 10 November 2013 (UTC) — small addition at 06:37, 11 November 2013 (UTC) — another small addition at 20:15, 14 November 2013 (UTC)