Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2014/Candidates/Wbm1058/Questions

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Thank you. Collect (talk) 16:29, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Great questions, thank you. Wbm1058 (talk) 03:09, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Question from Gerda Arendt

 * Thank you for answering many questions I didn't (dare to) ask. Once elected, you will be faced with clarifications of older cases, and you will not always be able to read all of the background. My summary would be here, paraphrased: "This seems not truly to violate the spirit of the sanction." - Acceptable?
 * Don't underestimate how far I'm willing to go to read the background. I see that the two cases immediately following the one you linked in Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement are somewhat related to this issue as well. I see some pettiness here, but, again I am reluctant to sanction an editor for any constructive edit, so yes, I agree with the result: no action taken. Wbm1058 (talk) 18:11, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Don't underestimate how far I'm willing to go to read the background. I see that the two cases immediately following the one you linked in Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement are somewhat related to this issue as well. I see some pettiness here, but, again I am reluctant to sanction an editor for any constructive edit, so yes, I agree with the result: no action taken. Wbm1058 (talk) 18:11, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Questions from Altamel


Thanks for your time. Altamel (talk) 17:09, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * No problem, I appreciate the questions. Wbm1058 (talk) 05:25, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Questions from Gamaliel
Thanks in advance for your answers. Gamaliel ( talk ) 17:28, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Questions from Rschen7754
I use the answers to these questions to write my election guide. As a break from past years, I am not assigning "points" for the answers, but the answers to the questions, along with other material that I find in my research, will be what my guide is based on. Also, I may be asking about specific things outside the scope of ArbCom; your answers would be appreciated regardless.



Thank you. Rschen7754 22:30, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Questions from EllenCT


Thank you for your kind consideration of these questions. EllenCT (talk) 21:06, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Questions from Rich Farmbrough


All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 02:48, 11 November 2014 (UTC).

Questions from Carrite



 * Thank you for your answers. —Tim /// Carrite (talk) 16:02, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

Candidate comments
It seems the Vegas odds makers are not giving me much of a chance. A sufficient number of experienced editors with the admin bit did jump in at the last minute. This has been an interesting exercise for me. If the election process were one in which my remaining in the race might force a run-off, I would drop out at this point to avoid that. But as remaining on the ballot would seem to do no harm, I'm just making a "soft withdrawal". Thanks to those who have commented on my candidacy. I'm closing this page to further questions, and ask that no more questions be posted here, so that I can get back to my regular editing. Thanks all. Wbm1058 (talk) 15:12, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

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I'm greatly encouraged by being one of three recommended candidates on Collect's list (indeed their top-rated!). I don't want to discourage those who might support me, so am making a "soft-reentry". Feel free to ask any followup questions, or new questions which haven't already been answered above. Wbm1058 (talk) 13:08, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Questions from User:Worm That Turned

 * Thanks for answering. If you want to chat about any of the issues, either on-wiki or off-, please do feel free to drop me a line. Worm TT( talk ) 09:35, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * This essay is an interesting read. Wbm1058 (talk) 14:41, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for answering. If you want to chat about any of the issues, either on-wiki or off-, please do feel free to drop me a line. Worm TT( talk ) 09:35, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * This essay is an interesting read. Wbm1058 (talk) 14:41, 6 December 2014 (UTC)