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

Wbm1058

 * With just over three days left for submission of nomination statements, I am growing increasingly concerned over the lack of candidates. I sense that several sitting arbs may be reluctant to run for re-election. So, out of a sense of duty, I tentatively submit my hat into the ring. Should a sufficient number of suitable last-minute candidates surface, I may withdraw my candidacy favor of others with more experience, but I do feel that the Arbitration Committee plays an important role in the community and should be fully staffed. If elected, I will fully comply with the Access to nonpublic data policy. I operate three bots: RMCD bot, Merge bot and Bot1058. I have not edited under any other accounts, but have edited as an unregistered user, particularly during the several months prior to registering. I am now the third of three candidates so far, who is not an administrator. I do feel that arbitrators should ideally all be admins, and that anyone capable of winning election to a seat on the Arbitration Committee would also likely easily be granted their request for adminship. Thus, if elected, I will promptly submit my RfA. I feel that arbitrators should exhibit a high level of integrity, and am proud to say that I have never been blocked. I have generally not been an active participant on the "drama boards", and am not particularly familiar with the arbitration process. So I may bring a fresh perspective, and if elected, I pledge to work to bring myself up to speed on this. Integrity in real life matters, too. I have not been subject to any law enforcement beyond a very few speeding and parking tickets. I do have some experience in volunteer elected positions, though not in organizations as large as the Wikipedia editing community; I was once, many years ago, President of a group with over 700 members, and have served out my full term in each position I've been elected to. I will probably learn a lot just via the process of answering your questions, but forgive me if I wait to answer until after the time limit for submissions expires and I'm sure that I'm actually running. In the meantime, let the scrutiny of my edit history begin, and I will be gauging my chances of success ;) Thanks for your consideration.