Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Drmies/Questions

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Question from User:Anthonyhcole

 * 1) I apologise. Above, it seems so much like you're justifying "They're just fucking around, and I like to kiss before I get fucked" by pointing to her "personal attack" (Accusing you of being one of Corbett's enablers). But now it's clear you see no need to justify that comment at all. The only blameworthy comments in that thread were made by others - Ched's wasn't funny enough, apparently, and only the IP's comment was revolting. Thanks for clarifying. Would you consider running your "They're just fucking around, and I like to kiss before I get fucked" by your feminist and linguist friends, and seeing what they think about its appropriateness in a mixed collaborative working environment, what kind of signal it sends? I'm concerned you're taking your lead about appropriate address from Hollywood gangster movies (from memory the only people present when DeCaprio said those words were male gangsters?), and you might possibly benefit from more expert input. That's a serious question and this is a very serious issue. Another couple of questions: Is there a gender gap on Wikipedia, and, if so, does the aggressive, often insulting, often sexualised discourse here contribute to it? Thanks for your patience. I know I'm being blunt but I hope you appreciate where I'm coming from, and agree this at least needs airing.
 * Anthony, I'm not going to apologize for that word choice, which came in response to someone needling and needling me on my talk page, in a set of comments loaded with false assumptions and accusations. My colleagues would no doubt say that one can't talk like that in class; fortunately, my talk page is not class. And I don't subscribe to the notion that there is so much "sexualized" discourse here. Aggressive, sometimes insulting, yes, there's plenty of that, we see that even on ArbCom pages. BTW, I don't know what movie you are referring to, though DiCaprio is one of my secret crushes; I have no doubt that I learned the phrase from one of my colleagues, most likely a tenured one. I'm an academic, and we get fucked on a regular basis. Don't tell my boss I said that. Finally, of course there is a gender gap, in content as well as in the community of editors. I refuse to accept, however, that its main cause is some British guy using a bad word or some IP making a tasteless remark on my talk page. (I know a lot of IPs; I still don't know who this one is.) If I had to guess, I would say that the Internet's whitemalegeekness is more to blame than our supposed culture. I'm not a member of many online communities, and of all the ones I know, Wikipedia is the friendliest and open one, even given its gender disparity. But in my daily editing I run into so many female and transgender editors that I'm sometimes surprised when I see the stats; my personal experience on Wikipedia is pleasantly mixed. But I think it's significant that I hear so few complaints about racial diversity: Wikipedia is more overwhelmingly white than it is overwhelmingly male, at least in my experience. Drmies (talk) 01:30, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Yep. She's infuriating. I confess to having called her an idiot in the past, which I now genuinely regret, and I was just a bystander. Still, please consider running that language by your friends. You have nothing to lose from the experience. For what it's worth, you've got my vote. Thanks again for your patience here, and thank you also for the enormous amount of good you do for this project we all so love. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 06:02, 15 November 2015 (UTC)



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Question from Hafspajen

 * That would be: Dutch; English; French; German and Swedish then? I always felt an arbitrator must speak at least five or four languages. The more languages one knows, the more - the better it is. This is a heavy international project.  See List of polyglots. Hafspajen (talk) 14:00, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
 * That would be: Dutch; English; French; German and Swedish then? I always felt an arbitrator must speak at least five or four languages. The more languages one knows, the more - the better it is. This is a heavy international project.  See List of polyglots. Hafspajen (talk) 14:00, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Questions from Gerda Arendt
Thank you for stepping forward!

Questions from Guerillero
Thank you for running for the hardest and most thankless job on the project. Many of these questions are sourced from actual cases, discussions, and problems over the past year. Enjoy!
 * You're welcome, Guerrillero. You should know--and thank you for your service. Drmies (talk)

Question from Mark Arsten


===Question from Pldx1===
 * 1) No more useful (see below). Pldx1 (talk) 19:30, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Question from Worm That Turned

 * I'm chronically unassuming - I never know who actually has any idea who I am. So I drafted a pretty standard question - hope I didn't come across as bragging! Anyway, thanks for your statement, I appreciate it. I wish you the best of luck. WormTT(talk) 20:08, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm chronically unassuming - I never know who actually has any idea who I am. So I drafted a pretty standard question - hope I didn't come across as bragging! Anyway, thanks for your statement, I appreciate it. I wish you the best of luck. WormTT(talk) 20:08, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Questions from GrammarFascist



 * Thanks for responding, . (Your child sounds adorable and well-parented.) — GrammarFascist  contribs talk 01:15, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Schijn bedriegt, dear --and I wish I was better at the toughest job in the world. There is no proper preparation for parenthood. Thanks for the note though: my boy fills my heart with joy. You should have seen him with his Sinterklaas Legos. Drmies (talk) 02:28, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Schijn bedriegt, dear --and I wish I was better at the toughest job in the world. There is no proper preparation for parenthood. Thanks for the note though: my boy fills my heart with joy. You should have seen him with his Sinterklaas Legos. Drmies (talk) 02:28, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Question from Brustopher
Hi, and thank you for running for Arbcom. These questions focus on WP:OUTING. For the purposes of these questions please assume the editors' usernames are far more distinct and unique than the ones I have given.

Questions from Ryk72
Thank you for stepping forward; your commitment to serving the community is greatly appreciated.

Please accept my apologies for the lateness of these questions.

Many thanks in advance for any answers. - Ryk72 'c.s.n.s.' 15:26, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Question from EvergreenFir
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Question from ThurnerRupert
Riverstogo (talk) 00:27, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Questions from Atsme
Atsme 📞📧 05:58, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Drmies. FYI, 3rd question: Overheard in men's shower: "It's MY Prius and I'll wash it as often as I want to!"  Oh, and with regards to "How can a cat drive a car??"  Impurrrfectly.  SMirC-chuckle.svg Atsme 📞📧 02:03, 3 December 2015 (UTC)