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

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Questions from Gerda Arendt
Thank you for stepping forward!
 * I like short answers, - and the image! What would constitute a consensus (for you) in this case? It is not to be expected that all users will ever agree, which means status quo forever? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you like my sweet kitty! :) Consensus is hard to nail down in such a hypothetical situation. I've been involved in some very difficult RfC's (the Jerusalem and Muhammad images RfCs come to mind) and assessing consensus took, in both of those cases, a couple weeks to determine. There was no one thing that tipped it over, but rather careful analysis of arguments and policies and the RfC as a whole helped me find the consensus in the discussion. In neither case did everyone disagree (hoo boy, did they disagree...) but there was a consensus that came out. In this specific case, seeing a few more voices involved would help a lot in determining consensus. Does that help? Keilana (talk) 23:17, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * If you want along and complicated thing, visit Laurence Olivier, for medium Jean Sibelius. I picked this mercifully short exchange (which was made famous by the RfA it ruined, so is no obscure corner which users don't visit). If you invite more voices you will get those (always the same few names) which you meet in the longer discussions. Perhaps compare the 2013 discussion where 4:2 was treated as a consensus, on simply numerical grounds. Or compare featured articles on operas, such as Carmen (2013 discussion) and Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (2015 discussion).
 * Adding: for Joseph, at least one candidate looked at the 2013 discussion, but 2015 is the one I mean, sorry if that was not clear.
 * Adding: for Joseph, at least one candidate looked at the 2013 discussion, but 2015 is the one I mean, sorry if that was not clear.



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!

Questions from Johanna
Hi, I just have a few questions, although you seem like a very qualified candidate upon first glance. Johanna (formerly BenLinus1214)talk to me!see my work 03:48, 17 November 2015 (UTC)





Questions from GrammarFascist



 * Thanks for responding, . — GrammarFascist  contribs talk 01:42, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for responding, . — GrammarFascist  contribs talk 01:42, 6 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.' 15:30, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Question from Bzuk
Not that I feel it is incorrect, but can you further develop your hypothesis on the role of women in ArbCom? FWiW Bzuk (talk) 16:29, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Bzuk, sorry it took so long for me to reply - two term papers and a week with family left me with very little time. In general, I believe that a diversity of voices and perspectives is key for our community, and ArbCom is no different. Best, Keilana (talk) 16:26, 1 December 2015 (UTC)