Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates/Thryduulf/Statement

Thryduulf

 * I have been a Wikipedia editor for nearly 11 years, an administrator for over 10 years and an arbitrator for the best part of 1 year, so I will already be familiar to many of you. I was elected for a single year term last time, but I feel that I still have more to give the community in this role.


 * The role cannot be learned overnight, indeed I am still learning and that will continue if I am elected. The long learning curve does mean that there is significant benefit in having experience and institutional memory on the committee. I can only offer one year so far, but with potentially only 6 arbitrators continuing,  this is something that may be at a premium.


 * The 2015 committee has not been been as speedy as many, including me, would have hoped. I have done my best to push things internally, and will continue doing so, but we do need to improve. I had a period where I couldn't devote the blocks of time I needed, but still contributed where I was able rather than go fully inactive.


 * I have tried my best to communicate where possible, but there truly are things that cannot be shared. In addition to those things with privacy issues. matters such as discussing correspondence and drafts have to remain internal, and things like chasing up are simply more effective by email. Most of what we are doing is reading - while the parties to a dispute are all familiar with a situation and what lead to it, we are most often not and have to read the background as well as all the evidence and discussion on all of the current cases. I will continue to share what I can do, but without a fundamental change in both the nature of cases we hear and the arbitration and privacy policies there will always be things we cannot make public.


 * Ultimately, if you elect me you will continue to get someone who will continue to stand up for what the best interests of the project as a whole and of the people who make it. I have demonstrated over the past year that I am not afraid to stand my ground, even as a lone voice, if I feel that is best but also that I am willing to change my mind if things change.

''Mandatory information: I am fully identified to the Foundation and have signed the new agreement. The only accounts I actively use for editing are this one and, very occasionally, user:Awkward42. A full list of accounts I control is at user:Thryduulf.''