Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017/Candidates

The nomination statements of editors running in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections appear below.


 * Eligibility criteria
 * An editor is eligible to stand as a candidate who:
 * (i) has a registered account and has had at least 500 mainspace edits by 1 November 2017.
 * (ii) is in good standing and not subject to active blocks or site-bans.
 * (iii) meets the Wikimedia Foundation's criteria for access to non-public data, is willing to sign the Foundation's non-public information confidentiality agreement
 * (iv) has disclosed any alternative accounts in his or her election statement. (Legitimate accounts which have been declared to a member of the Arbitration Committee prior to the close of nominations need not be publicly disclosed.)


 * Caution: Candidates should be aware that they are likely to receive considerable internal and external scrutiny. External scrutiny may include attempts to investigate on- and off-wiki activities; previous candidates have had personal details revealed and unwanted contact made with employers and family. We are unable to prevent this and such risks will continue if you are successful.


 * Statements must:
 * (i) be submitted after 00:00 UTC on 12 November 2017 and until 23:59 UTC on 21 November 2017;
 * (ii) not exceed a limit of 400 words (although candidates are free to link to a longer statement if they wish);
 * (iii) confirm that the candidate will fully comply with the criteria for access to non-public data;
 * (iv) include a disclosure of all prior and alternate accounts or confirmation that all such accounts have been declared to the Arbitration Committee;
 * (v) be created using the inputbox below, by appending your username to the existing text, clicking the button, and following the instructions.

From the Wikimedia Foundation's Access to nonpublic information policy: "Because we believe that safeguarding the privacy of the Wikimedia community is an important Wikimedia value, those who have access to nonpublic information need to:
 * Footnotes
 * Be at least 18 years old (except email response team members, who must be at least 16 years old);
 * Provide contact and identification information; and
 * Sign a confidentiality agreement."

The mandatory disclosure of alternate accounts and declaration of intent to comply with the WMF identification policy are exempt from the 400-word limit, although candidates are encouraged to be concise.