Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020/Candidates/BDD/Questions

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Per WP:ACERFC2020, starting this year there is a limit of two questions per editor for each candidate. You may also ask a reasonable number of follow-up questions relevant to questions you have already asked.

Questions from Kudpung
I'm asking all  candidates the same questions.


 * Thank you for your answers. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 22:08, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Questions from A7V2
I am asking the same questions to all candidates.

Questions from AmandaNP

 * Many thanks for elaborating on your talk page. I'll stand by what I've previously written here, and the following for your clarifying questions:
 * 1) If CheckUser were perfect, we'd hardly need functionaries, and we can expect the committed vandals will be looking for ways to evade detection. Yes, I believe I will be able to consider such factors.
 * 2) AGF has its limits, and issues probably won't come before ArbCom if there hasn't been any bad faith whatsoever. It behooves arbitrators to think critically. To speak to CheckUser specifically: as a candidate, it's great to be able to emphasize my strengths, but I need to be honest about my shortcomings as well. We're not electing a prom king—the responsibilities are heavy. Due to my lack of experience with CU/OS tools, I do think I will go with the flow among fellow arbitrators initially. That doesn't mean I'll stay silent if I think they're egregiously wrong, but there's a high chance I would just be missing something. I would do this because of how seriously I take the role, and for the same reason, I would endeavor to build up experience in the area so I could be more of an independent actor there. To echo what I said on an unrelated question, I don't think deferring to fellow administrators and exercising independent thought is necessarily a black and white matter. Perhaps more of a spectrum—sometimes good judgment means recognizing when someone else is already right, or knows better than you.
 * 3) Here my lack of experience with CheckUser may be a plus, because I don't have many preconceived notions about what regular venues are. Though I'm happy more editors have stepped up, I decided to run for ArbCom this year because I only saw a few candidates before I declared, and like many, I've been concerned with declining RfA numbers. Still, I genuinely don't think we lack for competent, motivated editors who are willing to step up in these roles. Even considering the higher bar for functionaries, I'd like to see us make an effort to address burnout by recruiting new editors.
 * I hope this helps, and again, I appreciate your explanation and the chance to answer further. --BDD (talk) 22:33, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) Here my lack of experience with CheckUser may be a plus, because I don't have many preconceived notions about what regular venues are. Though I'm happy more editors have stepped up, I decided to run for ArbCom this year because I only saw a few candidates before I declared, and like many, I've been concerned with declining RfA numbers. Still, I genuinely don't think we lack for competent, motivated editors who are willing to step up in these roles. Even considering the higher bar for functionaries, I'd like to see us make an effort to address burnout by recruiting new editors.
 * I hope this helps, and again, I appreciate your explanation and the chance to answer further. --BDD (talk) 22:33, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Questions from Atsme

 * ✅ Thank you - appreciate the thought you put into it.  Atsme 💬 📧 22:46, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you - appreciate the thought you put into it.  Atsme 💬 📧 22:46, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you - appreciate the thought you put into it.  Atsme 💬 📧 22:46, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Questions from StraussInTheHouse
While retention of productive editors and administrators is rightly considered important for the continuation of the project, the conduct of all editors, especially trusted users such as administrators is also rightly considered important for the retention of other users. I consider these two issues which are, unfortunately, often intertwined to be the most pressing types of issues to the project which ArbCom tends to deal with. I am therefore asking all of the candidates the same questions irrespective of whether they are a former Arbitrator. Many thanks and all the best with the election!  SITH   (talk)   11:30, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Question from Instant Comma

 * Thank you! Instant Comma (talk) 20:01, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Instant Comma (talk) 20:01, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Questions from Robert McClenon
Being asked of all candidates