Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021/Candidates/Donald Albury/Statement

Donald Albury

 * I have been around Wikipedia for a few years now, but have always shied away from a run at ARBCOM. My primary joy is adding content to the project. I also get satisfaction from fixing problems that I run across, but I don't generally search for things to fix. I long ago realized that I cannot save Wikipedia single-handedly, so I have concentrated on things that I like to do. Fixing things sometimes requires the the use of admin tools, but I am more or less average among active admins in the use of those tools. I may not always agree with the details of policies and guidelines, but I recognize the benefits to the project of adhering to such policies and guidelines. This is a collaborative effort, and the assumption of good faith (until proven otherwise), cooperation, and civility are vital to the improvement of the encyclopedia. I generally shy away from confrontation, and I try to not let my ego affect my judgment, but I will stand up for my principles when I think it vital to do so. I was on the OTRS team for a while, many years ago, and worked with the Education program for a while about a decade ago. Serving on ARBCOM would be a different level of experience for me. I feel ready to commit to serving the community on the committee for a year or two, if enough Wikipedians are willing to support me.


 * As a one-time member of the OTRS team, I have previously conformed to the access to nonpublic personal data policy, at least as it existed at the time, and agree to do so again. I have an alternate account, User:Alt.Donald Albury, as posted on my user page, and a non-editing doppleganger of my original account name, User:Dalbury, redirected to my current account name. Many years ago (about 15, I think) I created another account, which I intended to use in editing articles about contentious subjects which I did not feel comfortable editing from my regular account, and behind which I hoped to be anonymous. I sent an email about the account to a then member of ARBCOM, but as I never received a reply, I don't know if the email was received. In any case, I stopped using that account after a very few edits, and I can no longer remember what I called it, and have no access to it.