Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2022/Candidates/Moneytrees/Statement

Moneytrees
Hi, I’m Moneytrees, and I’m volunteering to serve on Arbcom. I became an administrator in 2020 and have been consistently editing since 2018. I deal primarily with preventing and removing copyright violations and plagiarism, and work heavily at Contributor copyright investigations (CCI). I’ve contributed to the completion of over 130 CCIs since I began editing in the area.

In 2020 I coordinated the Dr. Blofeld CCI cleanup, focused on completing the then largest CCI in Wikipedia’s history with 24,563 articles initially listed. After countless hours of work by me and several other editors, I completed the CCI in early 2021. Work can be brutal and time consuming, but it’s given me several valuable lessons.

I’ve become skilled at looking through article histories and understanding the content and context of edits. I’ve learned how important the prevention vs. punishment distinction is, and that the worst habits need to be addressed early to prevent them from becoming ingrained. I’ve learned the burnout and struggle that is shared between all editors: we need to work to assist and protect those who work away in the trenches, those who ensure important topics are covered with accuracy and quality, and those who combat increasingly complex abuse and spam. Most importantly, despite ups and downs, I have hope for the future of the site.

I think these next few years will be quiet but important ones for the committee. While part of me thinks that the Universal code of Conduct might end up fizzling out into nothing or have no significant impact on the English Wikipedia, I will still strenuously advocate for local governance and dispute resolution.

I am anti–complacency, anti–forgone conclusions, and anti–nonsense. I am pro–accountability, which includes holding myself to a high standard and I think that WP:LEARNINGISIMPORTANT. I do not want others to be afraid of their past mistakes, and I’m willing to change my mind on issues. I will actively engage with community emails and questions. I’m willing to go against the grain and will do what I think is The Right Thing. There is extended information at my track record.

I had never planned on running for Arbcom, but after a recommendation that I run in 2022 from high up, I began to think differently. Ultimately, running now is my choice. I am over 18 years of age and have signed the necessary NDAs for access to non-public information. I have an alt account I’ve never used, an alt account I used but then forgot the password to, and an embarrassing failed joke alt from my early editing days. Hey, I’m not afraid of my mistakes– and neither should you!