Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2021/Electoral Commission

During the 2012 Arbitration Committee Election Request for comment, it was decided by consensus that a three-member Electoral Commission would be created to address issues arising during the Arbitration Committee elections. This decision was reaffirmed in subsequent years and the existence of the Commission is now part of the standard procedure for the annual elections. The Electoral Commission is reconstituted each year for purposes of that year's election.

During the nomination period, editors wishing to volunteer as a Commissioner for 2021 should create a new subsection on this RfC.

During the evaluation period, all editors are encouraged to comment on the suitability of the volunteers for this role.

Three volunteers with the strongest support, determined by consensus based upon comments posted during the evaluation period, will be chosen as Commissioners. Any remaining applicants who have relatively high levels of support may be designated as reserve Commissioners, ranked by order of support, to be called upon if one or more of the the Commissioners are unable to serve. If the consensus is not readily apparent, one or more bureaucrats will help close the discussion. (last updated from 2021 RfC)

The mandate of the Electoral Commission is to deal with any unforeseen problems that may arise in the 2021 Arbitration Committee election process, and to adjudicate any disputes during the election.

In addition, while the Electoral Commission is not responsible for logistics of the election, the Commissioners should also help ensure that preparations for the election—such as setting up the relevant pages, posting notices of the election in the appropriate places, and asking the Office to configure the SecurePoll voting interface—move forward in a timely fashion.

Commissioners and reserve members are not eligible for election to the Arbitration Committee during this year's election. Commissioners must be able and willing to satisfy the requirements of the access to nonpublic information policy.

Per the consensus developed in previous requests for comment, the electoral commission timetable is as follows:


 * Nominations: Saturday 00:00, (UTC) – Friday 23:59,  (UTC) (7 days)
 * Evaluation period: Saturday 00:00, (UTC) – Friday 23:59,  (UTC) (7 days)
 * Commission selection: completed by Friday 00:00, (UTC)

Important: Endorsements/comments are not accepted until the evaluation period.

John M Wolfson
Hello, everyone! I am asking to serve as a member of this year's ArbCom Electoral Commission. I have been a sysop for almost a year now, and I feel that I could extend my service to Wikipedia further. I have considered being an ArbCom clerk in the past, but I feel that this would be a better and less stressful way to keep the machinery of Wikipedia going. I have served as an election judge in real life, and while the situations are not exactly parallel I do feel that it gives me an advantage, especially as this would be my first time on the Electoral Commission. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 00:59, 2 October 2021 (UTC) (EDIT: I have not signed the agreement, but will do so if selected. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 21:28, 4 October 2021 (UTC) I have now signed the agreement.  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 22:32, 5 October 2021 (UTC))

Comments about John M Wolfson

 * I'm only supporting JMW, and no one else, not because I actually oppose anyone. I think we'd be perfectly fine this year with any permutation of 3 of these 6 people.  I just think it would be good for future years to add to the number of people who have been on the EC before.  I think it is important to have at least one previous EC on the commission each year, and that appears near certain this year.  But we should actively consider ways to add to the pool of people who have done this before. JMW seems the closest to achieving that (although it looks like kind of a longshot by now). --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:11, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * +1; I would prefer a committee of two returning one new over a committee of three returning but have no concerns about the other candidates. — Wug·a·po·des​ 20:22, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * But since this is a discussion and not a vote, anyone determining consensus support knows you really do support all candidates... isaacl (talk) 21:47, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * +2 - a dash of new blood would be good. Johnbod (talk) 00:44, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * It would be good to see JMW on the EC, especially as it's good to keep the number of active users who have been on the EC higher than lower to prevent us running out of users who have been on the EC. This is because generally there should be at least 1 member of the EC who has been on it before in the panel so that the panel of 3 have someone with previous experience who can bring the other's up to speed. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:30, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Users endorsing John M Wolfson

 * 1) * Pppery * it has begun...  00:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) Cabayi (talk) 10:52, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) — Bilorv ( talk ) 18:13, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) BilledMammal (talk) 10:37, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) --RegentsPark (comment) 19:08, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Chetsford (talk) 21:51, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 7)  JW 1961 Talk 22:41, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 8) StonyBrook (talk) 10:24, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:11, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 10) — Wug·a·po·des​ 20:22, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 11) Johnbod (talk) 00:45, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 12)  bibliomaniac  1  5  02:34, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 13) Barkeep49 (talk) 02:42, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 14) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 02:57, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 15)  -- Calidum  03:25, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 16)  Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 04:02, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 17) the wub  "?!"  09:09, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 18) Alanscottwalker (talk) 10:00, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 19) Eddie891 Talk Work 13:28, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 20) Per Floquenbeam's reasoning. SilkTork (talk) 14:18, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 21) User:力 (power~enwiki,  π,  ν ) 14:22, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 22) DanCherek (talk) 16:48, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 23) – Davey 2010 Talk 18:34, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 24) stwalkerster (talk) 18:51, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 25) Stedil (talk) 21:46, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 26) Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:21, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 27) Vaticidalprophet 09:15, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 28) Stephen 11:52, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 29) rchard2scout (talk) 13:19, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

GeneralNotability
I served on ElectCom last year, and am happy to serve once more to ensure the continuity of knowledge. I had high hopes last year for automating some of the ElectCom processes, but those fell through; nevertheless, I learned a good deal from my fellow ElectCom members in the process. I have signed the access to nonpublic information statement. If not selected, I intend to serve as a volunteer coordinator. GeneralNotability (talk) 21:18, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Users endorsing GeneralNotability

 * 1) — CYBERPOWER  ( Message ) 00:01, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) * Pppery * it has begun...  00:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:59, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 4)  firefly  ( t · c ) 10:18, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) Giraffer (talk·contribs) 10:23, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Cabayi (talk) 10:52, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * SilkTork (talk) 11:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC) Removing endorsement to increase chance of a new user taking part per Floquenbeam's reasoning. SilkTork (talk) 14:23, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) Paradise Chronicle (talk) 12:42, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2)  SQL Query Me!  12:46, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Thingofme (talk) 13:18, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) --    LuK3      (Talk)   16:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 5)  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:56, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him &#124; talk) 17:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) stwalkerster (talk) 19:11, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 8) ~TNT (she/her • talk) 19:36, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 20:23, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 10) Chetsford (talk) 22:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 11) --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 23:26, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 12)  Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 23:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 13) --Ferien (talk) 11:04, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 14) —  kashmīrī  TALK  17:24, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 15) --- RegentsPark (comment) 19:06, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 16)  JW 1961 Talk 22:42, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 17) KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 01:04, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 18) --  lomrjyo (✉ • 📝) 11:11, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 19) Nosebagbear (talk) 13:49, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 20) Modussiccandi (talk) 18:40, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 21)  dud  hhr  Contribs 18:43, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 22) Deb (talk) 19:21, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 23) Drmies (talk) 19:21, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 24)  Java Hurricane  03:12, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 25) -- Asartea   Talk  &#124;  Contribs  06:19, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 26) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  21:58, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 27)  -- Calidum  03:32, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 28) MarioGom (talk) 07:35, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 29) Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:53, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 30) Grandpallama (talk) 14:58, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 31) – Davey 2010 Talk 18:34, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 32) ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 22:56, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 33) Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:20, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 34) Vanamonde (Talk) 13:44, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 35) Mz7 (talk) 22:23, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

Mz7
Hello, I am Mz7. I've been an administrator since 2017 and a checkuser and oversighter since 2019. I also served on the Electoral Commission last year, and I would echo GeneralNotability's view that continuity of knowledge would be useful. Last year's ElectCom faced some unexpected challenges and set some new precedents, such as enforcing a newly created question limit and deciding how to handle a question that violates the asker's topic ban. I expect this year to raise additional unexpected challenges, and I hope that my previous experience would be helpful to resolve them. I have already signed the nondisclosure agreement and do not intend to run for ArbCom. Mz7 (talk) 23:56, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Users endorsing Mz7

 * 1) — CYBERPOWER  ( Message ) 00:03, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) Pawnkingthree (talk) 00:11, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) * Pppery * it has begun...  00:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:59, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 5)  firefly  ( t · c ) 10:18, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Giraffer (talk·contribs) 10:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) Gog the Mild (talk) 11:22, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * SilkTork (talk) 11:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC) Removing endorsement to increase chance of a new user taking part per Floquenbeam's reasoning. SilkTork (talk) 14:24, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) Paradise Chronicle (talk) 12:44, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2)  SQL <sup style="font-size: 5pt;color:#999">Query Me!  12:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) --    LuK3      (Talk)   16:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 4)  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:57, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him &#124; talk) 17:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) — Bilorv ( talk ) 18:13, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) stwalkerster (talk) 19:10, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 8) ~TNT (she/her • talk) 19:36, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 20:23, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 10) Chetsford (talk) 22:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 11) --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 23:25, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 12)  Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 23:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 13) --Ferien (talk) 11:04, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 14) —  kashmīrī  <sup style="color:#80f;font:'Candara';">TALK  17:25, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 15)  JW 1961 Talk 22:45, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 16) KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 01:04, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 17) Vanamonde (Talk) 03:51, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 18) Modussiccandi (talk) 18:41, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 19) Mz7 should be on payroll. Drmies (talk) 19:22, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 20)  Java Hurricane  03:13, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 21) -- Asartea   Talk  &#124;  Contribs  06:19, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 22) StonyBrook (talk) 10:27, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 23) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  21:58, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 24) 4nn1l2 (talk) 23:04, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 25) MarioGom (talk) 07:35, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 26) Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:53, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 27) Grandpallama (talk) 14:58, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 28) Lomrjyo (publican) ( taxes ) 20:22, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 29) Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:22, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 30) Rschen7754 21:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Ivanvector
Hello Wikipedians! I am Greg, also known as Ivanvector and as. I am three days short of my twelfth Wikiversary, have been an administrator since late 2016 and a checkuser appointed in CUOS2018, and served as an alternate commissioner for ACE2019. In real life I am an accountant and payroll specialist; navigating complicated and often conflicting provincial labour codes and collective agreements and following written process for its own sake is what puts food on my table. I also have a keen interest in organizational governance and electoral fairness, and have served as an electoral poll clerk or scrutineer in many Canadian elections, and in private organization elections which followed alternative voting formats similar to our own.

For the purposes of full disclosure: I temporarily resigned from checkuser activity in 2019 over a dispute with that year's Arbitration Committee which from my perspective was resolved amicably, and was briefly desysopped earlier this year at my own request due to a security incident. As a checkuser I have signed the access to nonpublic information policy, and I am definitely not running for election to the Committee this year though I cannot say that I will never throw my hat in the ring. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 22:04, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Users endorsing Ivanvector

 * 1) — CYBERPOWER  ( Message ) 00:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) Pawnkingthree (talk) 00:05, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun...  00:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 05:59, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 5)  firefly  ( t · c ) 10:19, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Giraffer (talk·contribs) 10:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) Gog the Mild (talk) 11:23, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 8)  SQL <sup style="font-size: 5pt;color:#999">Query Me!  12:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) Without hesitation. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:03, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 10) --    LuK3      (Talk)   16:46, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 11) Debresser (talk) 16:52, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 12)  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:57, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 13) — Bilorv ( talk ) 18:13, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 14) stwalkerster (talk) 19:10, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 15) ~TNT (she/her • talk) 19:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 16) Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 20:23, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 17) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 04:23, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 18) —  kashmīrī  <sup style="color:#80f;font:'Candara';">TALK  17:25, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 19) --RegentsPark (comment) 19:07, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 20) KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 01:04, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 21) Deb (talk) 19:20, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 22) Absolutely. Drmies (talk) 19:22, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 23)  Java Hurricane  03:14, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 24) -- Asartea   Talk  &#124;  Contribs  06:19, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 25) StonyBrook (talk) 10:21, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 26) Deryck C. 13:14, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 27) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  21:58, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 28) MarioGom (talk) 07:35, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 29) Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:54, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 30) Noel baran (talk) 13:37, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 31) User:力 (power~enwiki,  π,  ν ) 14:22, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 32) Grandpallama (talk) 14:56, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 33) Mz7 (talk) 22:23, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 34) Rschen7754 21:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

BeenAroundAWhile
I value politeness and cooperation among editors. I am more interested in composing new articles than in fighting battles over old ones. I look forward to serving Wikipedia in this short-term assignment so I can get back to writing new stuff. I think we should always keep Ignore all rules in mind. Looking forward to serving, I am sincerely yours because I seem to have BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 17:59, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I was once known as User:GeorgeLouis. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 17:10, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Users endorsing BeenAroundAWhile

 * 1) * Pppery * <sub style="color:#800000">it has begun...  00:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2)  Smallchief (talk) 07:03, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Gog the Mild (talk) 11:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 4)  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:58, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 5) Chetsford (talk) 20:05, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 6)  Double Plus Ungood (talk)  03:10, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

Cyberpower678
People that have been here in the past know me as a technical user that has assisted with the technical aspects of ACE in the last few years, including streamlining the technical aspects for coordinators to run ACE. For those that are new here, I'm an administrator and a bot operator. I became an administrator in Januaray of 2017 and designed InternetArchiveBot back in 2015, when it still operated as Cyberbot II. In the past few years, I have generated and maintained the voter eligibility lists for the SecurePoll interface. I have served as a commissioner once before. I value consensus and collegiality. I am happy to offer my services as a commissioner if chosen. I have signed the NDA.— CYBERPOWER  ( Message ) 21:48, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Comments about Cyberpower678

 * I have worked with Cyberpower678 on ACE before. They were helpful, knowledgeable, friendly, and great to work with. SQL <sup style="font-size: 5pt;color:#999">Query Me!  12:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Users endorsing Cyberpower678

 * 1) Pawnkingthree (talk) 00:07, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2)  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 00:19, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Cabayi (talk) 10:52, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 4) SilkTork (talk) 11:40, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 5)  SQL <sup style="font-size: 5pt;color:#999">Query Me!  12:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 6) Paradise Chronicle (talk) 12:51, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 7) Debresser (talk) 16:52, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 8)  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:58, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 9) 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him &#124; talk) 17:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 10) -- lomrjyo (✉ • 📝) 17:57, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 11) — Bilorv ( talk ) 18:13, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 12) ~TNT (she/her • talk) 19:36, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 13) Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 20:22, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 14) Chetsford (talk) 22:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 15)  Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 23:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 16) --Ferien (talk) 11:04, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 17)  JW 1961 Talk 22:44, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 18) Nosebagbear (talk) 13:48, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 19) Modussiccandi (talk) 18:38, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 20) Sure thing. Drmies (talk) 19:23, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 21)  Java Hurricane  03:14, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 22) Deryck C. 13:13, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 23) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  21:59, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 24) Johnbod (talk) 00:43, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 25)  -- Calidum  03:31, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 26) Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:54, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 27) User:力 (power~enwiki,  π,  ν ) 14:22, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 28) Grandpallama (talk) 14:55, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 29) Why not? XavierGaming53 (talk) 16:08, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 30) – Davey 2010 Talk 18:35, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 31) Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:23, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 32) Vanamonde (Talk) 13:45, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 33) --RegentsPark (comment) 20:30, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 34) Rschen7754 21:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 35) —  xaosflux  Talk 23:59, 15 October 2021 (UTC)