Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010/Candidates/GiacomoReturned

If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em
For quite sometime Giacomo has been frustrated with Arbcom & now he's chosen to run for a seat on that very committee. I think that's great & wish him well. In fact, his candidacy may well be the first to get me to vote in an AC election. GoodDay (talk) 15:12, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I also aplaud his decision to run, not because I support him (I don't) but because he has the guts to put his money (Ok time, effort etc) where his mouth is. In fact it would be very intriguing to see how he behaves on the other side of the fence. Reminded me of the nomination of this guy for DCI. Good luck (I mean it)! - BorisG (talk) 15:41, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Has my support, but Jimmy Wales has no intention of listening to so much as 99% Support consensus.  Agent Vodello OK, Let's Party, Darling! 15:53, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * let's just wait and see. This is a serious attempt to gain a seat on the Arbcom to represent those on the shop floor, so let's hope it is taken seriously.  Giacomo   16:22, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Ya got my support. GoodDay (talk) 16:29, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

You've got my support too because those overturned blocks show you have the wikicourage to challenge wikiauthority appropriately. We need people like you on the arbitration committee. Good luck to you! Diderot's  dreams  (talk) 18:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Without identifying, I will have no access to CU and OS and the Arb's mailing list; I first of all thought this would be a huge impediment, but I now realise it would be liberating - meaning that for the first time we would have an Arb making decisions based purely on presented evidence, rather than secret lobbying and back channel influences Wow Giano... I find that statement to be, quite frankly, one of the most refreshing concepts to come down the pike in a while! Arakunem Talk 02:04, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, it is plainly obvious that some of the evidence is sensitive (IP's, personal info etc) and cannot be discussed publicly on-wiki. - BorisG (talk) 14:39, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * That may well be true, but it's freely available to a select few anyway whether they are Arbs or not. . It appears we are constantly deceived by the Arbcom about confidentiality anyway.  Giacomo   14:49, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Aaaand there's my vote. This election season is very drama monger loaded, even moreso than usual. I count at least 13 and potentially more, and that is a frightening number as one of them might sneak through the cracks in this, "Anonymous secret ballot with a discussion link that so few voters even notice." These elections will have been a failure if even one of them passes. I couldn't find a single candidate to support other than Giano at this time. Balloonman may get a support later in the month if I can remember enough about him. His discussion page is frikkin empty. Hard to know these days with the secret ballot and discussion dropping 99.9%. Good luck, Giano.  Agent Vodello OK, Let's Party, Darling! 19:37, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe Balloonman has withdrawn his candidacy, although he's still listed on the ballot. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:16, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

The more things change...
I wrote this three years ago, give or take. User:Lar/ArbCom2007/Giano ... It makes interesting reading, there are things that have changed since then. But I stand by what I said then, by and large it's all still valid. Barring some major surprise, I'll be voting for Giano again this year. ++Lar: t/c 02:20, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I will be voting for Giano - regardless of the fact that I personally quite like him. LessHeard vanU (talk) 14:05, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

The guy doesn't believe in using IRC to try & settle things on Wikipedia. Who could ask for anything more? GoodDay (talk) 19:11, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Um, one could ask for less inflammatory rhetoric? I don't know this guy, and he may have a good point, but he sure doesn't know how to put it across in a calm and reasoned manner. Anyway, if he actually wants the job rather to just make a point, he hides it pretty well, so I suppose it doesn't matter. Herostratus (talk) 05:34, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 * The thing that swung it for me (against)? Giano is barely contributing to the Wiki - he currently spends most of his time in User_talk and Project space. I think it's much more preferable to have arbs who have are focused on the project primarily and not the drama -Errant $(chat!)$ 23:36, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I think you will find in terms of time, I have spent far longer writing two very large and heavily researched pages during the last couple of weeks than I have commenting elsewhere. It takes two minutes to make a comment, but several hours to read a large chunk of a book for research, then use that information in an article. Just drawing one plan for a page can take up to 20 hours work. What you don't see in a page is the hours it takes to create it.  Giacomo   23:47, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * In my view, Giano has several obvious weaknesses as an ArbCom candidate but his content contributions are substantial and valuable. I think tmorton's criticism is unfair. - BorisG (talk) 05:09, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

My oppose
I would like to say, Giano, with all due respect, I have opposed your nomination. The way you've handled the whole identification situation appears to be textbook navel-gazing and disruption simply to prove a point. You need identification to open a bank account, to buy a plane ticket, or even to buy a beer in this nation; I can't believe you haven't done any of the above without complaint. If this is how you handle a simple matters such as to identify yourself (and cannot believe the foundation if they make you a promise), then I think your priorities are off. As an arbitrator you'd give far too much credence to the WP:FREE speech side and not enough to the recognition that there are rules to be followed, and they exist for very good reasons. I would give you a chance to change my mind, but it appears I'm already too late and voting has ended :(. On a personal level I wish you good luck. Magog the Ogre (talk) 05:59, 7 December 2010 (UTC)