Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010/Candidates/John Vandenberg

Sleep
"You can be a good arbiter, an underemployed arbiter, and/or loose sleep as a result of Wikipedia. You can't be all three; which will you choose? John Vandenberg (chat) 08:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)"
 * That was a great question... Which will you choose? Are you going to serve out your term this time? ++Lar: t/c 02:33, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not much of a sleeper.
 * One of the reasons for resigning was that, from November to July of 2009-2010, I was responsible for the compilation of the Excellence in Research for Australia submission for my university. At the time of my resignation, I was starting to feel the pinch, and I don't like letting tasks slip, or be done sloppily.  Tasks at work were slipping, and the ArbCom decision should have been handled better.
 * The government has announced that this reporting requirement will be required of Australian universities again in 2012, so the months leading up to that will be a period of high workload for me. As a result, I'll need to focus on work during this period.
 * Also, if elected, I won't be as active an arbiter in 2011 as I was in 2009. But I will loose sleep when something needs to be done, and I'm not going to buckle under pressure or vanish if things turn ugly.
 * John Vandenberg (chat) 03:20, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I believe you to be trustworthy and reasonable
I have worked with you in too many different areas to be able to easily recall my impressions of your service on Arbcom. I already had a firm opinion of you long before then. I respect your judgment and have found you to be thoughtful and reasonable. I remember thinking your difficulties on Arbcom were problems of process rather than ones of judgment. Birgitte SB  01:09, 28 November 2010 (UTC)