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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. |
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- Aung San Suu Kyi, July 1991
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Wikipedia is first and foremost an effort to create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language. |
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- Jimmy Wales, March 2005
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It's good to let your ego be punctured once in a while. Most of us, after several years and tens of thousands of edits, start to put a lot of our egos into our work here, more than we originally either intended or anticipated. While it's natural for this to happen, the unintended consequences include feelings of ownership over one's contributions and a quickness to react in poor faith, and even with arrogance. Someone reverted your edits with a sarcastic edit summary? Let it go. Someone called you a bad name somewhere? Don't retaliate. Let it go. While it hurts at first to let these things go, being able to do so is the true test of strength and maturity. You only gain in the long run. Retaliating not only brings you discredit, but it increases your anger, and corresponding risk of over-reaction, as the number of related provocations rises. |
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- Antandrus, January 2007
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The following provides information about when I am going to recuse from Arbitration Committee cases.
- I've edited articles relating to the Sri Lankan Civil War quite a lot, and think I probably should recuse from cases which involve this subject.
- Also, I've edited articles relating to Buddhism a fair bit, and again it may be necessary for me to recuse for a related case.
- I've edited several articles relating to cults and new religious movements, so I'll recuse from cases related to these areas.
- I've been heavily involved with arbitration enforcement in regard to the Israel-Palestine conflict, so it may well be appropriate for me to recuse.
- My current thoughts are I probably wouldn't have to recuse in relation to either Ireland, Eastern Europe or Pseudoscience, because my involvement hasn't been that much. In relation to homeopathy however, I'd probably have to recuse.
- I'll recuse if I was involved in an editing disagreement with another editor. Where possible, I'll just recuse from the relevant finding of facts and remedies, instead of recusing from the whole case.
- If I was the mediator for a case, then I probably should recuse. However if I wasn't the mediator, but was just a Mediation Cabal coordinator at the time, then I probably don't have to recuse.
- Similarly, if I commented in a thread on a noticeboard, especially if I supported or opposed a block or ban, then I'd probably recuse.
- Finally, but there are probably other situations I haven't thought of, I'd recuse if I was the blocking or unblocking admin.
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Although, I'm not open to recall using either the sample or alternative process, there are still some circumstances where I could be recalled.
Firstly, before spending hours on preparing a Request for Comment, you could just let me know, and I could just resign, saving everyone a lot of time and effort.
Otherwise, if a Request for Comment establishes that a majority believes I should resign as oversighter, checkuser, arbitrator, admin or anything else, then I will.
Finally, yes, I know, none of this is earth shattering - it was intended to be a statement of the status quo.
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