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The '''Clerks of the Arbitration Committee''' were created to aid the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]] in coming to its decisions. The position of Clerk was created in January 2006 by unanimous agreement of the Committee. |
The '''Clerks of the Arbitration Committee''' were created to aid the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]] in coming to its decisions. The position of Clerk was created in January 2006 by unanimous agreement of the Committee. |
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Revision as of 02:26, 29 October 2006
The Clerks of the Arbitration Committee were created to aid the Arbitration Committee in coming to its decisions. The position of Clerk was created in January 2006 by unanimous agreement of the Committee.
Tasks
The Clerks assist the Arbitration Committee by reviewing and summarizing evidence submitted on evidence pages; helping write the decisions; and opening and closing cases which have the required number of votes. To carry out these tasks Clerks are granted write-access to the Arbitration Committee mailing list and permission to edit proposed and final decision pages. Clerks are not granted any other privileges, including votes. Former Clerks do not retain these privileges. The procedure for these tasks is set out on the procedures page.
Under normal circumstances, Clerks' evidence summaries will be posted publicly on the proposed decision page for a case. Clerks will not post evidence summaries to the private Arbitration mailing list unless specifically asked to do so by the Committee. (This will only happen in exceptional circumstances.) The Arbitration Committee would like to point out that anyone is free to email an Arbitrator privately about any matter. This has always been the case and will continue to be the case.
Organization
The Clerks have a chair selected by the Arbitration Committee from the pool of former Arbitrators. The Clerk Chair organizes the Clerks and may also undertake Clerk duties. Any Wikipedian may apply to be a Clerk. The Chair appoints Clerks from the pool of applicants with the consent of the Arbitration Committee. Further organizational details are administered by the Clerk Chair as needed. Administrative discussion takes place on the administration page.
What the Clerks are not
Clerks are assistants to the Arbitration Committee. Being a Clerk does not make one a reserve Arbitrator, although a reserve Arbitrator may serve as a Clerk. Clerks are not empowered to vote on decisions, nor do they have exclusive right to summarizing evidence, suggesting decisions, analysis or other methods of assisting the Arbitration process. In fact, those interested in assisting the Arbitration process in any way, including as Clerks, are encouraged to do so.