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Jayvdb

Hi. My name is John Vandenberg. I have provided a detailed history about myself on my userpage. I believe that arbitrators should be very open and honest about their formal education and experience in order that the community can make informed decisions about who to vote for, and so that people coming to the committee for arbitration can get a feel for the people that will be making the decisions.

I served as an Arbitration Clerk for much of the first half of 2008. I resigned due to a messy affair, which has since been settled amicably. This experience, and the termination of it, was an eye opener. I am aware of the responsibility, workload and difficulty involved.

My commitments:

  1. I will not edit policy pages or influence policy. This is the responsibility of the community, and arbitrators should not write the policies that they will use in decisions.
  2. I will oppose any remedy that is not substantially grounded in existing policy that was written by the community, or on resolutions passed by the Wikimedia Foundation.
  3. I will be highly active and available, or I will step down and turn in my "access".

I will bring to the committee:

  1. Broad technical skills to automate tasks that the committee regularly performs, and improve processes where possible.
  2. Broad experience and exposure to the culture, policies and leaders of most of the WMF projects. There are very few arbs, ex-arbs, or other candidates who have measurable experience outside of English Wikipedia.
  3. Broad language skills - I can only write in English, however I enjoy working with foreign languages and people who don't have a good grasp of English
  4. Limited patience for long & drawn out cases. Quick and measured solutions that result in the least amount of pain and disruption are good. Perfect is the enemy of good.
  5. Limited wiki-friendships with the elite in the power structure here on Wikipedia. It will be rare that I need to be recused.

Whilst on the committee, my mission for reform within the committee and arbitration process will be to:

  1. Encourage participatory democracy.
  2. Fire the slackers and the lurkers and people whose term is up.
  3. Require that arbitration cases have a clear scope before they open.
See here for more detailed explanations of these three points.


Support

  1. Privatemusings (talk) 00:00, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Strong support--Maxim(talk) 00:04, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support I like the idea for Arbom reform.--Caspian blue 00:08, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Cla68 (talk) 00:12, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Black Kite 00:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  6. -- Avi (talk) 00:17, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Support DurovaCharge! 00:19, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  8. --Kanonkas :  Talk  00:22, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Support Captain panda 00:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Strongest possible support. --Alecmconroy (talk) 00:27, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Strong support. Further comments available at my ACE2008 notes page. --Elonka 00:33, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Dlabtot (talk) 00:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Rationale. Giggy (talk) 00:39, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Tom B (talk) 00:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Support. Mathsci (talk) 00:42, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Perfect for the job. ~the editorofthewiki (talk/contribs/editor review)~ 00:45, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  17. - filelakeshoe 00:48, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  18. iridescent 00:53, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  19. - Pick of the bunch -- Mattinbgn\talk 00:55, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  20. One of the best candidates for the job. krimpet✽ 01:02, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  21. PhilKnight (talk) 01:04, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Support Sam Blab 01:05, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  23. I have some disagreements with this candidate, but feel that I can trust his integrity, and that any "wrong" (in my view) decisions will be based on what he thinks is best for the project, and not on petty revenge or covering up for a friend. ElinorD (talk) 01:05, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  24. Steven Walling (talk) 01:09, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Per: details MBisanz talk 01:11, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Support Majorly talk 01:11, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Kuru talk 01:12, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Mr.Z-man 01:12, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Avruch T 01:14, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  30. Support - also, will you marry me? No, I'm just teasing. But still, swoon. :P Ottava Rima (talk) 01:15, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  31. kurykh 01:24, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  32. Pcap ping 01:31, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  33. Heimstern Läufer (talk) (why, you ask?) 01:32, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  34. See reasoning. east718 01:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  35. --mikeu talk 01:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  36. Support Sumoeagle179 (talk) 01:37, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  37. I had made a list of people who I would be find with (though not necessarily in top 7) on ArbCom and this candidate was one of those people. - NuclearWarfare contact meMy work 01:38, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  38. iMatthew 01:55, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  39. Support - Aboutmovies (talk) 01:57, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  40. Graham87 02:01, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  41. EconomicsGuy (talk) 02:08, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  42. ~ Riana ⁂ 02:10, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  43. Support Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 02:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  44. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 02:29, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  45. L'Aquatique[talk] 02:30, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  46. Support J.delanoygabsadds 02:42, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  47. Support. Cirt (talk) 02:45, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  48. The most qualified candidate in the whole election. Daniel (talk) 02:48, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  49. Support JodyB talk 02:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  50. Support. rootology (C)(T) 02:57, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  51. βcommand 03:07, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  52. Synergy 03:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  53. GtstrickyTalk or C 03:30, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  54. Support Very solid candidate, will work for the good of the community and with the best of purposes and the highest of integrity, and has a mature outlook and a good understanding of community dynamics. I hope he makes it and that ArbCom will be the better for it. Orderinchaos 03:33, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  55. Support Thoughtful and fair. Exactly what we need on ArbCom. Tundrabuggy (talk) 03:47, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  56. Support--Toffile (talk) 03:51, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  57. More qualified than the soon to be former arbitrator that told him to stop clerking. GRBerry 04:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  58. I have absolute confidence in his judgement, and believe John would be a superb arbitrator. Master&Expert (Talk) 04:33, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  59. Support Kingturtle (talk) 05:15, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  60. Strong Support - user shows excellent judgement. PseudoOne (talk) 05:28, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  61. David Shankbone 05:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  62. Support -MBK004 05:53, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  63. Mike H. Fierce! 05:56, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  64. Strong support As near ideal a temperament for the job as we could hope. A great deal of integrity and, per ElinorD, an allegiance primarily to what's best for the project. --JayHenry (talk) 06:14, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  65. Carnildo (talk) 06:32, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  66. Support. — Athaenara ✉ 06:37, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  67. -- penubag  (talk) 06:53, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  68. MaxSem(Han shot first!) 07:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  69. Support. I think he would do a good job. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:29, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  70. Support, excellent editor who has shown great judgment, open minded and fair. Dreadstar † 07:47, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  71. Strong support لennavecia 08:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  72. –Moondyne 08:42, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  73. Weak support, temperament seems suited to arbcom and judgement generally appears worthy of confidence - I do have a few concerns but will keep these to myself for now. Brilliantine (talk) 08:59, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  74. —Dark talk 09:21, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  75. chaser - t 09:25, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  76. Strong support, exactly the kind of new blood we need, and I like the explicit promise not to make policy. Seraphimblade Talk to me 09:29, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  77. Rebecca (talk) 09:29, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  78. Able candidate. PeterSymonds (talk) 09:57, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  79. Strong Weak support - excellent platform, especially limited patience for long & drawn-out cases. More speed (with due caution) is exactly what ArbCom needs. // roux   editor review10:01, 1 December 2008 (UTC) Changing to weak support; opposing fellow candidates, while allowed, is distasteful. May change to oppose. // roux   editor review14:11, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  80. Stifle (talk) 10:20, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  81. — neuro(talk) 10:24, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  82. I'm Mailer Diablo and I approve this message! - 10:58, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  83. Horologium (talk) 11:25, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  84. Support. Suicidalhamster (talk) 11:58, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  85. Jon Harald Søby (talk) 12:28, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  86. Strongest Possible Support See my reasons in User:Secret/ArbCom. Note if there isn't a comment on the candidate there, I was on vacation and couldn't edit the past weekend, will leave one today. Secret account 12:57, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  87. Support. Sjakkalle (Check!) 13:10, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  88. Support --CrohnieGalTalk 14:01, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  89. Support. Jehochman Talk 14:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  90. Not perfect, but John has sufficiently good judgment IMO. It is not my experience that "bias" on AA topics is at all substantial, and there's always recusal anyway. Moreschi (talk) 15:09, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  91. Support Colchicum (talk) 15:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  92. Support ATren (talk) 15:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  93. Crystal whacker (My 2008 ArbCom votes) 15:24, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  94. Strong support - On not answering questions: It is said if you want something done, give it to a busy person. I hear Jayvdb has been handling a LOT of the oversight-l work since being appointed. That might be more important than answering every question (yes, I wish he had answered mine first but hey...) On "power voting": I prefer someone who is willing to hold opinions and go on record about them to someone who won't say what they think. We need more plain speaking on ArbCom I think, so bully to Jayvdb for saying what he thinks, even if he's wrong where he disagrees with me! :). On the AA thing: There's actually nothing to this in my view, after you factor out ethnic POV pushers who don't like being called on things. Jayvdb said he'd recuse (in a case where I don't actually think he has to) See this post and the thread it's in for more. On contribs: Jayvdb is a large part of the reason that en:ws "doesn't suck". That shows he's not insular, and it shows he gets stuff done. WS is hugely important for a certain class of articles. In short: Jayvdb will bring us the change we need. why my vote? ++Lar: t/c 15:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  95. Sure. Tex (talk) 16:25, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  96. Support — Gavia immer (talk) 16:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  97. Support - concur with much of what Lar said above. Parsecboy (talk) 17:19, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  98. I do have some reservations, but I agree 200% with your platform - very clearly expressed and incisive - so I have to support. :) Please, please follow through if/when elected. MastCell Talk 18:29, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  99. Support, strongly. Trustworthy and has some excellent ideas. Should be a good arbitrator. AGK 18:40, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  100. Superb candidate statement. Davewild (talk) 19:09, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  101. Support, my top candidate. Has my trust in his decision making ability. Unusual? Quite TalkQu 19:20, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  102. Support --Herby talk thyme 19:49, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  103. Support---Taprobanus (talk) 20:55, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  104. Not exactly a content contributor, but very involved with the maintenance of this project. —Ceran ♦ ♦ (speak) 22:02, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  105. Support JPG-GR (talk) 22:17, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  106. Support. Franamax (talk) 22:31, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  107. Tiptoety talk 22:40, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  108. Nousernamesleft (talk) 22:46, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  109. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 22:49, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  110. Support...Modernist (talk) 23:01, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  111. GlassCobra 23:44, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  112. Support - strong experience. Warofdreams talk 23:46, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  113. Support -phobia don't be afraid to drop a line! 23:47, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  114. Support Aramgar (talk) 23:50, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  115. Support - good level of experience.--VS talk 00:27, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  116. Hurrah SHEFFIELDSTEELTALK 01:23, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  117. Support TimidGuy (talk) 02:04, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

  1. Oppose. Rschen7754 (T C) 00:04, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Nufy8 (talk) 00:04, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Voyaging(talk) 00:40, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Lack of impartiality on AA issues, which will undoubtedly be the subject of an AC case in the near future again. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 01:21, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  5. RockManQReview me 01:55, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Atmoz (talk) 02:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Having witnessed obvious cases of taking sides to support his friends, I think the honor is still not quite there. We need real impartiality and transparency. Fedayee (talk) 02:22, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Strongest oppose I would rather support White Cat. VartanM (talk) 02:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  9. ArbCom must be disbanded and replaced with a system which actually works. Sorry, I oppose. Bstone (talk) 02:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Per terribly low response rate on the questions. This is all politics and vague promises, and no substance. Prodego talk 03:43, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  11. - ✰ALLST☆R✰ echo 04:57, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Weak oppose. I think it's a slight to the community that he only answered about half of the questions he was asked. I like the answers I see, but what's the deal with the others? If he doesn't have time to answer them, he doesn't have time to be an arbitrator. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 07:44, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Overly pretentious. --Aqwis (talk – contributions) 08:09, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Severe lack of judgement by opposing the majority of his fellow candidates. Ryan PostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 08:40, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  15. No. Smacks of process wonk.--Scott MacDonald (talk) 09:59, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Oppose. --hayk (talk) 12:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry, user only has 118 mainspace edits. Suicidalhamster (talk) 14:47, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Oppose per for his own early power vote. --Tikiwont (talk) 12:53, 1 December 2008 (UTC), rephrased 15:35, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  17. per Ryan --B (talk) 13:17, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Strong oppose -- Gazifikator (talk) 14:46, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Less than 150 mainspace edits before November Secret account 18:25, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Strong oppose OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 18:31, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Oppose ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:59, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry, you are not eligible to vote in this year's elections. You must have had 150 mainspace edits by November 1. ST47 (talk) 21:48, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Oppose due to concerns about ability to put in needed time and "insider" status; too much risk that his election would lead to continuation of the problems we have seen in the past year. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 22:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Weak oppose. Was considering proffering my question to consider supporting, but then noticed the whole "oppose the other candidates" issue, and I simply can not abide that. S.D.D.J.Jameson 22:51, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  21. oppose --Nepaheshgar (talk) 00:16, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  22. oppose ----Larno Man Larno (talk) 02:05, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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