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In accordance with Wikimedia global policies (<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CheckUser" class="extiw" title="meta:CheckUser">meta:CheckUser</a> and <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oversight" class="extiw" title="meta:Oversight">meta:Oversight</a>), the committee retains jurisdiction over the granting and revoking of access to these advanced permissions. </p><p>This page describes how the committee manages the CheckUser and Oversight teams, and describes methods for both appointment and removal. The permissions reflect the high trust placed in the holder, but are not granted in perpetuity; holders are expected to use them regularly for the benefit of the project. On this project, users with access to one or both of these advanced permissions are part of a larger group collectively known as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Functionaries" title="Wikipedia:Functionaries">functionaries</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Appointments" data-mw-thread-id="h-Appointments"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Appointments"></span>Appointments<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Appointments"></span></h2></div> <p>Interested parties may apply for advanced permissions by: </p> <ul><li>applying to the Arbitration Committee by emailing the committee at <span class="nowrap">arbcom-en-c<span class="mw-no-invert"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span></span>wikimedia.org</span>, which are welcomed at any point in the year;<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or</li> <li>watching <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard</a> for an announcement about a special call for applications.</li></ul> <p>Appointments that are confirmed by the Arbitration Committee will be posted to the noticeboard and to <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Permissions" class="extiw" title="m:Steward requests/Permissions">Steward requests/Permissions</a> on Meta-Wiki at which time a Steward will assign the permission after confirming the user has signed the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Access_to_nonpublic_information" title="Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information">Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_process" data-mw-thread-id="h-Current_process-Appointments"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Current_process-Appointments"></span>Current process<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Current_process-Appointments"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Preamble" data-mw-thread-id="h-Preamble-Current_process"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Preamble-Current_process"></span>Preamble<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Preamble-Current_process"></span></h4></div> <p>This section describes the proposed method to be used in determining which suitably qualified and trusted editors are recommended to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for the granting of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CheckUser" title="Wikipedia:CheckUser">CheckUser</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a> permissions. This process is not set in stone: it will inevitably change based on experience and evolving best practises, and suggestions for improvement are welcome. </p><p>Please note that CheckUser and Oversight permissions are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Audit" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Audit">subject to periodic review</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Roles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Roles-Current_process"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Roles-Current_process"></span>Roles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Roles-Current_process"></span></h4></div> <ol><li>The committee's role is to evaluate potential candidates (including an initial assessment of technical competence, familiarity with applicable policy, and whether they have obtained a level of trust commensurate with the granting of access to private data) and then to allow suitably qualified candidates to be reviewed by the community.</li> <li>The community's role is to vigorously scrutinise the candidates presented and determine whether the users presented are suitable for appointment to the CheckUser and/or Oversight team(s), at which time they are encouraged to submit their comment on the candidates publicly or privately.</li> <li>For legal and policy reasons, the Wikimedia Foundation retains the final authority over access to CheckUser and Oversight permissions.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Appointment_process" data-mw-thread-id="h-Appointment_process-Current_process"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Appointment_process-Current_process"></span>Appointment process<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Appointment_process-Current_process"></span></h4></div> <ol><li>The committee carefully vets all applications with feedback from the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FUNC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FUNC">functionaries</a>; very clear consensus among the committee members is needed for a candidate to be presented for consideration to the community.</li> <li>Once the candidates are put forward, there will be a period during which time community comments may be submitted publicly or privately concerning the candidates presented.</li> <li>Following community consultation, the committee shall review all the comments submitted and other relevant factors prior to finalizing an official appointments motion to be posted to the noticeboard.</li> <li>After confirming the user has signed the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Access_to_nonpublic_information" title="Wikipedia:Access to nonpublic information">Wikimedia Foundation's confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information</a>, the committee will submit a request to assign the necessary permissions to successful candidates at <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Permissions" class="extiw" title="meta:Steward requests/Permissions">meta:Steward requests/Permissions</a>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Previous_appointment_methods" data-mw-thread-id="h-Previous_appointment_methods-Appointments"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Previous_appointment_methods-Appointments"></span>Previous appointment methods <span class="anchor" id="Appointment_methods_to_date"></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Previous_appointment_methods-Appointments"></span></h3></div> <p>From the creation of CheckUser and Oversight, until early 2008, appointments of non-arbitrators were made by internal discussion of the Arbitration Committee only, based upon requests, and private discussion with potential candidates. Both the decision and timing were not public matters, a policy in part selected to prevent "gaming" of the system, given the seriousness of such matters. </p><p>In 2008, this method was <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CheckUser/Appointments/August_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CheckUser/Appointments/August 2008">changed</a>. There was a specific invitation from the Arbitration Committee to any administrators interested in CheckUser permissions to volunteer themselves privately, following which the resulting shortlist was publicly announced and community feedback and comments were solicited - again via private email to ensure neutrality and full openness. The same method was used, with slight modification, to appoint an additional oversighter in October of that year. </p><p>In 2009 the method was again modified following a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight appointments">request for comments</a> on the desirability of having a community based election as the final stage. While the committee retained final jurisdiction over the eventual appointments, the appointments were made in accordance with the results of an election. This method was endorsed by the community and used in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/February_2009_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/February 2009 election">February</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/August_2009_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/August 2009 election">August</a>. Voting was public. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/May 2010 election">May 2010</a> elections were conducted using SecurePoll instead of public voting. Only one candidate was successful, which was <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_6#Results_of_May_2010_CheckUser_and_Oversight_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 6">deemed insufficient</a> given the demand. Following a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Checkuser_and_oversighter_selection" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Checkuser and oversighter selection">request for comment</a>, the committee <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_6#CheckUser/Oversight_election_statement" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 6">announced</a> that until there was a strong consensus for an alternative approach, the committee would resume making the final selection after seeking input from the community concerning potential candidates. This method was used for the appointments made in the third quarter of 2010 and again in 2011. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="List_of_appointment_rounds" data-mw-thread-id="h-List_of_appointment_rounds-Previous_appointment_methods"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-List_of_appointment_rounds-Previous_appointment_methods"></span>List of appointment rounds<span data-mw-comment-end="h-List_of_appointment_rounds-Previous_appointment_methods"></span></h4></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/August_2008_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/August 2008 appointments">August 2008 CheckUser appointments</a></li> <li>October 2008 Oversight <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive173#Proposed_granting_of_Oversight_to_Jayvdb" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive173">candidacy</a>; <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive174#Jayvdb_oversight" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive174">appointment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/February_2009_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/February 2009 election">February 2009 election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/August_2009_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/August 2009 election">August 2009 election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/May 2010 election">May 2010 election</a></li> <li>July 2010 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_6#Call_for_applications_for_Checkuser_or_Oversight_permissions" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 6">call for applications</a>; August 2010 <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_6#Confirmation_of_Checkuser_and_Oversight_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 6">appointments motion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2011_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2011 CUOS appointments">2011 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2012_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2012 CUOS appointments">2012 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2013_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2013 CUOS appointments">2013 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2015_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2015 CUOS appointments">2015 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2016_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2016 CUOS appointments">2016 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2017_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2017 CUOS appointments">2017 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2018_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2018 CUOS appointments">2018 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2019_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2019 CUOS appointments">2019 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2020_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2020 CUOS appointments">2020 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2021_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2021 CUOS appointments">2021 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2022_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2022 CUOS appointments">2022 appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2023_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2023 CUOS appointments">2023 appointments</a></li></ul> </div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/Rolling_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/Rolling appointments">Ongoing rolling appointments</a></b></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Removals" data-mw-thread-id="h-Removals"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Removals"></span>Removals<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Removals"></span></h2></div> <p>Just as users with CheckUser and Oversight are appointed by the committee, so too can they be removed by the committee. The Arbitration Committee may <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Permissions#Removal_of_access" class="extiw" title="meta:Steward requests/Permissions">request</a> that Stewards withdraw advanced permissions if they lose confidence in an editor's ability to serve as a functionary; feel they have abused their privileges (such as by performing checks or oversighting edits that do not qualify under the criteria); or feel they have violated global privacy policies (such as inappropriately disclosing privacy related information obtained via their advanced privileges). Users appointed to this role are also subject to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Procedures#CheckUser/Oversight_permissions_and_inactivity" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures">activity expectations</a>. </p><p>Complaints regarding the use of Oversight or CheckUser permissions should be emailed to the Arbitration Committee at <span class="nowrap">arbcom-en<span class="mw-no-invert"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span></span>wikimedia.org</span>. </p><p>Emergency requests based upon clear evidence may also be made directly to Stewards in exceptional circumstances. In an exceptional case, <i>and for good cause</i>, a Steward may temporarily remove the permission, pending a decision by the Committee. The Steward should 1) check the matter is well founded, and make clear immediately that it is a temporary response only, since such an action could lead to controversy, and 2) contact the committee immediately following the removal of permissions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Previously, applying through an annual application process was considered the "typical route" and applications outside of the annual process were considered "extraordinary". In November 2023, the Arbitration Committee <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_14#Call_for_Checkusers_and_Oversighters" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 14">announced</a> that "it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year".</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output 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title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee">Arbitration Committee</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">CheckUser and Oversight appointments</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Early processes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/August_2008_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/August 2008 appointments">August 2008 CU</a></li> <li>October 2008 OS <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive173#Proposed_granting_of_Oversight_to_Jayvdb" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive173">candidacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive174#Jayvdb_oversight" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive174">appointment</a></li></ul></li> <li>Elections <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/February_2009_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/February 2009 election">February 2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/August_2009_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/August 2009 election">August 2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/May 2010 election">May 2010</a></li></ul></li> <li>August 2010 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_6#Call_for_applications_for_Checkuser_or_Oversight_permissions" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 6">call for applications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_6#Confirmation_of_Checkuser_and_Oversight_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard/Archive 6">appointments motion</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Judges_cupola.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Judges_cupola.png/30px-Judges_cupola.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Judges_cupola.png/45px-Judges_cupola.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Judges_cupola.png/60px-Judges_cupola.png 2x" data-file-width="155" data-file-height="123"/></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Annual appointments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2011_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2011 CUOS appointments">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2012_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2012 CUOS appointments">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2013_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2013 CUOS appointments">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2015_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2015 CUOS appointments">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2016_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2016 CUOS appointments">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2017_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2017 CUOS appointments">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2018_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2018 CUOS appointments">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2019_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2019 CUOS appointments">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2020_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2020 CUOS appointments">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2021_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2021 CUOS appointments">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2022_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2022 CUOS appointments">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/2023_CUOS_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2023 CUOS appointments">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rolling appointments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/Rolling_appointments" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/Rolling appointments">2023–</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" 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