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title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Questions">Questions for the candidates</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Candidates/Discussion" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates/Discussion">Discuss the candidates</a></li></ul></div><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <div class="ace-banner-guides-title"><div>Personal voter guides</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <p>These <a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Arbitration_Committee_Elections_2024_voter_guides" title="Category:Wikipedia Arbitration Committee Elections 2024 voter guides">guides</a> represent the thoughts of their authors. All individually written voter guides are eligible for inclusion. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/User:Tryptofish/ACE2018" title="User:Tryptofish/ACE2018">Tryptofish</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/User:Carrite/ACE2018" title="User:Carrite/ACE2018">Carrite</a></li><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:DeltaQuad/2018_Arb_Guide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:DeltaQuad/2018 Arb Guide (page does not exist)">DeltaQuad</a></li><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:TParis/2018_ACE_Guide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:TParis/2018 ACE Guide (page does not exist)">TParis</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/User:Gerda_Arendt/ACE_2018" title="User:Gerda Arendt/ACE 2018">Gerda</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/User:Smallbones/ACE2018" title="User:Smallbones/ACE2018">Smallbones</a></li><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Barkeep49/ACE2018&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Barkeep49/ACE2018 (page does not exist)">Barkeep49</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/User:Guerillero/ACE2018" title="User:Guerillero/ACE2018">Guerillero</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/User:Collect/ACE2018" title="User:Collect/ACE2018">Collect</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/User:Ealdgyth/2018_Arb_Election_votes" title="User:Ealdgyth/2018 Arb Election votes">Ealdgyth</a></li><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Boing!_said_Zebedee/ACE2018&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Boing! said Zebedee/ACE2018 (page does not exist)">Boing!</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/User:Elonka/ACE2018" title="User:Elonka/ACE2018">Elonka</a></li><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:There%27sNoTime/ACE2018_Guide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:There'sNoTime/ACE2018 Guide (page does not exist)">There'sNoTime</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/User:Feminist/ACE2018" title="User:Feminist/ACE2018">Feminist</a></li></ul></div></div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The sixteenth annual <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Elections" title="Wikipedia:Elections">election</a> for the English Wikipedia's <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee">Arbitration Committee</a></b> took place in November and December 2018. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Election_process" data-mw-thread-id="h-Election_process-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Election_process-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"></span>Election process<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Election_process-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Election process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Before_the_election" data-mw-thread-id="h-Before_the_election-Election_process"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Before_the_election-Election_process"></span>Before the election<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Before_the_election-Election_process"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Before the election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">These processes must be initiated and evaluated by volunteers, as there is no Electoral Commission at this stage.</div> <ol><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018">Election Request for Comment</a></b> (from <i>00:00, 1 September</i> until <i>23:59, September 30</i>) → the pre-election RfC is to run for 30 days in September.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Electoral_Commission" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Electoral Commission">Electoral Commission Request for Comment</a></b> → the Electoral Commission is to be selected across three weeks in October: <dl><dd>(i) 7-day self-nomination period (from <i>Saturday 00:00, 6 October</i> until <i>Friday 23:59, 12 October</i>) → open to users who: a) are at least 18 years old, b) satisfy the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Access_to_nonpublic_personal_data_policy" class="extiw" title="meta:Access to nonpublic personal data policy">access to nonpublic personal data policy</a>, and c) are otherwise eligible to vote.</dd> <dd>(ii) 7-day evaluation period (from <i>Saturday 00:00, 13 October</i> until <i>Friday 23:59, 19 October</i>) → in practice, community feedback is open throughout the self-nom period</dd> <dd>(iii) 7-day selection deadline (must be completed by <i>Friday 00:00, 26 October</i>)</dd></dl></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_timeline" data-mw-thread-id="h-Election_timeline-Election_process"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Election_timeline-Election_process"></span>Election timeline<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Election_timeline-Election_process"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Election timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li><b>Self-nomination period</b> (from <i>Sunday 00:00, 4 November</i> until <i>Tuesday 23:59, 13 November</i>, UTC) → interested editors are invited to submit a candidate statement. An editor is eligible to stand as a candidate who: <dl><dd>(i) has a registered account and has made at least 500 mainspace edits before 1 November 2018,</dd> <dd>(ii) not subject to active blocks or site-bans,</dd> <dd>(iii) meets the Wikimedia Foundation's <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Access_to_nonpublic_information_policy" class="extiw" title="meta:Access to nonpublic information policy">criteria for access to non-public data</a>, is willing to sign the Foundation's non-public information <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_information" class="extiw" title="meta:Confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information">confidentiality agreement</a>, and</dd> <dd>(iv) has disclosed any previous or alternate accounts in their election statements (legitimate accounts which have been declared to the Arbitration Committee before the close of nominations do not need to be publicly disclosed).</dd></dl></li> <li><b>Voting period</b> (from <i>Tuesday 00:00, 20 November</i> until <i>Monday 23:59, 3 December</i>, UTC) → eligible voters can vote on the candidates, using the <i><b><a href="/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/710" title="Special:SecurePoll/vote/710">SecurePoll</a></b></i> system. An editor is <b>eligible</b> to vote who: <dl><dd>(i) has registered an account before Sunday 00:00, 28 October 2018</dd> <dd>(ii) has made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday 00:00, 1 November 2018 and,</dd> <dd>(iii) is not blocked from the English Wikipedia at the time of their vote.</dd></dl></li> <li><b>Scrutineering period</b> (immediately following the voting period) → scrutineers, consisting of <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards" class="extiw" title="m:Stewards">stewards</a> whose main wikis are <i>not</i> the English Wikipedia, will check the votes (e.g. for duplicate, missing, and ineligible votes), and compile a tally of the results. The instructions for scrutineers are outlined <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Coordination/Instructions_for_scrutineers" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Coordination/Instructions for scrutineers">here</a>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Community_notification" data-mw-thread-id="h-Community_notification-Election_timeline"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Community_notification-Election_timeline"></span>Community notification<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Community_notification-Election_timeline"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Community notification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When voting starts, a mass message will be sent out to all eligible voters that have been active within the last 12 months. If this cannot be done within 72 hours of the voting starting, the election committee may elect to notify all eligible voters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results" data-mw-thread-id="h-Results-Election_process-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Results-Election_process-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"></span>Results<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Results-Election_process-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z-Results"></span>Following the voting period, the scrutineers examined the votes and released a tally of the results. The tally ranks candidates by their performance according to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018">criteria for success in this election</a>, defined as the number of votes cast in support of the candidate divided by the total number of votes cast both for and against (commonly described as "support over support plus oppose" or "S/(S+O)"). "Neutral" preferences are not counted in this metric. A total of <a class="external text" href="https://vote.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/list/710">2,209 ballots</a> were cast (including duplicates) and 2,114 votes were determined to be valid. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Support </th> <th scope="col">Neutral<sup id="cite_ref-nbNoVote_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbNoVote-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Oppose </th> <th scope="col">Net<sup id="cite_ref-nbNet_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbNet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Percentage<sup id="cite_ref-nbPercentage_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbPercentage-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Mkdw" title="User:Mkdw">Mkdw</a></td> <td>763</td> <td>1080</td> <td>271</td> <td>492</td> <td>73.79%</td> <td>Two-year term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/User:GorillaWarfare" title="User:GorillaWarfare">GorillaWarfare</a></td> <td>1064</td> <td>652</td> <td>398</td> <td>666</td> <td>72.78%</td> <td>Two-year term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/User:AGK" class="mw-redirect" title="User:AGK">AGK</a></td> <td>799</td> <td>1012</td> <td>303</td> <td>496</td> <td>72.50%</td> <td>Two-year term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/User:SilkTork" title="User:SilkTork">SilkTork</a></td> <td>733</td> <td>1089</td> <td>292</td> <td>441</td> <td>71.51%</td> <td>Two-year term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Joe_Roe" title="User:Joe Roe">Joe Roe</a></td> <td>803</td> <td>987</td> <td>324</td> <td>479</td> <td>71.25%</td> <td>Two-year term </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Courcelles" title="User:Courcelles">Courcelles</a></td> <td>788</td> <td>992</td> <td>334</td> <td>454</td> <td>70.23%</td> <td>Two-year term </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/User:DGG" title="User:DGG">DGG</a></td> <td>866</td> <td>866</td> <td>382</td> <td>484</td> <td>69.39%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Drmies" title="User:Drmies">Drmies</a></td> <td>846</td> <td>855</td> <td>413</td> <td>433</td> <td>67.20%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Kelapstick" title="User:Kelapstick">Kelapstick</a></td> <td>568</td> <td>1199</td> <td>347</td> <td>221</td> <td>62.08%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Robert_McClenon" title="User:Robert McClenon">Robert McClenon</a></td> <td>709</td> <td>931</td> <td>474</td> <td>235</td> <td>59.93%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Lourdes" title="User:Lourdes">Lourdes</a></td> <td>623</td> <td>968</td> <td>523</td> <td>100</td> <td>54.36%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Isarra" title="User:Isarra">Isarra</a></td> <td>444</td> <td>984</td> <td>686</td> <td>-242</td> <td>39.29%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/User:Fred_Bauder" title="User:Fred Bauder">Fred Bauder</a></td> <td>446</td> <td>889</td> <td>779</td> <td>-333</td> <td>36.41%</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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-nbNoVote-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nbNoVote_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> All voters were required to register a preference of either "Support", "Neutral", or "Oppose" for each candidate. The "Neutral" column is simply the total votes for which voters did not select the Support or Oppose option.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nbNet-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nbNet_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Net = Support − Oppose</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nbPercentage-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nbPercentage_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Percentage = (Support / (Support + Oppose)) * 100 (rounded to 2 decimal places)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <dl><dd><b>Certified by:</b></dd></dl> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/User:Mardetanha" title="User:Mardetanha">Mardetanha</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mardetanha" title="User talk:Mardetanha">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018#c-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z-Results" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">06:47, 14 December 2018 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z-Results"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z-Results"></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Linedwell" title="User:Linedwell"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Linedwell-2018-12-14T07:05:00.000Z-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"></span>Linedwell</a> <sup><small>[<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Linedwell" title="User talk:Linedwell">talk</a>/<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussion_utilisateur:Linedwell" class="extiw" title="fr:Discussion utilisateur:Linedwell">@frwiki</a>]</small></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018#c-Linedwell-2018-12-14T07:05:00.000Z-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:05, 14 December 2018 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Linedwell-2018-12-14T07:05:00.000Z-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Linedwell-2018-12-14T07:05:00.000Z-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"></span></li> <li><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-علاء-2018-12-14T08:18:00.000Z-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"></span>--</b><a href="/wiki/User:%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1" title="User:علاء"><span style="font-family: Script MT Bold; font-size: medium; color:black;">Alaa</span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1" title="User talk:علاء">:)..!</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018#c-علاء-2018-12-14T08:18:00.000Z-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:18, 14 December 2018 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-علاء-2018-12-14T08:18:00.000Z-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-علاء-2018-12-14T08:18:00.000Z-Mardetanha-2018-12-14T06:47:00.000Z"></span></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Vacant_seats" data-mw-thread-id="h-Vacant_seats"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Vacant_seats"></span>Vacant seats<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Vacant_seats"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Vacant seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For 2018, seven current arbitrators will remain on the committee. Two of the eight remaining seats (one of the seven seats from Tranche Alpha, as well as the vacant seat from Tranche Beta), will be eliminated, rather than refilled, thereby reducing the size of the committee from 15 to 13 members. This will leave <b>six vacant seats to be filled in this election</b> for either a two-year term <small>(January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020)</small>, or a one-year term <small>(January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019)</small>. Candidates will be appointed according to their percentage of support, as calculated by <b>support/(support + oppose)</b>. There will be a <i>neutral</i> option; choosing this option will not affect the support percentage for the candidate, and will be treated as though you did not vote in the election with respect to that candidate. </p><p>The minimum percentage of support that is required is 60% for a two-year term, and 50% for a one-year term. Candidates who receive 60% support will be appointed to serve a full two-year term. If applicable, candidates who receive ≥50% support but fall below the 60% threshold will be appointed to serve a one-year term. In this event, the seat will be refilled by a one-year term in the next election. If any of the seven arbitrators with unexpired terms resign or otherwise leave the committee before the start of voting, the seat they vacate will be filled for a one-year term in this election. 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id="Coordination" data-mw-thread-id="h-Coordination"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Coordination"></span>Coordination<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Coordination"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Coordination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Coordination" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Coordination">Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Coordination</a></div> <p>The Arbitration Committee elections are organized entirely by community volunteers, independent of the Arbitration Committee itself. Before every election, an RfC is held so that the community may propose and implement any changes to the format of the election. Any rules or practices that were not specifically changed by the RfC are carried over from the previous election. </p><p>Ordinary editors who help run the day-to-day operations of the election are known as <b>coordinators</b>. Election coordinators have no special authority or abilities, but facilitate the smooth running of the election in any way that is needed. Editors interested in helping run the election can add their names <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COORD18#Coordinators" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COORD18">here</a>. </p><p>The three-member <b>Electoral Commission</b> is appointed by the community in a separate RfC before the election. Commissioners are responsible for addressing any unforeseen problems that may arise in the election process, and for adjudicating any disputes relating to the election. The Election Commission has the full mandate and authority to decisively settle any issues that arise, but members should intervene only when there is a problem that needs to be resolved, and discussion isn't working, the rules are unclear, or there isn't time for lengthy discussion. In addition, while the Electoral Commission itself is not inherently responsible for logistics of the election, Commissioners should ensure that preparations for the election move forward in a timely fashion. As such, Commissioners are <i>de facto</i> coordinators and usually have an active role in running the election. </p><p>The following editors are the members of this year's Electoral Commission: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/User:Cyberpower678" title="User:Cyberpower678">Cyberpower678</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Cyberpower678" title="User talk:Cyberpower678">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Cyberpower678" title="Special:Contributions/Cyberpower678">contribs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:KTC" title="User:KTC">KTC</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:KTC" title="User talk:KTC">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/KTC" title="Special:Contributions/KTC">contribs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:SQL" title="User:SQL">SQL</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:SQL" title="User talk:SQL">talk</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/SQL" title="Special:Contributions/SQL">contribs</a>)</li></ul> <p>The Electoral Commission can be contacted at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Coordination" title="Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Coordination">Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Coordination</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:COORD18" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:COORD18">WT:COORD18</a>). </p><p>The last group of volunteers are the <b>scrutineers</b>. Three scrutineers are drawn from <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards" class="extiw" title="meta:Stewards">Stewards</a> who primarily work at <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_projects" class="extiw" title="meta:List of projects">other projects</a>. Scrutineers are responsible for providing oversight for the voting process itself. Scrutineers' responsibilities include guarding against abuse and technical errors, ensuring that valid votes are counted while invalid ones are discarded, and confirming that the final tally of votes is correct and certifying the official results. Scrutineers work behind the scenes and are not otherwise involved in coordinating the more minor areas of the election. The Electoral Commission is the liaison between the scrutineers and the rest of the community. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Guides" data-mw-thread-id="h-Guides"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Guides"></span>Guides<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Guides"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Guides"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See the <a href="#Timeline">"Timeline"</a> section above for voter and candidate eligibility requirements</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="For_candidates" data-mw-thread-id="h-For_candidates-Guides"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-For_candidates-Guides"></span>For candidates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-For_candidates-Guides"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: For candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nominations for candidates will open at 00:00 UTC, 4 November and will close at 23:59 UTC, 13 November. During this time, any editor in good standing who meets the criteria stated in the <a href="#Timeline">"Timeline" section above</a> may nominate themselves by following the instructions to create a candidate statement on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Candidates" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates">candidates page</a>. Once a candidate has made their statement, they may proceed to answer individual questions as they wish (see the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Questions" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Questions">questions page</a> for details and instructions). Candidates may continue to answer questions until the end of the voting period (23:59 UTC, 3 December). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="For_voters" data-mw-thread-id="h-For_voters-Guides"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-For_voters-Guides"></span>For voters<span data-mw-comment-end="h-For_voters-Guides"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: For voters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:5-minute_guide_to_ArbCom_elections" title="Wikipedia:5-minute guide to ArbCom elections">Wikipedia:5-minute guide to ArbCom elections</a></div> <p>Once candidates have nominated themselves, voters are invited to review and discuss them. Voters may ask questions throughout the election. </p><p>To facilitate their discussions and judgements, voters are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the candidates. This can be done through reading the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Candidates" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates">candidate statements</a>, the answers to the questions put to each candidate (linked from their candidate statements), and the discussion of each candidate (a centralized collection of which will be made available at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Candidates/Discussion" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates/Discussion">discussion page</a>). In addition, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2018/Candidates/Guide" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018/Candidates/Guide">summary guide</a> to candidates will be made available, and augmented by a <a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Arbitration_Committee_Elections_2018_voter_guides" title="Category:Wikipedia Arbitration Committee Elections 2018 voter guides">set of personal guides</a> by individual voters. </p><p>Voting will run for 14 days, from 00:00 UTC, 19 November to 23:59 UTC, 3 December. The process will be conducted using the <a href="/wiki/Special:SecurePoll" title="Special:SecurePoll">SecurePoll</a> extension which ensures that individual voters' decisions will not be publicly viewable (although technical information about voters, such as their IP address and user-agents, will be visible to the WMF-identified election administrators and scrutineers). </p><p>Voters will be invited to choose one of three options for each candidate: "Support", "Oppose" or "Neutral"; and the number of "Support", "Oppose" or "Neutral" preferences a voter can express is otherwise limited only by the number of candidates. After voters have entered their choices for all of the candidates and submitted their votes, they may revisit and change their decisions, but attempting to do so will require expressing preferences for all candidates from scratch. 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