Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections January 2006/Candidate statements/Filiocht

I've been around since about July 2003, one way or the other, and became an admin around the end of that year. Anyone with an interest in the more obscure corners of 20th century literature may have seen some of my edits.

I have no position on the performance of the existing ArbCom, and nothing I say should be taken as implicit criticism. I run on a simple platform. I would aim to follow the following basic principles:

Equality of respect: the same standards of behaviour should be extended to and expected of all users. Being an admins gives me no rights that are not also extended to non-admins, I deserve no more leeway than someone who has been here for 3 months. Of course, I exclude the real newcomers, who should never be bitten.
Wikilove: enough said.
Assume good faith: ditto.
Talking is better than blocking, discussing is better than voting. In the last resort, blocking/banning is better than letting one person drain the time, energy and goodwill of the many.
We're here to build an encyclopaedia, not a playground.

Beyond these, I have no preconceptions and would expect to grow into the role according to the needs of Wikipedia. Filiocht | The kettle's on 14:42, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Questions and comments

Dear Filiocht, is your role in ArbCom going to interfere with the time you spred in improving and writing literature articles? Will you become only a bureaucrat or will you remain an editor? Cheers and all the best, muriel@pt 12:05, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Muriel, long time no see. I will indeed continue to edit in the world of literature and anything else that interests me, if I ever finish List of cultural references in The Divine Comedy. Thanks for asking, hope my answer does not disappoint you too much. Filiocht | The kettle's on 07:11, 10 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Not at all because after all we're here to build an encyclopaedia, not a playground, to cite my favorite candidate. ;) muriel@pt 09:19, 10 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Some questions being asked of all the candidates by jguk

Q: How old are you and what do you do? (If student, please state what subjects you are studying.)

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Q: How many hours a month do you think you will need to be a good Arbitrator and are you really willing to put in the time?

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Q: If chosen, you will need to arbitrate on disputes arising from the creation or revision of articles. Experience of creating and revising articles yourself, particularly where it has involved collaboration, is very valuable in understanding the mindset of disputants who come to arbitration. With reference to your own edits in the main article namespace, please demonstrate why you think you have the right experience to be a good arbitrator.

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Q: Please list out what other Wikipedia usernames you have edited under.

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