Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2011/Candidates/Kirill Lokshin/Statement

Kirill Lokshin

I've now served on the Arbitration Committee for nearly five years—from January 2007 until July 2009, and from January 2010 onward. The focus of my attention has generally been drafting case decisions (I've written more than sixty) and managing the organizational and procedural aspects of the Committee's day-to-day work (I was the coordinating arbitrator from February 2009 to July 2009, and have been the deputy coordinating arbitrator since February 2010); but, over the years, I've had the opportunity to participate in just about every possible aspect of an arbitrator's role.

I stand before you on the depth and breadth of my experience with the arbitration process, and on my proven track record as an arbitrator. I will not claim to be perfect—no arbitrator is—nor to have pleased everyone with my decisions; but I have always sought to act in the best interests of the project, and I believe that I've been a voice of reason and a driving force for efficiency, transparency, and professionalism among the arbitrators.

With the reduction in the size of the Committee and the transition to fewer overlapping tranches and shorter term lengths, the need for experienced arbitrators is greater than ever before. As the longest-serving of the current arbitrators—indeed, as the longest-serving arbitrator in the history of the Committee—I believe that I have a unique level of experience to offer. I've learned much about being an arbitrator over the years; and I would like to continue serving the community in that role, if the community will have me.

Mandatory statements and disclosures: As a sitting arbitrator, I am already identified to the Foundation and otherwise comply with the criteria for access to non-public data. I have not edited Wikipedia with any account other than User:Kirill Lokshin. (proof of identification)