Why should I be an arbitrator? For one main reason: I love Wikipedia. It has been a part of my upbringing, it has made me develop as a person, and I want to help this encyclopedia deal with the filth of everyday life.
I ran for the Arbitration Committee last election, and I withdrew as I felt I was not experienced enough. Since then, I became more involved in mediation; in addition, I prepared and delivered a lecture at Wikimania 2007 on dispute resolution based on my insights that have accumulated over the time I have spent mediating. I would like to bring these insights to the Arbitration Committee.
The most important part of Wikipedia is that it is an encyclopedia. In order to get this encyclopedia written, it has a community of editors which way too often gets into fights, resulting in endless drama that continuously scars the community. At the end of the dispute resolution line is the Arbitration Committee which has the responsibility of being the final word on wiki fighting. I'm of the opinion that an arbitrator must be effective, must be capable of thinking, must give a care, and most importantly, wants to see pervasive issues within Wikipedia to come to an end so that we may go back to writing the encyclopedia.
As arbitrator, my wish is to keep arbitration sessions focussed, to listen to angry parties and figure out why they're angry, and think of a way that the Arbitration Committee can help. It's time to solve problems. MessedRocker (talk) 00:56, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
