Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010/Candidates/John Vandenberg

John Vandenberg

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Sleep

"You can be a good arbiter, an underemployed arbiter, and/or loose sleep as a result of Wikipedia. You can't be all three; which will you choose? John Vandenberg (chat) 08:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)"

That was a great question... Which will you choose? Are you going to serve out your term this time? ++Lar: t/c 02:33, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm not much of a sleeper.

One of the reasons for resigning was that, from November to July of 2009-2010, I was responsible for the compilation of the Excellence in Research for Australia submission for my university. At the time of my resignation, I was starting to feel the pinch, and I don't like letting tasks slip, or be done sloppily. Tasks at work were slipping, and the ArbCom decision should have been handled better.

The government has announced that this reporting requirement will be required of Australian universities again in 2012, so the months leading up to that will be a period of high workload for me. As a result, I'll need to focus on work during this period.

Also, if elected, I won't be as active an arbiter in 2011 as I was in 2009. But I will loose sleep when something needs to be done, and I'm not going to buckle under pressure or vanish if things turn ugly.

John Vandenberg ^(chat) 03:20, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I believe you to be trustworthy and reasonable

I have worked with you in too many different areas to be able to easily recall my impressions of your service on Arbcom. I already had a firm opinion of you long before then. I respect your judgment and have found you to be thoughtful and reasonable. I remember thinking your difficulties on Arbcom were problems of process rather than ones of judgment.BirgitteSB 01:09, 28 November 2010 (UTC)