Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2019/Candidates/GeneralPoxter/Questions

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2. When, if ever, would discretionary sanctions be an appropriate countermeasure against paid editing?

   I believe that all appropriate countermeasures, including discretionary sanctions, should be used with full force against paid editing with probable cause. Wikipedia must be kept an unbiased and reliable source of information at all costs. GeneralPoxter (talk) 21:17, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

4. To what extent, if any, should the Arbitration Committee endorse the adoption of two-factor authentication on Wikipedia?

   The Arbitration Committee should fully endorse the adoption of two-factor authentication on Wikipedia. We must strive towards a more secure and uncompromisable Wikipedia. GeneralPoxter (talk) 21:17, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2. Hello GeneralPoxter, and thank you for offering to serve on the Arbitration Committee. As a candidate who only began actively editing in the last couple of months and who doesn't appear to have much experience in dispute resolution on Wikipedia, voters are unlikely to be able to make an informed judgement of your capacities to serve effectively on the Committee based on your editing so far. Can you explain what you bring to the table as a candidate?

   I bring to the table a rational mind, a dedicated servant, and the perspective of the latest generation of Wikipedia editors. My youth and vigor will most certainly separate me from the other candidates. GeneralPoxter (talk) 00:19, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2. What do you believe is your best contribution to the English Wikipedia? Please provide diff links.

2. As a potential arbitrator, there will be a myriad of circumstances where you will need to consider private data as a part of the case process. Can you please confirm whether or not you would meet the requirements as set by the Access to nonpublic personal data policy?

4. While it's normally been customary on the English Wikipedia for arbitrators to demonstrate their trust for the role by being sysops first, there is no hard and fast rule against non-sysops running for ArbCom or even serving if elected to the role. However, for myself and (in my opinion) for the majority of the community, there needs to be a demonstrated trust to effectively handle confidentiality, since sensitive tools such as oversight and CheckUser are customarily assigned to arbitrators and are occasionally used as part of the case process. Can you please explain why the community should entrust you with these sensitive tools, and how you felt that you have earned that trust from the community?

2. Can you provide one diff of a well reasoned argument where you disagreed with the majority and took an unpopular view? The more recent, the more unpopular, the better.

4. Nearly every case, that will be brought before the committee, involves skirting of the civility policy in some way or the other, that may not be always bright-line violations on a per se basis. The only mechanisms, that current arbitrators are using to combat with the issue, are interaction bans, topic bans, and site bans. Have you thought/devised of any new but more optimal way to solve this issue?

6. What's your takeaway from the entire episode centered around Fram?

8. Please comment on the behavior of arbitrators, as seen over here. Check the corresponding t/p and this thread, in particular. Do you note any lack of responsiveness? Do you feel that the displayed behavior abides by general community expectations of arbitrator conduct? Shall we expect similar behavior from you, if you are elected?

2. Thanks very much for standing, GeneralPoxter. As you know, much of an arbitrator's work is weighing delicate—often nuanced, but sometimes crass and purely argumentative!—arguments that have already, by their nature, been hashed and rehashed in other venues, such as administrator noticeboards. Could you tell us, in your own words, which of your 53 edits to project space you think showcases your approach to such cases best?