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I have been on Wikipedia for a pretty long time (my userpage tells the story), but this is the first year I've felt compelled to write a voter guide.
We've got a great candidate turnout this year – certainly more people than I expected to are taking the plunge and signing up for perhaps the most thankless (and certainly the most criticized) role Wikipedia has to offer. A lot of really good candidates are running, which is good because we've got 11 seats to fill.
I don't have any sort of litmus test; if the candidates are "wrong" about certain issues I'm passionate about but are otherwise dedicated, experienced, clueful, and willing to take the slings and arrows that come with the job, I'm happy to support. I've asked a few of the candidates various questions (thank you to all the candidates for responding) but I don't have a "standard set" of questions I subject each candidate to. Each candidate is different and my questions are based on my curiosity about the candidate's specific history, experience or philosophy.
This year I am supporting 10 candidates for the 11 open seats. I welcome feedback on the talk page.