Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2015 CUOS appointments

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The Arbitration Committee is seeking to appoint additional editors to the CheckUser and Oversight teams.

Prospective applicants must be familiar with (i) policies relevant to CU and/or OS and (ii) the global privacy policy and related documents. They must have good communication and team-working skills. CheckUser candidates must be familiar with basic networking topics, SPI tools and techniques, and should be willing to volunteer at ACC or UTRS. Applicants must also be:

• available to regularly assist with the workload;
• familiar with Wikipedia processes, policies, and guidelines;
• an administrator on the English Wikipedia;
• at least 18 years of age and have legal majority in their jurisdiction of residence;
• willing to identify to the WMF prior to receiving permissions.
• willing to disclose all other accounts they have operated to the committee.

We welcome all applicants with suitable interest to apply, but this year we have particular need of the following:

• Due to increasing activity from the Asia & Eastern Europe regions, applications are particularly sought from people familiar with ISPs and editing patterns of these regions.
• Applicants familiar with the account creation interface or Unblock Ticket Request System are also particularly welcome.
• Oversight applicants are especially sought from users who can handle requests between 03:00 UTC and 12:00 UTC, though administrators in all timezones are encouraged to apply.

During the vetting stage of the process, the existing functionary team will be invited to give their feedback on all applications. The committee will make the final appointments. Applicants must be aware that they are likely to receive considerable internal and external scrutiny. External scrutiny may include attempts to investigate on- and off-wiki activities; previous candidates have had personal details revealed and unwanted contact made with employers and family. We are unable to prevent this and such risks will continue if you are successful.

Further details on the appointment process may be found below.