- The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
During this recent Village pump RFC it was decided, that the results of Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2012 are adopted as standard rules for this year's Arbitration Committee Election RFC, and this is held to amend these. During this year RFC some changes were adopted, and thus the Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013 will be conducted as follows:
- Election: This year there will be 15 Arbitrators. The election will consist of eight 2 year terms. Any vacancies beyond that will be filled with 1 year terms. 50% support is minimum to be accepted as an arbitrator.
- Candidates: Requirements: 500 edits, editor in good standing, not under block or ban, meets the Foundation's access to non-public data, willing to identify, and has disclosed alternate accounts (or disclosed legitimate accounts to Arbcom). A candidate isn't disqualified for being blocked after the nomination was made, except for sockpuppetry.
- Timeline:
- Electoral Commission RFC: Now - Saturday 23:59, 9 November 2013
- Nominations: Sunday 00:01, 10 November - Tuesday 23:59, 19 November (10 days)
- Fallow period: Wednesday 00:01, 20 November to 24 November (5 days)
- Voting period: Monday 00:01, 25 November to 23:59, 8 December (14 days)
- Scrutineering: Monday 00:01, 9 December - ??? (whenever the Stewards are finished)
- No deadline for releasing or announcing the results.
- Guides: Allowed but with some strong suggestions.
- Voting: A voter needs 150 mainspace edits by 1 November and registered an account before 28 October. The existing system (Support/Abstain/Oppose) will be used with percentages calculated via Support/(Support + Oppose). Secret ballots will be used.
- Electoral Commission: An RFC will be held at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013/Electoral Commission, and it will completed until 23:59, 9 November. It will be closed by Jimbo Wales and will determine the three Electoral Commission officials, who will solve disputes and problems during the election, but they should only intervene "when there is a problem that needs resolving, and either discussion isn't working, the rules are unclear, or there isn't time".
- Questions: For this year's questions go to: Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013/Questions/General.
- Advertising: The upcoming election should be advertised through a watchlist notice and the traditional notices posted to various community noticeboards. Banners shouldn't be used.
There was also a clear consensus in the RFC, that future elections should be conducted under the following general schedule:
- The nominations period shall begin on the 2nd Sunday of November and should last 10 days.
- After this comes the five-day follow period and than the 14-day voting period.
- The scrutineering period concludes the election, but there is no deadline for releasing or announcing the results.
Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 12:17, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
2013 Arbitration Committee Elections
Status
This is a request for comment about the upcoming December 2013 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election.
Purpose of this request for comment: To provide an opportunity to amend the rules on the on structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2013 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
Background: Based on a Request for Comment held in September this year's Arbitration Committee Election RFC will run somewhat differently than it has in previous years. The RFC adopted the close of last year's ACERFC as the default rules for elections going forward. Instead of needing to arrive at a fresh consensus every year on the election rules, the yearly RFC will now focus on proposals that either change the rules, or that deal with issues not previously decided.
In the case of proposals that change existing rules, or that seek to establish new ones, lack of consensus for a change will result in the rules from the 2012 RFC remaining in force. Some issues are not covered by the existing rules but will need to be decided one way or another for the operation of the election, in those cases it will be up to the closer to figure out a result, even if there is no clear consensus, as they have had to in the past.
- Election: This year there will be 15 Arbitrators. The election will consist of eight 2 year terms. Any new vacancies that open before voting begins will be 1 year terms. Vacancies after voting begins will not be covered in this election. 50% support is minimum to be accepted as an arbitrator.
- Candidates: Same requirements from last year: 500 edits, editor in good standing, not under block or ban, meets Foundations access to non public data and willing to identify, and has disclosed alternate accounts (or disclosed legitimate accounts to Arbcom)
- Timeline:
- Electoral Commission RFC: Now - Saturday 23:59, 17 November 2012 (see below)
- Nominations: Sunday 00:01, 11 November - Tuesday 23:59, 20 November 2012 (10 days)
- Fallow period: Wednesday 00:01, 21 November to 25 November 2012 (5 days)
- Voting period: Monday 00:01, 26 November to 23:59, 9 December 2012 (14 days)
- Scrutineering: Monday 00:01, 9 December 2012 - ??? (whenever the Stewards are finished)
- No deadline for releasing or announcing the results.
- Guides: Allowed but with some strong suggestions. See below.
- Voting: A voter needs 150 mainspace edits by 1 November and registered an account before 28 October. The existing system (Support/No Vote/Oppose) will be used with percentages calculated via Support/(Support + Oppose). Secret ballots will be used.
- (NEW) Electoral Commission: A RFC to be completed NLT 2nd week of Nov and closed by Jimbo and will determine 3 Electoral Commission officials who will solve disputes and problems during the election
- Questions: While there does seem to be consensus to have a list of general questions, it looks like any specific work to be done on them needs to as yet take place at: Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2012/Questions/General (For this year Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2013/Questions/General)
- Advertising: The upcoming election should be advertised through a watchlist notice and the traditional notices posted to various community noticeboards. Banners shouldn't be used.
Structure: This RfC is divided into portions based on whether the question is unresolved or would amend the existing rules, and further divided into sections, each of which contains a question for the community to discuss. The standard RfC structure will be used, in which any user may make a general statement that other users may endorse if they so agree. The questions will be listed in the table of contents below, along with the users who have made statements.
The questions have been chosen in part from the comments from Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2012/Feedback. More questions may be added if other concerns arise.
Duration: This RfC is scheduled to last for about 30 days; on or after 1 November 2013, it will be closed, and an uninvolved editor(s) will determine the result of the RfC. The results will determine the structure, rules, and procedures for the election.
12:00, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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