Hi! I'm candidating for the ArbCom because I believe in justice in Wikipedia and think I can bring about positive change as to the fairness of arbitration procedures. I have worked in mediation in the past (in real life), and also in various cases at both the English and Romanian Wikipedias. If I become an arbitrator, my most important consideration will be to look at both sides impartially and to guarantee that the rights of the accused are always upheld in the fairest way. I am a firm believed in dialogue, and I always aim to make sure that both sides understand very well what the dispute is about, since I believe that alienation and misunderstanding is the most significant and most dangerous root of conflict. It is only through true justice and transparency that we can bring about a better, more stable and more trustworthy Wikipedia community. Feel free to ask any questions on the questions page below. Thanks, Ronline✉ 09:34, 20 December 2005 (UTC)reply
Support according to me, he would be a good arbiter --
Angelo 01:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. New blood good and has good principles. --
Dogbreathcanada 02:31, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Dogbreathcanada does not have suffrage; his first edit was at 19:56, 30 October 2005 (UTC) and he had only 144 edits as of 00:00, 9 January 2006 (UTC). —
Cryptic(talk) 04:39, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. How could the account be created December 28? Edits go back before then.. (Confusion on my part:voter's account, not candidate's). Strong edit history, good statement.--
ragesoss 03:51, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support can't find anything wrong with this user.
Grue 06:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support A user that I highly respect. --
Mihai -talk 08:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. --
AdiJapan 12:25, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. Good experiences with this user on Wikinews. I trust him on a Wikimedia level, and that's enough for me to trust him on a Wikipedia level.--
Eloquence* 14:00, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Very Strong Support - I trust Ronline to be one of the best and good member of ArbCom. He is one of the most dedicated contributor to mediation conflicts. He is by far the best of them with a very warm, friendly attitude towards people. We trust him to be one of the best and fit for this position.
Bonaparte talk 14:14, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Bonaparte likely does not have suffrage; his first edit was at 18:57, 6 November 2005 (UTC). (
caveats) —
Cryptic(talk) 15:23, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support.He has what it takes.
Dunemaire 18:30, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. --
kingboyk 18:31, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. Has real-life mediation experience and is committed to transparency. -
Xed 20:43, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. nett experience across various projects sufficient, a successful mediator from what I've seen.--
cjllw | TALK 06:47, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support due to supposedly high support for users' rights. −−
It's-is-not-a-genitive 13:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support(Note: Vote only reflects suitability of candidate to the role, and does not reflect overall contributions or personally.) -
Mailer Diablo 02:01, 11 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support Good editor. Good admin. Able to forget about his oppinions when arbitrating.
Dpotop 11:59, 11 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support, user's statement has overcome any doubts I may have had about their experience. —
Ian MankaQuestions? Talk to me! 23:14, 11 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support --
Chris S. 07:28, 12 January 2006 (UTC)reply
User's first edit was on October 27, 2005, so s/he may not have suffrage.
Flcelloguy (
A note?) 21:37, 14 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support I'm concerned about Ronline's casting things in judicial terms, but like the mediation experience and the evenhanded tone in what discussions of his I've seen. --
William Pietri 00:33, 15 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. Seems well adjusted, balanced, and neutral, based on responses to questions (see the questions link in the statement section).. --
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help remove biblecruft 18:57, 15 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support. He seems to assume good faith, to have good judgement, and to educate subjects of disputes a friendly manner
(e.g. this edit).
The Rod 04:03, 18 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support I just seem to agree with too many of the things that he does to NOT vote for him.
Carptrash 06:01, 22 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Support --
Angr (
tɔk) 16:59, 22 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. --
Daniel 07:34, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. I like ronline, but he's basically new to the English wiki. From my experience with him 2 months ago, he didn't know how DR even worked. So. No. --
Woohookitty(cat scratches) 11:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Would really like to support, but I'm afraid the lack of XP keeps me from doing so. Weakly, very weakly oppose. —
Nightstallion(?) 12:44, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose sorry but I must oppose.
ALKIVAR™ 13:24, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose, not experienced enough.
Radiant_>|< 14:14, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose - Sorry, needs more experience in 'en'.
Awolf002 22:03, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Strong oppose. This wannabe arbiter doesn't even know a
difference between blocking and banning. His first admin action was to block an editor with 50,000+ edits, without consulting more experienced admins, thus demonstrating complete ignorance of
Wikipedia:Controversial blocks and provoking ongoing disruption of Wikipedia. --
Ghirla |
talk 22:41, 9 January 2006 (UTC)reply
OPPOSE. IT'S NOT ABOUT JUSTICE DAMMIT. It's about arbitration. You're not a crusader, you're not a policeman, or a vigilante. You help.
Avriette 06:19, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose Quite simple, the candidate says: "the rights of the accused are always upheld in the fairest way". But I say "Arbitration is not a judicial system."
Fifelfoo 22:14, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. Inexperience doesn't bother me as much as the character, language, and escalation I see
here. --
Ds13 22:46, 10 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose, although weakly. Real-life conflict resolution is a plus, but the generic feel of the statement turns me off.
Velvetsmog 01:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. Though I hope this user runs in the future --
Masonpatriot 05:53, 16 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose per legalistic view of arbcom.
Youngamerican 18:22, 16 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose. morphing proposed ombudsman from a "purely consultative structure" into a way to remove ArbCom members --
JWSchmidt 00:59, 19 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Weak oppose. I like candidate's ideas (esp. support of ombudsman idea), but needs more experience with English Wikipedia. —
Josiah Rowe (
talk •
contribs) 02:51, 22 January 2006 (UTC)reply
Oppose, questions.
KTC 12:10, 22 January 2006 (UTC)reply