Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2020/Candidates/BDD/Statement

BDD

Hi all, I'm BDD. I'll hit my 16th wikiversary during the election period, and have been an administrator since 2013. Most of my time these days is spent on XfDs, especially RfD. Wikipedia has been a constant and a big part of my life; I'm a true believer and want to help out however I can.

As a librarian by day, I hold and practice many of the same values that drive the encyclopedia. I strive to be helpful and fair to all with whom I interact here, and to uphold the principle of neutrality. ArbCom, of course, requires both neutrality at the outset before making sometimes difficult choices, and I believe I am ready to meet that challenge.

Frankly, I was not intending to run for ArbCom until I saw that we're running short on nominees, without much time left. I believe I have experience, maturity, and a cool head, all of which would make me an asset at ArbCom. I hope you'll agree and that I will earn your support. If not, I trust you'll be voting for others better suited to the job, and I salute you for it.

I meet the Foundation's criteria for access to non-public data, and will sign the confidentiality agreement without hesitation if elected. My only alternative account is inactive and has been declared to ArbCom. I assume I made some IP edits in 2004 or earlier before registering my account, but probably just on long since deleted Star Wars cruft. :)