Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2012/Candidates/Timotheus Canens/Statement

Timotheus Canens

Hello, I'm Timotheus Canens. Occasional editor since late 2005, started editing in earnest in 2009, admin since March 2010. I'm a clerk at sockpuppet investigations. I've worked at articles for creation, articles for deletion, deletion review, RC and new page patrol. Much of my current work is at arbitration enforcement.

I'm running because I believe it is useful and important to have more arbitrators who are previously AE administrators, especially after a few very disappointing recent episodes that nearly destroyed my willingness to continue to work at AE. I believe that it is important that the committee get a better understanding of how its decisions will be interpreted and enforced at AE, and how their actions and inactions can affect the work of AE admins. As the number of topic areas under discretionary sanctions continues to grow, I think it will greatly benefit both admins and editors working in those areas alike to have a fair, effective, and efficient enforcement system, but that can't happen without support from the arbitration committee.

I'm over 18, and willing to identify to the foundation if elected. All my currently used alternate accounts are listed on my user page. User:Tim Song is my previous username; User:Tim song was created by an impersonator that I then usurped and used as a doppelganger.