Voting for ArbCom is now complete. You and ~140 fellow Wikipedian were randomly selected. Could you please (either on-wiki or via email) answer this exit poll about the ArbCom candidates? Results will be published; answers will help improve Wikipedia by giving future candidates information about what you think is important. This is only an unofficial survey, and will have no impact on your actual vote during this election, nor in any future election. All questions (and portions thereof) are 100% optional. Thanks for being a Wikipedian.
Please fill in as many blanks as you wish edit
- Once only please, Your Wikipedia Username: ____
- Q#0. Will you be responding to the rest of the questions? Why Or Why Not: ____ General Comments: ____
- Q#1. How many edits to Wikipedia must arbs have? Your Numeric Answer: ____ Why: ____
- Q#2. How many years editing Wikipedia must arbs have? Your Numeric Answer: ____ Why: ____
- Q#3. Arbs... A: should not, B: should preferably not, C: maybe could D: should preferably E: must at least formerly, F: must currently... be an admin. Your Single-Letter Answer: ____ Why: ____
- Q#4. How many years of experience as an admin must arbs have, if any? Your Numeric Answer: ____ Why: ____
- Q#5. Completely optional, as all questions are optional: which candidates did you support this year, and why? Your List-Of-Usernames You Supported: ____ Why: ____
Tougher questions edit
- Q#6. Completely optional, as all questions are optional: which candidates did you oppose this year, and why? Your List-Of-Usernames You Opposed: ____ Why: ____
- Q#7. Who would you like to see run for ArbCom, in the December 2016 election, twelve months from now? Your List-Of-Usernames As Potential Future Candidates: ____ Why: ____
- Q#8_A. How did you learn about ArbCom elections? What factors motivated you to vote in the election this year? Your List-Participation-Related-Factors: ____ Thoughts on those factors? ____
- Q#8_B. How did you learn about the candidates? What factors motivated you to support or oppose them? Your List-Candidate-Related-Factors: ____ Thoughts on those factors? ____
- Q#9. For potential arbs, what are the right kind of contributions outside noticeboard activity? Your List-Of-Ideal-Contributions: ____ Why? ____
- Q#10. For potential arbs, what are the right kind of background-experience at which specific noticeboards? Your List-Of-Ideal-Noticeboards: ____ Why? ____
- Q#11. For potential arbs, what are the wrong kind of personality-temperament-indicators, at which specific noticeboards? Your List-Of-Worrisome-Noticeboards: ____ Why? ____
- Q#12. Anything else we ought to know? Your Custom-Designed Question(s): ____ Your Custom-Designed Answer(s): ____
How to respond edit
Thank you for your time, and thanks for all your work helping Wikipedia.
- To submit your answers via usertalk, click edit, fill in the blanks provided, and click save.
- Then, click , type a short note, and click save.
Or, for a modicum of privacy...
- To submit your answers via email, click here to create a new email, select the text of the questions, paste the questions into your email, fill in the blanks provided, and send the email.
- Then, click , type a short note, and click save.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact these Signpost editors (#1, #2, #3, or email#1).