Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010/Candidates/Casliber

Casliber

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Easy access to information about Committee decisions

I'd like to know whether anyone else finds it crazily difficult to find what the current status of sanctioned parties is. There seems to be no one-stop shop from the ArbCom page, where an admin can easily look up the remedies that apply to a particular user, and the subsequent amendments of those sanctions. The candidate has experience as an arb, and I wonder whether he can suggest whether and if so what type of action might be taken to provide up-to-date information to the community with as few clicks as possible. Tony (talk) 06:58, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You'd think that some reworking/reorganizing/updating around this page -- Wikipedia:List of banned users -- maybe convert to "list of banned and sanctioned users"? Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:20, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PS: I see the talk on your talkpage --> Wikipedia:Editing_restrictions. I'll answer there and agree the page needs tending... Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:12, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ideally, this shouldn't be done with a list. It should be done with the database. Probably best off talking to the developers. Not sure this is the best place to have the discussion, but I agree with Tony's sentiment - there are a lot of things which really aren't up to Web 2.0 on Wikipedia. II | (t - c) 00:51, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was impressed when you previously served on Arbcom

Overall I remember you being one of the Arbs most likely to answer questions and try to deescalate the drama du jour surrounding Arbcom. While I don't particularly remember any casework of yours, I do remember thinking well of your Accept/Decline decisions. I remember thinking that you were more thoughtful than the average bear. I was disappointed when you placed yourself in such an untenable position as the one that led to your resignation. I am glad to see you running for re-election. Remember what Shakespeare said, "To thine ownself be true. And surely as the night follows the day, thou canst be false to any man."BirgitteSB 23:48, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(prepares self to answer another tricky question) ...well, uh no question...ok thanks. I'm I'll try my best. I only drafted one case (which was this one, though it does not say as such anywhere....) :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:41, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not immediately clear is it? If you look in the history, it becomes clear that Casliber did indeed draft that case. The clue is that his votes, although indented, are the first ones there (this indicates in most cases who drafted the case). Voting was in progress when Casliber resigned. The version immediately before his votes were indented is here. The important point is that this case does serve as an example of a case he drafted, for those looking for something to give an idea of how he would handle that part of the role. Carcharoth (talk) 22:51, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh! I should have thought of that. Thx Carch. Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:58, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]