Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010/Candidates/GiacomoReturned/Statement

GiacomoReturned

I have been editing Wikipedia since 2004, and edit pages mostly concerned with classical architecture; I've also written a few pages on boxers (the fighting variety) and have touched on a few other subjects, but those other edits are mostly pretty minor, just a fact or two. I suffer from poor eyesight and dyslexia which means my edit count is pretty meaningless as I often have to post two or three times for every edit because of this I create articles in user space and then paste them over when finished. The userspace is then deleted and all my fumbling mistakes with it.

During the six years I have been here, I seem to have become known for very vocally pointing out some unwelcome truths and facts. This has made me unpopular in certain quarters of the project and as a result my block log is more interesting than my spelling. You will note that almost all of the blocks have been overturned, so that ought to tell you something.

I disagree strongly with WMF-ID, and intend to continue arguing against it during the election, this is not because I think all Foundation employees are dishonest (I don't), but that I wish to minimise all risks of being outed, I think we all have a right to that. If anyone doubts I am over 18, then take a look at my content from 2004 and decide if you think it was written by an 11 year old. Without identifying, I will have no access to CU and OS and the Arb's mailing list; I first of all thought this would be a huge impediment, but I now realise it would be liberating - meaning that for the first time we would have an Arb making decisions based purely on presented evidence, rather than secret lobbying and back channel influences. The resultant limited contact with other Arbs would leave me completely free and impartial. So if you elect me that's what you will get. I am very honest and straight forward. In Arbcases I will heavily cross examine and then make decisions of what I see before me. I am very tenacious, I hate prevarication and I'm not easily deceived. I think I will be a very good Arb and I might even surprise one or two of you.

Exceeded word length, so the election coordinators have relocated the account disclosure to the candidate's user talk page.

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