Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2023/Candidates/Firefly

Firefly

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I do appreciate that you've stated your goals and beliefs up front in your statement, instead of giving out a bland statement and leaving everyone to have to figure out those things later. I mean, you could be lying, but I doubt it. Edward-Woodrow (talk) 00:03, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

My highest praise for Firefly

Wikipedia would be very lucky to have Firefly on ArbCom. I've had the pleasure of working with Firefly for over two years, first as a clerk and then as a functionary colleague, and I can't tell you enough how wonderful he is. Firefly brings an intense drive to improve and maintain the project, together with a careful analytic mind packaged with more friendliness and charm than I can describe. Working with him is always a great and inspiring experience, and I can't recommend him enough for ArbCom. Best, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 04:14, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

What I've said about cordiality applies to the clerks too – working with Firefly and the others is a pleasure. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 08:38, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Note about question answers

Just a quick note that I’m travelling today and therefore my answers to questions may be a little delayed - apologies. Courtesy ping @Theleekycauldron @Barkeep49 @Tamzin as they have asked one at the time of writing. firefly ( t · c ) 07:06, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

SN 54129

Firefly said something genuinely nice to me the other day. I'm rather fragile at the moment, parce-que various RL-if-metaphorical punji pits, and what he said brought a tear to my eye. That's what struck me, right then. It was nothing to do with being civil—of course, he was—but damn civility as a BS excuse for saying whatever you like as long as you don't swear. That's not civility; that's hypocrisy. What Firefly demonstrated was compassion. Compassion to a digitally evoked username. That's worth 1000 times civility. And no disrespect, but I imagine it's a quality that no committee has ever overflowed with. ——Serial 21:02, 26 November 2023 (UTC)