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The next ''']''' to the English Misplaced Pages's ''']''' will commence on ] ]. These are the sixth such elections, and the newly elected members will join ]. Voting will run for two weeks (exactly fourteen days), and the results will be determined and announced by ]. Nominations will be accepted from ] ] – ] ]. Once nominations are open, Users may declare their candidacy by submitting a candidate statement at ]. The ] to the English Misplaced Pages's ''']''' will commence on 10 November 2008 (candidate statements opening); voting will open on 1 December 2008. The newly elected Arbitrators will join ] Trance Beta and Gamma. Voting will run for two weeks (exactly fourteen days), and the results will be determined and announced by ]. Nominations shall be accepted from ] ] – ] ]. Once nominations are open, Users may declare their candidacy by submitting a candidate statement at ].


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⚫ ==Process==
*Nominations for the Arbitration Committee elections 2008 will open at 00:00 (]) on 10 November 2008. Candidates must have 1000 edits to be eligible, and should self-nominate.
*Candidates must submit a ] using the provided template, posting it on their own subpage at ]. The statement will also be transcluded to the top of the user's voting subpage at ]. The statement must be limited to 400 words or less; however, a link to a longer statement in the candidate's userspace may be given.
*Individual candidate pages are linked from ] and voting pages onto ]. Remember, the statement must be 400 words or less.
*Nominations close at 23:59 (UTC) on 24 November 2008.
*Voting begins 00:00 1 December UTC at the ''Misplaced Pages:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2008/Vote/Username'' pages. There is only a space for '''support''' or '''oppose''' comments. Reasoning should be kept brief, although longer comments can be linked to on the talk page. Users can also expand on their comments on their own userspace.
*You must have a ] with at least 150 ] edits ''before'' 1 November 2008 to vote. You may only vote once per candidate, and you may not vote for yourself. Votes from ineligible voters may be indented by anyone, but please don't ], and do explain why their vote has been indented.
*Voting will end on 23:59 15 December UTC. Any votes cast after this time will be reverted and removed.
*If you wish to withdraw your candidacy, place archive templates on your voting page and move your section on the ] page to the ] section of the page.


==Open Seats== ==Open Seats==
This year's Election will fill the following outgoing Arbitrators' seats:
*Per ], the following Arbs' terms expire this year, all members of Tranche Beta;
::#{{User4|Jdforrester}} (James Forrester aka "James F.", {{NonSpamEmail|jdforrester|gmail.com}}) #{{User4|Jdforrester}} (James Forrester aka "James F.", {{NonSpamEmail|jdforrester|gmail.com}})
::#{{User4|YellowMonkey}} #{{User4|YellowMonkey}}
::#{{User4|Charles Matthews}} ({{NonSpamEmail|charles.r.matthews|ntlworld.com}}) #{{User4|Charles Matthews}} ({{NonSpamEmail|charles.r.matthews|ntlworld.com}})
::#{{User4|Morven}} (M&#97;tthew Brown, {{NonSpamEmail|morven|gmail.com}}) #{{User4|Morven}} (M&#97;tthew Brown, {{NonSpamEmail|morven|gmail.com}})
#{{User4|Paul August}}<ref>]'s seat was originally supposed to expire this year. However, ] Thebainer to Paul's seat, effective January 2009; therefore, Thebainer's will sit for 1 more year (Paul just over 1yr before he was due to end his Committee duty), and his previous seat will now be filled in this election—that seat having expired this year, and therefore giving the person appointed to it a full 3yr term.</ref>
::#{{User4|Thebainer}} (Stephen Bain, {{NonSpamEmail|stephen.bain|gmail.com}}) - reappointed by Jimbo for one year per and therefore moved to Trache Gamma.
#{{User4|UninvitedCompany}}<ref>UninvitedCompany stepped down 1 year before his seat originally would expire (). One candidate from this year's Election will fill this seat, and therefore hold a position on the Committee for one year—until UninvitedCompany's seat would usually expire.</ref>
:Further, three members of Tranche Gamma, whose terms were originally due to expire at the end of 2009, have resigned:
#{{User4|Jpgordon}}<ref>Jpgordon is stepping down 1 year early (). One candidate from this year's Election will fill this seat, and therefore hold a position on the Committee for one year—until Jpgordon's seat would usually expire.</ref>
::#{{User4|Paul August}} - Thebainer takes this seat per above.
::#{{User4|UninvitedCompany}}
::#{{User4|Jpgordon}}


There are therefore a total of seven open seats: five in Tranche Beta and two in Tranche Gamma. (The term extension for Thebainer fills the third vacancy in Tranche Gamma, which would have been the eighth open seat overall.) Assuming the number of arbitrators and tranche structure is left unchanged, the top five appointees will receive full three-year appointments to Tranche Beta (expiring December 31, 2011), and the next two appointees will receive one-year unexpired terms in Tranche Gamma (expiring December 31, 2009). There are therefore a total of seven open seats: five in Tranche Beta and two in Tranche Gamma. (The term extension for Thebainer fills the third vacancy in Tranche Gamma, which would have been the eighth open seat overall.) Assuming the number of arbitrators and tranche structure is left unchanged, the top five appointees will receive full three-year appointments to Tranche Beta (expiring December 31, 2011), and the next two appointees will receive one-year unexpired terms in Tranche Gamma (expiring December 31, 2009).


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==Voting System==

Discussion is taking place on the talk page concerning the choice of voting system to be used for these elections. Here are some links for further research;
⚫ == Process ==
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#The Election opens formally on 10 November 2008. On this day, candidates will be able to submit their ]. Also, ] (questions that are submitted ''once'' on a single page, and thereafter answered by ever candidate in the election) will be accepted on this day.
:*] (especially ])
#Candidate statements will be accepted 10 November 2008 through 24 November 2008.
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#General questions will be accepted from 10 November 2008 through 17 November 2008.
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#Voting will begin on 1 December 2008 and will end on 14 December 2008.


== See also== == See also==

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The Elections to the English Misplaced Pages's Arbitration Committee will commence on 10 November 2008 (candidate statements opening); voting will open on 1 December 2008. The newly elected Arbitrators will join both Trance Beta and Gamma. Voting will run for two weeks (exactly fourteen days), and the results will be determined and announced by Jimbo Wales. Nominations shall be accepted from 10 November 2008 – 24 November 2008. Once nominations are open, Users may declare their candidacy by submitting a candidate statement at /Candidate statements.


Open Seats

This year's Election will fill the following outgoing Arbitrators' seats:

  1. Jdforrester (talk · contribs · email) (James Forrester aka "James F.", jdforrester@gmail.com)
  2. YellowMonkey (talk · contribs · email)
  3. Charles Matthews (talk · contribs · email) (charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com)
  4. Morven (talk · contribs · email) (Matthew Brown, morven@gmail.com)
  5. Paul August (talk · contribs · email)
  6. UninvitedCompany (talk · contribs · email)
  7. Jpgordon (talk · contribs · email)

There are therefore a total of seven open seats: five in Tranche Beta and two in Tranche Gamma. (The term extension for Thebainer fills the third vacancy in Tranche Gamma, which would have been the eighth open seat overall.) Assuming the number of arbitrators and tranche structure is left unchanged, the top five appointees will receive full three-year appointments to Tranche Beta (expiring December 31, 2011), and the next two appointees will receive one-year unexpired terms in Tranche Gamma (expiring December 31, 2009).

  1. Thebainer's seat was originally supposed to expire this year. However, Jimbo Wales moved Thebainer to Paul's seat, effective January 2009; therefore, Thebainer's will sit for 1 more year (Paul retired just over 1yr before he was due to end his Committee duty), and his previous seat will now be filled in this election—that seat having expired this year, and therefore giving the person appointed to it a full 3yr term.
  2. UninvitedCompany stepped down 1 year before his seat originally would expire (statement). One candidate from this year's Election will fill this seat, and therefore hold a position on the Committee for one year—until UninvitedCompany's seat would usually expire.
  3. Jpgordon is stepping down 1 year early (statement). One candidate from this year's Election will fill this seat, and therefore hold a position on the Committee for one year—until Jpgordon's seat would usually expire.

Process

  1. The Election opens formally on 10 November 2008. On this day, candidates will be able to submit their candidate statements. Also, general questions (questions that are submitted once on a single page, and thereafter answered by ever candidate in the election) will be accepted on this day.
  2. Candidate statements will be accepted 10 November 2008 through 24 November 2008.
  3. General questions will be accepted from 10 November 2008 through 17 November 2008.
  4. Voting will begin on 1 December 2008 and will end on 14 December 2008.

See also

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