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- I've been editing Wikipedia for 4 years now, and I've been an admin for about 18 months. In that time, I've been discouraged by how many times I see Arbcom basically missing the point of the cases brought before it. I've watched BLP concerns be exaggerated to the point that nearly any admin misbehaviour can be excused so long as he shouts "BLP!!!!!" really loudly before he abuses his powers. I'll do my best to correct these problems. Most long-term editors have encountered me before: some of you hate me, most of you do not, but I think all of you will agree that I consider things carefully and try to act within the boundaries of policies and guidelines. I use my real name, and have no sock accounts. Needless to say, User:Kevin Wayne Williams and User:Death of Kww aren't actually me. I will demonstrate my identity, and I will conform to all privacy rules related to the position.
- I'm going to add something to my statement, because many people seem to misunderstand my position on BLPs. I'm not in favor of badly sourced BLPs. I'm not in favor of badly-sourced anything. Give me a consensus to work with, and I would delete every unsourced and badly-sourced article myself, and that would include BLPs. What I do disagree with is editing BLPs to conform to the way the subject wants to be presented, and editing out information because we consider it to be unsavory. We have no obligation to present our subjects in a good light, only in a neutral light.
