Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/Rolling appointments/Spicy (2023)

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Nomination statement

Hello, I'm Spicy and I'm applying for Checkuser. I saw the call for CUOS candidates on the Administrators' Noticeboard and I have been encouraged to apply by a few current functionaries. I have been an administrator since April 2023 and a sockpuppet investigations clerk since September 2021. I believe that having access to the checkuser tool would allow me to more effectively serve the community - particularly by addressing the backlog at SPI - and I think that I have sufficient experience with the SPI process to be useful in this role. Thanks for your consideration.

1. Please describe any relevant on-Wiki experience you have for this role.

   I have been an SPI clerk for over two years and have been one of the more active clerks during that period of time. I am comfortable with evaluating behavioural evidence of sockpuppetry and particularly enjoy working on complex cases. On the technical side of things, my work at SPI has familiarized me with range blocks, proxy detection and the strengths and limitations of the CU tool.

2. Please outline, without breaching your personal privacy, what off-Wiki experience or technical expertise you have for this role.

   I don't have any formal background in networking or computer science but I feel that I have developed an adequate understanding of it, in the Wikipedia context, through my work at SPI, and am willing to consult with functionaries who are more experienced in this area when I am unsure. At my job, I routinely handle confidential health information according to the relevant policies and legislation.

3. Do you hold advanced permissions (checkuser, oversight, bureaucrat, steward) on this or other WMF projects? If so, please list them. Also, do you have VRT permissions? If so, to which queues?

   I don't hold advanced permissions on any project. I do have access to the info-en VRT queue.

Editors may ask a maximum of two questions per candidate.

Comments may also be submitted to the Arbitration Committee privately by emailing arbcom-en-cwikimedia.org. Please note that the candidate will be provided the opportunity to respond to a paraphrased version of any emailed comments; the sender's name will not be provided.

• I am so happy to see this. Long before Spicy was an administrator, they were already reporting socks left and right. They have a considerable depth of experience with checkuser-related areas, and honestly, I can't think of a better checkuser candidate. Mz7 (talk) 04:55, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Spicy’s contributions to SPI are highly valued and I am pleased to see them applying. Frostly (talk) 07:22, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Spicy has my complete support and will almost certainly be a better Checkuser than I am. firefly ( t · c ) 10:38, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• I can't imagine a better qualified candidate. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:03, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• 👍 Kurtis ^(talk) 17:50, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Spicy is highly qualified and I completely trust them with this permission. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 01:03, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• +1 - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 15:45, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• From what I have observed of Spicy's activities at SPI, I am confident that they'll make a valuable addition to the CU-ranks. Abecedare (talk) 00:42, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Trustworthy and it's one of my gotos for "does this look familiar to you?" ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Absolutely support. Will make an excellent addition to the CU team.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:40, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• +1 -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 04:41, 8 December 2023 (UTC)\[reply]
• Excellent candidate, has past experience dealing with SPIs and has virtually a photographic memory of different cases. We need more CUs to clear that huge backlog after all. ~ Prodraxis (Merry Christmas!) 15:40, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
•  From their years of experience at SPI and as an administrator in general, Spicy is a fully qualified candidate for the Checkuser permission. TheGeneralUser (talk) 23:59, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]