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ArbCom releases names of CU/OS applicants after delay

The Arbitration Committee opened no cases this week, leaving two open.

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CheckUser/Oversight positions

Last month, the Committee stated that it would release, "on 13 August 2010, the names of all candidates being actively considered for appointment" to CheckUser and Oversight positions on the English Wikipedia. At 21:21, on 13 August 2010 (UTC), it instead announced that "[f]or a variety of reasons, mostly real-life related", it would delay releasing this information on-wiki. The announcement included an apology for inconvenience that the delay may cause.

Today, in an announcement, the Committee has released the names of applicants being actively considered for appointment. The announcement, which did not specify the total number of applications received, also stated that between now and 23:59, on 25 August 2010 (UTC), the Community may comment on candidates. This means that the period in which the Community may comment on candidates has been extended by exactly three days (this is the approximate length of the delay in releasing the names). The announcement also stated that "appointments will come into effect on 1 September 2010".

The candidates being actively considered for CheckUser permissions are:

The candidates being actively considered for Oversight permissions are:


















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