User:Soni/U4C 2024 Special Elections guide
This is my analysis of all the candidates standing for the U4C 2024 Special Elections. This is based on my personal evaluation and not any numbers. If you'd like impartial but unchanging numeric guide to the candidates, I recommend checking out the other candidate guides, especially the one by Giraffer.
My evaluation will be based on the following metrics, in order -
- Answering questions. I will Oppose all candidates who answer no "Open" questions by July 27 (when voting begins). I expect U4C members to be accountable to the community.
- Coherent and clear answers. I prefer U4C candidates who have clear takes I can understand (instead of political-speak). I do not care about their English proficiency.
- Diversity of opinion and expertise. I believe the 7 already-seated U4C candidates are solid but quite similar. I value differing experiences or diverging but solid takes.
- Experience. All else being equal, I value candidates who have held higher positions onWiki or had significant offwiki organising.
U4C elections are a complicated mess of "Who gets seated" so I will not be voting strategically. My plan is to vote Support for between 1 (minimum required for a quorum) - 9 (number of seats available) candidates in the election.
Overview
[edit]Candidates are ordered by my preference order (the voting table is sortable).
| Candidate (Page with Questions) | Homewiki | Seat(s) | My vote | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1233 (Candidate page) | Chinese Wikipedia | CAL |  Support
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I supported 1233 in the 2024 elections, and plan to support them again. Their takes are reasoned and they bring a new insight from the Chinese projects. |
| Krd (Candidate page) | Commons | CAL | Support
|
Their answer to "What you have done" was refreshing. I really like their answer to Q2. |
| Leaderboard (Candidate page) | English Wikibooks | CAL | Support
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I supported Leaderboard in the 2024 elections, and plan to support them again. Their answer to Q1 and the first personal question is exactly what I expect from a U4C candidate. |
| Ajraddatz (Candidate page) | Wikidata | NA, CAL | Support
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Their answers are nuanced, and I agree with them. I have also seen Ajraddatz elsewhere onWiki and have a solid impression of them. |
| ~aanzx (Candidate page) | Kannada Wikipedia | SA, CAL | Support
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They are standing for an under-represented community. Ultimately I find their answers as having enough specifics, based on the follow ups. I do not care about their English proficiency, which might have indirectly caused some of raised concerns. |
| Iwuala Lucy (Candidate page) | Igbo Wikipedia | SSA, CAL |  Neutral
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I found their answer to Q1 lacking. For now, I am assuming it's a language barrier and waiting for further clarification from the candidate. |
| NANöR (Candidate page) | Arabic Wikipedia | CAL |  Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| Faendalimas (Candidate page) | Wikispecies | LAC, CAL | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| Боки (Candidate page) | Serbian Wikipedia | CEE | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| ProtoplasmaKid (Candidate page) | Spanish Wikipedia | LAC | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| Aishik Rehman (Candidate page) | Bengali Wikipedia | SA, CAL | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| Ybsen lucero (Candidate page) | Spanish Wikipedia | LAC | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| Azogbonon (Candidate page) | French Wikipedia | SSA | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| 787IYO (Candidate page) | Hausa Wikipedia | SSA, CAL | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| Waltercolor (Candidate page) | French Wikipedia | CAL | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| Taoheedah (Candidate page) | English Wikiquote | SSA, CAL | Waiting
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Candidate has not yet answered any at-large questions, so I plan to oppose them. |
| Dera xoxo (Candidate page) | Igbo Wikipedia | SSA, CAL |  Oppose
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From the introductory statement, candidate has no clear onWiki experience, additional userrights, or offwiki experience. I might re-evaluate this if they answer more questions. |
| C.Suthorn (Candidate page) | Commons | CEE, CAL | Oppose
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They changed regional seats to CEE despite having no connection to the region. After being questioned on it, their response was an unimpressive "But history could have gone differently". |
| Abbreviation | Seat |
|---|---|
| NA | North America (US & Canada) |
| NWE | Northwestern Europe |
| LAC | Latin America and Caribbean |
| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| SSA | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| MENA | Middle East and Northern Africa |
| ESEAP | East, South East Asia and Pacific |
| SA | South Asia |
| CAL | Community-at-large |