On 1 May 2012 22:02, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
More particularly, since Sue has asked about "job descriptions", the two "clerk" areas on English Wikipedia are sockpuppet investigations and arbitration committee pages. The former is quite active in the process itself, including blocking of suspected sockpuppets; in many cases, they act as "checkusers without the tool". Arbcom clerk responsibilities are more oriented to keeping cases together, properly formatted, and tracking voting. English Wikipedia has repeatedly refused to permit the development of any other recognized "clerking" roles within the project, usually with good reason.
Yes. The arbcom "clerking" role evolved from the tedious paperwork of arbitration getting annoying. Best not put a bureaucracy in place until it's absolutely needed. We have enough of a tendency to instruction creep without planning it in advance ...
- d.