[Wikimedia-l] "Clerk" role description?

[David Gerard]

On 1 May 2012 22:02, Risker <risker.wp at 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.