User talk:Kirill Lokshin

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ArbCom policy Draft 2: query

Hi Kirill: nice work. However, this statement:

The Committee may call interim elections, in a comparable format to the regular annual elections, if it determines that arbitrator resignations or inactivity have created an immediate need for additional arbitrators.

leaves open whether arbs elected at such "interim" elections would have a full term or would be elected only until the following January 1, where presumably the annual elections would fill the gap. Your clarification would be much appreciated. Tony (talk) 09:23, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, Kirill. One way of avoiding the short-term of, say, an August interim election (hardly worth it for four months) could be to make the term last until December 31 in the year following the interim election. That would free the Committee from the cost-benefit constraint of an interim election after the early part of the yearly cycle. Just a thought. Tony (talk) 16:45, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Russian help

Hey Kirill, I left a note here as we need some help countering systemic bias on Ruff - any elp much appreciated. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:10, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

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DreamHost arbitration request

Thanks for agreeing to take a look at this. I'd like to start working on my evidence submission, but this has been going on long enough with enough editors that it seems like it would be in TLDR territory. What's the best way to focus in on the useful stuff for an evidence submission? Thanks again. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 04:10, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Ahoy Hoy!

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need water for small fire

Hello Kirill, Your response at WT:MILHIST#Are subsections in firearms articles okay? is the basic response Some guy has been getting from several others (and I also agree with you) but two members of WP:Firearms keep reverting him and telling him about an elusive consensus that neither have been willing to point out to anyone. Rather, they are telling Some guy that he will have to get a consensus at WP:Firearms before he can make changes to any of the articles in question. When he has placed a tag for subsections, they will not let it stand in the article. This has led to this AN/I report. It looks like ownership to me. If you have the time, could you please look this over? I would like to see the whole thing de-escalate but I'm also inclined to agree with Some guy about the freedom to make changes. Cheers,
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 04:51, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much for helping. :)
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 05:56, 2 July 2009 (UTC)