Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-01-16/Steward election

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Nine stewards elected

By Flcelloguy, January 16, 2006

The steward elections concluded this week, with nine of the sixteen candidates meeting the requirements, which included a minimum of eighty percent support and at least thirty support votes. All nine were later granted approval by the Board. The nine new stewards are Jean-Christophe Chazalette, Ausir, Romihaitza, Walter, Paginazero, Jon Harald Søby, Suisui, Rdsmith4, and Ascánder. One current steward, Arno Lagrange, was also demoted after he failed to garner the required amount of support.

In addition, Raul654 withdrew from the race prior to its closure after he faced opposition from users citing that he had little or no interlanguage experience. "While I don't agree with [the users who voted oppose], I can appreciate where they are coming from," he said. "So, I'm withdrawing my candidacy, with no hard feelings."

The full results of the elections:

	Username	Total votes	For	Neutral	Against	Support percent
1	Jean-Christophe Chazalette	81	77	1	3	96%
2	Ausir	72	71	1	0	100%
3	Romihaitza	45	42	2	1	98%
4	Arno Lagrange	36	10	9	17	37%
5	Walter	83	82	1	0	100%
6	Traroth	26	9	10	7	56%
7	Klemen Kocjancic	16	3	4	9	25%
8	Paginazero	65	54	5	6	90%
9	Jredmond	19	5	3	11	31%
(10)	brian0918	24	11	6	6	withdrawn
(11)	Raul654	72	54	3	15	withdrawn
12	Jon Harald Søby	58	56	2	0	100%
13	Suisui	78	77	1	0	100%
14	Rdsmith4	48	44	3	1	98%
15	Ascánder	49	47	2	0	100%
16	Linuxbeak	6	0	0	6	0%

Also this week: A look back — Tim Ryan dismissed — Subjects defend Wikipedia — Tron dispute — Trademark registered — Steward election — ArbCom update — Wikipedia Day — News and notes — Press coverage — Features and admins — B.R.I.O.N. — T.R.O.L.L.