Signpost exit poll Dear Wikipedian you recently voted in the ArbCom election Your username along with around 155 other usernames of your fellow Wikipedians was randomly selected from the 2000 Wikipedians who voted this year with the help of one of the election commissioners If you are willing could you please participate at your option either on wiki via userspace or off wiki via email in an exit poll and answer some questions about how you decided amongst the ArbCom candidates If you decide to participate in this exit poll the statistical results will be published in the Signpost an online newspaper with over 1000 Wikipedians among the readership There are about twelve questions which have alphanumerical answers it should take you a few minutes to complete the exit poll questionnaire and will help improve Wikipedia by giving future candidates information about what you think is important This is only an unofficial survey and will have no impact on your actual vote during this election nor in any future election All questions are individually optional and this entire exit poll itself is also entirely optional though if you choose not to participate I would appreciate a brief reply indicating why you decided not to take part see Question Zero Thanks for being a Wikipedian The questionnaire Dear Wikipedian please fill out these questions at your option via usertalk or via email see Detailed Instructions at the end of the twelve questions by putting the appropriate answer in the blanks provided If you decide not to answer a question all questions are optional please put the reason down undecided private information prefer not to answer question is not well posed other please specify Although the Signpost can not guarantee that complex answers can be processed for publication it will help us improve future exit polls if you give us comments about why you could not answer specific questions Q 0 Will you be responding to the questions in this exit poll Why or why not Your Answer Your Comments Q 1 Arbs must have at least 0k 2k 4k 8k 16k 32k edits to Wikipedia Your Numeric Answer Your Comments Q 2 Arbs must have at least 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 years editing Wikipedia Your Numeric Answer Your Comments Q 3 Arbs A should not be an admin B should preferably not be an admin C can be but need not be an admin D should preferably be an admin E must be or have been an admin F must currently be an admin Your Single Letter Answer Your Comments Q 4 Arbs must have at least 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 years of experience as an admin Your Numeric Answer Your Comments Q 5 Completely optional as all these questions are completely optional which candidates did you support this year and why Your List Of Usernames You Supported Your Comments The Quick Easy End Thank you for your answers Please sign with your Wikipedia username here especially important if you are emailing your answers so we can avoid double counting and similar confusion Your Wikipedia Username General Comments Q 6 Completely optional as all these questions are completely optional which candidates did you oppose this year and why Your List Of Usernames You Opposed Your Comments Q 7 Are there any Wikipedians you would like to see run for ArbCom in the December 2016 election twelve months from now Who Your List Of Usernames As Potential Future Candidates Your Comments Q 8 Why did you vote in the 2015 ArbCom elections In particular how did you learn about the election and what motivated you to participate this year Your Answer Your Comments