Extended-confirmed status: Anyone who's spent less than a month on Wikipedia or has less than 500 edits probably doesn't have the experience needed for ArbCom.
Not currently blocked: There's a prominent school of thought among ArbCom watchers that only unblocked candidates should become arbitrators, as it's believed blocked candidates tend to lack the community trust needed for success. So far, no-one has won election to ArbCom while blocked, but we will see if this changes in the future.
Has a guide to pronouncing their username: Wikipedia usernames frequently come up in conversation with other editors, and it's a common faux pas to mispronounce the trickier ones on your first couple of tries (the silent K in Knewyorkbrad... :/ ) A pronunciation guide is a basic courtesy, but it goes a long way.
Username appears in the Bible: Sign of divine favour.
Thanks issued: Rather than the disputes, grudges and wars that plague the rest of the encyclopedia, ArbCom is all about hugs, friendship and good vibes, so candidates who thank a lot of people will find this skill in demand.
Watchers: Much like it's possible to watch an article and see every edit that's made, you can also watch someone's userpage to keep an eye on all their contributions and Wikipedia-related thoughts. Editors with many watchers receive higher scrutiny.
Username gets a high score in Scrabble: Although Wikipedia's username policy allows editors to choose from a wide range of names, as long as they're not disruptive, it's an unwritten rule that your username should win you Scrabble games.
Editors !voted neutral in last RfA: A candidate who attracts many neutrals in their RfA is likely to be a bland, agreeable moderate.
Experienced in portal talk namespace: Using simple edit counts as a proxy for experience is notoriously misleading and can be biased in favour of users who rely on automated tools. An alternative is to only focus on edits to portal talk pages.
Alternate accounts: As Wikipedia's sockpuppetry policy outlines, alternate accounts are useful for posing as uninvolved to avoid having to recuse from cases, creating the illusion of support for your motions, summoning strawmen to make your opponents look bad, and evading sanctions if you get caught. As such, a few alternate accounts to call upon are particularly useful assets for arbitrators.
A: ARBSCORE is a proprietary algorithm that combines inputs from the factors needed to be a successful arbitrator into a single metric, accurate to three decimal places.
Q: Is ARBSCORE objective?
A: Often, editors who write voter guides will distance themselves from any claim to objectivity, instead describing their views as personal opinion. However, ARBSCORE relies 100% on quantitative input and is therefore objective.
Yes
No