[WikiEN-l] Temporary appointments to the Arbitration Committee

Fri Jul 22 23:35:55 UTC 2005

Wow.  Well congratulations and good luck to the new arbitrators, great
choices!  And to those who've left as well as those who remain, thank
you for all your hard work, it's obviously a very difficult and
draining job.  I've been impressed with how quickly and reasonably
cases have been handled since the new committee came on in December. 
Things have definitely improved since you all came on board.  And I
have great confidence in the new members that they will do a fine job
serving in their new positions.
--Miri

On 7/21/05, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> The Arbitration Committee needs new members.  They are down to 6; 2 are
> on holiday, 3 have resigned, and 1 is permanently inactive.  This means
> that majority decisions pass with only 4 votes, which is fine in a
> sense, but may not provide the needed level of detailed analysis that
> each case deserves.
> 
> The last vote was unbelievably rancorous and a huge pain in the neck for
> everyone, to no obviously good purpose, and yet I am committed in the
> long run to appointing people based on the results of community votes.
> But for an emergency, I don't think we need to go through that whole
> process.
> 
> Therefore, I am appointing some special members for the next 6 months
> (to cover the period until the next election), at the advice (and plea
> for help!) of the existing arbcom and (ultimately) my own judgment about
> who seems to be available and would do a good job.
> 
> JamesF
> Fennec
> JayJG
> 
> This is an absolutely horrible job, guaranteed to earn you general
> condemnation for being both a wimp and a tyrant, and I most sincerely
> apologize to the poor victims I am pulling into our service here.
> 
> There will be an additional appointment as soon as I confirm what
> appears to be the case, which is that Nohat is sadly leaving the
> position as well.
> 
> --Jimbo
> 
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