[WikiEN-l] ArbCom - too attached to 'equal treatment'?

Wed Mar 2 19:28:43 UTC 2005

Karl A. Krueger said:
>
> It would be unfortunate if people became afraid to report real abuses
> because they did not want to be forced to defend themselves from unfair
> or untrue accusations by the abuser.

I don't buy that for one second.  The whole point about an arbitration
case is that the thing has reached a point where some kind of executive
action is required.  Unfair and untrue accusations are, by their very
nature, not going to get anywhere with an evidence-based, proactive
arbcom, and there are advocates and a right of appeal.