Karl A. Krueger wrote:
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 agree it's a concern, but to really investigate a
dispute between two
users, such as an alleged flame war or edit war, you
have to examine all
sides in the dispute. There's no need to look
through the accusing
editor's entire edit history, but it does make sense
to look through
both sides' posts and edits in the relevant
discussions and articles.
The last time (and it will be the last time) I brought
a case before the arbcom, Fred Bauder thought it
appropriate to bring in situations in which I had
dealings with other people who were not even involved
in the situation at hand. His refusal to recuse
himself showed his lack of impartiality.
RickK
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