steven l. rubenstein wrote:
This is clearly different from ArbCom which as members
of ArbCom have
made abundantly clear deals only with conflicts between two or more
users, and matters of behavior, not content. Although two users can
and often do come into conflict over NPOV or NOR, this is
categorically different from the kinds of conflicts ArbCom deals
with. ArbCom deals with violations of certain policies (specifically
behavioral) caused by a conflict between users. What I and I think
172 and SlimVirgin are talking about is conflicts between users caused
by violations of other policies (concerning content).
Obviously in order to intervene in a conflict over NPOV or No original
research a committee would have to be very attentive to content. But
I am sure that no matter what one's beliefs about Jesus, Zionism, or
fascism, experienced editors can reach an agreement over what does or
doesn't constitute NPOV or original research.
The current hope is that the community can deal with this, if people who
behave badly are taken out of the system. That is, the community will
spot and remove original research, and if someone keeps readding it
despite a consensus that it should be removed, the person will
eventually be banned.
I'd be open to a committee policing for original research at some point,
if that turns out to be necessary. Policing for NPOV is a lot more
complicated.
-Mark