I like the track your on Alex, in helping Jimbo fit
his changing role to better fit the times. I for one
would not like to see him (you Jim) as an individual
to be the target of a libel lawsuit for sanctioning a
ban on someone, under the premise of 'defamation of
character' - given that he has 'last word.' On the
other hand, hes said in the past that hes better able
to defend the WP if its under him, rather than the
other way around.
Maybe you guys can talk about formeruser Isis as a
case precedent, if youre not doing so already, and
explain to us some of your thinking on the matter when
you're ready.
~S~
--- "Alex T." <alex756(a)nyc.rr.com> wrote:
I for one would not go to a mediation panel if they
were going
to recommend banning to anyone. What kind of
mediation would
that be? Mediation should be independent of Jimbo
(except maybe
Jimbo can be the filter for now to decide who might
make a good
mediator). Also the accused user should be able to
pick between
a few mediators, so they pick someone comfortable.
Also at the
mediation stage having an advocate for one's
position may not
be necessary, but appointing someone to represent
the community's
gripe about the accused user would make the
mediation manageable
so that the accused is not facing a whole bunch of
accusers,
but one who takes all the complaints against that
user and presents
them to the user for hiers feedback.
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