Erik Moeller wrote:
For reasons unknown to me, the arbitration committee
currently only
accepts cases directly referred to it by you. This should be changed
ASAP.
The reason is that they were still in the process of working out
internal procedures when I pressured them to get going on some real
cases. I did that because some sysops were starting to feel a need to
be more aggressive than our traditions would support out of a growing
sense that we were in a state of anarchy where trolls were getting
ever more bold.
The arbitration committee agreed to handle some emergency cases, but
prefers to go slowly in figuring out all their procedures otherwise.
What we always do: Refine our processes. It's a
delicate balance. If you
have too many rules, people feel constrained by them, which causes
unhappiness. If you have too few, people disagree about interpreting them,
which causes conflict. Right now I think we can deal with a little more
unhappiness if it gives us a little less conflict.
*nod*
--Jimbo