[WikiEN-l] How many Arbitrators should we have?

Wed Oct 5 21:37:41 UTC 2005

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Kelly Martin wrote:

>
> I would prefer to keep the ArbCom at its current size (or close to
> it) and establish lower courts to filter off the relatively easy
> stuff and to organize the cases into a form so that when they do
> appeal the ArbCom doesn't have to waste as much time marshalling
> the case.
>
> A few Arbitration Assistants would not be remiss, either.
>
> Kelly

I really like this idea. It seems to work pretty well in the U.S.
courts: The higher court would simply refuse to hear the appealed case
unless they think something went /procedurally/ wrong in the lower
court. This would give us near-infinite scalability while still
maintaining accountability for the higher "judges" if you will. There
aren't really any drawbacks either. I would be in favor of creating a
proposed policy to this end.

- - Ryan
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