[WikiEN-l] The 3RR is an electric fence, not an entitlement.

Sat Oct 8 16:12:03 UTC 2005

3RR is great when used properly, but Im not sure it is
consistently used in a proper way.

1) there is no binding review of anything except the
Arbcom
2) the Arbcom's supremacy in binding decisions makes
them treat issues disputes and conduct disputes as one
3) hence they typically neglect making any rulings on
issues or policy -- matters of review are too small
for the Arbcom to deal with, and they defer to
consensus
4) Consensus can be uselessly indeterminate and
unintelligent in areas which are not sharply clear-cut
5) As an example of "policy shift," 3RR has a
different function in the current context than it did
was when it was first implemented. For example, a
counterweight serves to balance excess weight in an
opposing area --remove the weight and the
counterweight itself becomes a problem needed
correction.
6) "nobody knows how it works"

Sum up: Policy review, separate Committee for handling
issues disputes, and another for handling policy
review/oversight. Establish a unitary central case
body 
which lists each case in terms of both issues and
conduct.

SV

--- actionforum at comcast.net wrote:

> 
> > If we should want to use edit-warring as a tool to
> achieve this end, we 
> > should do so in full awareness that its over-use
> is ill-regarded by the 
> > community and may land us with a block. In
> particular, we should not 
> > complain when over-zealous use of reverts in the
> face of multiple opposition 
> > lands us with a 3RR block. 
> 
> Those who edit war are still entitled to a fair
> assessment of the alleged
> 3RR violation evidence, and to a fair implementation
> of the block based
> upon that assessment, and to complain if there were
> problems with
> either of these.
>               -- Silverback
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