[WikiEN-l] The Wikipedia Ombudsman

Sat Jan 7 09:34:16 UTC 2006

Hi to all!

I'd just like to let you know that I have proposed the structure of a
Wikipedia Ombudsman, that would deal with any complaints leading from admin
action and ArbCom cases. I think in recent times there has been a
significant growth in the number of users who have either left the project
or felt very badly treated due to administrator actions and ArbCom rulings.
I'm not trying to blame either the administrator function - I'm an admin
myself - or the ArbCom; however, I think an Ombudsman is necessary to deal
in an effective and fair way with all of the complaints. To compound this, I
think the transparency and accountability of some admin and ArbCom actions
is quite unacceptable, IMO. The Ombudsman structure would seek to redress
this in a neutral and fair way, to ensure more decentralisation and
stability for the community (remember: alienation breeds conflict).

So, please take a read of the Ombudsman proposal, at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ombudsman

Please make any comments on the talk page and feel free to add any main
points to the project page.

Thanks,

Ronline
2006. Hea energia aasta.