On 31 January 2011 19:42, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
Please review
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility
If, after warning someone repeatedly or taking abuse from someone for
years, I file a request for arbitration, I expect the Arbitration
Committee to address the question.
If you think that is not in your remit, please review:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy…
Yes. Civility is *core* policy and that's directly in arbcom's remit.
If the community don't want that, arbcom should suggest they repeal
the policy in question.
The real issue, however, is to establish customs of
courtesy and
friendliness among the community at large, not to scapegoat egregious
offenders. For that purpose it is not rigorous enforcement of the rules
that is called for but leadership.
+1
If the admins - who the arbcom do in fact directly supervise - are
enlightened as to the importance of civility, they *will* enforce it
in the rest of the community. Because they won't put up with others
behaving badly when they're not being allowed to.
This is directly in the arbcom's power *and remit* per current policy
and precedent. Only a lack of will stops the arbcom at this point.
- d.