Steve Bennett wrote:
I don't see how a private discusson can resolve a
public confusion,
unless I was to report the results of that "private" discussion
afterwards.
Privacy is an outward indication of respect. Jimbo of course deserves
respect just like any other community member. Moreso even. Hence these
public discussions about a good person and outstanding leader have the
appearance of being personal attacks. Though thats probably not your
intent, people in the core community cannot rule that out.
On 3/20/07, Stephen Bain <stephen.bain(a)gmail.com> wrote:
At English Wikipedia level, he has an informal status
as a leader
among the community. Historically - as a leader in the community - he
exercised various functions (arbitration, for example) until those
functions were delegated down (to the ArbCom, for example).
Its important to understand that Jimbo has a well defined
discretionary powers over the ArbCom. He has never used them though,
just as the Queen of England has never "disbanded Parliament".
-Stevertigo