Andrew Gray wrote:
2008/6/23 Wily D <wilydoppelganger(a)gmail.com>om>:
Much to my surprise, I found an old vote where
the community approved
the creation of ArbCom. It was "royal assented" by Jimbo, but with
him effectively removed from his position of arbitrary authority these
days, I wonder if the community could vote to disband ArbCom.
The most disturbing thing about this idea is what we'd vote in to replace it.
"Who" might be much the same under other systems. In other words,
"what" is always going to be a reconfiguration, with arrivals,
departures and some new features/suppressed features. It would not
surprise me a bit if the "principle of unintended consequences"
were to be seen in action, with ArbCom Mark II writing itself a new
remit (even claiming a mandate to do so).
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Since ArbCom Mark I does go through periodic bouts of trying to
reconfigure itself, I recommend a thoughtful approach to constitutional
discussion. There are several factors at work.
Charles