[WikiEN-l] Arbiter recusal

[Peter Mackay]

> From: wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org 
> [mailto:wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Matt Brown
> Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2005 10:41
> To: English Wikipedia
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Arbiter recusal
> 
> If arbitrators had to recuse themselves every time someone 
> came before them who they considered a 'known troublemaker', 
> let's say no disruptive user would ever get banned.

But that's not the case. Recusal should only occur when there is a history
of personal conflict directly related to the matter at hand.

Peter (Skyring)