[WikiEN-l] Probation Committee

[Fred Bauder]

Never heard of it but it looks like a worthy effort.  
[[Wikipedia:Probation]] provides that any administrator may enforce  
probation. There are errors in their setup, for example the notion  
that a banned users in on probation on their return (Not an  
arbitration committee idea). I suggest everyone work with this and  
make the most of it.

Violations of probation may be reported to  
[[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard]] but not every administrator  
may be ready to deal with someone on probation despite having the  
authority to do it. A specialized group could help. In fact,  
demonstrated finesse in dealing with users on probation would make an  
excellent recommendation for further responsibilities.

It is possible the arbitration committee would consider this group as  
a resource if it turns out to be well organized and competent.

Fred

On Nov 12, 2005, at 6:02 PM, Carbonite wrote:

> I just came across
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Probation_Committee on  
> recent changes
> and I'm a bit concerned by it. This page was only created about an  
> hour ago
> and already four users have been appointed (by themselves as far as  
> I can
> tell) as a board. The page also claims that "The committee is an  
> auxiliary
> of the Arbitration Committee." Has the ArbCom sanctioned or even  
> heard of
> this committee before? I think the last thing Wikipedia needs at  
> this point
> is another committee or more bureaucracy.
>  Carbonite
> _______________________________________________
> WikiEN-l mailing list
> WikiEN-l at Wikipedia.org
> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit:
> http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
>