[WikiEN-l] Probation Committee

[Sam Korn]

I also have difficulties with the current format of the Committee.  I
am wholly in favour of some kind of probation/mentoring arrangement
and a page of people who are prepared to help.  I would myself be very
happy to take part.  However, what has currently been formed is
*another* hierarchical committee.  Why couldn't it be no more than a
list of who is currently prepared to take a probationer on?  Why does
it have to be cases, and organised in a MC/AC-like fashion that
encourages legalism?  This could be done more effectively and more
friendlyly (is that a word?) if it were done more simply.

Sam

On 11/13/05, Carbonite <carbonite.wp at gmail.com> 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
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