[WikiEN-l] Arbcom

[Thatcher131 Wikipedia]

On 10/16/07, George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would consider it a sign of maturity and long term committment to
> the project if any senior project member takes an intentional sanity
> break from stressful duties, with an eye towards avoiding total
> burnout and returning (in the same, or different roles) later.
>
> I would almost argue for "run for a shorter term, can't run again
> until you've had a year off", but I'm not sure I would want to
> legislate specific time limits for anyone who has the energy and
> bandwidth and really grooves on the job.
>

I wonder how the community would react if an Arbitrator said, I want
to take a 6 month break but not give up my seat entirely; and would
Jimbo appoint a replacement for that 6 month period.