What we really need is trained mediators who have admin powers to
sanction those who refuse to engage in mediation or who refuse to change
their wicked ways.
And since there job is enhancing civility on Wikipedia, which is one of
the goals of the foundation, maybe foundation could figure out a way to
pay them and to make sure that cabals of rednecked wankers can't drive
them out. (My own noun and adjective.)
Then far fewer things would get to untrained Arbcom %#(&$. Haven't
listened to presentation to get appropriate adjective from it, but will
soon. (Had a family wedding out of state so couldn't make it to the
Wikiconference here in dc. DANG!!)
Now someone has to promote this to media, especially the guy from Slate
who seems pretty on top of things...