Its not surprising that the arbcom would not like comments and be critical of a venue they do not control and cannot themselves silence critical comments about their decisions. I finf it unfortunate that an arb doesnt want to join the mailing list merely because some people here do not share the view that the arbcoms decisions are not all gold.
I do agree that there were some comments that are off topic but thats true of all the lists, not just this one.
In the end, to me, if the arbs decide not to join this list because they fear discussion, then we probably dont need them anyway and if they are unwilling to listen or discuss issues pertaining to the project, including poor decisions made by them, then that makes my thought process all the more true.
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From: Carol Moore dc
Date: Fri, Dec 12, 2014 11:20 AM
To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects;
Subject:[Gendergap] Gender gap emails Arbitrator doesn't like
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard&diff=637703278&oldid=637701678