Thats all true, but there are measurable affects, and I think I'm far
from alone in wishing that more benefits were reaped. I donno about
arbiters, but we could use acouple hundred more mediators. The
mediation commitee selection process is an error which should not be
perpetuated.
Jack (Sam Spade)
On 10/6/05, steve v <vertigosteve(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
The Mediation Committee cant be called "a
failure"
because it wasnt built to work in a manner that can be
verified in terms of its overall success. "Success" in
mediation often means getting over one hump, only to
find another two weeks later. Successful mediations
are often comparable to watching a "molasses ko",
while unsuccessful mediations at least progress from
chaos to
arbcom. MC views werent meant to be binding, hence RFM
wasnt actually designed to "work."
SV