--- Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
I think we can distinguish serious and >thoughtful
criticism of the ArbCom from partisan rantings fairly easily. Suggesting >that I am stacking the ArbCom with people whose >politics I agree with is quite frankly absurd.
Point taken, and the criticism (as well as the criticism of the criticism) is really just a red herring regardless of which way you look at it. I.e. short term appointments contradict the basic Open model, and elections would have meant that no time would have been wasted on the criticism.
On the other hand, legitimate feedback to the >ArbCom
like: "you're too soft on trolls" or "you are too hard on users who have just made a >minor mistake" might be right or wrong in the >final analysis, but at least it is legitimate >criticism.
'Might be right or wrong' sounds rather indefinitive to apply to a committe charged with making definitive decisions. I think thats what the general concern is; finding a balance between definitiveness and responsiveness.
-Stevertigo
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