On 26/04/07, Matthew Brown morven@gmail.com wrote:
My concern (which is a general one, not just specifically for this case) is about the danger of taking things stated in a short sentence as a principle in a specific arbitration case as being a complete and full interpretation of the entirety of Wikipedia policy on that issue, disallowing any nuance or complexity of interpretation.
The word for this is "excuse." It's quite difficult in ArbCom rulings not to accidentally craft a handy stick for the foolish to wield.
- d.