Anthere wrote:
For the record, there is also a french arbcom, and its organisation has been entirely set up by the french community. All members have been 100% elected by the editorship.
And there is, in German Wikipedia, no arbcom at all. Bans are voted upon directly.
There is no simple right way to do this, and the history and processes of each community are going to vary slightly for a number of perfectly valid reasons.
--Jimbo