On 14/10/2007, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
By all means ask him, but I really can't see him making unilateral appointments to ArbCom. I'm not sure he would keep his special position within the English Wikipedia hierarchy long if he tried to, either - he only has power because the community gives it to him. (Well, he's on the board, but that's just gives him a vote on board resolutions, it doesn't give him unilateral power over anything.)
Unilaterally appointed essjay to arbcom not that long ago.