On 14/10/2007, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)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.
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geni