On 10/17/07, Avi avi.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Another possibility would be a time window on formal evidence submission (everyone has 10 days to submit). If someone party to a case does something egregious after this point, a link to a diff should be sufficient.
I think this is an excellent idea. Part of the reason that cases last so long has to be that there are no time constraints whatsoever on any part of the process. Good [[case management]] is all about making sure that participants keep the ball moving and don't let things stagnate, and while the actual length of time can be debated, I would certainly support a time limit on the evidence period.
Now we have the situation where some admins will take anything with the possibility of an appearance of impropriety to WP:ANI or WP:AN, which although it has the best chance of preventing wheel-wars, edit wars, and divisiveness, also makes the process glacially slow and prone to stalemate. Other admins will only be seen on WP:ANI when there is enough outcry as to their unilateral applications of deletes and blocks.
There's much wailing and gnashing of teeth about the admin IRC channel, but really it's a very useful venue for admins to quickly get advice from other admins on how to handle situations and judge the mood on particular actions. It's particularly useful for new admins to learn from the experience of more seasoned hands.
Of course that's a bit off-topic so angry replies in a new thread please :)