On 11/29/05, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
geni wrote:
Other than the need for a friendly developer is there a reason why we could not in theory ignore jimbo and elect arbcom whatever?
You could try, but generally speaking we operate under a longstanding set of carefully grown and slowly changing conventions. At least to date, my method of listening very carefully and working very hard to try to bring together a very broad consensus about a way forward means that my special role in the 'constitutional framework' of Wikipedia has proven to be more often useful than not, and of course I intend to do my best to continue to the best of my abilities with good faith and concern for all.
--Jimbo
Disscussion of changes to election procedures were held at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2005/Proposed modifications to rules]]. In the spirit of slow change those were started in august. you now appeart to be trying to rush thing through in about 48 hours. If you want to refore the system why can't you wait for next years elections like everyone else?
-- geni