On 11/12/05, Carbonite carbonite.wp@gmail.com wrote:
It's now been clarified on the talk page that the committee is rather informal right now. It was just very strange to see a committee suddenly appear out of nowhere with a board already chosen and a claim that's they're an auxiliary of the ArbCom (that text is now removed). I guess it was discussed on IRC so it probably wasn't quite as sudden as it seemed.
It was discussed on IRC, and I was present for some of the discussion. My comment to them at the time was "The ArbCom would obviously be interested in such an activity" or something like that, but I said nothing to indicate that their existence or activities are sanctioned by ArbCom; there is no basis to the claim that they are an "auxiliary" of ArbCom.
I understand that this was partially spurred by the negotiated terms by which the community bans of Jarlaxle Artimis and MARMOT were lifted; to that end these people appear to pursuing a useful goal and should be allowed to do so as long as they do so in a nonharmful way.
Kelly