On Nov 29, 2007 8:33 PM, Alec Conroy alecmconroy@gmail.com wrote:
How can an arbiter-- ANY arbiter, be expecte to impartialy rule on their own behavior?
I cannot. However, this case is not about it, so the point is moot.
How, if it was clear-cut that Giano should be banned-- if it was right down the line with all the arbiters saying "nope-- Giano crossed the line" then okay, maybe it was no big deal. Instead, what we're seeing, instead, is that the members of the mailing list are all lining up FOR banning, while people who were excluded from the mailing list are lining up against Giano's ban.
If Giano had never behaved questionably before, I would not be voting for banning him.
Members of hte Secret Investigations List shoudl have been recused from the get go. They shouldn't have been even participating, they should have been parties.
Why? Durova's block of !! (what this case is actually about) *was never even discussed on that list*. I wish it would have been; it would have given me a chance to look at the evidence and try and convince her otherwise.
-Matt