James D. Forrester (James F.) wrote:
This might give some idea of what we Arbitrators have to go through to vote on cases, and hopefully an (or, at least, some) understanding of why cases can take so long.
Yes! I would like to personally vouch for this, because I try to follow along with most of the ArbCom cases, but of course they spend a lot more time on these things than I do. This is a big job, and it's an astounding thing that we have so many good people who are willing to do such a great job of it.
Throwing more active Arbitrators at the problem (and I look forward to serving with the others, assuming I get elected to be re-appointed - and if you haven't voted yet, please do, because the larger the number of votes case, the clearer the community's mandate for our work) doesn't make such issues go away, nor speed their digestion up significantly.
Yes, everyone please vote, and please remember that *thoughtfulness* is the best path to *justice*. We want an ArbCom that is neither vindictive nor soft -- and James F. has pegged it here... it takes time and it takes thoughtful people.
--Jimbo