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