On 13/10/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/11/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
Lots of people want to be on the arbcom, but the job *sucks*: dredging
Why do people want to be on it? I couldn't imagine anything remotely rewarding about it: as you say, reading lots of stupidity, attempting to write non-stupidity, and being criticised anyway. And if you get complimented, you'll be second guessing yourself and wondering if you were too nice to one side. At least judges get paid, for god's sake.
Quite a lot get drafted into nominating because others think they'd do well. First time I ran (mid-2005), it was because someone said "X is running, fergoshsakes please run so they don't get in." In Soviet Wikipedia, job finds YOU.
- d.