--- "steven l. rubenstein" rubenste@ohiou.edu wrote:
What we need first is a ruling by or concerning the ArbCom that it will consider and pass judgements on content-based disputes, or it will not. We just need to make this clear, one way or the other.
Going into the realm of deciding content disputes is something that the community and Jimbo will need to sign off on. It is not just a matter of the ArbCom ruling it so to make it so. We don't have that authority.
Nor is such a small body of people competent in the number of areas of knowledge needed to make this workable. I, for example, know very little about advanced mathematics so I would be unable to judge a content dispute in that area without spending a very, very long time on research.
And if ArbCom will not or cannot handle content-based disputes, we need to develop another committee or mechanism.
This is not an either/or situation. My plan is for the ArbCom to consult various content specialist subcommittees when content issues arise.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/RFC#Alternat...
Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
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