On 5/29/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
John Lee wrote:
I think the Arbcom should clarify their decision to say that "attack
sites"
refers to sites composed of nothing but attacks - Brandt's Hive Mind site
is
probably a good example - and not just sites which contain attacks but
also
contain other content.
Not at all!! Judges do not revisit their past decisions unless there is a clear error. Any case is decided on the basis of specific facts. To go back now to change the ruling would only strenghthen the notion that Arbcom rulings form legal precedents. I don't know if we are ready for that.
Ec
All of which is well and good, except that the Arbcom isn't strictly modeled on a judiciary, and for the fact that the Arbcom routinely accepts requests for clarification...
Johnleemk