I like the track your on Alex, in helping Jimbo fit his changing role to better fit the times. I for one would not like to see him (you Jim) as an individual to be the target of a libel lawsuit for sanctioning a ban on someone, under the premise of 'defamation of character' - given that he has 'last word.' On the other hand, hes said in the past that hes better able to defend the WP if its under him, rather than the other way around.
Maybe you guys can talk about formeruser Isis as a case precedent, if youre not doing so already, and explain to us some of your thinking on the matter when you're ready.
~S~
--- "Alex T." alex756@nyc.rr.com wrote:
I for one would not go to a mediation panel if they were going to recommend banning to anyone. What kind of mediation would that be? Mediation should be independent of Jimbo (except maybe Jimbo can be the filter for now to decide who might make a good mediator). Also the accused user should be able to pick between a few mediators, so they pick someone comfortable. Also at the mediation stage having an advocate for one's position may not be necessary, but appointing someone to represent the community's gripe about the accused user would make the mediation manageable so that the accused is not facing a whole bunch of accusers, but one who takes all the complaints against that user and presents them to the user for hiers feedback.
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