From: Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <jheiskan(a)welho.com>
Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l(a)Wikipedia.org>
Date: 30 Mar 2004 16:03:42 +0300
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l(a)Wikipedia.org>
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Qualifications for referrals to arbitration.
On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 15:22, Fred Bauder wrote:
As it stands we have an effective mechanism to regulate access to
arbitration. 4 arbitrators must vote to accept the case. What is being
talked about is some change which would bypass or abrogate that mechanism.
Apparently Jimbo's wish, but not absolutely sure. One of his referals
(Anthony) never got the 4 votes and he made no comment.
Fred
Hello, Fred.
I do sincerely think it would not be counterproductive to have an alternate
forum for this kind of jaw-jaw, but that is one of those things that is up
to your posse as are most things to do with the arbitration-mediation
framework.
Your input is welcome. Fred
As regards to your effective mechanism to "regulate access", you probably
meant to type "restrict access".
No. Fred
It is definitely the case that the perception is that the mediation process
is not even a "hurdle" on the way to arbitration, but totally separate and
"useless" in reference to it.
It is not meant to be a hurdle. It is an opportunity to settle disputes.
Fred
If there were a way to engender a perception that the mediation process was
conjunct in some real way to the arbitration committee, this would not only
improve the functionality of the mediation committee, but also *potentially*
effectively _restrict_ the number of cases that actually flared up to a
state that can only be remedied by arbitration. "A stitch in time, saves
nine!"
The intention is to resolve disputes without having to engage in a
quasi-judicial procedure. Issues which are not resolved by negotiation or
mediation can possibly be decided by arbitration, or not. (not includes
trivial matters; matters which are rightly subject to policy determinations
by Wikipedia as a whole; matters which belong in the courts--God forbid; and
matters we don't know how to handle). Fred
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen
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