On 31 January 2011 19:42, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
Please review https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility If, after warning someone repeatedly or taking abuse from someone for years, I file a request for arbitration, I expect the Arbitration Committee to address the question. If you think that is not in your remit, please review: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy#...
Yes. Civility is *core* policy and that's directly in arbcom's remit.
If the community don't want that, arbcom should suggest they repeal the policy in question.
The real issue, however, is to establish customs of courtesy and friendliness among the community at large, not to scapegoat egregious offenders. For that purpose it is not rigorous enforcement of the rules that is called for but leadership.
+1
If the admins - who the arbcom do in fact directly supervise - are enlightened as to the importance of civility, they *will* enforce it in the rest of the community. Because they won't put up with others behaving badly when they're not being allowed to.
This is directly in the arbcom's power *and remit* per current policy and precedent. Only a lack of will stops the arbcom at this point.
- d.