Steve Bennett wrote:
I don't see how a private discusson can resolve a public confusion, unless I was to report the results of that "private" discussion afterwards.
Privacy is an outward indication of respect. Jimbo of course deserves respect just like any other community member. Moreso even. Hence these public discussions about a good person and outstanding leader have the appearance of being personal attacks. Though thats probably not your intent, people in the core community cannot rule that out.
On 3/20/07, Stephen Bain stephen.bain@gmail.com wrote:
At English Wikipedia level, he has an informal status as a leader among the community. Historically - as a leader in the community - he exercised various functions (arbitration, for example) until those functions were delegated down (to the ArbCom, for example).
Its important to understand that Jimbo has a well defined discretionary powers over the ArbCom. He has never used them though, just as the Queen of England has never "disbanded Parliament".
-Stevertigo