Hi to all!
I'd just like to let you know that I have proposed the structure of a Wikipedia Ombudsman, that would deal with any complaints leading from admin action and ArbCom cases. I think in recent times there has been a significant growth in the number of users who have either left the project or felt very badly treated due to administrator actions and ArbCom rulings. I'm not trying to blame either the administrator function - I'm an admin myself - or the ArbCom; however, I think an Ombudsman is necessary to deal in an effective and fair way with all of the complaints. To compound this, I think the transparency and accountability of some admin and ArbCom actions is quite unacceptable, IMO. The Ombudsman structure would seek to redress this in a neutral and fair way, to ensure more decentralisation and stability for the community (remember: alienation breeds conflict).
So, please take a read of the Ombudsman proposal, at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ombudsman
Please make any comments on the talk page and feel free to add any main points to the project page.
Thanks,
Ronline 2006. Hea energia aasta.