Sam Spade wrote:
Needless to say I am offended and saddened that criticism of the committe is being dismissed as the ravings of extremists. That is not a good sign. It is no compliment when those on both sides of an issue sternly criticise the "neutral" referee. When that happens in sports, it is the clearest of signals that the umpire is in the wrong.
I think we can distinguish serious and thoughtful criticism of the ArbCom from partisan rantings fairly easily. Suggesting that I am stacking the ArbCom with people whose politics I agree with is quite frankly absurd.
On the other hand, legitimate feedback to the ArbCom like: "you're too soft on trolls" or "you are too hard on users who have just made a minor mistake" might be right or wrong in the final analysis, but at least it is legitimate criticism.
--Jimbo