Andrew Gray wrote:
2008/6/23 Wily D wilydoppelganger@gmail.com:
Much to my surprise, I found an old vote where the community approved the creation of ArbCom. It was "royal assented" by Jimbo, but with him effectively removed from his position of arbitrary authority these days, I wonder if the community could vote to disband ArbCom.
The most disturbing thing about this idea is what we'd vote in to replace it.
"Who" might be much the same under other systems. In other words, "what" is always going to be a reconfiguration, with arrivals, departures and some new features/suppressed features. It would not surprise me a bit if the "principle of unintended consequences" were to be seen in action, with ArbCom Mark II writing itself a new remit (even claiming a mandate to do so). . Since ArbCom Mark I does go through periodic bouts of trying to reconfigure itself, I recommend a thoughtful approach to constitutional discussion. There are several factors at work.
Charles