This question is exactly what the arbitration committee is currently discussing as far as permanent procedure is concerned. Opinion is divided.
The temporary emergency procedure requires a referral from Jimbo. I'm sure a request from the mediation committee stating that mediation had been tried and failed would be influential.
Fred
From: "Poor, Edmund W" Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com Reply-To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:11:41 -0500 To: "English Wikipedia" wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: [WikiEN-l] Referring a matter (was: The Block Log)
I think the Mediation Committee can also refer a matter to arbitration. At least it /said/ it can.
Do we need to change the rules?
Should it be just any user who can refer a matter to the arbitration committee? Should the A.C. then decide what the next step is? How about:
- temp ban
- refer to Mediation Committee
- hear the case
Must there be a prescribed order? A lot of us don't want to wait 2 whole weeks! Even 5 days seems like a lifetime around here...
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