Thomas Dalton wrote:
On 15/10/2007, David Goodman dgoodmanny@gmail.com wrote:
Suggestion: an abbreviated process if limited remedies are sought, such as topic bans, or article or revert probation, and the full process only when banning or desysop is to be considered.
That would require the person bringing the case to be the one to decide on the potential remedies (with arbitrators just voting yea or nay). Since remedies are meant to benefit the project, rather than the person bringing the case (ie. they aren't suing for damages, it's more like a criminal prosecution), it doesn't make sense for that person to decide the limit on the remedies.
I don't think that has to be a problem.
If the person bringing the case, who is presumably the most upset about the problem, thinks that limited remedies are enough, then it seems like a reasonable bet a lot of the time.
For the times it isn't, then the person or people adjudicating the case should have the option of sending it to the full ArbCom. And we could allow anybody to petition the full ArbCom to take over the case.
William