On 10/14/07, Christiano Moreschi moreschiwikiman@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
Other measures? Expanding the committee to a far greater number but limiting the numbers that could participate on a particular case would be one option (or simply establish a rota). I hadn't thought of committees of administrators, who could either advise or whom the ArbCom could delegate easy cases (Artaxerex, Bharatveer) to, but it's not a bad idea. Thoughts?
The key problem is the temporary absence of active arbitrators. The arbitrators are presumably unwilling to resign and lose their place entirely. I have an idea which is similar to the panels proposal but easier to implement and less bureaucratic. Given that arbitrators often become unavailable for a few months, before becoming free to participate again, why not have a pool of deputy Arbitrators who could temporarily fill places during the absence of the main board? The deputies could comprise former Arbitrators who still have the community's trust, and those who narrowly missed out on election but were still approved by the community.