Definitely a problem. Even with my very low level of effort I seem to participate as much or more that most other arbitrators. It seems like it takes forever for some arbitrators to consider matters and enter some sort of input. We (the arbitrators as a group) haven't really asked the different individuals what is going on.
Fred
From: Michael Snow wikipedia@earthlink.net Reply-To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 22:49:07 -0700 To: wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: [WikiEN-l] Re: Ban policy
But at least on the surface, it certainly appears that some of the arbitrators are not even really participating in the process. When it takes four arbitrators to accept a case, and six to issue a decision, this is a serious problem. The lack of participation may sometimes be due to circumstances beyond their control, and I'm not saying an arbitrator is not allowed to go on vacation. But at some point, if the absence indicates inability to serve, I think a replacement may be necessary. I'm not volunteering to be on the committee either, but all of the arbitrators except one *did* volunteer for the job, and if anyone is unwilling to continue, they should resign, not just stop participating.