As disputes arise, and are decided, we, as participants, can learn the consequences. Likewise we can observe the consequences of Jimbo's decisons as well as what happens when various actions are taken by the community at large. We can consider those consequences and refine our response and make an appropriate response to the situation before us. It is not like a court making decisions which affect property rights or business investments where citizens need to have a reliable guide to action.
If we try to follow precedent we will make bad decisions in order to avoid seting a precedent and then make bad decisions because we have to follow precedent.
Fred
From: "Martin Harper" martin@myreddice.freeserve.co.uk Reply-To: martin@myreddice.co.uk Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 21:38:37 -0000 To: arbitration@nerstrand.net Subject: Next on the agenda - "Rules"
Next on the agenda is "Rules": what rules are we going to enforce - on what basis will people be found guilty. Some possibilities (brainstorming, really):
- Precedent based on our own decisions
- Precedent based on Jimbo's decisions
- Precedent based on community group actions (VfD, et al)