[Foundation-l] The foundations of the Wikimedia Foundation (was: Wikimedia Council)

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Actually, there are lots of possible task descriptions for meta arbcom
as well. Some people want an arbcom to watch over the smaller
projects. Some people (projects?) want a committee where they can go
to if they do not like the result of the local arbcom. Some people
want a committee that can tell them whether certain local policy is
allowed and reasonable or not. And you can go on like that. I think
that everything courts do in our societies could potentially be scaled
to a meta arbcom. However, I am absolutely not confident that all
tasks should be given to this meta arbcom. I think that the opinions
differ very much about this subject.

BR, lodewijk

2008/1/4, Florence Devouard <Anthere9 op yahoo.com>:
> Sebastian Moleski wrote:
> > On Jan 4, 2008 11:35 AM, Florence Devouard <Anthere9 op yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> And I feel like suggesting that we should actually take the opportunity
> >> to create at the same time
> >> * a wikicouncil parliament type and
> >> * a meta arbcom
> >>
> >> I think most of us can rather well imagine what the meta arbcom role
> >> will be; the difficulty will be to define working relationships with the
> >> various local arbcoms.
> >>
> >
> > I actually have some trouble trying to imagine what the meta arbcom would
> > do. Can you shed some light on that or refer me to related proposals on-wiki
> > or elsewhere?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sebastian
>
>
> Okay.
> Essentially, we have a problem when a vandal or at least a problematic
> person, is active on several projects at the same time. Cross wiki fighting.
>
> What happens is that the stewards are called to the rescue, and asked to
> make decisions, which sometimes are at arbitration level, or which may
> conflict with local policies. Officially, stewards are applicants. But
> sometimes, they have to run into decision making.
>
> There has been an embryo of a proposal here:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arbitration_committee
>
> Ant
>
>
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