My thoughts exactly. When you stand for election you do put yourself in the firing line. But as an arbitrator you are going to piss off a certain class of editor. Namely the people up before the AC. These people are somewhat likely to be the sort to be, how shall I put it? - vocal in condemnation of you. You need to be able to take, insults and abuse in order to be an arbiter.
Theresa
Oh, don't get me wrong - I realise that some thickness of hide is needed. I'm a big girl, and I can take that sort of stuff. But I think much of the crap that was thrown during the election process stepped well over the line.
-- ambi
And the witchhunt that's been going on recently with an existing ArbCom member is way, way over the line.