[WikiEN-l] Missed Opportunities to have avoided the Durova Case

[Charlotte Webb]

On 11/28/07, Alec Conroy <alecmconroy at gmail.com> wrote:
> RFCs are never moot because of an RFAr.

An RFC is moot from the moment of its creation onward.

> Consensus trumps Arbcom--

Hopefully you can hear the big black roflcopters landing at your doorstep.

> Arbcom's just there for those gray cases where we prior dispute
> resolution couldn't come to consensus.

In theory, maybe, but in practice, arbcom hears whatever it wants to
hear and disregards the rest.

I should clarify, before anyone construes this as an opinionated and
derogatory paraphrasing of "The Boxer" (which it is), rather than a
simple fact (which it also is), that when I say "wants to hear" I'm
referring to the language used in sections like "Arbitrators' opinion
on hearing this matter (3/5/0/0)", etc. etc.

—C.W.