[WikiEN-l] Arbcom

[Phil Sandifer]

On Oct 14, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Phoenix wiki wrote:

> On 10/14/07, Thatcher131 Wikipedia <thatcher131 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> If indeed ArbCom has lost the trust or respect of some members of the
>> community, I doubt that ad hoc committees of admins will suddenly be
>> accorded the necessary level of respect and trust.
>>
>
> I don't remember them losing the trust or respect of the community
>
> I don't think the admin comitee thing is a good idea either. It  
> would make
> adminship a very big deal. Perhaps ArbCm could be made larger and have
> shorter terms?

For Christ's sake, people.

Do none of you have a sense of wiki history?

We ALWAYS have this problem leading up to the new arbcom elections.  
Candidates are ALWAYS badgered on how they're going to make the  
committee faster. And then, come January, it hums along because it  
has a plurality of not burnt out members.

Then, come mid-year and fall, it starts to grind to a halt.

And apparently we have the same discussion as though we have  
forgotten that, over time, burnout happens.

We could maybe stagger elections to have two a year, but given how  
dreadful elections are, I think that's unlikely to be productive.

-Phil