[WikiEN-l] BADSITES ArbCom case about to close

[Ken Arromdee]

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com wrote:
> AC cases are one-offs. They really are. They are supposed to fix up situations by a mixture of equity and safeguarding the Wikipedia mission. There is no precedent set by a remedy. Principles are pieces of reasoning drawing on written policy and other things, and are mainly there to connect general understandings with the bottom line.

If this is so, why has the MONGO case been constantly referred to as if it
is policy?

And how did Arbcom manage to create an exemption to the 3RR if the case is a
one-off?