[WikiEN-l] Arbcom

[Jimmy Wales]

Thatcher131 Wikipedia wrote:
> I wonder how the community would react if an Arbitrator said, I want
> to take a 6 month break but not give up my seat entirely; and would
> Jimbo appoint a replacement for that 6 month period.

That sounds entirely reasonable and possible to me.  One of the reasons 
we retain our "constitutional monarchy" is to make possible just that 
sort of reasonable flexibility.

The main thing we want is that people who are absolutely trusted by the 
community to a very high degree are making some cautious and careful 
decisions about policy and individual cases in a way that is both 
transparent and protective of privacy (two things that are often in 
tension of course).

--Jimbo