On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 9:48 AM, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> wrote:
Hearing evryone's perspective is not the same as
commenting on every
perspective that's expressed. Private obiter is exploitable by those
who want to restrict the arbitrator into a particular system of bias.
They then have an excuse for arguing that he should recuse himself for
bias, when they really mean that he should recuse himself because he
won't support their point of view.
This is a serious problem, in fact, and one of the reasons why the
arbcom are often unwilling to speak as individuals about cases.
Opening our mouths only leads to accusations of bias and often
extremely hostile behavior.
As to the workshop, it's true that it has not worked out well. Most
times it turns into a continuation of the squabble between the warring
parties and a morass of incivility and unreadable argument. If we are
to keep the workshop pages, they will have to be kept in order a LOT
more than they currently are to be at all useful.
-Matthew