On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: > Goethe wrote: >> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: >>> [As the only judge currently well-qualified is Goethe, I'm waiting >>> till the next rotation to perform the reassignment.] >> >> I take a bit of exception to this; other than expressing my opinion >> early (and changing it, and genuinely thinking about the case), I don't >> think I have any more actual conflict of interest about the case than >> any non-scammer; certainly no material gain or the like. > > I transfer a prop from myself to Goethe for not explaining that more > clearly. I'm hoping to get the case assigned to a judge who will come > down firmly on one side or the other, and explain why; I'll assign it > to you if you're prepared to do that.
I transfer a prop from myself to Murphy for making the wrong assumptions on the reasoning. Fair enough when put that way, I have gone back and forth a lot. I actually suddenly realized that this particular CFJ is so worded to give a trivial answer that won't address the underlying question at all and, I think, no one will argue with. I'm happy to give it or wait for a different assignment, whichever is more convenient for you. -G.
