This is also part of the problem - we have "helpful" contributions from people like Reguyla / Kumioko who is basically here to complain about how awful Arbcom are. Some months ago he was engaged in a campaign of personal abuse against arbitrators which to be frank is exactly the kind of thing that drives people away from those positions. On 12 Dec 2014 17:38, "regu...@gmail.com" <regu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Its not surprising that the arbcom would not like comments and be > critical of a venue they do not control and cannot themselves silence > critical comments about their decisions. I finf it unfortunate that an arb > doesnt want to join the mailing list merely because some people here do not > share the view that the arbcoms decisions are not all gold. > > > > I do agree that there were some comments that are off topic but thats true > of all the lists, not just this one. > > > > In the end, to me, if the arbs decide not to join this list because they > fear discussion, then we probably dont need them anyway and if they are > unwilling to listen or discuss issues pertaining to the project, including > poor decisions made by them, then that makes my thought process all the > more true. > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device > > > > > > ------ Original message------ > > *From: *Carol Moore dc > > *Date: *Fri, Dec 12, 2014 11:20 AM > > *To: *Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects; > > *Subject:*[Gendergap] Gender gap emails Arbitrator doesn't like > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard&diff=637703278&oldid=637701678 > Is a comment by an Arbitrator about things written last month or so here, > none by me, they don't like. > > Thinks it's necessary "the moderators get a grip on some of the things > being said there." (Moderator comments welcome here for guidance.) > > *https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2014-November/004930.html > > "a posting about legal repercussions" > > *https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2014-December/005008.html > > "suggesting doxxing/opposition research" > > *https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2014-December/005068.html > "plans" to > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2014-December/005079.html > "block vote at ArbCom elections with new editors recruited at editathons." > (actually just a suggestion by an annoyed editor) > > Hopefully they aren't proposing a standard tougher than than on all the > other mailing lists, none of which I personally belong to. > > CM > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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