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:So to the first, the Code of Conduct, I would be willing to follow its principles, as the community has every right to ask and largley expect the ArbCom to act like responsible community members, but I would suggest against putting it as policy, because it reinforces the erronious idea that ArbCom is the Supreme Court of Wikipedia, bring your complaints here, and let us decide WikiLaw.
:I'll address bill of rights in a second--[[User:Tznkai|Tznkai]] 04:03, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
::Alright. Did a little more looking, and found a couple of sticking points.
::::"No ex post facto laws."
::This came up in the Code of Conduct as well. This is dead wrong in one sense, and very true in another. The restriction of ex post facto laws is designed to keep a party (usually citizenry) protected from governing authority (usually the state), where as the state would oppress the citizenry, by making up laws that they broke. First off, ArbCom isn't about laws, wiki or otherwise. Its about protecting the project (project= >51% enyclopedia + <49% community). So no laws. No matter what rules or policies are being followed or not, disruption of the project must be addressed. ArbCom is the last resort for dealing with disruption. Thus, any "punishments" or preferably, remedies are judged by magnitude of the problem, not by policy guidlines. We don't sentance people for crimes around here, and we don't fine people. Thats wikipedia as a whole, editor, adminstrator, arbitrator, and Foundation board member. So. No Laws. No Oppressing users. No stopping the protection of the project within reasonably action.
::::"Arbitration Committee members should follow policy and precedent rather than altering it."
::Policy isn't ArbCom's perogative or master. Protecting the community and Jimbo are. It is answerable to the community, if for no other reason than the practical. Policy is a tool to protect the project. ArbCom is a tool to protect the project. No one overrules the other, protection of the project and the head bludgeoner thereof rule both policy and ArbCom.
::Now, any moment here, people are going to ask why I'm so deferential to Jimbo.--[[User:Tznkai|Tznkai]] 04:22, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
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