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This page in a nutshell: Functus Officio is a term that refers to a state, agency, or instrument that has fulfilled the purpose of its creation and can therefore be dissolved. This essay argues that the community and the WMF were once too immature to be responsible for much of ArbCom's present remit, but that both entities are now capable of taking back some of the committee's workload. This essay proposes ArbCom narrow its mandate and proactively refer to the community or the Foundation any matter which ArbCom does not strictly need to decide. |
ArbCom is too judicially active and has too expansive a remit. I propose that:
We have already devolved or returned some of our power to other bodies:
We would do the community a disservice by closing up shop, and there are many things that we will still need to do:
We would need an internal procedure for referring mail to other bodies, and a conscious effort on the part of our arbitrators would be needed if ArbCom's role is to be reduced.
Have I forgotten something important, or do you have thoughts on this essay? Your comments are welcome at the talk page. AGK [•] 23:39, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
This page in a nutshell: Functus Officio is a term that refers to a state, agency, or instrument that has fulfilled the purpose of its creation and can therefore be dissolved. This essay argues that the community and the WMF were once too immature to be responsible for much of ArbCom's present remit, but that both entities are now capable of taking back some of the committee's workload. This essay proposes ArbCom narrow its mandate and proactively refer to the community or the Foundation any matter which ArbCom does not strictly need to decide. |
ArbCom is too judicially active and has too expansive a remit. I propose that:
We have already devolved or returned some of our power to other bodies:
We would do the community a disservice by closing up shop, and there are many things that we will still need to do:
We would need an internal procedure for referring mail to other bodies, and a conscious effort on the part of our arbitrators would be needed if ArbCom's role is to be reduced.
Have I forgotten something important, or do you have thoughts on this essay? Your comments are welcome at the talk page. AGK [•] 23:39, 25 March 2013 (UTC)