Alex Shih
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:50 am
Just resigned his seat on the Arbitration Committee. He was only eight months into a two year post. Hasn't given anyone a reason why, not even to clarify it it is due to some external factor rather than anything Wikipedia related, although his confirmation he is still going to be around implies the latter.
It says a lot about Wikipedia that this is considered normal behaviour. You can basically do what you like, give people an explanation, or don't. I think the theory goes that because nobody is paying you, you owe them no such niceties. Well, he owes lots of people that nicety.
He owes the 598 who voted for him an explanation, many of whom may have only done so based on his now unfulfilled promises of reform and even potential disbandment, the committee's roles dispersed back to the community. People who may stand on a similar platform in future might be owed some explanation, if his resignation is linked to his failure to achieve his goals.
Indeed, such was his troubling history of sporadic commitment, he was specifically asked if he really thought he would be able to serve a full term. He gave a reassurance that he could, but that he would resign "if I am unable to perform nor working on initiating change." All voters are owed an answer as to which of these two, or a third, is the reason. No details need to be given beyond that.
He certainly owes Mailer Diablo, as the next person in the election outcome who could have had his seat and done the job for the full term.
Come on Alex......
It says a lot about Wikipedia that this is considered normal behaviour. You can basically do what you like, give people an explanation, or don't. I think the theory goes that because nobody is paying you, you owe them no such niceties. Well, he owes lots of people that nicety.
He owes the 598 who voted for him an explanation, many of whom may have only done so based on his now unfulfilled promises of reform and even potential disbandment, the committee's roles dispersed back to the community. People who may stand on a similar platform in future might be owed some explanation, if his resignation is linked to his failure to achieve his goals.
Indeed, such was his troubling history of sporadic commitment, he was specifically asked if he really thought he would be able to serve a full term. He gave a reassurance that he could, but that he would resign "if I am unable to perform nor working on initiating change." All voters are owed an answer as to which of these two, or a third, is the reason. No details need to be given beyond that.
He certainly owes Mailer Diablo, as the next person in the election outcome who could have had his seat and done the job for the full term.
Come on Alex......