Some of you speak like the committee has all this power. The committee has no power. We have rules and guidelines we go by. We discuss each and every case. We investigate each and every accusation.
Each offense has limitations on what is allowed, as far as punishments go. Naturally, because this is all new, we are continually running across special cases that cross lines, or don't fit in any already made category. These cases have to be weeded out and a standard set for them.
The committee acts on facts as they are available. The committee does not, for the most part, act on opinion or emotion as far as I can tell. I have seen committee members vote for bans on their friends. This alone shows that each member is being impartial, and making choices solely on the facts of the case as set forth by the rules.
I don't know if this is legal for me to do, but when DT came up for multiple account vote I voted to ban based on the rules, Uni voted to warn because he thought it must have been a mistake. If either of us were bias don't you think Uni would have voted a large ban, and I a warn?
I commend every single person in the committee. The job is not glorious. The job is often difficult, especially when a friend comes up for vote. But I think every single individual, without exception, has done a fine job. I hope no committee member falls to the predictable public hatred and pressure that I knew would come.
Seriously, I was never a fan of the committee. I hated the fact of 10 people making the rules. But that's not what the committee is about. The committee is about investigating cases and upholding the, already in place, rules to relieve pressure off of Jitspoe. They are his rules, we just go by them on a case by case basis.
Lekky and Knack the only public voice:
The only way I would be willing to entertain public discussion of my choices are if Jitspoe made the committee forum read-only to the public. I think it would perfectly fine for the public to see how we handle things. Being that cases often contain personal data not wise to make public, this would probably never happen.
Committee Member Term:
Whatever choice is made on term should be made by Jitspoe without public pressure. You are not going to please everyone, and if a new vote were held the new committee would face the exact same issues as this committee. I understand you guys, "fight the power."
It is true that some committee members are more active than others. I personally don't think I am active enough, not in public forum, mind you, but in investigation and decision making. But, this is the end of a busy holiday season, so we'll see if the less active spring back into the game.
Committee is doing fine!
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