QUOTE(Sarcasticidealist @ Mon 13th July 2009, 2:34pm)
For what it's worth, I don't believe that Arb Comm's goal with this was to co-opt its opposition. But it certainly has been very effective at doing so: seeing Giano, Cla68, Greg, Peter Damian, RDH (Ghost in the Machine), the Fat Man, and Rootology all arguing basically on the side as the establishment...well, it makes my head explode in a most agreeable fashion.
Of course, Arb Comm seems to have alienated even more people with this, but you know the saying: "you can't make an omelette without sending a good portion of the Wikipedia community into a tizzy."
But, wait -- you don't know if I'm on a counter-mission to disrupt the efforts of the Advisory Council itself!!!