QUOTE(One @ Thu 10th July 2008, 8:28am)
Sam speaks.
"Just as an administrator does not have to block an editor who has broken some of the rules if they think it would be harmful, so it is with arbitration"
Bottom line: some editors can break the rules because we agree with their contributions to the "encyclopedia." Shocking, I'm sure. News at eleven.
Dad: "My son does some nice things sometimes, so I don't punish him when he breaks the rules."
School: "Punishing Johnny would be harmful to his self esteem so we think it's ok for him to cheat on tests."
Boss: "Bob steals from the company, but he did a bang up job with that project last year, so we don't want to fire him."
Whatever.