Arbitrator not interested in correctnes (sic) of Wikipedia Options

[Encyclopedist]

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appeared to me yesterday, while I was aware that Cas Liber, an arbitrator, was currently online.

So I emailed him to point out that whereas John Lennon may have returned his MBE insignia, it is not possible to resign from membership of the Order of the British Empire; it is granted by the monarch, and can only be removed by the monarch. So sending back the insignia is an insufficient act of "resignation".

However, rather than making Wikipedia factually correct, which is arguably the purpose of its editors, Cas Liber has done nothing to correct the error. Whereas WP:RBI may be powerful, why on earth can an Arb fail to take the point to keep Wikipedia correct?


It suggests to me that Arbs are not interested in WP's content in the slightest, and are more interested in their nugatory and largely irreleevant, but certainly discredited, politics. Kill them all; they are not fit for purpose.

[Abd]

This edit appeared to me yesterday, while I was aware that Cas Liber, an arbitrator, was currently online.

So I emailed him [...] However, rather than making Wikipedia factually correct, which is arguably the purpose of its editors, Cas Liber has done nothing to correct the error. Whereas WP:RBI may be powerful, why on earth can an Arb fail to take the point to keep Wikipedia correct? [...] Kill them all; they are not fit for purpose.

OMG, an arbitrator failed to respond to an email? What does he think he is, a volunteer? He should be available for instant response 24/7, or else merely killing him would be way too kind.

I know what we should do. Heh! We should make him look at the correction by an anonymous IP editor and worry about whether that's a banned editor or not. The difficult question, should just the specific IP be blocked, or a massive range or set of ranges?

These difficult choices are what we pay him for.