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> James Forrester, I don't know the history- why shouldn't I vote for him?
wikiwhistle
post Fri 28th November 2008, 10:49pm
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Please could tell me something about the past of jpgordon on wiki, what has he done over the years which you disapprove of? Anything in particular? I mean in the past. I know what he's been upto in the last couple of weeks, and have found that for an arb, he has personality.
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post Sat 29th November 2008, 12:50am
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Josh was the arbitrator who proposed the fraudulent alternative motion in my ArbCom appeal last February, which ended up passing by one vote; as a result of his motion, I'm stuck under a litany of restrictions right up to the present day. I say Josh's motion was fraudulent because he crafted the motion so that it appeared to lifting a bunch of restrictions, while leaving a few in place--but in fact, the restrictions that he proposed to "lift" had already been automatically lifted several months earlier due to expiration dates on those restrictions. By including the expired sanctions in his motion, he made it appeared fair and reasonable, as if I were being granted a bunch of concessions--when in fact I wasn't granted a damn thing. In fact, Josh's motion actually increased the severity of my sanctions by sneaking in one new restriction, which permitted me to appeal my restrictions only once per year. It was a disgraceful trick, and of all the departing arbitrators, I think his departure will be most beneficial.
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wikiwhistle   James Forrester   Fri 28th November 2008, 10:49pm
sarcasticidealist   I don't know a lot about him either, but to an...   Fri 28th November 2008, 11:02pm
wikiwhistle   I don't know a lot about him either, but to a...   Sat 29th November 2008, 12:18am
D.A.F.   Please could tell me something about the past of ...   Sat 29th November 2008, 12:12am
Kelly Martin   You should not vote for Forrester because he only ...   Sat 29th November 2008, 12:27am
Giano   You should not vote for Forrester because he only...   Sat 29th November 2008, 9:52am
D.A.F.   Oh him..., see in his summary here what he thinks ...   Sat 29th November 2008, 12:33am
JoseClutch   This "diff" should be sufficient.   Sat 29th November 2008, 12:50am
Unrepentant Vandal   I heard an amusing rumour which I have posted a co...   Sat 29th November 2008, 1:13am
AGK   I've been acquainted with James (Jdforrester/J...   Sat 29th November 2008, 7:37pm
Alex   James is a good editor and friendly person whom I...   Sat 29th November 2008, 9:26pm
Pumpkin Muffins   James is a good editor and friendly person whom I...   Sat 29th November 2008, 9:31pm
One   James is a good editor and friendly person whom I...   Sat 29th November 2008, 9:41pm
Alex   James is a good editor and friendly person whom ...   Sat 29th November 2008, 9:45pm
Pumpkin Muffins   [quote name='Pumpkin Muffins' post='143725' date='...   Sat 29th November 2008, 10:11pm
Alex   [quote name='Pumpkin Muffins' post='143725' date=...   Sat 29th November 2008, 10:19pm
Pumpkin Muffins   I come to that conclusion because he's not a b...   Sat 29th November 2008, 10:23pm
Alex   I come to that conclusion because he's not a ...   Sat 29th November 2008, 10:50pm
Doc glasgow   I'm a JamesF fan. I find myself normally in ag...   Sat 29th November 2008, 10:59pm
Alex   I'm a JamesF fan. I find myself normally in a...   Sat 29th November 2008, 11:10pm
Proabivouac   Here, James Forrester confuses the words “jurisd...   Sat 29th November 2008, 10:29pm
Kelly Martin   Indeed, James spends a lot of time scheming in the...   Sat 29th November 2008, 11:16pm


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