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Because I naively expect people to be reasonable and put the best face on things?  Because I'm not perfect, and didn't think it would be an issue?  Because I'm trying to do things the way they ought to be done, rather than the idiotic way they are done?

Or how about that good old standby, because shit happens…

Don't blame me for the flaws in the system.  I presented a project-wide conceptual problem - I don't see it as a content problem because it spans multiple pages and stems from divergent understandings of policy, and I honestly didn't want to start up a whole new round of ridiculous interpersonal behavioral drama.  ArbCom had a choice: to cast this as an issue of foundation principles (which they could reasonably have involved themselves with) or to cast it as a content issue and dismiss it.  they decided to do the latter for reasons of their own.  C'est la vie.

it's not a huge issue; this will quickly end up on ArbCom's plate anyway as a matter editor behavior, from some place or other - there's just too much tension around this particular problem, and too many people acting out on it like children.  If arbcom needs the shit to hit the fan before they tell people to stop throwing shit, that's their business; I've decided I'm not going to be the one starting the shit-fight.  I gave them the opportunity to be proactive and responsible and they refused, so now we just have to sit tight and wait for the inevitable crap-fest so we can bring it up again.  

hell of a way to run a railroad, if you ask me; but then nobody ever does.Ludwigs2 "