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Hi NW, I just wondered aloud at the feedback page whether you and Lar have misunderstood the role of arbs; I know you don't misunderstand it, actually, and I think our different slant on this revolves around our take on the relevance, to the decision-making of voters, of wider topics in candidate responses. On a more immediate, practical matter, you said, ""This is a poor time of year for a lot of people—first you have Thanksgiving weekend in the United States, and then you have a massive uptake in work around December"". Can you assist by suggesting when is good and when is bad? Is Nov/Dec out? I can't imagine anything but towards the end of the year would work, and changing the dates of tenure of arbs would be a major shift.  (talk) "