Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-01-31/Arbitration report

Two cases are currently open. The Committee opened or closed no cases during the week.

Shakespeare authorship question (Week 2)
This week, further on-wiki evidence in excess of 4,000 words (~38kb) was submitted, while several proposals were also made in the workshop. Evidence submissions came to a close yesterday.

Longevity (Week 10)
During the week, one party made several proposals in the workshop. Drafter Kirill Lokshin has not yet submitted a proposed decision on-wiki for arbitrators to vote on.

Other
Today, a request for comment on the Audit Subcommittee (AUSC) was opened by the Committee. AUSC is a subcommittee of the Arbitration Committee which should review and act upon concerns received by the community about CheckUser and Oversight activities. The Community has been invited to comment on AUSC, and the effectiveness of AUSC to date (if any).

Comments have also been invited about ongoing Community representation in AUSC. Currently, AUSC consists of three arbitrators and three community representatives elected by the Community. The Committee is considering a suggestion to abandon the election method in favour of the system that was used to appoint CheckUsers and Oversighters last year (see Signpost coverage from 16 August 2010, 23 August 2010 and 6 September 2010). A suggestion to appoint standby representatives is also being considered.