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Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.  

Smith did not explain why the article work by the members of the Arbitration Committee had been “under scrutiny,” nor did he identify which members of the committee “persuaded” him to rescind his resignation.  

In a statement on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

In a statement on Wikipedia Review on May 25, 2010, Smith affirmed that his actions would not be tolerated in a professional publishing environment:

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications.  Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications.  Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870]

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.

There has been no public statement by the Arbitration Committee regarding Smith’s statements regarding his action and the actions by his fellow committee members.