Being on a committee that does this won’t make you wiser or fairer about it.
I actually think being on a committee helps some on its own, because you know you’ll be held accountable for how you do your job. But I expect most of the advantages of a committee to be in (a) identifying people who are wise and fair to serve on it (and yes, I do think some people are wiser and fairer than others) (b) having those people spend a lot of time thinking about the relevant considerations (c) overcoming bystander effects and ensuring that there exists some neutral third party to help adjudicate conflicts.
If there’s no skill to this sort of thing, why not make decisions by flipping coins?
It’s a job that’s equally doable by people already in the community with their existing skills and their existing job titles.
Well naturally, the committee would be staffed by people who are already in the community, and it would probably not be their full-time job.
Sure it is. You’re suggesting that the FIDE start deciding who’s not allowed to play chess.
Do you really think chess federations will let you continue to play at their events if you cheat or if you’re rude/aggressive?
I actually think being on a committee helps some on its own, because you know you’ll be held accountable for how you do your job. But I expect most of the advantages of a committee to be in (a) identifying people who are wise and fair to serve on it (and yes, I do think some people are wiser and fairer than others) (b) having those people spend a lot of time thinking about the relevant considerations (c) overcoming bystander effects and ensuring that there exists some neutral third party to help adjudicate conflicts.
If there’s no skill to this sort of thing, why not make decisions by flipping coins?
Well naturally, the committee would be staffed by people who are already in the community, and it would probably not be their full-time job.
Do you really think chess federations will let you continue to play at their events if you cheat or if you’re rude/aggressive?