On 25 January 2017 at 19:48, Kevin Smith
<ksmith(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I support restoring the rights in this case, but
I'm not sure it should
be
automatic in all cases. If having +2 rights is
relatively harmless and
reversible, then an automatic (but announced) restoration of the rights
should be fine.
The issue is that someone who leaves the foundation could do so under
unfriendly terms, possibly affecting their ability to do good work. I
know
we don't want to think that a previously
productive volunteer could later
cause problems, but it is possible.
That's why I think there should be some form of check, so we have
confidence that this person still has good intentions. For example, their
manager and/or someone from Talent & Culture could be consulted, or
trusted
people who still have close contact with the
person so know their state
of
mind. It could be quick and lightweight, in
almost all cases, but
skipping
that step entirely seems risky to me. Unless, as
I said, having +2 really
isn't a big deal.
Kevin Smith
Agile Coach, Wikimedia Foundation
You don't appear to be a developer. Even if you were, Brian said 'similar
situation' - i.e., where someone had been granted rights before becoming
WMF staff.
Someone's familiarity with the topic is certainly relevant, but let's not
fall into the trap of "you're not a core developer, therefore you shouldn't
be posting to this list." In this specific case, Kevin is an expert in the
social dynamics of technical teams (enough so that he's employed by the WMF
for that expertise). That doesn't mean you have to agree with him, but it
does mean you should at least consider his input (not to mention respect
him as you would any community member making good faith suggestions).
--
Neil P. Quinn <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Neil_P._Quinn-WMF>,
product analyst
Wikimedia Foundation