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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Craig Spurrier <craig@craigweb.net><BR>To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List <commons-l@lists.wikimedia.org><BR>Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 8:06:00 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Commons-l] Credentialing<BR><BR>The big problem with this proposal and the current Wikinews system is <BR>community accreditation is very weak and the Wikimedia Foundation has <BR>said they can not safely issue credentials. It appears that a separate <BR>organization is the only workable solution. A few months ago I proposed <BR>the creation of a Wikinews Foundation. The project has been retitled to <BR>the Collaborative Media Network. The mission has also been generalized <BR>somewhat to providing similar services to other like news organizations, <BR>though Wikinews remains the primary focus. I have been working for a <BR>while on the details needed to
make the Collaborative Media Network <BR>happen. We are about ready to file the incorporation paperwork and are <BR>currently working on selecting a board. We will be having an IRC meeting <BR>to discuss the details on Thursday, April 3 at 21:00UTC (5pm EDT) @ <BR>#collabmedianet <A href="http://irc.freenode.com/" target=_blank>irc.freenode.com</A>. If you are interested in the proposal <BR>I encourage you to attend. The time and date are definitely not ideal, <BR>but I think getting things moving asap is very important. Future <BR>meetings will be held at hopefully better time/dates.<BR>-Craig Spurrier<BR>[[n:Craig Spurrier]]<BR><BR>Geoffrey Plourde wrote:<BR>> Below is the current draft of my proposal. Thoughts?<BR>> <BR>> WIKIMEDIA COMMONS ACCREDITATION POLICY<BR>> (PROPOSED)<BR>> <BR>><BR>> Without credentials, Commons photographers fall under the broad <BR>> category of freelance photographers. Some museums have
indicated <BR>> disapproval of freelance photography of their collections, which is a <BR>> significant stumbling block on obtaining good free photographs of <BR>> historical items. By credentialing photographers, these museums might <BR>> be persuaded to allow photography of their collections, for <BR>> educational purposes.<BR>><BR>><BR>> Wikinews already has an accreditation process for reporters. Some <BR>> individuals involved in that process have expressed an interest in <BR>> having a pool of Commons photographers to accompany reporters. <BR>> However, the photographers would also need credentials in order to <BR>> gain access to the events, due to security precautions.<BR>><BR>><BR>> Interested photographers would need to be officially vouched by <BR>> Commons. There will need to be a process for accreditation of users, <BR>> and for revocation of credentials.<BR>><BR>> Commons will need
to respond to requests for verification. This will <BR>> allow the requesting organization to make sure that the photographer <BR>> is indeed accredited by Commons.<BR>><BR>> In addition, the processes for Commons and Wikinews should at some <BR>> point be merged on Meta to allow streamlined and efficent excahnge, <BR>> issuing and verification.<BR>><BR>> ==Policy on Accreditation==<BR>><BR>> Photographers will need to request accreditation from the Commons <BR>> Accredition Project prior to attempting to claim accreditation. The <BR>> request should be in the form of an entry, signed and dated, on a page <BR>> specifically designated by the Project. The request must include a <BR>> rationale for why the user wants accreditation. As an advisory <BR>> precaution, the community will have 7 days to either voice objections <BR>> or support for the request. At the expiration of this time period the <BR>>
user will either be granted a pending accreditation, or the vote removed.<BR>><BR>> The Issuing Authority will only issue a credential after the following <BR>> criteria have been met.<BR>><BR>> -User has demonstrated that they are an established contributor<BR>><BR>> -Provision of their real name<BR>><BR>> -Verified their account<BR>><BR>> -Provision of a scanned ID with a picture of the user<BR>><BR>> -Provision of a passport sized picture that matches the one on the ID<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Upon the fulfillment of the above criteria, the Project's Issuing <BR>> Authority will generate a printable image of a personalized Commons <BR>> Photographer ID Card that a user may print and laminate at their <BR>> expense, and cause the addition of the credential to the Roster.<BR>><BR>> ==Policy on Verification==<BR>><BR>> Commons credential verification <BR>>
<file:///wiki/Wikinews:Credential_verification> will be processed by <BR>> users who volunteer for the task. The request may come in in three forms:<BR>><BR>> *<BR>><BR>> Visit to a protected page listing community-accepted users with<BR>> Wikimedia Commons credentials.<BR>><BR>> *<BR>><BR>> Voicemail message on a Commons phone line<BR>><BR>> *<BR>><BR>> Fax to a Wikinews fax line<BR>><BR>> The protected page will be kept by sysops on Commons.<BR>><BR>> The voice line will be a VoIP <<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoIP" target=_blank>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoIP</A>> line <BR>> with online voicemail delivery to a mailing list of users who <BR>> volunteer to deal with these requests. These users will verify the <BR>> request against the listing of
Commons users with credentials and <BR>> personally place a call to the requesting organization with the <BR>> results. Users who are able to respond to verification are current <BR>> Commons sysops, and must never respond to verification requests about <BR>> themselves.<BR>><BR>> The faxes will come in via an online fax provider line which will <BR>> deliver the electronic version of the fax to the same mailing list of <BR>> users responsible for voice verification.<BR>><BR>> Once a verifier processes a request, they must let the rest of the <BR>> verification list membership know that they have handled the request <BR>> (to prevent duplicate responses).<BR>><BR>> -By fax<BR>><BR>> ==Policy on Revocation==<BR>><BR>> Any user who misuses the privileges assumed by accreditation, or <BR>> forges a credential, may have their accreditation revoked either by <BR>> consensus of the Community or
request of the Board of Trustees. Any <BR>> user may request revocation of a credential, however the request must <BR>> have a legitimate reason.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Upon revocation of credential, the Issuing Authority shall immediately <BR>> place REVOKED on the Credential Roster. The user must immediately <BR>> deliver all copies of the credential to the Issuing Authority in <BR>> addition to a signed statement under penalty of perjury attesting to <BR>> the destruction of any electronic copies. Knowingly using a credential <BR>> after revocation is fraud and will result in notification of law <BR>> enforcement and authorization to seize said credential(s)..<BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of <BR>> Blockbuster Total Access <BR>> <<A
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