So I'd just like to make one point, I think this "superprotect" right has
proper technical implications and use cases. In other words, while you guys
may disagree with how it is currently being used (e.g., the MediaViewer
drama and whatnot), I think it is a good idea, and I am actually surprised
such a protection level has not already been enacted.
There are many legitimate cases (e.g., office actions and copyright-related
issues) where I could see the superprotect level coming in handy. There are
some cases where the WMF simply cannot afford (usually b/c of legal
reasons) to trust the community, even if they're 99.9% sure nothing will
happen. Sometimes all it takes is one rogue admin to trigger a lawsuit.
With that said, it's obviously a political matter as to what the proper
uses of this new protection level are, but I do think the existence of the
level itself is appropriate.
*-- *
*Tyler Romeo*
Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2016
Major in Computer Science
On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 9:19 AM, K. Peachey <p858snake(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Lets all welcome the new overlord Erik.
Add a new protection level called "superprotect"
Assigned to nobody by default. Requested by Erik Möller for the purposes
of protecting pages such that sysop permissions are not sufficient to
edit them.
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/153302/
Someone clearly can't take criticism of their projects well.
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