Slim Virgin wrote:
On 6/15/07, Newyorkbrad (Wikipedia) newyorkbrad@gmail.com wrote:
No privacy violation is involved because mentioning that an individual edits through proxies does not reveal anything about the person's real-life identity or location nor even link the person with other Wikipedia accounts.
It would probably be a better practice for such concerns to be raised with the editor privately before being brought up on-wiki, especially in the context of an RfA. However, it may be that this was already done.
The problem with bringing it up privately first is that the nom had opened, and people were already commenting. The onus is really on candidates to make sure they're not violating policies.
IIRC Jayjg also stated that he knew of others who were using such proxies without otherwise causing problems. It would appear that he already knew about Charlotte doing this for some time. It just seems that the circumstance were too convenient for making a public disclosure. The onus on prospective admins is to act reasonably, not living up to arcane minutiae of dubious policy.
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