My preference would be to have stewards applying Superprotect rather than WMF. There are cases where Superprotect makes sense, but given WMF's history with it, I would prefer that it become a community tool.
Pine
On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Magnus Manske <magnusmanske@googlemail.com
wrote:
So maybe it could stay, as a "technical office action" mechanism, if future usage is clearly defined and accepted by "the community" (TM)?
Not advocating either way here...
On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:13 PM Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:36 PM, John Lewis johnflewis93@gmail.com wrote:
Yes. It was used a few months ago to prevent editing the Germany item
on
Wikidata due to a very serious breaking issue. Also on several pages following legal disputes.
Superprotect in my opinion if used correctly is an essential tool which
can
prevent legal and technical issues that can in theory cause wide disruption.
In my private opinion the technical part of Superprotect has a potential
to
be useful, it is the social background (who approves its use, how it can
be
used, etc.) that matters and that is the bone of contention (and
justified
concerns). I have a hope that we will have it resolved before the next anniversary or earlier :)
best,
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