On Jun 25, 2008, at 2:45 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
I don't know what Kelly is referring to here. Cary doesn't make exceptions, routinely or otherwise, to the identification policy. Greg's experience is the norm, and it has been since I came on at the Foundation a year ago (one-year anniversary coming up in July!).
--Mike
In my situation, a good chunk of the WMF staff knows me pretty well, I'm spent a (not insignificant) amount of time in their offices, and been through some fairly thorough questioning on various topics. And yet, when I needed access to private information for the board elections, Cary - who can pick me out of a lineup and knows me reasonably well, I think - asked to see my driver's license.
My gut feel and personal experience says that the policy is being enforced fairly stringently.
Philippe