Anthere wrote:
So, to answer David question, I think there are roughly three main options
First option : people get checkuser access on an automatic basis, through another status (for example, all bureaucrats automatically get the tool).
Second option : people get checkuser access through an approval system (with a community vote or an arbitrator vote)
Third option : the monarchy system. Tim (as suggested by David) or Jimbo (as recently done for the english wikipedia) decide who has check user access.
Surely the enforcement of the Foundation's privacy policy is the responsibility of the Foundation, and thus access to personal information (such as IP addresses) should be given out upon approval by the Board, rather than by some kind of election system?
Chris