Anthere wrote:
Alphax wrote:
I was just thinking that. The people who currently have checkuser status were granted it by the developers, who currently already have that capability. The developers were effectively approved to do (whatever) by the board; hence, the board decides who is allowed access to the checkuser function.
The board does not approve developers. Developers approve themselves.
The majority of users with checkuser access are stewards. Stewards have been approved by the community, neither by developers, nor by the board, nor by Jimbo.
Errrrrmmmm there is one thing that is oversighted in this discussion. Stewards can actually grant themselve or anyone else checkuser rights. There is no developer needed for that. From having used it two or three times, I know it is not just Taw and David Gerard using it.
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