On Dec 12, 2007 4:22 PM, Anthony wikimail@inbox.org wrote:
Ah, I misunderstood. I thought the suggestion was to make the raw logs public. Doing something like this, where the requests and results had to be made public, and anyone caught making a checkuser request outside this procedure had her privileges removed, wouldn't reveal the particular private information. OTOH, I don't think promoting public accusations of sockpuppetry is a good thing, at least not on a Wikipedia like the English Wikipedia where mean-spirited accusations run rampant. Maybe the Germans can play nicely, but I don't think it'd be pretty on en.wp.
Well, the accusation always have to include diff links showing why sockpuppetry seems likely. If what Americans knows "probable cause" does not exist, no check is performed. Repeatedly making CU unfounded requests or acting viciously is a good way to get yourself banned temporarily or permanently. Our experience with this system has, at least in my opinion, been a good one.
Sebastian