[Foundation-l] check user policy

Jean-Baptiste Soufron jbsoufron at gmail.com
Wed Nov 2 12:16:58 UTC 2005


Just a legal reminder about privacy.

If this checkuser policy is enacted, it will be important to precise it 
on the edit page by modifying the disclaimer and the privacy policy.

Soufron, writing mails in its train to Paris

Anthere wrote:
> As a reminder, a check user policy is being worked out on meta.
> 
> You may find it here : 
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposed_CheckUser_Policy
> 
> Though the opinion of many was seeked out, rather few people commented. 
> Which might mean approval or disapproval. I just do *not* really know.
> 
> 
> 
> On the other hand, amongst the comments this proposed policy got :
> * if this policy goes live, horrible things will happen
> * give me checkuser access now, we need it anyway
> * you are too slow in doing this policy and blocking the process.
> 
> 
> I am a bit pissed off :-)
> 
> 
> So, what I propose is a 7 days approval.
> If there is support or no comments at all (or minor constructive 
> comments) within 7 days, this policy will go live.
> 
> If comments such "horrible things will happen" or equivalent comments 
> are made, I will simply put that policy in the *trash*.
> 
> The policy which will then go live until *someone else* works on a 
> general policy, will be very simple : you ask Jimbo (and Jimbo only) (I 
> am sure he will hate it so much that it will not last long anyway)
> 
> Anthere
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