[Foundation-l] CheckUser questions

[daniwo59 at aol.com]

Hello
 
Although I have not been following this discussion, I was asked this  evening 
to grant 5 arbitrators on the English Wikipedia CheckUser powers. 
 
While the request was made, I think it is sage for us to let it sit there  
for some time to see if there are any valid protests to giving it to these  
individuals. Usually, steward requests can remain for several days until someone  
acts upon them, and I don't see why this should be any different. 
 
I also wonder whether they should be given the power on a permanent or a  
need-to-know basis. That is, should they always have this ability, or should  
they only be given it when a case requires invesigation, and then have it  
removed? Personally, I favor the latter option. I do not think anybody needs to  be 
able to do this in all instances. 
 
I welcome comments. 
 
Danny