[Foundation-l] (volunteer) job position : Ombudsperson checkuser (or checkuser Ombudsperson or whatever)

[Robert Scott Horning]

Kelly Martin wrote:

>On 6/21/06, Robert Scott Horning <robert_horning at netzero.net> wrote:
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>>I've heard a lot of fear mongering and what I percieve to be unwarrente
>>fears about abuses to checkuser actions.  Can you give some clear
>>examples of what have been percieved as abuses of those with checkuser
>>privileges, at least types of problems that have happened as a matter or
>>practice?
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>>I know I am speaking from an apparent minority opinion on this mailing
>>list, but I fail to see what real damage is happening from simply
>>looking up the IP address of a user.
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>I have yet to see a bona fide case of CheckUser abuse.  However, this
>does not mean that we should fail to be vigilant for abuses.  Trust,
>yet verify.
>
>Having a group of people who are positioned to advise the Board in
>making policy in this area is a good idea in any case.
>
>Kelly
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If the abuse hasn't happened, where is the move to create such a 
position in the first place?  A quest for political power?

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Robert Scott Horning