[Foundation-l] Ombuds-wo-men commission

[Philippe Beaudette]

Anthere, thanks for the timely and informative reply.  It's much 
appreciated.

Philippe

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From: "Florence Devouard" <Anthere9 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 12:54 PM
To: <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Ombuds-wo-men commission

> Philippe Beaudette wrote:
>> Hi Anthere -
>> This is a great team, all of whom have my respect.  My only question 
>> relates
>> to transparency, and perhaps I just missed an announcement (which is
>> entirely possible, given the way my life has been lately)
>
> No, there was no formal announcement. The issue was mentionned now and
> then on this list and in other places. They were supposed to be there
> for one year and then... the issue kept being postponed, though it was
> raised frequently here and there.
>
> but.... from where
>> were these people drawn?
> Was there a call for volunteers?
>
> No, there was none. From experience, it is best to focus on people who
> have an experience of check user tool (but avoid the most active of
> checkusers, as it is asked to ombudsmen to stop being CU... asking the
> most active ones would be problematic). I discussed the issue with
> various people I know and trust. On some channels. With Cary. Etc...
>
>  Did the board
>> simply select highly qualified men and women (which is - in my opinion -
>> entirely within their purview)?
>
> I selected these people based on recommandations of various parties.
> Then I asked feedback from the internal community.
>
>  Was the legal counsel or the consultant to
>> the board involved?
>
> They are part of the internal community. I asked Mike a couple of times
> in the past 3 months to review the privacy policy, discuss with
> ombudsmen etc...
> I think neither Sue nor Mike could really bring much more, simply
> because they would rely on recommandations just as I did myself. I also
> have a community experience they do not have.
>
>> I have no issue with the group that was selected, nor with the mission of
>> the group, I'm simply curious where the names came from.
>
> Enlightened despotism :-)
>
>> Thanks,
>> Philippe
>>
>>
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>> From: "Florence Devouard" <anthere at anthere.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:20 AM
>> To: <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>> Subject: [Foundation-l] Ombuds-wo-men commission
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> It has been over a year since the first commission was appointed. It was
>>> high time for renewal. I would like to thank you our previous team,
>>> Nathan, Steve and Enders for their help over the past year (their task
>>> was not always very easy), and welcome the new team
>>> * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mackensen
>>> * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rebecca
>>> * http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hei_ber
>>>
>>> The ombudsman commission is tasked with processing complaints about
>>> violations of the privacy policy on any Wikimedia project, in particular
>>> concerning the use of CheckUser tools. The ombudsman is tasked with
>>> investigating cases of such policy breach or CheckUser abuse for the
>>> board in an official manner. They will mediate between the complainant
>>> and the respondent (usually a CheckUser, bureaucrat, administrator, or
>>> arbitration committee member). When legally necessary, the ombudsman
>>> will assist the general counsel, the executive director or the board in
>>> handling the case.
>>>
>>> Since the issue was raised during the year, let me repeat that the
>>> commission is not here to fix various disagreements and abuse reports,
>>> but is dedicated to issues related to privacy policy infringments.
>>>
>>> These people were selected to provide a healthy mix of language, project
>>> and gender diversity. Two have been CU, so are familiar with this role
>>> and the issues related to CU activities. The third is deeply interested
>>> in privacy policy issues. All have been highly recommanded. I hope you
>>> will feel confortable with them joining this commission.
>>>
>>>
>>> More on the commission here:
>>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman_commission
>>>
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Florence
>>>
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