[Foundation-l] identity disclosure and access to OTRS/Checkuser

[Joe Szilagyi]

Hi,

What is the official policy and requirements for OTRS and Checkuser
volunteers, who both have access to private information, to disclose
themselves to the WMF? What are they required to reveal to the Foundation,
and how is that information vetted and verified? How does this line up with
the WMF's board policy on private material?

There was a comment from someone who helped draft original OTRS policy, and
who was an administrator and Arbitration Committee member on the English
Wikipedia, that some individuals for some reason do not have to disclose
themselves, which sounded odd, and another person, a current Board
candidate, stated that his entire disclosure to the WMF consisted of a Gmail
stating his name and age. That seems... rather concerning on the former, and
rather thin on the latter.

Thanks!

- Joe