[WikiEN-l] Confirmations of permission

[Ray Saintonge]

Michael Turley wrote:

>On 8/31/05, Nick Boalch <n.g.boalch at durham.ac.uk> wrote:
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>>Theresa Knott wrote:
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>>>>What is the prevailing etiquette on what to do with positive responses
>>>>to requests for confirmation of licensing permission?
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>>>I think as long as you remove the IP, the email address and other
>>>sensitive info, I doubt that anyone would object to the email being
>>>copied to the talk page would they?
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>>No, I can't imagine they would -- but if this sensitive info is removed
>>then there's essentially no difference between an emailed authorisation
>>and a random anonymous editor on the talk page claiming to be the
>>author. Is my word that the confirmation was real enough?
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>If we don't already have one, we should establish a "permissions trustee" 
>who would keep all such things confidential and in safe keeping, yet be able 
>to verify that the permissions stated match the permissions actually on 
>file. 
>
>When such permissions are explicited granted to the Wikimedia Foundation, 
>they should be forwarded to an officer of the foundation in any case. I 
>don't know enough about the Wikimedia Foundation to tell you who that is (or 
>as indicated above, whether such person exists at this time). 
>
Having this information available to all admins would likely not be any 
more secure than having it available.  Being sensitive to privacy issues 
has never been a criterion for becoming an admin.  On the other hand 
leaving this with one person could leave him overwhelmed once things 
start working properly.  Putting this through a committee of stewards 
and bureaucrats could make more practical sense.

Ec