On 8/8/05, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> wrote:
Michael Turley wrote:
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
I agree with you completely regarding denying this role to the entire admin
population in general.
While I respect the dedication and ability of Bureaucrats, Stewards, and
various committees on WIkipedia, I specifically stated "Trustee" because
that is a legally defined role with specific legal duties and
responsibilities that go with the role. Unless we're extraordinarily lucky,
I expect we'll have to pay this Trustee something to accept the legal
responsibilities that being such a Trustee entitles.
Perhaps a better title is "Custodian of Records" as exemplified by the adult
"entertainment" industry. (In the US, they're required to keep records to
prove that all the participating actors and models are over 18 years at the
time of production.) I don't know the details of these arrangements other
than to say that the role is usually filled by contracting for an attorney
to serve through a law firm, but suspect that the Custodian of Records is a
specific type of Trustee defined by the law governing that industry.
--
Michael Turley
User:Unfocused