[WikiEN-l] Will the WMF protect admins acting as their agents toenforce policies?

[Cascadia]

On one hand, I don't believe anyone really would have a leg to stand on in 
any court trying to sue someone over an administrative action of a website. 
The owners of the website have full control over the content, as well as the 
authority to delegate that control to anyone they see fit to do the job (I 
know, I am a moderator for another site). Personally, I believe the 
complaintant would be laughed out of court. HOWEVER, I believe what Info 
Control is trying to ask is:

A)In that rare circumstance where someone does decide to go to court with an 
admin over an administrative action, will the WMF step in and say "Wait, 
hold on... This person was delegated authority by us, the site owners, to 
control content." and atleast try to keep it from becoming costly litigation 
on the shoulders of the individual editor.

and

B)If this is not the case, is the WMF, etc., prepared to notify all admins 
that "If you're sued because of an administrative action, you're on your 
own. If you get stuck in lengthly litgation because the complaintant found 
the one judge in the world that would hear it, well sorry to say you are 
screwed. But remember, this was in good faith!"

Info Control, does that about properly sum up your argument?

-Cascadia

"Info Control" <infodmz at gmail.com> wrote in 
message news:def5f7d40704191251n4c77d723nf01e28678e36ef40 at mail.gmail.com...
> Or are admins on their own legally? An authorized WMF agent needs to 
> answer
> this... rather than random people guessing based on what ifs and maybes 
> (as
> is happening on the Brandt discussion).
>
> Would admins acting as agents of WP be covered in any way? If not, why?
> Maybe its time this was defined for the safety, protection, and knowledge 
> of
> any admins. I'm terribly afraid that the WMF will not do a thing to not 
> risk
> losing claimed and still untested Sec. 230 immunity in the United States.
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