[WikiEN-l] A modest proposal

Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton at gmail.com
Mon Aug 13 19:33:47 UTC 2007


> Exactly.  Some of the people with checkuser can't be trusted.  Answer
> me this: has AB ever been checkusered?  Have I?

I'm sure there is at least one checkuser you trust. Ask them.

> The last time I alluded to people with checkuser abusing their power I
> was told privately to contact the privacy ombudsman.  But recent
> discussion on foundation-l has concluded that the privacy ombudsman
> has no power over inappropriate use of checkuser, because
> inappropriate use of checkuser is not a violation of the privacy
> policy.

Try ArbCom, then (yes, they are much the same people, but I still
think you would get somewhere - assuming you have more than just a gut
feeling).



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