[WikiEN-l] A modest proposal

[Anthony]

On 8/13/07, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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.
>
I've just asked every one of them that's on this list.

> > 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).
>
No thanks.  I'm not interested in having my name permanently libeled
in *that* forum (again).