[WikiEN-l] Accountability: bringing back a proposal I made nearly 2 years ago

[Jimmy Wales]

Erik Moeller wrote:
> On 3/5/07, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
>> The point is to make sure that people are being honest with us and with
>> the general public.
> 
> I would modify the proposal: You only need to verify the credentials
> if you're in a position of trust (adminship or higher).

I would say we should start by having it be strictly optional in all 
cases.  In many cases, admins will choose to do it, but for now I think 
we can start with the soft approach of just offering it as an option.

Notice that in the version begin discussed in my user space, here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales/Credential_Verification

There is virtually nothing that would need to change about current 
policies before a start could be made.  All that is needed is some 
standardization of practice.


--Jimbo