[WikiEN-l] Proposal for a policy

[George Herbert]

I would like to float the idea here for a minor policy change on en.wp

I'd like to propose that we require the on-wiki logging of all CU
requests that result in any user sanction.  This would logically and
explicitly include requiring the logging of all requests done as the
result of off-wiki discussions such as IRC etc., if they result in
user warnings or blocks.

The policy would strongly encourage the person running the CU to
report it.  The policy would require a person blocking to make a
report, if the person who ran the CU did not, listing who ran the CU
should there be any followup questions.  I envision a new section in
WP:RFCU where these reports would be placed, with the usual archive
provisions.  It would be encouraged but not required to document the
reasons for the CU.

Rationale:

I have no objection to venues other than en:WP:RFCU being used to
initiate someone running a CU (Others may object, I don't care).
However, I have had a number of cases where figuring out what happened
with an abusive user's case turned out to hinge on info which never
got written down on-wiki, and in some cases has taken more than a
couple of steps to contact the person who ran a CU and got results.

This is particularly bad when we're seeing appeals or issues related
to much older abusers, when it can be very difficult to figure out who
knows if a CU was run two or four months ago and what the results
were.


Feedback?


-- 
-george william herbert
george.herbert at gmail.com