On 7/20/08, Thatcher131 Wikipedia thatcher131@gmail.com wrote:
So I don't think one can come to the conclusion that "the checkusers" found no problem, we lacked key information to conduct a proper review. At the time I believe I suggested asking a subcommittee of checkusers from other wikis to be given access to all the information for a non-biased review, but it never happened. And to the best of my knowledge, no formal complaint has ever been made to the ombudsman commission.
Thatcher
No formal complaint was made to the commission because we were told they couldn't examine checkuser policy violations, as I said earlier. Therefore, this was never investigated properly -- and you do lack key information for that reason. What I found most disturbing were the slightly different versions of events that were produced for different audiences. Had it not been for that aspect, I'd have been willing to forget the whole thing.
I think your subcommittee of checkusers idea is a very good one. I wonder why it didn't happen.
However, working out how to prevent this kind of thing is what matters now, and the best way to do that is to ensure that people who are checked are told whether and by whom, if they ask.