[WikiEN-l] SlimVirgin and CheckUser leaks

[David Gerard]

2008/7/22 Tim Starling <tstarling at wikimedia.org>:

> I've said whenever the topic has come up, since I introduced CheckUser,
> that the reason the log is private is to avoid the appearance of
> incrimination when innocent users are cross-tested against abusive users,
> to disprove an allegation of sockpuppetry. Having CheckUser run against
> you does not imply any kind of wrongdoing.
> If anyone wants such information released about them, they can contact me,
> and I will give it to them. But I won't give out any information about the
> other users who are cross-checked in the same investigation.
> If SlimVirgin wants to imply that CheckUser is indeed a form of
> allegation, and act offended, then so be it. That's the price we pay for
> openness. You always have the option of ignoring her.


+1

Having been checked and no-one being told is not an allegation of
wrongdoing or a black mark against one. Having this be public
information is a recipe for truly spectacularly stupid drama.


- d.