[Foundation-l] (volunteer) job position : Ombudsperson checkuser (or checkuser Ombudsperson or whatever)

[Kelly Martin]

On 6/16/06, Michael R. Irwin <michael_irwin at verizon.net> wrote:
> Nathan Carter wrote:
>
> >I would be interested in assisting in this area if there were to be two
> >people doing the job.
> >Nathan Carter (Cartman02au)
> >
> >
> Is Checkuser is kind of Wikipedia specific or has this function spread
> to all wikis?

CheckUser is available on all Wikimedia projects.

> Two is excellent for alternate viewpoints and highly increased reliability.
>
> Three is the first odd number which provides both redundancy and no
> deadlock capacity assuming each checker provides a firm yes or no there
> is or is not a problem.   Three way spread with complicated opinions
> probably means more review is necessary to figure out what the hell is
> really going on or a simple no conclusion.

My personal recommendation is for a commission of five, one of whom
should be a Board member.  Without a Board member, the commission can
only be advisory.

Kelly