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

[James Hare]

<light-hearted response>
Indeed. Perhaps Jimmy Wales can be declared the WikiGod, and when he catches
someone abusing status like CheckUser, he'll smite them.
</light-hearted response>

On 6/21/06, Kelly Martin <kelly.lynn.martin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/21/06, Robert Scott Horning <robert_horning at netzero.net> wrote:
> > I've heard a lot of fear mongering and what I percieve to be unwarrente
> > fears about abuses to checkuser actions.  Can you give some clear
> > examples of what have been percieved as abuses of those with checkuser
> > privileges, at least types of problems that have happened as a matter or
> > practice?
> >
> > I know I am speaking from an apparent minority opinion on this mailing
> > list, but I fail to see what real damage is happening from simply
> > looking up the IP address of a user.
>
> I have yet to see a bona fide case of CheckUser abuse.  However, this
> does not mean that we should fail to be vigilant for abuses.  Trust,
> yet verify.
>
> Having a group of people who are positioned to advise the Board in
> making policy in this area is a good idea in any case.
>
> Kelly
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