Hoi,
<grin> did you consider the legal ramnifications ?
Thanks, </grin>
GerardM
On 11 August 2015 at 22:14, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
My preference would be to have stewards applying
Superprotect rather than
WMF. There are cases where Superprotect makes sense, but given WMF's
history with it, I would prefer that it become a community tool.
Pine
On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Magnus Manske <
magnusmanske(a)googlemail.com
wrote:
So maybe it could stay, as a "technical
office action" mechanism, if
future
> usage is clearly defined and accepted by "the community" (TM)?
>
> Not advocating either way here...
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:13 PM Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl>
wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:36 PM, John Lewis <johnflewis93(a)gmail.com>
>
wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Yes. It was used a few months ago to prevent editing the Germany item
> on
> > > Wikidata due to a very serious breaking issue. Also on several pages
> > > following legal disputes.
> > >
> > > Superprotect in my opinion if used correctly is an essential tool
which
> can
> > prevent legal and technical issues that can in theory cause wide
> > disruption.
> >
> >
> In my private opinion the technical part of Superprotect has a
potential
to
> be useful, it is the social background (who approves its use, how it
can
be
used, etc.) that matters and that is the bone of
contention (and
justified
concerns). I have a hope that we will have it
resolved before the next
anniversary or earlier :)
best,
dariusz "pundit"
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