[WikiEN-l] Requests for checkuser rights

Wed Oct 19 19:09:34 UTC 2005

I know this has already been well-discussed, but I'd like to thank Raul for 
taking off the CheckUser nominations. While I supported the proposal, I was 
under the impression that more policy would be discussed afterwards, Board 
permission sought, and then another final vote. *Never* did I imagine that 
hours after the vote closed (I note that it was so close that if I had 
changed my mind and voted oppose, the proposal would have failed) that there 
would be two nominations already.

But that's all past - we should focus on the future. IMO, some of the 
community has an incorrect perception regarding CheckUser. It's *not* 
another level on the so-called Wikipedia hierarchy, and I don't think anyone 
"deserves" it. With board approval or Jimbo's approval, it should be limited 
to ArbCom members and bureaucrats only, and even then, they should undergo a 
strict community vote. CheckUser should *not* be given liberally to any 
admins wishing to see someone's IP address. Unlike adminship and 
bureaucratship, this has huge implications off the project and in "real 
life".

I hope everyone takes CheckUser a lot more seriously. In fact, I have half a 
mind to go onto the proposal and change my vote to oppose, given the way 
this has been handled. Please take CheckUser as a serious tool that should 
only be given out extremely sparingly, if ever.

Many thanks.

Flcelloguy
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