[Foundation-l] Note regarding status of privacy policy

Sat Aug 9 23:09:22 UTC 2008

> Self-policing works where people have integrity and are willing to
> criticize their friends. In reality, it's too much to ask of many
> people, and there's no need to ask it. It would be a simple matter for
> the Foundation to find a couple of mature, truly independent-minded
> volunteers (who couldn't care a stuff about being liked by the other
> checkusers) to act as a checkuser oversight panel. The very existence
> of such a panel would instantly reduce checkuser misuse.

The foundation generally avoids getting involved in the running of the
projects except where absolutely necessary. How about you wait and see
how ArbCom rule (and the reasons they give - those probably will be
private, but presumably you'll be privy to them as a party) before
passing judgement on them?