It's already delayed, so we have time for that, I think we can assume "for now" 
that it will happen after Wikimania unless something is said otherwise. However 
the lawyers and I will be in Esino Lario together and I'll chat with them about 
the specific case (which I am not familiar with).

James (from plane to MXP which is just about to shut the door)

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> On Jun 20, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Pete Forsyth <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> +1 Lodewijk, well said. Seems worthwhile to note that there could have 
> possibly been a valuable lesson missed, but as far as determining exactly 
> what the lesson is...that seems squarely in the court of the professionals 
> and the folks with complete information.
> Pete
> [[User:Peteforsyth]]
> 
>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Lodewijk <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> What about letting Legal, CA/SS and tech figure that out among themselves? 
>> Even with that 'policy' I imagine there are always exceptions possible (i.e. 
>> a court order). Maybe this is one of them. I do agree with Rob that it 
>> shouldn't be his job to figure out if this shouldbe one - legal is in a much 
>> better position to determine that. 
>> 
>> Lodewijk
>> 
>> 2016-06-20 23:39 GMT+02:00 Pine W <[email protected]>:
>>> Hi Rob,
>>> 
>>> The last time that we had major problems with a list scrub, that request 
>>> also came through Legal. It did not go well. My understanding is that 
>>> Community Advocacy (now Support and Safety) took the position that Legal 
>>> should not have requested a list scrub, and it would not happen again. I 
>>> think that Legal and Ops should consult with James before there is a change 
>>> of practice.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Pine
>>> 
>>> Pine
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 20, 2016 13:11, "Rob Halsell" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> I've never been aware they had been halted, only that we have a fairly 
>>>> high bar on what we remove from the lists.  This is due to the many 
>>>> concerns already raised on this thread, and in the past.  They include 
>>>> (but are not limited to) mailman routing downtime/delays, archive 
>>>> rebuilding index changes, and the fact that once something is on the 
>>>> internet, its never really gone.  (Removal from archives doesn't mean 
>>>> removal from archive mirrors or any actual emails.)  While those concerns 
>>>> make the bar quite high, they do not mean we simply don't remove data.
>>>> 
>>>> If anyone is aware of documentation that states otherwise, please let me 
>>>> know!  The only documentation I am aware of is on wikitech:  
>>>> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailman#Remove_a_message_from_the_mailing_list_archives
>>>>  & 
>>>> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Remove_a_message_from_mailing_list_archive
>>>> 
>>>> Operations does not undergo list scrubs lightly, as it involves the 
>>>> stopping of mail processing for lists, including rebuild time of affected 
>>>> archives.  In this case,the request was filtered through WMF legal and 
>>>> then legal requested it from operations.  This request was filtered by 
>>>> both the legal department and operations management.
>>>> 
>>>> I've requested that we delay the scrub until post Wikimania.  I have not 
>>>> received any feedback yet from legal regarding the timeline.  I'll post 
>>>> back to this list regarding the resolution of the schedule.
>>>> 
>>>> I hope that helps clear things up!
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Richard Ames <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Yes.... we have been through this before and I thought resolved not to do 
>>>>> it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> It only draws attention to that which is 'scrubbed' as it still exists
>>>>> in many public places and invites the comparison of the still public
>>>>> source and the scrubbed source....
>>>>> 
>>>>> Richard.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 5:30 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> > Hi Rob,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I thought that privacy-related scrubs of mailing list archives had been
>>>>> > halted, given (1) the many problems that they have caused in the past 
>>>>> > and
>>>>> > (2) that once info is sent to a public list it is likely to be archived
>>>>> > publicly in places outside of WMF control and therefore the usefulness 
>>>>> > of
>>>>> > these wipes is doubtful.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > James, you and I have discussed this issue previously. Can you please
>>>>> > comment?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Thanks,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Pine
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Jun 20, 2016 09:38, "Rob Halsell" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I already got a few messages pointing out that taking down the 
>>>>> >> wikimania
>>>>> >> mailing list the week of folks traveling there may not be ideal for
>>>>> >> communication!
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I'm working with legal to see if I can push this request for scrub to 
>>>>> >> next
>>>>> >> week.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Rob Halsell <[email protected]>
>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> List Admins,
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Please note that I'll be stopping mailman on 2016-06-21 from 16:00 to
>>>>> >>> 18:00 UTC for some privacy scrubbing of list archives.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Unfortunately, mailman has to be stopped to prevent corruption during 
>>>>> >>> the
>>>>> >>> archive rebuild for the affected list(s).  I hope not to use the full 
>>>>> >>> 2 hour
>>>>> >>> window, but cannot be certain.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Once the work ends and mailman is restarted, all unsent/queued 
>>>>> >>> messages
>>>>> >>> will be processed for delivery.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Work is documented on https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138228
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Thanks,
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> --
>>>>> >>> Rob Halsell
>>>>> >>> Operations Engineer
>>>>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
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