Hi, Pine. I'm afraid that I'm not in the loop as to where it is at the moment. The last I heard about it was in September, when it was to undergo legal review before being submitted to the Board. But I'll try to find out where it is right now. :)
Maggie On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 11:13 PM, ENWP Pine <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Maggie, what's happening with the Ombudsman Commission scope RFC? > > Thanks, > > Pine > > > > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:04:09 -0800 > > From: Maggie Dennis <[email protected]> > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]>, > > Functionaries email list for the English Wikipedia > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Ombudsman Commission applications > > Message-ID: > > < > camuth1y1gkyu4zxk8xzjc-hkpxlvm+t+0j9oy3wrtwu5fm1...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Hi > > > > It's coming close to time for annual appointments of community members > > to serve on the Ombudsman commission. This commission works on all > > Wikimedia projects to investigate complaints about violations of the > > privacy policy, especially in use of CheckUser tools, and to mediate > > between the complaining party and the individual whose work is being > > investigated. They may also assist the General Counsel, the Executive > > Director or the Board of Trustees in investigations of these issues. For > > more on their duties and roles, see > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman_commission > > > > This is a call for community members interested in volunteering > > for appointment to this commission. Commissioners should be > > experienced Wikimedians, active on any project, who have previously used > > the CheckUser tool OR who have the technical ability to understand the > > CheckUser tool and the willingness to learn it. They are expected to be > > able to engage neutrally in investigating these concerns and to know when > > to recuse when other roles and relationships may cause conflict. (In the > > past, commissioners have turned in other roles that could cause > conflict.) > > > > Commissioners are required to identify to the Wikimedia Foundation and > > must be willing to comply with the appropriate board policies (such as > > the access to non-public data policy and the privacy policy). This is > > a position that requires a high degree of discretion and trust. > > > > If you are interested in serving on this commission, please drop me a > > note detailing your experience on the projects, your thoughts on the > > commission and what you hope to bring to the role. The commission is > > deliberately quite small, so slots are limited, but all applications are > > appreciated. The deadline for applications is January 1. Any timezone. :) > > > > Please feel free to pass this invitation along to any users who you > > think may be interested. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Maggie > > > > > > > > -- > > Maggie Dennis > > Senior Community Advocate > > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- Maggie Dennis Senior Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
