On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:36 PM, John Lewis <[email protected]> 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" _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
