Hoi, <grin> did you consider the legal ramnifications ? Thanks, </grin> GerardM
On 11 August 2015 at 22:14, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > My preference would be to have stewards applying Superprotect rather than > WMF. There are cases where Superprotect makes sense, but given WMF's > history with it, I would prefer that it become a community tool. > > Pine > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Magnus Manske < > magnusman...@googlemail.com > > wrote: > > > So maybe it could stay, as a "technical office action" mechanism, if > future > > usage is clearly defined and accepted by "the community" (TM)? > > > > Not advocating either way here... > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:13 PM Dariusz Jemielniak <dar...@alk.edu.pl> > > wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:36 PM, John Lewis <johnflewi...@gmail.com> > > > 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 > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > < > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>