That sounds reasonable.
> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:14:58 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Superprotect's first birthday > > 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 <[email protected] > > 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 <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > 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] > > > < > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/[email protected] > > > > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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> _______________________________________________ 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>
