On 12 August 2015 at 19:46, Gerard Meijssen <> wrote: > Hoi, > In case of a legal situation. Taking a position like "superprotecting" > means that you take on a liability. When you do this as part of a job, it > is different from doing it as a volunteer.
-- The only difference I can understand is that the stewards/admins and their knowledge, skills and decision-taking power have been tested or verified by the community. We can not say the same thing for *all* WMF employees. > > On 11 August 2015 at 22:17, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Can you clarify what you mean? If there are legal reasons for > > superprotecting a page, I think that the stewards could handle that. > > > > Pine > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Gerard Meijssen < > > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hoi, > > > <grin> did you consider the legal ramnifications ? > > > Thanks, </grin> > > > GerardM > > > > > > On 11 August 2015 at 22:14, Pine W <[email protected]> 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 < > > > > [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> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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>
