On 25 January 2017 at 19:48, Kevin Smith <ksm...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> I support restoring the rights in this case, but I'm not sure it should be > automatic in all cases. If having +2 rights is relatively harmless and > reversible, then an automatic (but announced) restoration of the rights > should be fine. > > The issue is that someone who leaves the foundation could do so under > unfriendly terms, possibly affecting their ability to do good work. I know > we don't want to think that a previously productive volunteer could later > cause problems, but it is possible. > > That's why I think there should be some form of check, so we have > confidence that this person still has good intentions. For example, their > manager and/or someone from Talent & Culture could be consulted, or trusted > people who still have close contact with the person so know their state of > mind. It could be quick and lightweight, in almost all cases, but skipping > that step entirely seems risky to me. Unless, as I said, having +2 really > isn't a big deal. > > > > > Kevin Smith > Agile Coach, Wikimedia Foundation > You don't appear to be a developer. Even if you were, Brian said 'similar situation' - i.e., where someone had been granted rights before becoming WMF staff. The audit log shows that Brandon Black removed Yurik's rights on January 17th at 10:36 PM. Brandon, you need to explain why you did this. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
