Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2011 CUOS appointments/CU/AGK
AGK
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- Nomination statement (250 words max.)
I joined the Audit Subcommittee to replace bahamut0013, and in this capacity have made extensive use of the checkuser tool so as to become familiar with its use. Soon, I will be scaling back my use of checkuser - because, as an auditor, I do not intend to routinely use the tools. But from my term on the subcommittee thus far, it is clear to me that we require more checkusers. (There is an especial need for checkusers for routine requests, at SPI, so that the most active checkusers are not shouldering as much of the workload as they presently are.)
My public work with the checkuser tool is reviewable by browsing my contributions to the Wikipedia namespace - the results of most of my checks have been posted to a subpage of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. As somebody with access already, I have the technical aptitude to use the checkuser tool, and, as a current auditor, I have the sensitivity and knowledge of the privacy and checkuser policies to use the tool with the appropriate discretion.
This is a request to retain access to the checkuser tool after I leave the subcommittee, and an offer to devote the required daily time to this important area. There is a word limit on nomination statements, so I have had to speak briefly and generally, but I am happy to answer questions on any specific areas of interest. Thank you for your consideration.
Standard questions for all candidates
Please describe any relevant on-Wiki experience you have for this role.
- A: I have been a content contributor for over six years now (and an administrator for five), so I am by now a "seasoned contributor"; this is undoubtedly useful as a general matter, especially when evaluating checks and weighing up the merits of a request for checkuser.
I already have access to the checkuser function. When I joined the subcommittee, I knew probably had the technical knowledge to understand the tool, but I did not ever think that there would be such a workload for the regular users of the tool; nor did I know that I would be able to use it as competently as I can. (I rather imagined I would probably be able to use it just well enough to scrutinise checks and to not break the whole thing.) Now that I have had access to the tool, I know I can be of use; this experience is probably the most relevant thing I can say here.
- (Note: The statistics on checkuser use, published to a subpage of WP:AUSC, are updated infrequently, so I am not yet listed there; I imagine I soon will be.) AGK [•] 13:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Please outline, without breaching your personal privacy, what off-Wiki experience or technical expertise you have for this role.
- A: I am qualified to the higher, later levels of secondary school in Computing, and I am more familiar with the concepts that relate to user access data than are most laymen. My history of checks have been solid (with the few re-checks I have asked for being concurrent… *knock wood* that I don't mess up my next check now ;)), and I have always asked for a second opinion when I have been unsure of my results. AGK [•] 13:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Do you hold advanced permissions (checkuser, oversight, bureaucrat, steward) on this or other WMF projects? If so, please list them. Also, do you have OTRS permissions? If so, to which queues?
- A: I have checkuser and oversight on the English Wikipedia, and an OTRS account with access to the oversight-en-l queue. As part of these roles, I am identified to the foundation. AGK [•] 13:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Questions for this candidate
Being a checkuser, would you be willing to help with the Checkuser backlog at WP:ACC as there are usually up to 6 requests waiting about 5 days+? -- DQ (t) (e) 19:24, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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Would you be proactive in looking at the open cases at SPI to see if they could use a checkuser? -- DQ (t) (e) 19:24, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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You mentioned an SPI backlog, but whenever I look at the page there don't seem to be any cases requiring checkuser attention there. Am I looking in the wrong place? :-) --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 19:41, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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As a CheckUser, you will likely, from time to time, coordinate and communicate with the Stewards. What cross-wiki experience can you bring that can help out not only the Stewards, but editors, administrators, and CheckUsers on other wikis? –MuZemike 21:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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In your own words, what are the main differences between the WMF's CheckUser policy and the privacy policy? –MuZemike 21:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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Under what circumstances do the above policies give on the release of CheckUser data? –MuZemike 21:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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Give some examples on when CheckUser requests of a sensitive nature or discovered CheckUser results of interest that would not be posted on-wiki. –MuZemike 21:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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(relatively minor question, given the circumstances) You were appointed to ArbCom's Audit Subcommittee on September 3, to take over for the now late User:Bahamut0013. Understanding that you have only been in this subcommittee for about 3 weeks, what experience, if any, do you bring from there? I'm not looking for specifics obviously, but general experiences. –MuZemike 21:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
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