CheckUser policy/Local policies
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CheckUser policy is mandatory for all of the Wikimedia projects. However, some of them have their own additional policies. This page is intendended to be an unofficial collection of these, for comparison. |
Wikipedia [edit]
bs- Bosnian Wikipedia [edit]
- CheckUsers are elected by community. Only user with Sysop status can be elected.
- Local policy is on Wikipedia:CheckUser
- Acting only at request at Check
- Log and decisions are on Check
- CheckUsers can perform any following blocks/bans themselves
de – German Wikipedia [edit]
- CheckUsers are elected by the community; they are admins, but do not have any other "higher" local rights (segregation of duties)
- local policy is at Wikipedia:Checkuser
- CheckUsers only act on request, which should be made publicly at Wikipedia:Checkuser/Anfragen, fact-based comments by other users are possible.
- private requests are allowed as an exception (when private data, e.g. real names are affected)
- public log exists, requests and decisions are stored on archive pages (see also bdk's indiv. log)
- strictly all checks (also those from stewards and Office Actions) are publicly announced (anonymised if needed, e.g. regarding user names)
- Checkusers don't perform any bans/blocks, they leave the decision on this to the administrators.
en – English Wikipedia [edit]
- See the local policy.
es – Spanish Wikipedia [edit]
- CheckUsers are appointed by the community only. Due to a new rule, only users that reach at least 30 votes in favor and 80% support may become CheckUsers.
- No local policy. The Wikimedia-wide CheckUser policy is to be used.
- Local information page: Wikipedia:Checkusers.
- Requests for CheckUser access: Wikipedia:Checkusers/Candidaturas.
- Requests for CheckUser information may be done at Wikipedia:Solicitudes de verificación de usuarios.
- No public log.
- Checks are performed at the CheckUser's discretion.
- Private requests allowed.
- If needed, CheckUsers privately discuss the requests before answering.
- CheckUsers may perform any blocks themselves; but it is not mandatory.
fr - French Wikipedia [edit]
- Local policy is described at w:fr:Wikipédia:Vérificateur d'adresses IP
- CUs are nominated by the local ArbCom. They are not necessarily admins; if they aren't, they are granted the permission to view deleted content.
- Local requests are at w:fr:Wikipédia:Vérificateur d'adresses IP/Requêtes
- CheckUsers usually do not block accounts themselves, except for open proxies or misconfigured servers
hu – Hungarian Wikipedia [edit]
- Local policy: here and here (the latter with some English translation, both to be revised in the near future)
- Local CU requests: hu:Wikipédia:IP-ellenőrzési kérések#Kérések
- Local public log: hu:Wikipédia:IP-ellenőrzési kérések/Napló
- Draft of the forthcoming new policy: hu:User:Bináris/elvterv (only for Hungarian speakers)
- Cases of the check
- based on 5 editors' public vote (but there must be more supporting than protesting votes), with valid reason and evidence/suspicion supplied
- based on 2 admins' private or public vote
- based on 2 editors' common request to prove that they are not each other's sockpuppet
CheckUsers are not allowed to run a check without one of these conditions.
- Log
There is a public log, in which all the checks are to be listed, with the minimal content of the date and CU's name.
it- Italian Wikipedia [edit]
- CheckUsers are elected by community. Only user with Sysop status can be elected.
- CheckUsers are elected for a year, with no limits on the number of re-election
- Local policy is on Wikipedia:CheckUser
- Request can be made on it:WP:RCU
- CheckUsers can perform any following blocks/bans themselves
ja – Japanese Wikipedia [edit]
- Local policy: ja:Wikipedia:CheckUserの方針
- Local CU requests: ja:Wikipedia:CheckUser依頼
- Checks may be performed at the CheckUser's discretion.
- No public log.
- How to grant status: Community vote, 30+ and 75%+. Sysop access is required before requesting CU access.
ko - Korean Wikipedia [edit]
- Local discussions for RFCU: ko:위키백과:다중 계정 검사 요청
- Requests should be made on local first and should be discussed locally.
- No public log.
nl - Dutch Wikipedia [edit]
- CU are appointed by the local arbcom
- No local policy, Wikimedia Checkuser policy is assumed.
- CU requests can be made on w:nl:Wikipedia:Verzoekpagina voor moderatoren/Sokpoppen
- No public log.
- Checks may be performed at the checkuser's discretion, and are reported to the other local checkusers by email.
- When a request comes to w:nl:Wikipedia:Verzoekpagina voor moderatoren/Sokpoppen, it is usual to give as detailed a reply as is consistent with privacy.
ru – Russian Wikipedia [edit]
- CU are appointed by the local arbcom
- There is no local policy. According to this decision of Arbitration Committee the Wikimedia CheckUser policy policy is assumed.
- Local CU requests: ru:Википедия:Проверка участников
- No public log.
- CheckUsers can perform any following blocks/bans themselves.
sr – Serbian Wikipedia [edit]
- CU access is appointed/removed by voting according to the global policy (at least 70%-80% votes of support and with at least 25-30 editors' approval). They are allowed to be administrators, but cannot be bureaucrats at the same time.
- CU requests should be send by e-mail to the User:Checkuser which is checked regularly by local checkusers. It is forbitten to accuse publicly anyone for sockpuppeting.
- After the check has been performed, and if a sockpuppeting is discovered, a checkuser report is given at local Village Pump. If the checking doesn't give any results, no report is publicly presented.
- No public log.
- Checkusers don't perform any bans/blocks, but recommend them, and leave the decision on this to the administrators.
Other projects [edit]
Wikimedia Commons [edit]
- No local policy. The Wikimedia wide policy is assumed.
- Local CU requests: commons:Commons:Requests for checkuser.
- Checks are performed at the CheckUser's discretion.
- No public log.
English Wikiquote [edit]
- No local policy, Wikimedia Checkuser policy is assumed.
- Requests may come to q:WQ:AN.
- No public log. Some reports may come to q:WQ:AN.
- Checks are performed at the checkuser's discretion, and reported to the other local checkusers by email.
- When a request comes to q:WQ:AN, it is usual to give as detailed a reply as is consistent with privacy, but there is no rule.
English Wikinews [edit]
- See Local policy
- Requests may be placed on above-listed page
- Checking is at Checkuser's discretion
- Checkusers are expected to request an independent CU complete the check where a conflict may exist
- Detailed replies will not be given. Only sufficient general information for a course of action to be decided
English Wikibooks [edit]
- No local policy; the Meta policy is used.
- Checks are performed at the CheckUsers' discretion, though requests could be made at b:WB:AA.
- CheckUsers typically perform checks and act on the results independently - there is no request process & detailed results are not revealed. There is no public log.
English Wiktionary [edit]
- See local policy.
- Requests at wikt:en:WT:CU.
English Wikisource [edit]
- See local policy.
- Checks must either be public, or discussed on checkuser-l.
- A meaningful justification for each check must be published on the Wikisource:Administrator's noticeboard whenever one is possible without violating privacy.
- Requests at s:en:WS:AN, s:en:User_talk:billinghurst, s:en:User talk:Spangineer or s:en:User_talk:Pathoschild.
