CheckUser policy/Local policies
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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.