Ombuds commission/2018/Report Jan-Jun
Semiannual Report: January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018.
Composition
Members of the Ombudsman Commission are selected by the Wikimedia Foundation, which has continued its practice of appointing members for a term lasting approximately one year. A new Commission was officially announced on February 1. Its members are users Billinghurst, Dyolf77, Elmacenderesi, Góngora, Jamie Tubers, Lankiveil (deceased), Saileshpat and Teles, with users Krd and Pajz serving as advisors. The new members of the Commission received all necessary access rights within one week from February 1, at which point the new Commission was fully operational.
An IRC meeting was held in early February, during which the Commission proposed a new role called "case coordinator". This was meant to replace the Secretary role, which had proved ineffective. Despite back and forth discussions, there was no agreement as to how case coordinators should handle the cases. As a consequence, the Commission decided to carry on without secretaries or case coordinators.
On April 15, 2018, the Commission was informed that Lankiveil had passed away. The members of the Commission expressed their heartfelt condolences in a message to Lankiveil's widow, also praising his hard work and commitment; a copy of the message was posted on Lankiveil's user page on the English Wikipedia. It was agreed that Pajz would fill in as a full member for the rest of the term.
Summary of Cases
During the reporting period, a total of 9 incidents were reported to the Ombudsman Commission. They are summarized below:
| CheckUser-related | Suppressrevision-related | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed within less than 30 days | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Closed within 30—60 days | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Closed within 60—90 days | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Closed within more than 90 days | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Not yet closed (as of June 30) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 5 |
In addition, two cases based on incidents reported in 2017 were concluded during the reporting period. Of the 9 cases brought to a conclusion by the Ombudsman Commission during the reporting period, none led to a report to the Wikimedia Foundation pursuant to the applicable 2006 and 2015 Board resolutions.