Requests for comment/Board permissions

Should Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members be allowed to read oversighted revisions, deleted pages, and complete information about all edit filters?

Survey[edit]

Yes, as proposer. There may be situations where the official(s) asking to expose information unavailable to them may be asking those in whose interest it is to keep the information from them. Sandizer (talk) 00:22, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No. Jimbo said ... when you asked him, in general I don't think board members have any need or desire to see oversighted revisions - they are usually quite uninteresting to be honest. –Novem Linguae (talk) 09:36, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Novem Linguae: the key words being "in general" and "usually". This RFC does not contemplate addressing usual situations. Sandizer (talk) 00:42, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, at least not in the way this is couched. If you mean "should they be granted these rights on all Wikimedia projects permanently", then it is absolutely no. If a board member has a need to review information from any project they could request an Office action to get the right, ask the Office to provide the information, ask a sysadmin to provide the information, etc. The last of these can be done without leaving an audit trail visible on-wiki maintaining complete confidence and providing them with the info in an easy to view form. Most people on most boards don't want to go digging for info. Rather, they want an experienced person to identify, review, collate and present the information to them. MarcGarver (talk) 08:29, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, I don't mean (and oppose) the idea that the special permissions wouldn't go away when they leave the board. Sandizer (talk) 20:11, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Absolutely not, board members are high level people who have little or no knowledge of most of our hundreds of editing communities, their languages and their social and other norms. Giving them access to highly sensitive information without ensuring they are aware of its context is just asking for trouble. Kusma (talk) 23:27, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion[edit]

Please see en:User talk:Jimbo Wales#Should Foundation Board of Trustees members be allowed to read oversighted revisions and deleted pages?. Sandizer (talk) 17:57, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]