Last modified: 2011-06-16 18:37:22 UTC
Please add the "browserarchive", "deletedhistory", and "deletedtext" rights to the checkuser and oversight permissions bundles on en.wiki. 'groupOverrides' => array( 'enwiki' => array( .. 'oversight' => array( 'browsearchive' => true, 'deletedhistory' => true, 'deletedtext' => true ), 'checkuser' => array( 'browsearchive' => true, 'deletedhistory' => true, 'deletedtext' => true ), ), This change is unanimously supported by the English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard&oldid=422697239#Changes_requested_to_the_checkuser_and_oversight_permissions).
Why has there been no open community discussion on this ? The ArbCom has been delegated the authority to oversee the use of CU and OS permissions, this does not extend to changing those permissions. Changing the permissions affected to a usergroup should be a community decision. I wouldn't mind if this were uncontroversial, but there has been objections (as seen on the talk page). Please wait that it is clear that the community actually supports this.
I would also request that this not be done unless there's community consensus, because it's not clear what the benefits are, and there are arguably serious drawbacks. There's a discussion currently going on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#Changes_requested_to_the_checkuser_and_oversight_permissions here].
(In reply to comment #1) > Why has there been no open community discussion on this ? > > The ArbCom has been delegated the authority to oversee the use of CU and OS > permissions, this does not extend to changing those permissions. Changing the > permissions affected to a usergroup should be a community decision. I wouldn't > mind if this were uncontroversial, but there has been objections (as seen on > the talk page). > > Please wait that it is clear that the community actually supports this. No community consensus --> WONTFIX This bug can be reopened if and when there is consensus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Make_userrights_self-sufficient Massive consensus developed rapidly for deletedhistory, deletedtext, and browsearchive rights for oversighters and checkusers (54-3 and 56-2 respectively at the time of this writing) Strong support for move-subpages, suppressredirect, and tboverride rights for 'crats (42-3 at this time) Deadlocked on the deletedhistory, deletedtext, and browsearchive rights for 'crats (25-19) Reopened per consensus on three of the four being achieved and the fourth being stalemated. You could still wait, but at this point I don't think the consensuses will change.
I had planned to wait at least a week before re-opening, but I agree that there is indeed runaway support for the bug to be fixed as originally requested. The bureaucrat items should be addressed separately, at Bug 25752
It's now been over a week. Participation has dropped off, and I can't forsee a situation where it would suddenly shift. Consensus for deletedhistory, deletedtext, and browsearchive rights for oversighters and checkusers stands at 76-3 and 71-3 respectively. I think it's safe to wrap this up. Sven.
Added "browserarchive", "deletedhistory", and "deletedtext" rights to checkuser and oversight.
