So maybe it could stay, as a "technical office action" mechanism, if future usage is clearly defined and accepted by "the community" (TM)?
Not advocating either way here... On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:13 PM Dariusz Jemielniak <dar...@alk.edu.pl> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 8:36 PM, John Lewis <johnflewi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Yes. It was used a few months ago to prevent editing the Germany item on > > Wikidata due to a very serious breaking issue. Also on several pages > > following legal disputes. > > > > Superprotect in my opinion if used correctly is an essential tool which > can > > prevent legal and technical issues that can in theory cause wide > > disruption. > > > > > In my private opinion the technical part of Superprotect has a potential to > be useful, it is the social background (who approves its use, how it can be > used, etc.) that matters and that is the bone of contention (and justified > concerns). I have a hope that we will have it resolved before the next > anniversary or earlier :) > > best, > > dariusz "pundit" > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/guidelineswikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
