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- Please note the consultation period will end on 29 January 2009.
- Closed, with thanks to all who participated: --ROGER DAVIES talk 10:37, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Broadly, CheckUser and Oversight permissions are currently given to sitting arbitrators requesting them and also to a small number of editors recommended by ArbCom. Many current ArbCom members consider this to be ripe for reform. This proposal, therefore, aims to increase the number of editors with these permissions, to introduce a process for appointment; and to split the scrutiny process between ArbCom and the community.
This proposal has been developed following a lengthy discussion at ArbCom and therefore reflects current ArbCom consensus. It attracted 14 supporters (with no objections and no abstentions) with the following arbitrators supporting: Carcharoth, Casliber, Cool Hand Luke, Coren, FloNight, FT2, John Vandenberg, Kirill Lokshin, Risker, Rlevse, Roger Davies, Sam Blacketer, Vassyana and Wizardman.
The aim now is to get community feedback on this proposal. If the community prefers this process to the present method, and it works well in a trial, it is likely to be the basis for future appointments. You can provide feedback in two ways: you can participate in the straw poll below and/or you can leave comments for discussion on the talk page.