Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight/2012 CUOS appointments/OS/Worm That Turned

Worm That Turned

 * Nomination statement (250 words max.)
 * Hi! I'm Dave or Worm That Turned and I'm applying for the Oversight tool. I've been editing the encyclopedia since 2008, though I only really became active in 2010. I became an administrator this time last year, and whilst not the most active with the buttons I believe I have shown myself to have good judgement, thinking about the full consequences of my actions before acting. I spend much of my time on the site working with people, be it through mentorship, adopting new users, popping in to OTRS or answering help questions. In these roles I do find comments which sometimes need attending to, especially when working with young editors who unwittingly reveal too much information.

Standard questions for all candidates
Please describe any relevant on-Wiki experience you have for this role.


 * I'm not the most prolific of administrators, but the tool I use most often is Revision Deletion. This often happens because my work in adoption leads to working with younger members of the community who can unwittingly put far too much information on their profile. I've request oversight a few times too.

Please outline, without breaching your personal privacy, what off-Wiki experience or technical expertise you have for this role.


 * I am a Java web developer by trade, with a Mathematics degree. I certainly have technical skills. However, more importantly, I have worked in a customer services complaints team for a financial company, where privacy and data security is a very important factor. Overall, I've got no direct experience in the role, but relevant experience which should help.

Do you hold advanced permissions (checkuser, oversight, bureaucrat, steward) on this or other WMF projects? If so, please list them. Also, do you have OTRS permissions? If so, to which queues?


 * I do not hold advanced permission on this or other WMF projects. I do hold OTRS permission to the "info-en" queues, though I have not been particularly active there of late.

Questions for this candidate

 * Please describe your familiarity with the Wikimedia Privacy Policy, Meta Oversight Policy, ENWP Oversight policy, and ENWP Outing policy. Also, without breaching privacy, for each of these policies, give an example of a time that you have used the policy when evaluating a situation or taking action. Pine✉ 01:22, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Familiarity, interesting choice of word. I am well read on all the policies referred to above, I took time out to familiarise myself with them when I became an OTRS member and when I ran for Arbitration Committee, and I have re-affirmed this knowledge when I decided to apply for Oversight. So yes, I am familiar with the policies. I've encountered specific uses of them infrequently, unless you count the general uses. I hope that answers your questions, please feel free to ask any follow ups! Worm TT( talk ) 10:03, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The Wikimedia Privacy Policy we encounter every day in every interaction. I'm referring to the difference between IP editors and registered editors. Registered editors enjoy a hidden IP address, and relative anonymity - but at the same time, they have to deal with pseudonymity - and the creation of a persona based on that pseudonym. It's much more difficult to like IP addresses to a persona, especially when they regularly change. As for a situation where I've specifically encountered it, I was plodding through the OTRS queue when I came across an email from someone I'd worked with on Wikipedia. It gave a significant amount of extra information about the person - non-public data. The fact that I didn't distribute the information (though I can't see any reason why I would) would fall under the Privacy policy. Of course, it's the same with all other OTRS requests, where I don't know the person in question.
 * As the Enwp oversight policy is an extention of the meta policy, I'd count my experiences of both in the same group. As I mentioned above in my statement, I've taken these into account when making revision deletions of non-public information, blatent attacks and so on. A few times I've contacted oversight on matters too. None of my RevDels nor my oversight requests have been questioned.
 * I've never been directly involved in an outing case. I've read around a number of cases, and sometimes offered advice or taken "being outed" into account as a mitigating factor for other issues - but never taken on-wiki action based on it. The closest example, would be my "not" outing of those cases I read on the OTRS queue.

Comments

 * Comments may also be submitted to the Arbitration Committee privately by emailing . Please note that the candidate will be provided the opportunity to respond to a paraphrased version of any emailed comments; the sender's name will not be provided.
 * Support extremely positive influence on Wikipedia. Nobody Ent 02:45, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I have seen nothing to indicate WTT is unqualified for this position.  MBisanz  talk 03:06, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Every experience I've had with Worm has been a positive one, even when we had different ideas. I think his calm, measured approach would be beneficial.  Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;  00:23, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. I trust the Worm. Kilopi (talk) 23:58, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I am beyond trust; it is more akin to knowledge. For I know the Worm; and expect high standards. He has never shown less to my eyes. My76Strat (talk) 00:43, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Strongest support - WTT has shown an ability to be clueful and his work with newer users clearly shows a need for the tool. No qualms here. Achowat (talk) 15:50, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Evolution of the worm: Farmers' friend (Worm v1.0 aka Worm) → Wikipedia's friend (Worm v2.0 aka Worm That Turned) -- Ankit Maity Talk Contribs 16:05, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Worm would obviously be a good addition to the OS team. While we have not always agreed, I have found him to be an unfailingly civil and thoughtful Wikipedian. it also sounds like he has RW experience that will help inform him for thit type of work. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:29, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. Kiefer  .Wolfowitz  17:59, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Shows clue and complete trustworthiness.-- Gilderien Chat&#124;List of good deeds 14:10, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support - Per K-Wolf. WTT being able to turn a nemesis into a supporter — and a guy who is paying attention, at that — is the very best testimonial possible. Carrite (talk) 18:24, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support This user can be trusted for oversighting. Max Viwe &#124;  Viwe The Max  18:27, 26 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Support. And outdent. Drmies (talk) 18:44, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Indent, outdent, shake-it-all-about-dent. Worm TT( talk ) 07:22, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support ⋙–Berean–Hunter—►  19:08, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Complete no-brainer decision. WilliamH (talk) 01:18, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Would be great.  Rcsprinter  (yak)  16:38, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Have seen WTT in many places, and am impressed with the demeanor and appraoach. Have never seen anthing that would give me pause about the responsibility.-- SPhilbrick (Talk)  23:19, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support With confidence. EeBee (talk) 00:54, 28 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Strong support as the user uses pretty boxes in replying to questions on this page. (And he's a trustworthy admin who will make a fine oversighter :D)  Snowolf How can I help? 05:31, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support WTT is again one of the most prolific administrators. He shall be a good oversighter. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 12:49, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support ^^ --v/r - TP 14:00, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support, trustworthy user. ⇒ T A  P  14:34, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Trusted candidate. Worm That Turned has a good required experience, their fine nomination statement, answers to all the questions and well knowledge of the all the Oversight policies regarding shows that the user will use the Oversight permission in the right manner. TheGeneralUser (talk) 21:17, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Couldn't support more Excellent user with an excellent history. Ryan Vesey Review me!  22:41, 28 June 2012 (UTC)