Closed successful @ 25:2 with 92% supporting. NonvocalScream (talk) 17:14, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hello there, I know it looks bad, but I would like to propose myself as an oversighter; please note that I do not do this because I would distrust the other candidates, It took me a long time to think about it, some will probably see me as a hat-collector. I just do this in the hope that we get at least two successful candidates for oversight. Anyway, most probably know what I have been doing, for those that don't: I am a Checkuser, Bureaucrat and Admin here. I am over 18, and willing to identify towards the foundation; I have already done this to become CheckUser. So please spend a moment thinking about the other candidates, before voting for me. Thank you. --Eptalon (talk) 11:35, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Candidate's acceptance: self-nomination. --Eptalon (talk) 11:35, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In general, oversight is used to permanently remove sensitive information from the logs. This includes information that should be considered personal to an editor; that might for example help locate that editor, like an e-mail address, street address, or phone number. Sometimes, it is also used to remove vandalism/graffiti that seems to include such information; It should be used is to remove what looks like false information about an editor, which puts that editor in a bad light. Finally, oversighters can remove a "username" from the logs, which will remove all the edits of that user (could probably be applied to the "Jew vandals", we have from time to time). I think that whether the usual graffiti ("XYZ was here", "Aaron is gay",...) falls under this rule is a point of dispute; and probably left open for the oversighter to decide, especially if the "Aaron" mentioned cannot clearly be assigned to an editor here. (Excuses, if we really have "Aarons": this is not coined to you, but used as an example). My take on this is that such graffiti can simply be deleted, if it cannot be matched with an editor. To sum it up: Anything that is not in itself damaging to an editor/group of editors, or that would reveal unwanted personal details about them must not be "oversighted". Also note, that the entries are not removed from the respective logs, they are simply "hidden" for most admins (who do not have the "oversight" flag turned on). Final note: If "Aaron" was a proud gay and openly said so on his userpage, the statement "Aaron is gay" would state the obvious, and no longer put him into a bad light, therefore not need to be oversighted (but those are probably thoughts too far removed from the original question). --Eptalon (talk) 21:03, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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