User talk:Jimbo Wales/Credential Verification

“ This discussion is about how to best achieve credential verification along the lines of my proposal. No changes to current policy are contemplated, so there is no reason to act as if this is a proposal which can be accepted or rejected. ... The only questions being discussed here are how to make the process as good as possible. ”

--Jimbo Wales, "Reboot" section at top of archive 3.

Is this process in use by anyone? --Abu-Fool Danyal ibn Amir al-Makhiri 16:34, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

No, it was kicked off as a knee jerk reaction and didn't get anything close to a general acceptance.ALR 16:53, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

But I guess the idea was it didn't need general acceptance. It was just supposed to be something people did under the existing systems. My question is: has anyone actually done so? I believe the answer is still no, but I'm asking anyway. --Abu-Fool Danyal ibn Amir al-Makhiri 17:41, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

I am only aware of one Wikipedian who went through this process, Metamagician3000. // Internet Esquire 18:35, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Yup, I said I was prepared to give it a go and to report back; another person said he was prepared to act as a verifier. It went quite smoothly in my case, as we both reported, and that fact could give some confidence to anyone who wants to go through such a process while retaining their anonymity. I see no barrier to anyone else doing this at any time, provided they can find a verifier who is likely to be trusted as not being a sockpuppet, or meat puppet, or otherwise acting dishonestly. Whether there is actually any interest is another thing. Metamagician3000 00:05, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

• I've marked this historical (and am tracking down some of the others as well). I think it's a safe bet that nobody's likely to use it. Do not hesitate to revert me if you want to revive it. --Abu-Fool Danyal ibn Amir al-Makhiri 20:41, 23 May 2007 (UTC)