Requests for Comment/Move GlobalUserPages To Meta

On Miraheze,  serves two primary purposes:


 * 1) authenticating logins for users around Miraheze, and keeping record of all users registered on that wiki when CheckUser or other tools are necessary.
 * 2) Providing a hub wiki for the extension GlobalUserPage, which allows for a consistent cross-wiki userpage.

Given the heightened security around the first use case, Stewards are the only users empowered to moderate loginwiki at this time, as no other user group has been (or is likely to be) granted the necessary permissions to perform maintenance and counter-vandalism activities.

Reliance on our handful of active Stewards alongside a rapidly-growing userbase has resulted in delayed counter-vandalism/CoC/CP enforcement alongside longer lead times for basic administrative requests like deleting a userpage. An example instance of this issue would be this diff. In order to take burden off of the Steward team and empower those already charged with enforcing counter-vandalism, content policy and Meta administration, I outlined a few solutions solutions below. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 05:27, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

NOTE: As an external reference, Wikimedia also uses the GlobalUserPage extension -- their hub wiki for the extension is hosted on Wikimedia Commons (their equivalent of Meta) which is distinct from their login services.

Please note that proposals 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive.

Proposal 1: Move The GlobalUserPage Extension To Meta
The hub wiki for GlobalUserPages will be transferred from loginwiki to Meta. Miraheze's loginwiki continues to exist and will be made read-only. Meta Administrators and CVT members can now assist stewards in the maintenance of userpages.

Support

 * 1) As proposer. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 05:31, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Given our small number of Stewards, separating the function of GlobalUserPages from LoginWiki removes the security challenges preventing our other volunteers already entrusted with enforcement/assistance from taking action and frees up Steward time for more critical matters.  This seems like a win, though I'd love a technical perspective on how reasonable this is to do. --NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 05:37, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Proposal 2: Status Quo
GlobalUserPages remain on loginwiki, no changes will be made. Stewards remain the sole enforcement option for GlobalUserPage-related issues.

Oppose

 * 1) The current format is not working for many users, doing nothing would not be productive. Thanks - BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 05:31, 30 November 2022 (UTC)