WikiQueer:Identification

In a few contexts, WikiQueer contributors are required to provide identification of their real-life identity. This page describes those situations and the process involved.

Background
WikiQueer has a policy in place called "Access to nonpublic data policy." It requires that any individual who has access to non-public data is required to provide identification to The Aequalitas Project that verifies that individual's name, basic background information and location.

Scope
On the English WikiQueer, all users who wish to be CheckUsers, Oversighters or users involved in the request-an-account process are required to provide identification to The Aequalitas Project.

Outside the English WikiQueer, all users who wish to be Stewards or Bureaucrats must provide identification, as must individuals running for the Global Advisory Board. System administrators, various working group members, ombudsmen, and various others are also required to be identified.

Members of the volunteer leadership team are required to submit their real names before being granted access, although they do not have to submit verification of that information.

Procedure
On the Meta Site, there is documentation that designated individuals working with The Aequalitas Project keep updated. That individual is currently the WQ:Lead Administrator, or his designees. CheckUser or Oversight permissions will not be granted without the account being listed on that documentation.

Individuals are required to submit a passport, driver's license, or other type of official document. The document may be redacted to remove extraneous personal information, though the issuing authority, document number, the subject's name, and the date of birth must be clear and unobscured.

Data retention
While their real name is listed on the private Meta Site, the actual identification information provided to The Aequalitas Project is not retained after the documentation page is updated.