Wikinews:Water cooler/policy/archives/2013/October

'Ruthless' email cleanup

 * If I've missed any scoop "bounce accounts" (will take up to 24 hrs for all to clear), then let me know.
 * If you have issues accessing your wikinewsie.org email, let me know.

I have, ruthlessly, culled the scoop dist list, zapped numerous 100% full user mailboxes, cautioned those who I can see have set up forwarding to untrusted 3rd parties that those rules will be deleted, and reset (to random values) a huge swathe of - apparently abandoned email accounts.

It is going to be easier to to rebuild a list of "active" accredited reporters - and assume everyone else is 'lapsed', than anything else. Not bad for cooped up on a Virgin train with the most-shitty WiFi I've dealt with in an age.

I may have been a little over-zealous, so anyone who may hear grumblings - let me know. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:18, 8 September 2013 (UTC)


 * No complains (that I am aware of) regarding the resetting of email account passwords for apparently abandoned accounts. Time now, after a week-and-a-half, to start listing those who should be moved to the inactive accredited list, or off the list altogether. So, here they are (as the Firstname dot Lastname component of over-quota accounts):
 * Bjorn Engelhardt
 * Brian Anderton
 * Caleb Williams
 * Cary Bass
 * Craig Spurrier
 * David Miller
 * Ivan Martinez
 * Joseph Anderson
 * Patrick Flaherty
 * Peter Coombe
 * Peter Coti
 * Rodney Varney
 * Sam Thomas
 * Sean Heron
 * Svetlana Tkachenko
 * Tristan Thomas
 * Zachary Hauri
 * This list of accounts will be deleted by month-end, contents and all.
 * For those who've suddenly stopped getting email? I have deleted all forwarders to untrusted agents (i.e. Gmail, Hotmail, ...) --Brian McNeil / talk 00:24, 18 September 2013 (UTC)


 * The following email accounts @wikinewsie.org, contents and all, have now been deleted:
 * 1) joseph.anderson
 * 2) sean.heron
 * 3) tristan.thomas
 * 4) sam.thomas
 * 5) caleb.williams
 * 6) craig.spurrier
 * 7) brian.anderton
 * 8) zachary.hauri
 * 9) rodney.varney
 * 10) ivan.martinez
 * 11) bjorn.engelhart
 * 12) patrick.flaherty
 * 13) svetlana.tkachenko
 * 14) peter.coti
 * These people should be moved to inactive under accredited reporters, or removed altogether from any lists thereof. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:26, 4 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Add the following to the above list:
 * 1) david.miller
 * 2) cary.bass

That takes us down to only twenty or-so email accounts on wikinewsie.org; I'd welcome input on how people think providing email addresses should be handled beyond the basic "accredited reporter: given firstname.lastname@undefinedwikinewsie.org". --Brian McNeil / talk 16:43, 4 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Mucked up one (with so many to zap, was kinda understandable). Have reinstated ivan.martines@undefinedwikinewsie.org . --Brian McNeil / talk 12:16, 14 October 2013 (UTC)