The following is a draft working towards a proposal for adoption as a Wikipedia
policy, guideline, or process. The proposal must not be taken to represent consensus, but is still in development and under discussion, and has not yet reached the process of gathering consensus for adoption. Thus references or links to this page should not describe it as policy, guideline, nor yet even as a proposal. |
Identity verification is the process of confirming that a Wikimedia contributor's identity matches to some other identity, such as their offline identity, a user account on another website, or another persona such as a person claiming to be a representative of an organization.
Many aspects of the Wikimedia process for identity verification are controversial, but each of these things is true:
Wikipedia's Verified badge which WP:OTRS administrators apply to user accounts is
The identity of this user account has been verified by the
Volunteer Response Team. Full documentation is available to trusted
volunteers. If you are an English Wikipedia user and wish to confirm the verification, please leave a note at the
VRT noticeboard.
No ticket number specified; verification invalid! |
This page shares information about applying that template.
Various other sources describe similar concepts to identity verification
The following is a draft working towards a proposal for adoption as a Wikipedia
policy, guideline, or process. The proposal must not be taken to represent consensus, but is still in development and under discussion, and has not yet reached the process of gathering consensus for adoption. Thus references or links to this page should not describe it as policy, guideline, nor yet even as a proposal. |
Identity verification is the process of confirming that a Wikimedia contributor's identity matches to some other identity, such as their offline identity, a user account on another website, or another persona such as a person claiming to be a representative of an organization.
Many aspects of the Wikimedia process for identity verification are controversial, but each of these things is true:
Wikipedia's Verified badge which WP:OTRS administrators apply to user accounts is
The identity of this user account has been verified by the
Volunteer Response Team. Full documentation is available to trusted
volunteers. If you are an English Wikipedia user and wish to confirm the verification, please leave a note at the
VRT noticeboard.
No ticket number specified; verification invalid! |
This page shares information about applying that template.
Various other sources describe similar concepts to identity verification