This might also be a good time to mention the conversation about harassment on the recent Inspire grant project. Fourteen of the proposals were concerned with managing harassment. I don't believe I ever saw anyone from the Foundation comment on this. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Community_discussion_on_harassment_reporting
Instead we now have the English Wikipedia's Arbcom taking on their third or fourth sexual harassment within the year, without having even established a working definition of what it is. On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 12:06 AM, Neotarf <[email protected]> wrote: > Totally understandable. I too have also been sexually harassed and > doxxed, on at least two other sites besides WP. The ArbCom and the WMF are > well aware of it, and have been unwilling to lift a finger against it. > > There is a book about cyber harassment making the rounds: "Hate Crimes in > Cyberspace" by Danielle Keats Citron ISBN 978-0-674-36829-3 describing both > the horrible price that individuals pay and the legal underpinnings of the > problem. It's a pity WP is not in the vanguard of this movement in the same > way it has pioneered in other areas. Instead, those who report harassment > will find themselves treated worse than the harassers. > > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 9:49 PM, Carol Moore dc <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 5/26/2015 8:35 PM, LB wrote: >> >>> Due to off-wiki harassment, I have retired. Thank you to those of you >>> who have been friendly with me over the past year. >>> >>> Lightbreather >>> >>> >>> Plus all that on-wiki harassment! >> >> I did notice something interesting and actually positive in >> Lightbreather's arbitration, compared to GGTF and others I've seen. >> >> Which is that now editors only can comment on Arbitration talk pages in >> their own sections. This lessens opportunities for drive-by harassing >> taunts against, and replies against, various editors who harassers are >> trying to get kicked off Wikipedia. They have to take responsibility in >> their own sections. Perhaps my screaming about "institutionalized >> harassment at Arbcom" had at least this minor effect... I hope they keep >> it for all future arbitrations... >> >> Announcement on this page, after which went into effect. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Lightbreather/Evidence#Sectioned_discussion_is_now_in_effect_on_this_page >> >> Also in effect here. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Lightbreather/Workshop >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > >
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