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
>>
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