@Carol Moore, I believe that link is about suicide threats. Did you mean to link to something else?
On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Carol Moore dc <[email protected]> wrote: > Because of an offline discussion about the 1000 odd death threats I got > directly through the Wikimedia Foundation email system and my failure to > remember personally contacting them (as opposed to admins) about it, I > decided to see if the Harassment article mentioned that option. > > I did a little research and found it was not til July 22, 2015 that the > harassment article section on "threats" provided a link to the WP:Essay > that specifically advises this! > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Harassment&diff=672630056&oldid=672391122 > > Now why can't the threats section include that info? Certain some > well-connected editors have learned how to work that angle with the > foundation for even minor issues... > > There's a huge section on what to do about threats of legal action, but > zilch on death threats. Pretty absurd... Safe space, NOT!!* > > Thanks... > > > CM > > *Of course, there's a difference between legitimate safe space from actual > direct insults or threats of harm and the absurd degree of hypersensitivity > now a days where there are trigger warnings on any opinion that someone > might disagree with and protests against opinions that just aren't > politically correct enough... but don't get me started... > > A lot of articles about it lately have exposed the absurdities and > hypocrisy of some individuals and groups. And I can understand the fear of > some male wikipedians they will be exposed to the most extreme varieties. > It also gives the most oppressive guys an excuse to label minor and > legitimate demands for safe space as "extremist." ("You extremist, you want > to mention contacting the Foundation on the Harassment page!!!") > > Glad I'm not in college! Or any "progressive" political groups any more. > Especially now that I am finally free of having to be a "good girl" on > Wikipedia and can engage in anti-establishment mockery and sarcasm in my > writings/artistic endeavors without worrying about wikistalkers slamming me > all over Wikipedia ;-) > > _______________________________________________ > 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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