Hi Jonathan,
Great post! Thank you for introducing a fresh and compelling perspective
into the conversation, though I would suggest that this needs adjusting to
take into account that Wikimedians' circumstances are vastly different
depnding on where they live – a point I will return to below.
Hello Andreas,
By way of disclosure I am a researcher at the Yale Applied Cryptography
Laboratory and I have been studying the tension between the right to privacy
and the need for legal accountability when content is posted online.
My working theory is that we need to avoid creating lawless
Hello Andreas,
A key part of the Enforcement Guidelines is the formation of a global
committee called the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
(U4C). The process of building the U4C is just starting with the
formation of the U4C Building Committee. More information about this is
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> *unless you have a very good reason to do so, and their real-life identity
> is of direct relevance to the issue you are reporting on*
This such a vague statement, every time someone is named it can be said to
be relevant, identifying a person enhances their comment or
diminishes their
Hi Lodewijk,
Thanks. You hit the nail on the head in your last paragraph where you say,
"I'm however not particularly surprised that this issue eventually arises,
as this was bound to happen. I am also curious for what the intended policy
implications would be (based on the current UCoC) and
Hi Andreas,
interesting questions. I don't think your assumption "As you are no doubt
aware, a Wikimedian and a non-Wikimedian co-author recently published..."
is true. I was definitely not aware of it, and I doubt many others are
either. I was able to piece together some of your claims, but not
Dear Brock and all,
You mention academic standards. In academic contexts it is perfectly normal
to level personal critiques at opposing scholars. And naming the
institutions where scholars with opposing viewpoints teach is arguably
essential, as well as a matter of professional courtesy.
But the
Correction:
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In my earlier email I said:
*"In this specific case, one of the two contributors once, over a decade
ago, posted a link to a Dramatica page containing their name and a previous
place of employment (different from their current place of employment as
shared in the
In fact, just to expand on this, in order for it to be harrassment of
defamation or what have you, it first has to NOT be appropriate academic
research. I think we can all agree that mainstream academic works are, even
when highly critical is not defamatory or harrassment. The position that the
I would be extremely surprised if we substituted our judgement on what is
appropriate academic research for the judgement of the editors of a well
respected peer-reviewed journal in its field.
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