Sarah, I was a former student at Earlham College. I have made a series of approved (sustained) edits to that page. I was recently contacted by a current student in a manner that I would describe as cyberstalking. They did not exclusively use wikipedia, but it was a jumping off point.
Please contact me personally and I will be happy to fill you in. On 9/5/07, Slim Virgin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm writing a paper on cyberstalking and harassment, which I hope to > hand to the Foundation with a view to educating people about the > extent of the problem on Wikimedia. > > I'd like to include some concrete examples of the cyberstalking or > offline stalking of users as a result of their participation in any of > the Wikimedia projects, and particularly where the target was picked > on because they were an administrator. > > If you've been a target of this yourself, or if you know someone who > has, I'd appreciate hearing from you at slimvirgin at gmail dot com. > All replies will be received in strictest confidence. The target's > name and story will not be included in the final document without > consent, and all identifying details will be changed on request. > > What I'm most interested in is how the cyberstalking or harassment > made you feel, and what happened when you tried to find support. I'd > like to hear whether it frightened you or made you anxious; whether it > affected your sleep, your appetite, or your health in any other way; > and whether you considered ending your association with the project > you were involved in, or did end it. > > Many thanks, > > Sarah > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SlimVirgin > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l >
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