Hello Christophe, Thank you for forwarding the resolution.
"the Wikimedia Foundation should be proactively engaged in eliminating harassment" What is the WMF actually going to do? Kind regards Ziko 2016-12-08 21:26 GMT+01:00 Sydney Poore <sydney.po...@gmail.com>: > Thank you Christophe and the rest of the Wikimedia Foundation trustees > for dedicating time and thought to this important topic. > > I'm optimistic that if we collaborate together as a community we can > make a difference in the level of harassment on Wikimedia projects and > maybe even other parts of the internet. > > Sydney > Sydney Poore > User:FloNight > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:18 PM, Christophe Henner <chen...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > As many of you know, over the past couple of years the Wikimedia > Foundation > > has taken a focused look at community health—particularly in regards to > > harassment. The Foundation's Board has been monitoring and discussing > this > > issue over the past year with great interest. We have prepared a > statement > > offering our thoughts on this topic, and providing a clear mandate for > the > > Foundation’s leadership to fully engage on this issue. > > > > Our statement is below and has been posted on Meta-Wiki, where it is set > up > > for translation: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_ > Board_noticeboard/November_2016_-_Statement_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_ > Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces > > > > Since the Foundation was established, we have been invested in building a > > positive community culture. As part of these efforts, we have monitored > the > > projects for instances of harassment, escalating our capacity to respond > in > > recent years. Thanks to the work of the Foundation's Support and Safety > > Team, we now have data in the form of the 2015 Harassment Survey[1] about > > the nature of the issue. This has enabled us to identify key areas of > > concern, and step up our response appropriately. This research shows that > > harassment has a negative impact on participation in our projects. This > has > > implications for our ability to collect, share, and disseminate free > > knowledge in support of the Wikimedia vision. Our statement speaks to the > > Board's duty to help the Foundation fulfill its mission. > > > > The Board is committed to making our communities safer and will not > accept > > harassment and toxic behavior on Wikimedia projects. We believe this > matter > > deserves the Foundation's attention and resources, and have confirmed > this > > responsibility at our latest Board meeting on November 13th. The > questions > > that lay before us all now are how to best address this threat, rather > than > > if we should attempt to do so. > > > > The Board especially appreciates and applauds the work being done to > > address this important issue by many community leaders across the > movement > > and teams within the Foundation. We look forward to seeing this > cooperative > > work not only continue, but expand. Finally, we encourage everyone who is > > interested in helping the Foundation address this threat to our vision > and > > mission to engage in the upcoming discussions around this issue. > > > > On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, > > > > Christophe Henner, Board Chair > > > > María Sefidari, Board Vice Chair > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Harassment_survey_2015 > > > > > > Statement by the Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, > Inclusivity, > > and Safe Spaces > > > > > > At our Board meeting on November 13, and in Board meetings in September > and > > June, we spent considerable time discussing the issues of harassment and > > hostility on the internet generally, and more specifically on the > Wikimedia > > projects. > > > > This is an important issue. Approximately 40% of internet users, and 70% > of > > women internet users, have personally experienced harassment.[1] Of > people > > who have reported experiencing harassment on Wikimedia projects, more > than > > 50% reported decreasing their participation in our community.[2] Based on > > this and other research, we conclude that harassment and toxic behavior > on > > the Wikimedia projects negatively impacts the ability of the Wikimedia > > projects to collect, share, and disseminate free knowledge. This behavior > > is contrary to our vision and mission. > > > > Our communities deserve safe spaces in which they can contribute > > productively and debate constructively. It is our belief that the > Wikimedia > > Foundation should be proactively engaged in eliminating harassment, > > promoting inclusivity, ensuring a healthier culture of discourse, and > > improving the safety of Wikimedia spaces. We request management to > dedicate > > appropriate resources to this end. > > > > We urge every member of the Wikimedia communities to collaborate in a way > > that models the Wikimedia values of openness and diversity, step forward > to > > do their part to stop hostile and toxic behavior, support people who have > > been targeted by such behavior, and help set clear expectations for all > > contributors. > > > > [1] 2014 Pew Research Center Study, found at: > > http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/ > > > > [2] 2015 WMF Harassment Survey, found at: > > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/ > Harassment_Survey_2015_-_Results_Report.pdf > > > > > > > > Christophe HENNER > > Chair of the board of trustees > > chen...@wikimedia.org > > +33650664739 > > > > twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
