"David Gerard" wrote
On 17/10/2007, charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com
<charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
> 15.1) Wikipedia should not link to websites set up for the purpose of or
> substantially devoted to harassing its volunteers. Harassment in this context
> refers to cyber-stalking, offline stalking, outing people without their
> consent, humiliating them sexually, or threatening them with physical
> violence.
Is naming a site the same as linking? Note that in the
example that
caused the case,
antisocialmedia.net (which is undoubtedly an attack
site) was named, not linked, and its name has been in reliable sources
(under the interpretations pushed by the most prominent advocates of
BADSITES-like policies).
Naming a site, alluding to a site, hinting at a site's existence: these are not
linking to a site. If naming is gaming this principle, then we should treat it like other
gaming. Gaming harassment policy is typical of bullying and provocative behaviour - back
to the playground. In other works there is a pretty good reason to say WP:HARASS is not
for gaming.
Charles
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