On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:57 AM, Edward at Logic Museum <
edward(a)logicmuseum.com> wrote:
I'm still awaiting clarification from the Board
about whether they are
taking collective responsibility for the *wording* of the announcement here
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2012-January/006977.html
..
And to clarify again, it's not the fact of a ban I am concerned about. It
is
the allegations, using my real name, of real-life 'harassment' of Wikipedia
volunteers. This implies intimidation, threats of physical violence, and
so
on. I regard this as real-life harassment of myself, and legally
objectionable. No one has so far replied to any of my mails.
Hi Edward,
You may wish to check the definition of "harassment" (
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/stalking_and_harassment/#a02a) You can
see here that the Crown Prosecution Service defines harassment as "causing
alarm or distress" as well as the more traditional "putting people in fear
of violence" depending on which law is being applied. As such the use of
the term "harassment" in its strictest use does not legally mean an
incitement of violence.
Please note the usual: I am not a lawyer, please seek legal advice before
taking any actions or inactions based upon this information etc...
Regards,
Mark