[WikiEN-l] Featured editors?

[Durova]

It does make some sense to care about the opinions of the people who are
being
harassed. Obviously if one person doesn't care about it we should be less
concerned about the situation than if the editor does. However, that doesn't
give the harassed editor complete control of the situation nor should it.
Ultimately we need to do what's best for the project as a whole. We can
tailor
that based on individual situations, but we must still look to the project
first.
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The harassed editor deserves complete control over certain things: how wide
to make the circle of people who know about the harassment and whether or
not to bring law enforcement into the picture.  The harassed editor also
deserves veto power over attempts by third parties who wish to intervene and
stop the harassment (bungled interventions can worsen the problem).

So when I interact with an editor who's being harassed I respect their
wishes in these regards.  This is one of the situations in life where the
golden rule doesn't work: that person's preferences may differ from my own
and, within the realm of reasonable choices, I fully support their
decisions.

-Durova