On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Laura Hale laura@fanhistory.com wrote:
*Wikimedia specific outcomes:*
- A mailing list will be created for support in English and Spanish where
women can ask for help with harassment they are dealing with on Wikipedia and offered solutions. A private mailing list where several people can be on call was selected because the problems would not be made public and aggravate problems.
It's worth noting that this has existed before, and became extremely controversial before it was shut down. Sarah (SlimVirgin) could probably fill you in on the details. It might be a good idea to investigate the pitfalls of that attempt to avoid running into similar issues.
~Nathan