This might also be a good time to mention the conversation about harassment on the recent Inspire grant project.  Fourteen of the proposals were concerned with managing harassment.  I don't believe I ever saw anyone from the Foundation comment on this.  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Community_discussion_on_harassment_reporting

Instead we now have the English Wikipedia's Arbcom taking on their third or fourth sexual harassment within the year, without having even established a working definition of what it is.

On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 12:06 AM, Neotarf <neotarf@gmail.com> wrote:
Totally understandable.  I too have also been sexually harassed and doxxed, on at least two other sites besides WP.  The ArbCom and the WMF are well aware of it, and have been unwilling to lift a finger against it.

There is a book about cyber harassment making the rounds: "Hate Crimes in Cyberspace" by Danielle Keats Citron ISBN 978-0-674-36829-3 describing both the horrible price that individuals pay and the legal underpinnings of the problem. It's a pity WP is not in the vanguard of this movement in the same way it has pioneered in other areas.  Instead, those who report harassment will find themselves treated worse than the harassers. 

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 9:49 PM, Carol Moore dc <carolmooredc@verizon.net> wrote:
On 5/26/2015 8:35 PM, LB wrote:
Due to off-wiki harassment, I have retired. Thank you to those of you who have been friendly with me over the past year.

Lightbreather


 Plus all that on-wiki harassment!

I did notice something interesting and actually positive in Lightbreather's arbitration, compared to GGTF and others I've seen.

Which is that now editors only can comment on Arbitration talk pages in their own sections.  This lessens opportunities for drive-by harassing taunts against, and replies against, various editors who harassers are trying to get kicked off Wikipedia.  They have to take responsibility in their own sections. Perhaps my screaming about "institutionalized harassment at Arbcom" had at least this minor effect...  I hope they keep it for all future arbitrations...

Announcement on this page, after which went into effect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Lightbreather/Evidence#Sectioned_discussion_is_now_in_effect_on_this_page

Also in effect here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Lightbreather/Workshop

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