I am pleased to announce the launch of the third Inspire Campaign for
IdeaLab, focused on addressing harassment of Wikimedia project contributors:
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire
Harassment diminishes the experience of contributing and participation for
a substantial number of individuals, even those who simply witness it.
Current methods of dealing with harassment are considered unacceptable as
they often do not lead to productive outcomes.[1]
During the month-long campaign, you are invited to submit & review ideas on
how to better address harassment. Consider joining a team to help make an
idea happen. Ideas can be submitted in any language, and focus on
research, building tools or software, outreach efforts, or something
completely new. Grants are available from the Wikimedia Foundation to fund
projects that are eligible for financial support.[2] Ideas focused on
changes to community policies and guidelines are also welcome. Google
Hangout sessions are also scheduled in June if you’d like to discuss your
idea or have questions about WMF grants.[3]
Questions about the campaign can be directed at the Inspire talk page.[4]
An FAQ page about the campaign is also available.[5]
If you want to help make your projects safer for everyone to participate
in, I encourage you to participate in this Inspire Campaign. I believe we
can work together to address this difficult and important issue.
With thanks,
Chris "Jethro" Schilling
I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)
Community Organizer, Wikimedia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home
[1] <
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harassment_Survey_2015_-_Results_Re…
[2]
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start
[3] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events
[4]
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IdeaLab/Inspire
[5]
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire/FAQ