The Guardian has also done a study of the comments added to articles. They found female writers were far more likely to receive criticism / comments that had to be deleted. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/12/the-dark-side-of-guardia… Marie Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:27:11 +0200 From: jane023(a)gmail.com To: gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Guardian article on cyber harassment It could be an interesting Wikimedia blog post to write a history of moderationon Wikipedia projects. I'll bet that various communities have developed in different ways because of crucial early choices in moderation policies... On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 11:57 PM, Neotarf <neotarf(a)gmail.com> wrote: @Chris, yes that Verge link keeps coming across my screen from various sources, but for some reason I can't seem to get past the first anecdote, if anyone can give a synopsis for the TL:DR challenged. There is a great response to the piece here [1] "Then they throw people at the problem but never their precious “engineering resources.” When trust and safety, fraud, compliance, and moderation teams start getting their own engineering resources, something that often takes years to happen, then you know the company is finally acknowledging the importance and seriousness of the work." [2] Here is also "Understanding the difference between generic harassment and GenderTrolling" [3]: I could wish for more {{citation needed}}, but the site in general looks like it might have some good resources. [1] https://twitter.com/adelin/status/722117945808125952 [2] http://avc.com/2016/04/community-moderation-2/ [3] http://wmcspeechproject.com/2016/04/15/understanding-the-difference-between… On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Chris Koerner <nobelx(a)gmail.com> wrote: Interesting article. Thank you for sharing. This made me think of the recent reporting by The Verge on the issues of moderation in online spaces, free speech, and harassment. http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11387934/internet-moderator-history-youtu… Yours, Chris Koernerclkoerner.com _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap