I'm writing a paper on cyberstalking and harassment, which I hope to hand to the Foundation with a view to educating people about the extent of the problem on Wikimedia.
I'd like to include some concrete examples of the cyberstalking or offline stalking of users as a result of their participation in any of the Wikimedia projects, and particularly where the target was picked on because they were an administrator.
If you've been a target of this yourself, or if you know someone who has, I'd appreciate hearing from you at slimvirgin at gmail dot com. All replies will be received in strictest confidence. The target's name and story will not be included in the final document without consent, and all identifying details will be changed on request.
What I'm most interested in is how the cyberstalking or harassment made you feel, and what happened when you tried to find support. I'd like to hear whether it frightened you or made you anxious; whether it affected your sleep, your appetite, or your health in any other way; and whether you considered ending your association with the project you were involved in, or did end it.
Many thanks,
Sarah,
I was a former student at Earlham College. I have made a series of approved (sustained) edits to that page. I was recently contacted by a current student in a manner that I would describe as cyberstalking. They did not exclusively use wikipedia, but it was a jumping off point.
Please contact me personally and I will be happy to fill you in.
On 9/5/07, Slim Virgin slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
I'm writing a paper on cyberstalking and harassment, which I hope to hand to the Foundation with a view to educating people about the extent of the problem on Wikimedia.
I'd like to include some concrete examples of the cyberstalking or offline stalking of users as a result of their participation in any of the Wikimedia projects, and particularly where the target was picked on because they were an administrator.
If you've been a target of this yourself, or if you know someone who has, I'd appreciate hearing from you at slimvirgin at gmail dot com. All replies will be received in strictest confidence. The target's name and story will not be included in the final document without consent, and all identifying details will be changed on request.
What I'm most interested in is how the cyberstalking or harassment made you feel, and what happened when you tried to find support. I'd like to hear whether it frightened you or made you anxious; whether it affected your sleep, your appetite, or your health in any other way; and whether you considered ending your association with the project you were involved in, or did end it.
Many thanks,
Sarah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SlimVirgin
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Sarah,
This is an extremly important subject; I am planning to write a wiki-essay on that in the near future.
It is essential that Fundation (and Jimbo!) take some steps to deal with this, or the entire project may be in jeopardy.
I will send you some comments shortly,
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