On 23 May 2014 19:23, Wil Sinclair wllm@wllm.com wrote:
Is it correct that each project/subdomain of Wikipedia and Wikimedia has its own, potentially unique Child Protection Policy?
No. The meta policy at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use#4._Refraining_from_Certain_Activities applies to all projects and so where a local policy may exist, it must implement the meta policy.
How many of those policies are marked as "Proposed"?
It varies by project, where they exist.
Are the "Proposed" policies enforced?
No. Some may be in effect due to the existence of prior policies and working practices, often to comply with legal requirements.
Are there projects/subdomains of Wikipedia and Wikimedia that have no Child Protection Policy at all?
No. The policy at meta applies across all projects.
If you intend to focus discussion in one place, rather than on multiple projects, email lists and on non-wikimedia managed websites at the same time, then meta would probably be a sensible place to summarize or ask for a community consensus. As has been explained, this has been done before, and one learning point was that by having multiple channels, drama or even excitement may be created, but any potentially good ideas for improvement are *far* more likely to drain away in the sand and result in continued general dissatisfaction and frustration.
Fae