[Gendergap] Content versus behaviour

[Kim van der Linde]

After editing many years at Wikipedia, I think the most problematic 
aspect of the system is that all user guidelines are on behavior. If you 
have a problem editor who stays within the rules, they can and will keep 
going and going on content issues till they win. And unless they break 
some behavior rule, this can go on forever, especially in controversial 
areas. What I want to say here is that man generally are far more likely 
to keep pushinga dn pushing till they have their way content wise.

If we are serious about fixing this issue, the focus needs to shift from 
behavior to content. I am not going to hit the hottest button of all, 
but we need a way to reign in content warriors by providing a way to 
resolve content disputes without having to wait till one of the parties 
violates a behavioral policy. By the time they start violating those, 
most women have left already.

Do others share this observation?

Kim


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