[WikiEN-l] Harassment sites

[William Pietri]

Will Beback wrote:
> Have you offered a solution?  Are the only two positions on this issue 
> BADSITES or THICKSKIN? With the possible exceptions of  a couple of 
> editors, no one enjoys debating this matter, and a resolution that 
> results in a consensus policy would be ideal. What elements do you think 
> would be included in a good policy on links to external harassment?
>   

I agree that more proposals would certainly be a good thing.

Could you say more about the needs you're trying to satisfy with your 
proposal? Exploring that might lead to some interesting solution.

For example from your proposed solution, I could imagine that it's 
intended punitively, satisfying a honest human desire for retribution 
against wrongdoers. Or I could imagine it's meant to reduce harassing 
behavior, by cowing people whose links we remove. Or I could imagine it 
is meant as a pure signal of support to editors harassed. Or quite a 
number of other things.

Regardless, if you could say more about what you'd look for in a 
solution, we can focus our energies on proposing things that would meet 
everybody's needs.

Thanks,

William


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