Thanks for the statement. I am pretty sure that everyone agrees with what
is stated. However, the statement doesn't address the main and real issue.
We have to identify the issue in order to take action against it. The said
controversy doesn't have to do with preventing harassment - which is
something we all agree that has to be done -, but it has to do with the way
it was done. At the eyes of many community users, unnecessary lack of
transparency was applied on this case with no chance for defense and no
explanation on why it was no left to be solved by ArbCom.
If you are concerned - as I am -, I don't think we should discuss if
harassment is good or bad. It is obviously bad. We should discuss the
procedure and bring material for a real change.
Teles
*Lucas Teles*
*+55 (71) 99707 6409Steward and Ombudsman for Wikimedia projects.
Administrator *
*at Portuguese Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.Strategy Liaison for
Wikimedia Foundation.*
Em dom, 30 de jun de 2019 às 16:32, Robert Fernandez <wikigamaliel(a)gmail.com>
escreveu:
https://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Press:Statement_on_Terms_of_Use_enforcement
June 30, 2019
Wikimedia District of Columbia is deeply concerned by recent events that
have occurred on the English Wikipedia, including community controversy
regarding a ban imposed by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Protecting editors from harassment is crucial to the continued success of
the Wikimedia movement. Many of us have been targets of harassment as a
result of our contributions to the Wikimedia projects, and have witnessed
harassment of our colleagues, and we are grateful to the Wikimedia
Foundation's Trust & Safety team for their support in those incidents.
We make no judgement on the case at the center of the current controversy
as the Foundation—as per long-standing practice to protect the privacy of
all concerned—did not identify the specifics of the behavior publicly. We
are not endorsing or opposing a specific case, policy, or process. However,
in light of these events, we publicly affirm our support for the following
principles:
- We support the Wikimedia Foundation's efforts in general to make the
English Wikipedia welcoming and accessible to people of all backgrounds
and
gender identities.
- We believe there are circumstances where the Wikimedia Foundation
should take action against individual editors who violate the Terms of
Use
when it is necessary to protect people of all backgrounds and gender
identities.
- We support collaboration between the Foundation and the English
Wikipedia community to inform the policies and processes surrounding
these
efforts.
- We oppose the use of discriminatory, racist, and homophobic language
in all Wikimedia discussions, and encourage the community to avoid it,
regardless of context or intent.
Board of Directors
Wikimedia District of Columbia
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