Sydney, have a look at the findings of fact for TaraInDC, and check the diffs provided:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate/Proposed_decision#TaraInDC I don't think those diffs demonstrate that she was somehow less "reasonable", only that she was frustrated. And there are extenuating circumstances for that. I don't think Wikipedia has ever been through a Twitter- and Reddit-driven POV war quite like this one. In general, Newyorkbrad pretty much said it best for me throughout this page (there is only one case where I disagree with him, and it concerns an editor on the other side of the debate). YMMV. Best, Andreas On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Sydney Poore <sydney.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > I largely agree with Sarah. > > After several years taking a break from using the Checkuser tool, in > early January I decided to actively join the the team again. So, I read all > the active ArbCom cases to familarize myself with the current > controversies on Wikipedia. During my reading of the GamerGate > controversy evidence, workshop, and proposed decison I never saw this > case as people who were feminists or strong advocates for eliminating > systemic bias in Wikipedia. So, I was shocked to see it being reported > that ArbCom was purging feminists! > > This is not the first dispute that has been imported into Wikipedia > English, but it is one of the biggest and worst. Right now the people who > have reported on GamerGate in the media for months are reporting on the > ArbCom case. Some of these people have pretty entrenched points of view. > This is true of both sides. > > The issue of off site harassment that is happening to Wikipedia editors. > is something that need to be addressed in a broader way and not put on > ArbCom to fix because that is beyond their ability to investigate and > resolve. If you are being harassed take Sarah's advice and take a break and > find something off or on wiki to do that feeds your soul.. Life is too > short to let Wikipedia ruin your life. > > > There are some reasonable people who are working to keep violations of BLP > out of the articles and off the talk pages and stop the constant fighting. > These people are not getting sanctioned. I truly appreciate the work that > they are doing in the face of the harassment and negative publicity in the > media. > > > Sydney > > Sydney Poore > User:FloNight > Wikipedian in Residence > at Cochrane Collaboration > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stie...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I am now on digest mode with this mailing list. The traffic is often too >> much for me and the voice of this list is frustrating for me >> sometimes..so... remember that please :) >> --- >> >> I have been asked to share my thoughts by many people this morning on the >> internet, here they are: >> >> I have been editing Wikipedia for ten years and i have no clue what has >> been going on with the feminist/gamergate thing. As one of the more well >> known female editors i have cut back heavily on my involvement after last >> year. I don't know any of the editors, personally, who "went to court" but >> I have seen this stuff happen to both sides in men's rights articles in the >> past. >> >> After reviewing the Arbcom case, I don't even know who got the idea that >> any of the contributing editors are feminist, per se. No one even mentions >> the word, except once, when describing a subject that was "slandered" in >> the gamer gate article(s). >> >> I also don't think that the edits made to the article are overwhelmingly >> feminist in nature. It appears to be just a bunch of people editing the >> Wikipedia article to protect it from being a hot mess of 4chan junk. >> >> Note: most of the "in trouble" editor's aren't that productive at >> contributing feminist content to Wikipedia. I have interacted with only >> four of them - Black Kite, Future Perfect at Sunrise, TarainDC and Bilby - >> only one is a female in real life and I know her from GLAM editing >> projects. She is the only one that I know who has actively edited feminist >> topics prior to this. I actually consider Bilby an ally, but, I have never >> heard him or any of the other editors blatantly identify themselves as >> feminists. >> >> From what I know, only one of the editors on the entire "trial list" >> identifies out as a female. >> >> So, it appears a bunch of editors trying to keep the article clean had to >> run through the gauntlet. I don't think the end of the world has come to >> any of their lives - they have plenty of other subjects of interest to keep >> them busy on Wikipedia. >> >> I also think people invest *too much* into Wikipedia to where it's what >> they live for..per se. I see a lot of that in this case, and many others >> that "go to court" on Wikipedia. I stopped participating on Wikipedia when >> it screwed up my personal life so much, and I lost sleep over it. So... >> that's my advice to anyone involved in that Arbcom case :) Go on vacation >> and get another hobby and edit Wikipedia when you feel like it. It isn't >> life. It's just an encyclopedia. >> >> Sarah >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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