On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 4:44 PM, WereSpielChequers < werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Christophe, Carol and Fae's notes have set me thinking as to what we could > do with these funds, > > One of the areas that I understand has been a problem is email harassment, > particularly of women and I believe particularly from throwaway accounts. > > I was wondering what people on this list would think of some possible > changes we could make to the "email this user" system. > > The first would be to allow editors to set their email to only receive > from confirmed or even extended confirmed accounts. This would be invisible > to new editors, they'd just not see the *email this user *option for > people they weren't entitled to email. > > The second would be an opt in Email moderation service. Similarly to only > receiving email from confirmed or extended confirmed accounts, this would > enable editors to opt all or parts of their email via the "email this user" > function into a moderated stream. Much as with moderated posts to lists > like this, a list admin would see the email and either approve it or take > other action. You'd presumably need to having something on the send email > screen to say that "this editor has opted into email moderation and your > email will be delayed slightly before being screened and forwarded" You'd > also need a group of volunteers to do the moderation, spot abusive emails > and block abusers. > > The third would be an AI driven filter that people could opt into and > which would screen emails going through this system and put high risk ones > into a moderation queue. > > What do people think, if this existed would it help, would anyone have > used any of it? > > WSC > > > Why not go a step further, and allow people to specifically permit which users can contact them by e-mail? Anyone else can contact them on their talkpage, the preferred method of communication in any case.
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