Oh, and I should mention that the proposal at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T149665 is orthogonal to the good work in connection with the Community Wishlist described by Patrick. There will also be dev summit sessions for wishlist items which receive a large number of votes, so by all means participate in the wishlist and vote up proposals which you feel will make a meaningful impact on the safety of our community. The discussion I hope to lead at T149665 would be focused on more fundamental changes to the platform, such as the UX affordances required if we were ever to allow real-time chat between users on our projects. --scott
On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 5:30 PM, C. Scott Ananian <canan...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > I hope to continue this discussion, focusing on technical > features/UX/affordances, at the 2017 Dev Summit in January. I welcome > comments & ideas at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T149665. > --scott > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:18 PM, Christophe Henner <chen...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> As many of you know, over the past couple of years the Wikimedia >> Foundation >> has taken a focused look at community health—particularly in regards to >> harassment. The Foundation's Board has been monitoring and discussing this >> issue over the past year with great interest. We have prepared a statement >> offering our thoughts on this topic, and providing a clear mandate for the >> Foundation’s leadership to fully engage on this issue. >> >> Our statement is below and has been posted on Meta-Wiki, where it is set >> up >> for translation: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_ >> noticeboard/November_2016_-_Statement_on_Healthy_Community >> _Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces >> >> Since the Foundation was established, we have been invested in building a >> positive community culture. As part of these efforts, we have monitored >> the >> projects for instances of harassment, escalating our capacity to respond >> in >> recent years. Thanks to the work of the Foundation's Support and Safety >> Team, we now have data in the form of the 2015 Harassment Survey[1] about >> the nature of the issue. This has enabled us to identify key areas of >> concern, and step up our response appropriately. This research shows that >> harassment has a negative impact on participation in our projects. This >> has >> implications for our ability to collect, share, and disseminate free >> knowledge in support of the Wikimedia vision. Our statement speaks to the >> Board's duty to help the Foundation fulfill its mission. >> >> The Board is committed to making our communities safer and will not accept >> harassment and toxic behavior on Wikimedia projects. We believe this >> matter >> deserves the Foundation's attention and resources, and have confirmed this >> responsibility at our latest Board meeting on November 13th. The questions >> that lay before us all now are how to best address this threat, rather >> than >> if we should attempt to do so. >> >> The Board especially appreciates and applauds the work being done to >> address this important issue by many community leaders across the movement >> and teams within the Foundation. We look forward to seeing this >> cooperative >> work not only continue, but expand. Finally, we encourage everyone who is >> interested in helping the Foundation address this threat to our vision and >> mission to engage in the upcoming discussions around this issue. >> >> On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, >> >> Christophe Henner, Board Chair >> >> María Sefidari, Board Vice Chair >> >> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Harassment_survey_2015 >> >> >> Statement by the Wikimedia Board on Healthy Community Culture, >> Inclusivity, >> and Safe Spaces >> >> >> At our Board meeting on November 13, and in Board meetings in September >> and >> June, we spent considerable time discussing the issues of harassment and >> hostility on the internet generally, and more specifically on the >> Wikimedia >> projects. >> >> This is an important issue. Approximately 40% of internet users, and 70% >> of >> women internet users, have personally experienced harassment.[1] Of people >> who have reported experiencing harassment on Wikimedia projects, more than >> 50% reported decreasing their participation in our community.[2] Based on >> this and other research, we conclude that harassment and toxic behavior on >> the Wikimedia projects negatively impacts the ability of the Wikimedia >> projects to collect, share, and disseminate free knowledge. This behavior >> is contrary to our vision and mission. >> >> Our communities deserve safe spaces in which they can contribute >> productively and debate constructively. It is our belief that the >> Wikimedia >> Foundation should be proactively engaged in eliminating harassment, >> promoting inclusivity, ensuring a healthier culture of discourse, and >> improving the safety of Wikimedia spaces. We request management to >> dedicate >> appropriate resources to this end. >> >> We urge every member of the Wikimedia communities to collaborate in a way >> that models the Wikimedia values of openness and diversity, step forward >> to >> do their part to stop hostile and toxic behavior, support people who have >> been targeted by such behavior, and help set clear expectations for all >> contributors. >> >> [1] 2014 Pew Research Center Study, found at: >> http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/ >> >> [2] 2015 WMF Harassment Survey, found at: >> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Harassme >> nt_Survey_2015_-_Results_Report.pdf >> >> >> >> Christophe HENNER >> Chair of the board of trustees >> chen...@wikimedia.org >> +33650664739 >> >> twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > (http://cscott.net) > -- (http://cscott.net) _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
