Hi Jacob, Can we get an ETA on the longer statement?
Pine On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Jacob Rogers <jrog...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to share a few thoughts on the paid editing issue. First of all, we > do have the ability to enforce our terms of use. If there are cases where > you're encountering a severe problem with paid editing and community > efforts are not able to solve it, please get in touch with us via > le...@wikimedia.org and we can discuss how we can provide support > depending > on the details of the case. With apologies, I'm not able to discuss details > of any specific cases here because we don't want to reveal information > about ongoing or future investigations or legal actions. > > In general, I do want to say a few words about the role of legal tools in > these kinds of cases. Legal actions are a blunt instrument: courts use the > same solutions to every problem, and have not kept up with the speed of > modern technology. So we are interested in helping to improve community > systems and technological tools (like tools to help admins investigate and > block problematic users) that can make it so that legal action isn't > necessary in many cases. > > I also want to note that we've been working on a longer statement outlining > some of our thoughts about our role in dealing with paid editing concerns > and some ways the communities can effectively approach these issues as > well. We plan to post this on-wiki soon. > > Lastly, let me say thank you to all the community members who help out with > these issues. We really appreciate everyone who reports cases to us and > helps us take action where we are able, such as reporting some job postings > on third-party sites. > > Best, > Jacob Rogers > > -- > > Jacob Rogers > Legal Counsel > Wikimedia Foundation > > NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged > information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please > delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the > Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice > to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff > members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see > our legal disclaimer > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>. > _______________________________________________ > 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> > _______________________________________________ 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>
