I like the concept as it means the WMF can step up and address the dodgy corporate players a lost more effectively across all platforms including taking big stick tools to prevent them white washing articles or providing paid for services
On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 10:25, AntiCompositeNumber < anticompositenum...@gmail.com> wrote: > While I'm pretty sure that this wasn't the intention, that sounds a > lot like "ban first and ask questions later". As Pine noted, this is > a topic where great care must be taken to communicate intentions > clearly and diplomatically. This point was likely introduced to > respond to concerns about unappealable Office Actions. The way it was > phrased, however, diminishes the point it was trying to make and also > implies that community input is only applicable after the fact, and > only from functionaries. > > Would it be fair to say that: > - Enforcement of a universal code of conduct would happen though a > fair, clearly-defined process without significant bias and with > significant community oversight and input > - Universal code of conduct enforcement actions would be appealable > through a fair, clearly-defined process with significant community > oversight that allowed statements from involved parties and uninvolved > community members > - To ensure proper community oversight, code of conduct enforcement > actions and appeals would be made as public as possible as often as > possible (excepting issues where public disclosure would harm privacy > or safety) > > AntiComposite > > On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 7:52 PM Nataliia Tymkiv <ntym...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > > Hello, Dennis! > > > > Not at all. What it means is that this a not a process that goes into > play > > *before* a decision to act is made, but *after*. It should stand as an > > option for those who want to ensure that actions taken are fair, as long > as > > the case does not relate to legal risks or other severe concerns. > > > > Best regards, > > antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv > > > > NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal working > > hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You > > should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. Thank you in > > advance! > > > > On Sat, May 23, 2020, 01:58 Dennis During <dcdur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > "Work with community functionaries to create and refine a retroactive > > > review process for cases brought by involved parties, excluding those > cases > > > which pose legal or other severe risks " > > > > > > What does "retroactive review process" mean? > > > > > > I hope it doesn't mean applying standards that were not promulgated at > the > > > time to past actions and applying severe sanctions to the alleged > > > perpetrators. > > > > > > On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 5:59 PM María Sefidari <ma...@wikimedia.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > Today, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees unanimously passed > a > > > > resolution and published a statement[1] regarding the urgent need to > make > > > > our movement more safe and inclusive by addressing harassment and > > > > incivility on Wikimedia projects. The statement builds on prior > > > statements > > > > from 2016 and 2019,[2][3] affirms the forthcoming introduction of a > > > > universal code of conduct, and directs the Wikimedia Foundation to > > > rapidly > > > > and substantively address these challenges in complement with > existing > > > > community processes. > > > > > > > > This includes developing sustainable practices and tools that > eliminate > > > > harassment, toxicity, and incivility, promote inclusivity, cultivate > > > > respectful discourse, reduce harms to participants, protect the > projects > > > > from disinformation and bad actors, and promote trust in our > projects. > > > > > > > > Over the past nearly twenty years, the movement has taken a number of > > > > unique and sometimes extraordinary steps to create an environment > unlike > > > > anything else online: a place to share knowledge, to learn, and to > > > > collaborate together. In order for the movement to continue to > thrive and > > > > make progress to our mission, it is essential to build a culture > that is > > > > welcoming and inclusive. > > > > > > > > Research has consistently shown that members of our communities have > been > > > > subject to hostility and toxic behavior in Wikimedia spaces.[4][5] > The > > > > Wikimedia 2030 movement strategy recommendations have also > identified the > > > > safety of our Wikimedia spaces as a core issue to address if we are > to > > > > reach the 2030 goals, with concrete recommendations which include a > > > > universal code of conduct, pathways for users to privately report > > > > incidents, and a baseline of community responsibilities.[6] > > > > > > > > While the movement has made progress in addressing harassment and > toxic > > > > behavior, we recognize there is still much more to do. The Board’s > > > > resolution and statement today is a step toward establishing clear, > > > > consistent guidelines around acceptable behavior on our projects, and > > > > guiding the Wikimedia Foundation in supporting the movement’s > ability to > > > > ensure a healthy environment for those who participate in our > projects. > > > > > > > > * Developing and introducing, in close consultation with volunteer > > > > contributor communities, a universal code of conduct that will be a > > > binding > > > > minimum set of standards across all Wikimedia projects; > > > > > > > > * Taking actions to ban, sanction, or otherwise limit the access of > > > > Wikimedia movement participants who do not comply with these > policies and > > > > the Terms of Use; > > > > > > > > * Working with community functionaries to create and refine a > retroactive > > > > review process for cases brought by involved parties, excluding those > > > cases > > > > which pose legal or other severe risks; and > > > > > > > > * Significantly increasing support for and collaboration with > community > > > > functionaries primarily enforcing such compliance in a way that > > > prioritizes > > > > the personal safety of these functionaries. > > > > > > > > Together, we have made our movement what it is today. In this same > way, > > > we > > > > must all be responsible for building the positive community culture > of > > > the > > > > future, and accountable for stopping harassment and toxic behavior > on our > > > > sites. > > > > > > > > We have also made this statement available on Meta-Wiki for > translation > > > and > > > > wider distribution.[1] > > > > > > > > On behalf of the Board, > > > > María, Board Chair > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/May_2020_-_Board_of_Trustees_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces > > > > > > > > [2] > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/November_2016_-_Statement_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces > > > > > > > > [3] > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Archives/2019#Board_statement_posted_at_Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation's_ban_of_Fram > > > > > > > > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Harassment_survey_2015 > > > > > > > > [5] > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Insights/2018_Report#Experience_of_harassment_has_not_declined_since_2017_and_appears_to_remain_steady > > > > > > > > [6] > > > > > > > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Provide_for_Safety_and_Inclusion > > > > > > > > == Statement on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe > Spaces > > > == > > > > > > > > Harassment, toxic behavior, and incivility in the Wikimedia movement > are > > > > contrary to our shared values and detrimental to our vision and > mission. > > > > They negatively impact our ability to collect, share, and disseminate > > > free > > > > knowledge, harm the immediate well-being of individual Wikimedians, > and > > > > threaten the long-term health and success of the Wikimedia projects. > The > > > > Board does not believe we have made enough progress toward creating > > > > welcoming, inclusive, harassment-free spaces in which people can > > > contribute > > > > productively and debate constructively. > > > > > > > > In recognition of the urgency of these issues, the Board is > directing the > > > > Wikimedia Foundation to directly improve the situation in > collaboration > > > > with our communities. This should include developing sustainable > > > practices > > > > and tools that eliminate harassment, toxicity, and incivility, > promote > > > > inclusivity, cultivate respectful discourse, reduce harms to > > > participants, > > > > protect the projects from disinformation and bad actors, and promote > > > trust > > > > in our projects. > > > > > > > > Specifically, the Foundation shall: > > > > > > > > * Develop and introduce a universal code of conduct (UCoC) that will > be a > > > > binding minimum set of standards across all Wikimedia projects. > > > > > > > > ** The first phase, covering policies for in-person and virtual > events, > > > > technical spaces, and all Wikimedia projects and wikis, and > developed in > > > > collaboration with the international Wikimedia communities, will be > > > > presented to the Board for ratification by August 30, 2020. > > > > > > > > ** The second phase, outlining clear enforcement pathways, and > refined > > > with > > > > broad input from the Wikimedia communities, will be presented to the > > > Board > > > > for ratification by the end of 2020; > > > > > > > > * Take actions to ban, sanction, or otherwise limit the access of > > > Wikimedia > > > > movement participants who do not comply with these policies and the > Terms > > > > of Use; > > > > > > > > * Work with community functionaries to create and refine a > retroactive > > > > review process for cases brought by involved parties, excluding those > > > cases > > > > which pose legal or other severe risks; and > > > > > > > > * Significantly increase support for and collaboration with community > > > > functionaries primarily enforcing such compliance in a way that > > > prioritizes > > > > the personal safety of these functionaries. > > > > > > > > Until such directives are implemented, the Board instructs the > Foundation > > > > to adopt and implement policies for reducing harassment and toxicity > on > > > our > > > > projects and minimizing legal risks for the movement, in > collaboration > > > with > > > > communities whenever practicable. Until these two phases of the UCoC > are > > > > complete and operational an interim review process involving > community > > > > functionaries will be in effect. In this interim period, the Product > > > > Committee of the Board of Trustees will also advise the Trust & > Safety > > > > team. > > > > > > > > To that end, the Board further directs the Foundation, in > collaboration > > > > with the communities, to make additional investments in Trust & > Safety > > > > capacity, including but not limited to: development of tools needed > to > > > > assist our volunteers and staff, research to support data-informed > > > > decisions, development of clear metrics to measure success, > development > > > of > > > > training tools and materials (including building communities’ > capacities > > > > around harassment awareness and conflict resolution), and > consultations > > > > with international experts on harassment, community health and > children’s > > > > rights, as well as additional hiring. > > > > > > > > The above efforts will be undertaken in coordination and > collaboration > > > with > > > > appropriate partners from across the movement, seek to increase > effective > > > > community governance of conduct and behavioral standards, and reduce > the > > > > long-term need of the Foundation to act. It is the shared goal of the > > > Board > > > > and Foundation that these efforts advance a sustainable Wikimedia > > > movement > > > > and support, rather than substitute, effective models of community > > > > governance. > > > > > > > > We urge every member of the Wikimedia communities to collaborate in > a way > > > > that models the Wikimedia values of openness and inclusivity, step > > > forward > > > > to do their part to create a safe and welcoming culture for all, stop > > > > hostile and toxic behavior, support people who have been targeted by > such > > > > behavior, assist good-faith people learning to contribute, and help > set > > > > clear expectations for all contributors. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > María Sefidari Huici > > > > > > > > Chair of the Board > > > > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > 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> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dennis C. 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