May 26, 2020 16:00:00

Wikipedia management organization announces policy revision to firmly confront 'slandering on Wikipedia'

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Moheen Reeyad

The nuisance that repeatedly slanders the other party on the Internet is performed all over the world. Wikipedia of the Internet encyclopedia has also been slandering slander to individuals who abused the fact that 'anyone can edit articles', especially the conflict between editors who write on Wikipedia led to harassment on Wikipedia There is also a report that it is. The board of the Wikimedia Foundation , which runs Wikipedia, has announced that it has decided to revise its editorial policies and administrative processes to counter harassment within Wikpedia.

Wikimedia Foundation Board announces Community Culture Statement, enacts new standards to address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects – Wikimedia Foundation
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2020/05/22/wikimedia-foundation-board-announces-community-culture-statement/

Talk: Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard / May 2020-Board of Trustees on Healthy Community Culture, Inclusivity, and Safe Spaces-Meta
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard

Wikimedia is writing new policies to fight Wikipedia harassment-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/25/21269482/wikimedia-foundation-anti-harassment-code-of-conduct-vote

The board said in a statement, 'Harassing, detrimental, and rude behavior in the Wikimedia movement violates our shared values and is detrimental to our vision and mission. We believe that the creation of a space where people are productive, constructive, welcoming, inclusive and harassment-free is not well underway. ' The following four points have been defined as

◆ 1: Introduce new policies and management processes as the minimum Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) binding on all Wikimedia movements. The draft policy will be discussed with the Wikimedia community by 30 August 2020 and the management process under the policy will be submitted to the Board by the end of 2020.

◆ 2: Take measures to prohibit, sanction, or restrict access to Wikimedia movement participants who do not comply with policies and terms of use.

◆ 3: Unless reportedly associated with legal or other significant risks, cases reported by all stakeholders in the community should be considered retrospectively and work with community members to develop the process. ,Improve.

◆ 4: Significantly increase support and cooperation for members of the compliance community in a way that prioritizes personal safety.

by Wikimedia Finland

The Verge of IT news media believes that the Wikimedia Foundation's board of directors announced the above statement due to the trouble between Wikipedia editors in 2019.

According to the news site Slate , Wikipedia editor Fram, who was actively working, was regarded as a problem because of the editorial policy that neglected copyright and rudeness to other editors. In addition, at least 11 Wikipedia editors reported that 'Fram had written harassment on Wikipedia'.

In May 2019, Fram posted a rant to the Wikipedia arbitration committee , such as 'Retreat, shut up.' The Wikimedia Foundation's trust and safety team , who had long been concerned about Fram's actions, gave Fram a ban on editing Wikipedia for a year in June 2019. However, 21 Wikipedia editors have collectively resigned in response to this punishment, protesting that the Wikimedia Foundation should respect the autonomy of the Wikipedia community.

The board did not address issues with Mr. Fram, but said, 'We have formalized many years of work by individual volunteers, Wikimedia movement participants, and Wikimedia Foundation staff to end harassment of others and We encourage participation in the movement. ' 'The Wikimedia Foundation should not interfere with the comprehensiveness of the Wikipedia community, but one formal code of conduct will reduce the confusion and hostility of the entire community,' said one Wikipedia editor on a Wikipedia discussion board. It was.