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ed if an editor has previously posted their own personal information but later redacted it it should not be repeated on wikipedia although references to still existing self disclosed information are not considered outing if the previously posted information has been removed by oversight then repeating it on wikipedia is considered outing if you see an editor post personal information about another person do not confirm or deny the accuracy of the information doing so would give the person posting the information and anyone else who saw the page feedback on the accuracy of the material for the same reason do not treat incorrect attempts at outing any differently from correct attempts when reporting an attempted outing take care not to comment on the accuracy of the information outing should usually be described as an attempted outing or similar to make it clear that the information may or may not be true and it should be made clear to the users blocked for outing that the block log and notice does not confirm the information the fact that an editor has posted personal information or edits under their own name making them easily identifiable through online searches is not an excuse to post the results of opposition research dredging up their off site opinions to repeatedly challenge their edits can be a form of harassment just as doing so regarding their past edits on other wikipedia articles may be threats to out an editor will be treated as a personal attack and are prohibited exceptions nothing in this policy prohibits the emailing of personal information about editors to individual administrators functionaries or arbitrators or to the wikimedia foundation when doing so is necessary to report violations of confidentiality sensitive policies such as conflict of interest or paid editing harassment or violations of the child protection policy only the minimum information necessary should be conveyed and the minimum number of people contacted editors are warned however that the community has rejected the idea that editors should investigate each other posting such information on wikipedia violates this policy posting links to other accounts on other websites is allowable in specific situations but see also wikipedia linking to external harassment note 1 there are job posting sites where employers publicly post advertisements to recruit paid wikipedia editors linking to such an ad in a forum such as the conflict of interest noticeboard is not a violation of this policy if individuals have identified themselves without redacting or having it oversighted such information can be used for discussions of conflict of interest coi in appropriate forums if redacted or oversighted personally identifying material is important to the coi discussion then it should be emailed privately to an administrator or arbitrator but not repeated on wikipedia it will be sufficient to say that the editor in question has a coi and the information has been emailed to the appropriate administrative authority to combat impersonation an editor claiming falsely to be a particular person it is permissible to post or link to disavowals from that person provided that the person has explicitly and in good faith given their consent and provided that there is a high degree of confidence in the authenticity of the source issues involving private personal information of anyone could also be referred by email to a member of the functionaries team while in the limited circumstances outlined above links to external websites containing solicitations to edit wikipedia may be posted on wikipedia to demonstrate that there may be conflict of interest editing links to personal profiles on external sites should not be connected to any specific wikipedia editor unless that editor discloses it themselves private correspondence shortcuts wp emailpost wp postemail see also wikipedia emailing users reposting emails publicly there is no community consensus regarding the posting of private off wiki correspondence the wikipedia arbitration committee once stated as an editing principle that in the absence of permission from the author including of any included prior correspondence or their lapse into public domain the contents of private correspondence including e mails should not be posted on wiki and in a second principle that any uninvolved administrator may remove private correspondence that has been posted without the consent of any of the creators such material should instead be sent directly to the committee see related rejected proposals wikipedia private correspondence wikipedia correspondence off wiki and wikipedia confidential evidence user space harassment shortcut wp hush see also wikipedia don t restore removed comments a common problem is harassment in userspace examples include placing numerous false or questionable warnings on a user s talk page restoring such comments after a user has removed them placing suspected sockpuppet and similar tags on the user page of active contributors and otherwise trying to display material the user may find annoying or embarrassing in their user space user pages are provided so that editors can provide some general information about themselves and user talk pages are to facilitate communication neither is intended as a wall of shame and should not be used to display supposed problems with the user unless the account has been blocked as a result of those issues any sort of content which truly needs to be displayed or removed should be immediately brought to the attention of admins rather than edit warring to enforce your views on the content of someone else s user space off wiki harassment shortcut wp owh see also linking to external harassment mw code of conduct and wikipedia is not compulsory inappropriate or unwanted public or private communication following or any form of hounding when directed at another editor violates the harassment policy off wiki harassment including through the use of external links will be regarded as an aggravating factor by administrators and is admissible evidence in the dispute resolution process including arbitration cases in some cases evidence should be submitted by private email as is the case with on wiki harassment off wiki harassment can be grounds for blocking and in extreme cases banning editors who welcome private communication typically post their preferred contact information on wikipedia sometimes enabling email through the wikipedia interface contacting an editor using any other contact information without first obtaining explicit permission should be assumed to be uninvited and depending on the context may be harassment never contact another editor in this way as part of a dispute or when the editor has asked not to be contacted that way unexpected contact using personal information as described above in posting of personal information may be perceived as a threat to the safety and well being of the person being contacted users who experience inappropriate off wiki contact should report occurrences privately to the arbitration committee or to the emergency response team harassing those outside of the editing community shortcut wp hne in alignment with the protection of editors from harassment described throughout the rest of this policy edits that harass living or recently deceased people who are not members of the wikipedia community are also prohibited per the oversight policy harassing content will be deleted or suppressed editors who post such material in any namespace may be indefinitely blocked content and sourcing that comply with the biographies of living persons policy do not violate this policy neither do discussions about sources and authors of sources unless comments about persons are gratuitous to determining source quality see also wp blpprivacy and wp blpcoi and the associated discretionary sanctions dealing with harassment see also wikipedia how to deal with harassment shortcut wp dwh if you feel you are being harassed first and foremost act calmly even if difficult it is hard to overemphasize this if the harassment includes threats of physical harm to you or others follow the procedures on dealing with threats of harm in serious cases or where privacy and off wiki aspects are an issue e g where private personal information is a part of the issue or on wiki issues spread to email and real world harassment or similar you can contact the arbitration committee to have personal information removed from page histories contact the oversight team for simpler on wiki matters such as a user with whom you have arguments see dispute resolution as the usual first step it makes it easier to identify the problem you are having if there are some specific diffs for more serious cases where you are willing to address it on wiki you may request administrative assistance do not open a discussion about outing on behalf of a third party without the victim s permission unless the relevant page revisions have already been oversighted it is important not to make violations of privacy more severe note if other editors have concerns over your editing then you will quite likely gain attention from administrators and other concerned users as a result any civil and appropriate comments addressed by them to you would not be considered harassment accusing others of harassment shortcut wp aoha making accusations of harassment can be inflammatory and hence these accusations may not be helpful in a dispute it can be seen as a personal attack if harassment is alleged without clear evidence that the others action is actually harassment and unfounded accusations may constitute harassment themselves if done repeatedly the result is often accusations of harassment on your part which tends to create a nasty cycle at the same time claims of harassment should be taken seriously and not be summarily dismissed unless it becomes clear the accusations are not well founded assistance for administrators being harassed main page wikipedia admins willing to make difficult blocks wikipedia administrators actions can bring them into direct conflict with difficult users and at times they too are harassed typically this happens when an administrator decides to intervene in a dispute with a view to warning or blocking disruptive parties or preventing their continual troublesome behavior administrators are volunteer editors like any other user they are not obligated any more than any other user to take any specific action beyond expected good conduct and responsiveness and they are not required or expected to place themselves in an uncomfortable situation to undertake actions which will diminish their enjoyment of working on wikipedia or place themselves at risk in any way administrators who feel that they may have such a situation are advised to seek advice discuss privately with other administrators or pass the matter to another administrator willing to make difficult blocks administrators who are confident they are safe from harassment or willing to address difficult users and their potential actions may wish to list themselves on the above page and add the userbox template user difficultblocks to their user page which also adds the user to category wikipedia administrators willing to make difficult blocks this administrator can and will make difficult blocks if needed or use category wikipedia administrators willing to make difficult blocks pagename in case of problems administrators have exactly the same right as any other user to decline or withdraw from a situation that is escalating or uncomfortable without giving a reason or to contact the arbitration committee if needed reactions to harassment some people may find it hard to remain calm and to react constructively in the face of real or perceived harassment it is important that any allegations of misconduct about someone who is being harassed be considered in this context suffering real or perceived harassment does not justify an editor s misconduct but a more cautious approach to sanctions in such situations is preferred consequences of harassment although editors are encouraged to ignore or respond politely to isolated incidents that should not imply that they are acceptable or without consequences a pattern of hostility reduces the likelihood of the community assuming good faith and can be considered disruptive editing users who insist on a confrontational style marked by harassment and or personal attacks are likely to become involved in the dispute resolution process and may face serious consequences such as blocks arbitration or being subjected to a community ban harassment negatively affects editor retention note 2 blocking for harassment see also wikipedia no personal attacks consequences of personal attacks in extreme cases such as legal threats threats of violence or outing protective blocks may be employed without prior warnings incidents of wikihounding generally receive a warning if wikihounding persists after a warning escalating blocks are often used beginning with 24 hours what harassment is not shortcut wp ha not this policy is aimed to protect victims of genuine harassment which is meant to cause distress to the user such as repeated and unwanted correspondence or postings like the word stalk harass carries real life connotations from simple unseemly behavior to criminal conduct and must be used judiciously and with respect to these connotations however some editors seem to give harassment a much broader and inappropriate meaning encompassing normal and appropriate editing practices such as merely editing the same page as another user or warning another user for disruption or incivility such activities aren t harassment if done civilly and in good faith nor is it harassment to track a user s contributions for policy violations see above that s part of what editor contribution histories are for editors do not own article content or their own edits and any other editor has the right to revert edits as appropriate unwarranted resistance to such efforts may be a sign of ownership behavior and lead to sanctions unfounded accusations of harassment are a serious personal attack and dealt with accordingly see also wikipedia arbitration policy precedents personal attacks wikipedia casting aspersions accusing others of misbehavior without evidence wikipedia wikilawyering wikimedia non discrimination policy wmf community health initiative an anti harassment project underway starting in 2017 meta research harassment survey 2015 notes a b the definition of on wikipedia has previously been the subject of dispute a september 2019 rfc clarified that even if a user voluntarily posts their own personal information on a wikimedia project that is not the english wikipedia it may still be outing under certain circumstances to re post that information on the english wikipedia it is generally more acceptable to reference 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