A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia
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30 September 2019
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31 July 2019
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A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia
30 June 2019
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Post-Framgate wrap-up |
On June 10, the WMF Trust & Safety Team (T&S) banned Fram, a long-time editor and administrator on English Wikipedia, without prior consultation with the community, citing unspecified behavioral issues. T&S refused to give details, citing policy. An extensive discussion followed across multiple venues, concerning the relationship between WMF – its Trust & Safety Team in particular – and the volunteer community and its own self-administration. The co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimbo Wales said of the situation:
This is not about individual people, this is a question about our constitutional order. This is not about this specific situation, but a much more important and broader question about project governance.
— Jimbo Wales[1]
Former Arbitration Committee member Risker said:
It's completely unclear what their concern is here, what they want us to change, what they see as problematic.
As of the time of writing, one of the several discussions is over 1 MB in size and growing, with over 450 distinct editors.
- ^ Jimbo Wales, June 14, 2019