This is a
failed proposal.
Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use
the talk page or initiate a thread at
the village pump. |
This page in a nutshell: With the exception of information covered in the Wikimedia privacy policy, do not consider Wikipedia-related correspondence to be confidential. |
Correspondence and communications between or among editors or third parties, such as e-mails, instant messages, or chats in Internet Relay Chat channels, should not be considered confidential when it relates to the project. Participants in such correspondence should not expect it to remain private beyond what is protected by the Wikimedia privacy policy. In particular, IRC and email exchanges that relate to actions carried out on Wikipedia (e.g., blocks, bans, co-ordinated editing) may be revealed by any recipient at any time without reprisal, with the following exclusions.
In cases where a person who has received correspondence feels that such correspondence should be shared on Wikipedia, the Wikimedia privacy policy continues to apply.
Correspondence that directly relates to the project should not be considered private with the exceptions listed below:
Of course, the posting of off-wiki correspondence on Wikipedia is discouraged unless it benefits the project.
Consideration should be given to paraphrasing the correspondence or quoting excerpts rather than the entirety of the correspondence.
This is a
failed proposal.
Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use
the talk page or initiate a thread at
the village pump. |
This page in a nutshell: With the exception of information covered in the Wikimedia privacy policy, do not consider Wikipedia-related correspondence to be confidential. |
Correspondence and communications between or among editors or third parties, such as e-mails, instant messages, or chats in Internet Relay Chat channels, should not be considered confidential when it relates to the project. Participants in such correspondence should not expect it to remain private beyond what is protected by the Wikimedia privacy policy. In particular, IRC and email exchanges that relate to actions carried out on Wikipedia (e.g., blocks, bans, co-ordinated editing) may be revealed by any recipient at any time without reprisal, with the following exclusions.
In cases where a person who has received correspondence feels that such correspondence should be shared on Wikipedia, the Wikimedia privacy policy continues to apply.
Correspondence that directly relates to the project should not be considered private with the exceptions listed below:
Of course, the posting of off-wiki correspondence on Wikipedia is discouraged unless it benefits the project.
Consideration should be given to paraphrasing the correspondence or quoting excerpts rather than the entirety of the correspondence.