Wikipedia talk:Harassment

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Question on social media and outing[edit]

If somebody brags on social media in unsavory terms about having made a certain edit on Wikipedia, can I call them out on it on-Wiki? Is that outing?

And if somebody claims on social media to have ‘worked with Wikipedia moderators’ to make those edits? Hyperbolick (talk) 04:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As a generalization, it would be better to deal with it privately (such as by email to an administrator or to ArbCom), than to post about it onsite. It might be OK to post if the social media post uses the exact same account name as the username here, and the social media post contains nothing to link the username to any aspect of real life identity. But it would have to satisfy both of those requirements, not just one or the other, and there would have to be no ambiguities about that. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:48, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, this instance doesn't satisfy both, social media username is different. Can imagine a social media troll falsely claiming to be wiki editor for whatever reason. Hyperbolick (talk) 20:29, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Meatpuppetry campaigns off-wiki[edit]

If a post off-wiki (say on social media or a forum) encourages readers to engage in an unambiguous vandalism campaign, in what contexts would it be outing to mention that post or link it? Air on White (talk) 06:26, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]