Wikipedia:Sexual harassment

This proposal has become dormant through lack of discussion by the community. It is inactive but retained for historical interest. If you want to revive discussion on this subject, try using the talk page or start a discussion at the village pump.

There's been some fragmented discussion of this idea (not necessarily this page's particular wording, focus, or title) which is now centralized at Wikipedia talk:Harassment#Sexual harassment policy. Please focus further discussion there while that RfC remains open. Draft revisions to WP:Harassment are being sandboxed at WP:Harassment/draft (which may be narrower than the material on this page).

Sexual harassment is a serious form of harassment where an individual or group is targeted due to their sex, gender, LGBT status, or personal sexual history. It silences not only the harassed editor, but also editors that might share similar identities. Wikipedia's non discrimination policy is essential for an encyclopedia with a neutral point of view, and promotes its growth by encouraging the participation of editors from all backgrounds. In light of Wikipedia's struggles to overcome its historical gender gap in participation, it is important for Wikipedia administration to ensure that sexual harassment is carefully dealt with.

The English language Wikipedia community does not currently have a separate policy regarding online sexual harassment in particular. Currently the Wikipedia:harassment policy covers all forms of harassment.