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Editor rescue

When an editor is blocked or banned, every effort should be made to 'rescue' them and allow them to contribute. We could call it the editor rescue squad or something similar. We abandon many editors once they have experienced a block or ban and assume that they are not open to change and improvement. On the English Wikipedia, we should have a safe, non judgmental space where experienced and kind-hearted editors will help those blocked or banned to recover from their blocks or bans and help them develop the editing skills they will need to move on and become productive once again. Since this would be a safe space, I do not think that it should be viewable by anyone who has been involved in the block or ban for the editors.

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contact email• barbarafpage@gmail.com

idea creator• Barbara (WVS)

designer• Barbara (WVS)

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created on14:28, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Project idea

What Wikimedia project(s) and specific areas will you be evaluating?

Is this project measuring a specific space on a project (e.g. deletion discussions), or the project as a whole?
No metrics proposed at this time.

Describe your idea. How might it be implemented?

Provide details about the method or process of how you will evaluate your community or collect data. Does your idea involve private or personally identifying information? Take a look at the Privacy Policy for Wikimedia’s guidelines in this area.
Contact banned or blocked editors and assign them an advocate who will offer to help them 'recover' and move on to becoming a contributor again.

Are there experienced Wikimedians who can help implement this project?

If applicable, please list groups or usernames of individuals who you can work with on this project, and what kind of work they will do.
I have the impression that there are those who may want to become involved but may hesitate to do so out of concerns that they would be blocked or banned for engaging in such a program.

How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?

If we compare the numbers of editors banned/blocked that resume editing after completing their 'rehab' to those who do not resume editing, we may get an inkling of what this program could do to retain contributors.

How would your measurement idea help your community make better decisions?

After you are finished measuring or evaluating your Wikimedia project, how do you expect that information to be used to benefit the project?
We will retain experienced contributors/editors. Just like article rescue, we will stop the the flow of exiting editors.

Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?

Do you need people with specific skills to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? If you can’t implement this project, can you scale down your project so it is doable?
I would need a lot of help, but I think others would help.

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About the idea creator

I am a heavy contributor to Wikimedia projects and don't like to see good people/editors leave the projects.

Participants

• Designer Barbara (WVS) (talk) 14:33, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Endorsements

• Great idea and much needed at en.wiki where banned users a treated like LTAs. L293D (talk) 01:32, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

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