Note this is a discussion regarding an update to Harassment team policy. This discussion is open to OS and above.
Hey everyone, in the name of transparency and to correct recent issues with community perception, and to ensure that bad actors can no longer take advantage of a lack of information being provided, AHT is looking to revise the way it announces harassment bans. To do this we would like to add the following to the AHT policy.
Harassment ban reports should be presented/formatted in the following manner.
"AHT was alerted to behavior carried out by [[*user]], and began an investigation into their activities. We were approached by (general approximation of # of people) members of the community that suggested that this person was engaged in (Specific but vague harassment level behavior IE, sexually explicit with minors, persistent harassment of individual users, emotionally manipulative/abusive behavior, etc.). After confirming the facts of the case we found the user in violation of anti-harassment and user site conduct, and has been subsequently banned for (Ban Length)."
Upon reaching a consensus to ban a user, victims should be approached and asked if they wish for evidence and more detailed reasoning to be released to concerned parties, so that other branches of the community not explicitly attached to the site may mirror AHT bans. Evidence would be made available upon request. Retaliation is a frequent part of harassment behavior upon a report and action being taken. Therefore, to protect the victim, staff will not share names, personal details such as phone numbers, locations, etc. with concerned parties. Staff will only share evidence of rulebreaking behavior.
Please let us know if you have any objections to this change in policy, or would like clarity on wording.