Re: Open letter to the Wikimania community from Wikimedia Korea
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Hi Youngjin Ko,
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o your request (155769) =E2=80=94 feel free to reply directly to this em=
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James Burton, Jul 27, 2026, 16:01 PDT
Hello Youngjin Ko,
Thank you for contacting the Wikimedia Foundation Trust and Safety team. =
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lly review your message and reply with our thoughts as soon as we can.
Best regards,
James Burton
Trust and Safety team
Wikimedia Foundation
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Youngjin Ko, Jul 26, 2026, 05:21 PDT
Wikimedia Korea issued an open letter to the Wikimedia community and rele=
vant teams at WMF. The original text is located at: https://w.wiki/SnrT
Note: If the meaning of the translation is different from Korean original=
text, Korean one is the correct and original one.
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**Title:** Call for an investigation into and appropriate action regardin=
g the sexual harassment experienced by a Wikimania participant
Dear Wikimania COT, StC and WMF Trust and Safety, and fellow Wikimedians:=
First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for all your hard wo=
rk in organising this wikimania conference for Wikimedians from around th=
e world. We hope to gain valuable experience and useful information from =
this Wikimania conference, which we can then share with our community in =
future. However, we(Wikimedia Korea) are deeply disappointed to hear that=
a number of unfortunate incidents continue to be reported at this year=E2=
=80=99s Wikimania in Paris.
Several key activists from Wikimedia Korea took part in this event. I had=
hoped that our participants would return from this event=E2=80=94which b=
rings together Wikimedians from around the world=E2=80=94having gained a =
range of valuable experiences, and that they would continue their activit=
ies with even greater vigour. However, today I heard that one of our memb=
ers whilst offering well-intentioned assistance to another participant, w=
as instead subjected to unwanted, forced physical contact and sexual hara=
ssment. We find this deeply regrettable and are also deeply dismayed.
We understand that the victim immediately brought this matter to your att=
ention. We ask that you thoroughly verify the circumstances surrounding t=
he incident and then inform us of the investigation process and its resul=
ts through our association=E2=80=99s official channels. We also request t=
hat you implement measures to prevent such incidents from occurring in th=
e future to ensure the safe conduct of future events. In particular, plea=
se inform us of the appropriate actions taken against the perpetrator and=
implement additional measures to promote mutual respect and safety durin=
g the event.
While we understand that the event organizers did not anticipate such an =
incident, properly addressing and disclosing the details of what happened=
will be the first step toward preventing a recurrence.
Sincirencely,
July 26, 2026
Jin Ju-Wan (User:Jjw), President of Wikimedia Korea
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**Youngjin Ko (=EA=B3=A0=EC=98=81=EC=A7=84)**
Senior Project Manager
Wikimedia Korea
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Hi Youngjin Ko,</p><p dir=3D"ltr">Thank you for reachi=
ng out to us earlier. We=E2=80=99ve added an update to your request (1557=
69) =E2=80=94 feel free to reply directly to this email if you=E2=80=99d=
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x; margin: 15px 0;">Hello Youngjin Ko,<br> <br>Thank you for contact=
ing the Wikimedia Foundation Trust and Safety team. This is a quick note =
to acknowledge receipt of your email. We will carefully review your messa=
ge and reply with our thoughts as soon as we can.<br><br>Best regards,<br=
> <br>James Burton<br><div class=3D"signature"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D=
"color: #2b2e2f; line-height: 22px; margin: 15px 0;">Trust and Safety tea=
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Jul 26, 2026, 05:21 PDT </p> =
<div class=3D"zd-comment zd-comment-pre-styled" dir=3D"auto"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><div>Wikimedia Korea issued an open letter to the Wikimedia co=
mmunity and relevant teams at WMF. The original text is located at: =
<a href=3D"https://w.wiki/SnrT" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://w.wiki/SnrT</a=
></div><div><br></div><div>Note: If the meaning of the translation is dif=
ferent from Korean original text, Korean one is the correct and original =
one.</div><div><br></div><div><span>----</span></div><div><span><p dir=3D=
"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><=
span style=3D" color: rgb(0,0,0); background-color: transparent; font-var=
iant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Title:=
</b> Call for an investigation into and appropriate action regarding the =
sexual harassment experienced by a Wikimania participant</span></p><br><p=
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: =
0pt;"><span style=3D" color: rgb(0,0,0); background-color: transparent; f=
ont-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">De=
ar Wikimania COT, StC and WMF Trust and Safety, and fellow Wikimedians:</=
span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; =
margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style=3D" font-variant: normal; vertical-align=
: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First of all, we would like to expres=
s our gratitude for all your hard work in organising this wikimania confe=
rence for Wikimedians from around the world. We hope to gain valuable exp=
erience and useful information from this Wikimania conference, which we c=
an then share with our community in future. However, we(Wikimedia Korea) =
are deeply disappointed to hear that a number of unfortunate incidents co=
ntinue to be reported at this year=E2=80=99s Wikimania in Paris.</span></=
p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bott=
om: 0pt;"><br></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: =
0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style=3D" background-color: transparent; =
font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S=
everal key activists from Wikimedia Korea took part in this event. I had =
hoped that our participants would return from this event=E2=80=94which br=
ings together Wikimedians from around the world=E2=80=94having gained a r=
ange of valuable experiences, and that they would continue their activiti=
es with even greater vigour. However, today I heard that one of our membe=
rs whilst offering well-intentioned assistance to another participant, wa=
s instead subjected to unwanted, forced physical contact and sexual haras=
sment. We find this deeply regrettable and are also deeply dismayed.</spa=
n></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-=
bottom: 0pt;"><br></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-t=
op: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style=3D" background-color: transpare=
nt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap=
;">We understand that the victim immediately brought this matter to your =
attention. We ask that you thoroughly verify the circumstances surroundin=
g the incident and then inform us of the investigation process and its re=
sults through our association=E2=80=99s official channels. We also reques=
t that you implement measures to prevent such incidents from occurring in=
the future to ensure the safe conduct of future events. In particular, p=
lease inform us of the appropriate actions taken against the perpetrator =
and implement additional measures to promote mutual respect and safety du=
ring the event.</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; marg=
in-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-he=
ight: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style=3D" backgro=
und-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; w=
hite-space: pre-wrap;">While we understand that the event organizers did =
not anticipate such an incident, properly addressing and disclosing the d=
etails of what happened will be the first step toward preventing a recurr=
ence. </span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-t=
op: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height=
: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style=3D" background-=
color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white=
-space: pre-wrap;">Sincirencely, </span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=
=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style=3D=
" color: rgb(0,0,0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal;=
vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">July 26, 2026</span></=
p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bott=
om: 0pt;"><span style=3D" color: rgb(0,0,0); background-color: transparen=
t; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;=
">Jin Ju-Wan (User:Jjw), President of Wikimedia Korea</span></p></span></=
div><div><br></div><span>-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<span style=3D"color: rgb(34,34,34);"><b>Youngjin Ko (=EA=B3=A0=EC=98=81=EC=
=A7=84)</b></span><div style=3D"color: rgb(34,34,34);"><br></div><div sty=
le=3D"color: rgb(34,34,34);">Senior Project Manager</div><div style=3D"co=
lor: rgb(34,34,34);">Wikimedia Korea</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(34,34,=
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