Translations:Universal Code of Conduct/Initial 2020 Consultations/Russian, Bashkir, and Tatar/5/en

Policies

In the largest Russian-language Wikimedia project, Russian Wikipedia, the rules are periodically reviewed for improvement. The discussions about the proposed changes take place on the policy discussion page and the existing policies are then updated accordingly. In many aspects, all policies relating to behavioural match to the English Wiki version, but some of them have strong differences: for example, there is no separate article on sexual harassment in the policy of ethical behaviour, which is in the English version of this policy.

Participation on the basis of gender identities

In general, all Russian Wikipedia policies are well developed and comply with all ethical behaviour standards. If we compare the rules of Russian Wikipedia with the rules of English Wikipedia, we can identify that the rules are sufficiently developed so that the community can quickly respond and block problems. These rules can be actively used to eliminate unacceptable acts that are contrary to community rules. All behavioural policies were created and adopted in 2004-2008 when the Russian Wikipedia and the Russian WikiCommunity began to actively develop. Comparing the policy of English Wikipedia and the policy of Russian Wikipedia, we can conclude that the policies of Russian Wikipedia were largely rewritten from the English Wikipedia, but with strong changes. In Russian Wikipedia, all the rules are adopted, including behavioural. For example, we will not see a separate mention of sexual harassment, or attacks on newcomers.