Responding to threats

If you see a credible threat to life, limb, property or of child abuse (including self-harm):

Treat it seriously
 * Many threats are empty, but don't make that evaluation yourself; leave that responsibility to the Trust and Safety team.
 * If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency services.
 * If comfortable, you should also call emergency services if someone else is at immediate risk. We can not always respond.

Contact the board Immediately email   with details of the threat.
 * This address is for threats to life, limb, property or regarding child abuse only . For other concerns, see Help.
 * Include a screenshot of the threat and a link to the page.
 * We will take appropriate action, such as tracing locations and contacting authorities. We will not know what happens after and can not tell you.
 * You should try and get attention of a Trust and Safety member or a Director via irc>Special:MyLanguage/IRC|IRC or discord>Special:MyLanguage/Discord|Discord until you know we are aware.

Contact administrators In addition to emailing the board as above, notify Site administrators privately. . If you don't have an IRC client, click the green connect button to launch web-based IRC.
 * Even if you are an administrator, notify other administrators.
 * Use email, irc>Special:MyLanguage/IRC|IRC, discord>Special:MyLanguage/Discord|Discord or other low-visibility methods. Avoid noticeboards or talk pages when reporting.
 * If in doubt, join.
 * Also os>Special:MyLanguage/Oversight|request oversight, as such posts often contain personal information requiring suppression.

Advice for administrators

 * Threats of suicide or self-harm require discretion on the questions of blocking or removal of posts.
 * Threats of violence against others should be met with blocking (generally including removal of talk page access) and possibly blocking email as well. Such threats should be removed; consider also deleting the problematic revision from public view.
 * If in doubt, email the team at.
 * Notify someone else if you found the threat. You do not have to handle it alone.

Useful links

 * Crisis support resources curated by the Community with the assistance of the Wikimedia Foundation Support and Safety Team.
 * Training modules/Online harassment - A guidance page curated by the Wikimedia Foundation's Support and Safety Team, adapted by RhinosF1.