On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Ryan Kaldari <rkaldari(a)wikimedia.org>wrote;wrote:
Twice recently I have been reverted for removing
vulgar jokes from
article talk pages on the English Wikipedia - most recently for removing
a joke who's punchline was "A woman's anus after she was sodomized!".
Although I appreciate the use of humor on Wikipedia, and support the
inclusion of potentially offensive material within appropriate contexts,
I think these type of jokes are not appropriate on talk pages and create
a sexualized environment that is often unwelcoming for women (as well as
people from other cultures/religions/backgrounds). I think this issue is
pertinent to the gender gap (unlike my other recent posts), and would
like to hear other people's opinions. I've also started a discussion at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Civility#Vulgar_jokes for
broader input.
Ryan Kaldari
Thank you Ryan for removing the post from the pregnancy page, and starting
the discussion about not making vulgar jokes on site.
I left you my newly developed "Community health barnstar" for the way that
you make the community a more welcoming place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kaldari#A_Community_health_barnstar_…
Sydney Poore
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