Hi all,
I am a new contributor to Wikipedia and read Larry's blog post and the subsequent
discussion on this list with great interest.
My first thought was that this indeed is a red herring in terms of addressing the
gendergap, however in my limited editing experience I do at times feel like Wikipedia is a
boys' club, and perhaps the prevalence of pornography goes some way to an imagining of
what is hanging on the clubhouse walls. Although not apparent in the course of normal
browsing and editing (I've yet to stumble on anything particularly offensive), it may
contribute to the culture which has resulted in a such a participation skew between
genders.
I do think it is worth further exploring the idea of the "techno-libertarians"
who dominate policy-making as being young males without children. I know that my views on
any number of things has changed since I have had children of my own - as my ability to
donate time to discussing such issues!
Kind regards,
Kim
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