Several women actually wrote me offlist to thank me for speaking up the
way I did so.... You win or lose either way. Lady Lazarus and all that.<br>
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--Maggie<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Thomas Koenig <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fossa@gmx.li">fossa@gmx.li</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:58:12 +0200, Sue Gardner <<a href="mailto:sgardner@wikimedia.org">sgardner@wikimedia.org</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
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> A couple of months ago, I asked Sarah Stierch to help me administer this<br>
> list. AFAIK, she's the only other list owner, at the moment. So I am<br>
> going<br>
> to leave this question in her hands, and in the hands of subscribers<br>
> here.<br>
> It's up to you, what kind of space you want this to be. I'd encourage<br>
> you to<br>
> talk about it :-)<br>
<br>
</div>It's a list about a contentious topic, so there will inevitably be some<br>
conflict. "Moderation" will not help, but harm an open debate, as it<br>
creates unequal power relationships between the moderators and "ordinary<br>
members". I don't read foundation-l, but I find it problematic to call a<br>
discussion "destructive", especially, if one does not refer to specific<br>
instances. Such talk creates an uneasy atmosphere, particularly, when it<br>
comes from persons in the position of power and authority.<br>
<br>
Thomas aka Fossa<br>
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