+1 to that. I've voiced my opinion previously about that on the WM DC mailing list.<br><br>Folks, if you wish to get involved with one of the two chapters in the United States, you can learn more here if you're interested in Washington, DC:<br>
<br><a href="http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home">http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home</a><br><br>And you can join the mailing list, which is the best place to voice opinions (and Katie did forward the message about concerns regarding the blocked user on the board on the mailing list and no one has commented, yet.):<br>
<br><a href="http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Get_involved">http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Get_involved</a><br><br>And there is also Wikimedia NYC: <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City</a><br>
<br>If you live outside of the US, you can learn more about your local, regional, or national chapter here: <br><br><a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters</a><br>
<br>-Sarah<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Ryan Kaldari <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rkaldari@wikimedia.org">rkaldari@wikimedia.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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As a member of the DC Chapter who does not live in DC, I would
suggest allowing proxy voting to encourage broader participation.<br>
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Ryan Kaldari<br>
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On 10/10/11 6:39 AM, Tiffany Smith wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">Hi all,
<div>I'm on the DC Chapter Board with Katie. Thanks for giving us
an opportunity to discuss this. </div>
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<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">To Joanna's and others' questions (particularly in
the DC area, but anyone's welcome!): one of the best ways to
help out would be to join the Chapter, participate in events,
and help us find ways to include more diverse voices in
Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. Most importantly, consider
running for a leadership position in the future - our chapter
needs leaders who care about these issues and actively look
for opportunities to address them and advocate for
improvement. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><br>
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<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">More generally, Wikimedia DC looks forward to
helping increase female participation. Indeed, two members of
the Board are women, all of our Board members recognize
the importance of these issues, and we continue to invite in
more women to Wiki projects through the multiple outreach
projects we are hosting in our community. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><br>
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<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Please feel free to reach out to any of us
directly...especially if you want to get involved!</span></div>
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<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best, </font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Tiffany</font></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Joanna
Monastra <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joanna.monastra@gmail.com" target="_blank">joanna.monastra@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex"><font color="#330033"><font size="4"><font face="garamond,serif">I live in the DC area, but so far
I have not become active in the DC chapter. Is there
some way I could help out?</font></font></font>
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<div><font color="#330033"><font size="4"><font face="garamond,serif">Joanna<br>
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<div>On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Sandra
ordonez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sandratordonez@gmail.com" target="_blank">sandratordonez@gmail.com</a>></span>
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<div>sooo, i've heard some buzz about what is
going on in the d.c. chapter, and I've been thinking
of writing a post about it, bc frankly if the buzz is
accurate, i'm a little disappointed. Does anyone know
what is going on there? Thought this might be a good
place to ask before I open my big mouth. <br>
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