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Great, Sarah! I don't know if I've said it before, but you really are one of the best Wikipedians I've known. Passionate without being unfriendly, plenty of good ideas (that you also help to realize), and a welcoming heart. Thanks for being you.<br><br><br>Best wishes,<br>
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Lennart<br>
<br><br><br>Lennart Guldbrandsson, <br>Tfn: 031 - 12 50 48 Mobil: 070 - 207 80 05<br>Epost: l_guldbrandsson@hotmail.com / lennart@wikimedia.se<br>Användarsida: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anv%C3%A4ndare:Hannibal<br>Blogg: http://mrchapel.wordpress.com/<br>Wikimedia Sverige http://wikimedia.se<small><br></small>http://www.1av3.se<br><br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:00:12 -0500<br>> From: sarah.stierch@gmail.com<br>> To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org<br>> Subject: [Gendergap] A nice mix - our edit-a-thon sure shook up the gender gap!<br>> <br>> Hi folks,<br>> <br>> I'm going to be a little selfish here, so pardon me. But, yesterday I <br>> coordinated a "fine art" themed edit-a-thon at our local downtown <br>> library, here in Washington, DC, followed by a meet-up at a local pub. <br>> I'm proud to say we had 13 people at the edit-a-thon, and six were <br>> women. The meetup? We had 16 people and 9 were women!! These numbers <br>> might seem small compared to larger events, but, to have an event like <br>> this, and have such a healthy mix, made me so happy.<br>> <br>> User:Aude, the President of Wikimedia DC joked "I remember when it'd be <br>> just me and Mindspillage, as the only women," and we gushed about having <br>> such a healthy group of "all genders" at the event. I noticed, when <br>> saying goodbye to people, that I got a bit emotional - not only did we <br>> have a gender-mixed Wiki-event, but, we also actually wrote new articles <br>> and expanded articles - and anyone who attends an edit-a-thon knows - <br>> it's often chaos and just socializing, not actual editing.<br>> <br>> You can see our outcomes here: <br>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC_26/To-do_list#OUTCOMES<br>> <br>> Which includes new articles or expanded articles about seven women <br>> artists!!!<br>> <br>> Obviously, I'm on a bit of a high from this, as I love outreach and <br>> coordinating things like this; I do believe the power of invitation <br>> helped with the success of this event. I don't use bots for invitations, <br>> and I do my best to individually reach out to people "I hope you'll be <br>> there." I genuinely do believe that invitation is one of the strongest <br>> keys in making sure that events, participation, and programs succeed in <br>> regards to closing the gender gap.<br>> <br>> Thanks for letting me gush =) One event, for me, leads to one more woman <br>> feeling inspired to continue participating. It also shows that offline <br>> events make for such a rewarding experience - we get to come together, <br>> put our differences aside, and work together for the common cause of <br>> providing free knowledge to the world. One woman who came had never <br>> written a new article - and this was her first time - and she really was <br>> proud. That just made me so happy.<br>> <br>> I also got to meet Carol Moore, which was rather epic, I must say. :)<br>> <br>> -Sarah<br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Sarah Stierch Consulting<br>> --<br>> Historical, cultural, new media & artistic research & advising.<br>> http://www.sarahstierch.com<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Gendergap mailing list<br>> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org<br>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap<br></div> </div></body>
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