<p dir="ltr">On Aug 2, 2014 11:01 AM, "LtPowers" <<a href="mailto:LtPowers_Wiki@rochester.rr.com">LtPowers_Wiki@rochester.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> And then there could be a little chat window allowing real-time communication while the editor walks through her first edit.</p>
<p dir="ltr">[originally didn't realize who you were replying to… also haven't read the whole thread yet]</p>
<p dir="ltr">That is technically feasible. Maybe would have new implications for privacy (including WMF privacy policy). Unless the realtime chats were publicly logged. (then same privacy as existing teahouse, etc)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Essentially would be a more interactive version of teahouse? (i.e. shorter wait for a reply and you're paired with someone that's known to be available at that moment) would be a part of teahouse?</p>
<p dir="ltr">How would you staff it? Shifts?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyway, that does nothing for the case Kathleen describes. 25 people (20f:5m) in a class and everyone getting that introduction to all things wiki. Then 7 stay active for a year including all the men. (and only 2 of the 20 women)</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm leaning towards thinking we as a community should (for now) focus more on the retention gap than the recruitment gap. Then we're not recruiting people just to (mostly) lose them in a month or two. But would be interested to hear thoughts on that from someone with a more rigorous analysis.</p>
<p dir="ltr">-Jeremy (jeremyb)</p>
<p dir="ltr">P.S. <a href="http://www.onthemedia.org/story/31-race-swap-experiment/">http://www.onthemedia.org/story/31-race-swap-experiment/</a></p>