There is a discussion on En.Wikipedia of making sure canvassing rules
apply to Foundation sponsored mail lists, including this list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Canvassing#Mailing_lists the
En.WP canvass discussion
Also posted this notice below
*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mailing_lists#Canvass_policy_and_notifications_on_mailing_lists
*http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_gap Meta Gender Gap talk
CMDC
Hi all,
In the interest of improving our approach to model consent on Wikimedia
Commons, I've been exploring some photos and nominating some for discussion
and possible deletion. This one, in particular, I think would merit some
discussion by members of this list:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Ragazza_e…
It's a photo of a new mother and her daughter, uploaded to Flickr by her
brother.
To what degree should WM Commons require model consent for a photo like
this? I believe the policy I cited offers some useful guidelines:
http://c.enwp.org/wiki/COM:IDENT
What do you think about this specific photo, and about photos like it?
-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]]
I'm having trouble putting into words just how upset I am over this
discussion I started:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Football#American_s
occer_player_categories
To me, this is a completely intolerable situation. Completely! Yet look
where I got: immediate and vehement pushback. I don't get it. I really
don't.
This is a huge, huge problem. How do we fix this bias if the majority of
interested parties don't even see a problem?
Powers &8^]
Hello, I came across an issue IMO apropos to this mailing list today.
Sarah Brown is married to Gordon Brown, the previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Due to her first and last name being somewhat common, there are other "Sarah Browns" who have Wikipedia articles, her article title had to be disambiguated, currently to "Sarah Brown (wife of Gordon Brown)", which some feel is patronizing and sexist.
There have been arguments and rename discussions dating back to 2007, with the "wife/spouse" moniker apparently sticking since 2010. Looking through the talk page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sarah_Brown_(wife_of_Gordon_Brown) there have been concerns of sexism raised since then with several rename proposals that have ended in "no consensus", which defaults to the status quo.
This seems like another case of Wikipedia inertia, where the regulars just don't see the bigger picture as the outside world does, i.e. Amanda Filipacchi & "American Novelists".
-tm
Hi everyone,
Just a reminder about the WikiWomen's Collaborative Facebook page. Over 700
people (majority women!) like the page and are active contributors.
https://www.facebook.com/WikiWomensCollaborative
Right now there are questions posted about articles for deletion
clarification, an undergraduate student seeking research input about women
editors in India, and more.
I hope you'll get involved in sharing, liking, supporting and responding!
Sarah
--
--
*Sarah Stierch*
*Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian*
*www.sarahstierch.com*
See below. Rare open culture opportunity at the National Archives and
Records Administration. You have to be a US citizen to apply.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bettina Cousineau <bdcousineau(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Subject: [OpenGLAM] Wikipedia related job opportunity
To: open-glam(a)lists.okfn.org
Great opportunity! Please cross post. Note closing date coming up soon -
June 10, 2013. Open to US citizens.
This position is responsible for assignments designed to manage and extend
NARA’s collaborations with Wikipedia/Wikimedia and related projects. There
may also be involvement in activity on other social media and online access
platforms depending on NARA's participation, collaborations, and projects
as directed.. To support these efforts, the Office of Innovation develops,
maintains and coordinates: the description program; agency-wide business
architecture; metadata standards and authorities; and provides internal
digitization labs, intranet, and social media programs.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/344698500
Cheers,
Bettina
_______________________________________________
open-glam mailing list
open-glam(a)lists.okfn.org
http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-glam
Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/open-glam
--
--
*Sarah Stierch*
*Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian*
*www.sarahstierch.com*
Hi Anne,
I totally agree with your assessment, the Amish/Mennonite sense seems to be far more prominent from just a quick survey. I'm on my phone right now so I can't move things around, but I support whoever does.
Kei
Sent from my HTC One™ S on T-Mobile. America’s First Nationwide 4G Network.
----- Reply message -----
From: "Risker" <risker.wp(a)gmail.com>
To: "Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects" <gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Gendergap] how sewing circles became secret queer celebrity love fests
Date: Mon, Jun 3, 2013 11:27 AM
Wow. I looked at that article and found masses of unreferenced allegations
about people, although it appears all are dead, so BLP violations can't be
claimed. Frankly, I don't think a person's sexuality should be mentioned
in an article about sexuality if it isn't mentioned in the persons
biographical article. One often looks at articles like these and comes to
the conclusion that it's at least partly based on unsourced allegations,
rumours, and urban legends. I do note that the women's sexuality is
discussed in about half the articles, so that is somewhat reassuring.
On the other hand, I'm not certain that the usage of the term "sewing
circles" in reference to lesbianism was common, and it's not around in a
lot of references. It absolutely is not more common than the use of the
term to refer to groups of women who actually sew - like that marginalized
group of Amish and Mennonites who continue to have regular sewing circles
even today. Of course, they don't read online encyclopedias so they don't
know that our project is suggesting their activity is a fun-filled
afternoon of sexual frolicking. My feeling is that the article titled
"sewing circle" should refer to needlework and this article renamed to
"sewing circles (lesbian groups)" or something like that.
Risker/Anne
On 3 June 2013 03:32, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Where I expected to read about sewing circles and sewing bees...
>
> I get an article about lesbian/bisexual actresses secretly having
> relationships?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewing_circles
>
> The best part is I just linked it off of an article about Sarah Allen, the
> "Founding Mother" of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. I almost feel
> like I should remove the link until the article is improved.
>
> O_o O_o
>
> /FACEPALM
>
>
>
> --
> --
> *Sarah Stierch*
> *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian*
> *www.sarahstierch.com*
>
> _______________________________________________
> Gendergap mailing list
> Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
>
>
Where I expected to read about sewing circles and sewing bees...
I get an article about lesbian/bisexual actresses secretly having
relationships?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewing_circles
The best part is I just linked it off of an article about Sarah Allen, the
"Founding Mother" of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. I almost feel
like I should remove the link until the article is improved.
O_o O_o
/FACEPALM
--
--
*Sarah Stierch*
*Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian*
*www.sarahstierch.com*
