Hi,
Following up on a conversation on the gendergap email list, I am discussing
with Freenode the possibility of changing the default web client to one
that is friendlier and has a less technical feel, primarily for the benefit
of new users who access #wikipedia-en-help by clicking on a link. The
likely candidate for a new IRC client is Kiwi. If Freenode wants to
maintain their current default web client we can still use Kiwi if we run
it on Wikimedia pages. Would WMF or the volunteer dev community be willing
to implement this? If so, is filing a Bugzilla bug the best way to get the
wheels of progress to turn?
Pine
If anyone ever needs a good example of the locker-room environment on
Wikimedia Commons, I just came across this old deletion discussion:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Radio_but…
The last two keep votes are especially interesting. One need look no
farther than the current Main Page talk page for more of the same (search
for "premature ejaculation").
Kaldari
Hi all,
I would like to encourage those of us who may have missed Lila's keynote
speech at Wikimania to listen to it. [1] In her speech, Lila takes a long
view of Wikimedia's history and future. She talks about incremental and
disruptive changes that are happening socially and technologically such as
the shift toward mobile and wearable computing, and the use of technology
in the developing world. She also talks about modes of contribution, and
changes inside the Wikimedia projects that would encourage more people to
participate actively.
Thanks very much, Lila. I look forward to seeing how the trends and
opportunities that you describe are addressed in our new strategic plan.
Pine
[1] http://new.livestream.com/wikimania/saturday2014
Ironically, all reference to Caitlin Dewey's ''Washington Post'' piece
cited by Ms. Stierch has been swept away from the En-WP article [[Gender
bias on Wikipedia]] by a tag-team.
Tim Davenport /// Carrite
Corvallis, OR
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 08:32:44 -0700
From: Sarah Stierch
To: "Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the
participation of women within Wikimedia projects."
<gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Gendergap] Men's rights v feminists on Wikipedia in
Washington Post
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/08/04/mens-rights-…
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Sarah Stierch
Hi,
If you're attending Wikimania 2014 and have time to chat, I'd love to talk to you. I'm conducting interviews with editors, contributors, and community members who represent ALL genders and ALL perspectives re: Wikipedia and the gender gap.
You can find me via Twitter (@amandamenking), EN Wiki (Mssemantics), and/or email (amenking(a)uw.edu and amenking(a)gmail.com).
Thanks!
Amanda/Mssemantics
Reading through a 2011 post by a woman who quit because she "didn't need
the grief" I was thinking about why guys keep editing despite it. And
it occurred to me men are taught to "take the pain", "pretend it doesn't
hurt", "man up".
In the ongoing discussion of civility on Jimbo Wales talk page I brought
that up in one of the several threads on the topic. Wonder if they'll be
a lot of wailing? Or a little soul searching??
CM