Hi,
After reading an interesting related discussion on GenderGap, I have
queried the top 10 users of the thanks feature last month, on both the
English Wikipedia and Commons. Snapshot image attached and report link
below.
Perhaps someone might think of a suitable barnstar and award these
folks for "being nice"? :-)
Link: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:F%C3%A6/sandbox&oldid=1…
P.S. This is a long query to run, taking 20 to 30 minutes due to the
nature of the logging tables. However if someone wanted to make a
monthly summary on-wiki somewhere, part of an active "be nice"
campaign, I would be happy to set up an automated monthly report (if
someone discovers this is already reported somewhere, that's cool we
can use that).
Fae
--
faewik(a)gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae
Found this blog item of interest. Perhaps the article needs some RS
objections to the use of the term.
http://www.adviceformydaughter.com/2015/04/18/girls-are-not-tomboys-they-ar…
Starts with...
According to Wikipedia:
A *tomboy* is a girl who exhibits characteristics or
behaviors considered typical of a boy, including wearing
masculine clothing and engaging in games and activities that are
physical in nature and are considered in many cultures to be
“unfeminine” or the domain of boys.
Just because there is a wikipedia entry, doesn’t mean we have to
subscribe to it.
Some girls climb trees.
Some girls wear dresses.
Some girls climb trees while wearing dresses....
There is now a Systers-Wikipedia private mailing list for Wikipedia women
editors only. If you are a Wikipedia woman editor (including transgender),
contact me for info on how to join.
I meant to announce this a few weeks ago, but an unplanned, personal
business trip and a broken elbow held me up.
Lightbreather
I read Marie Earley's message about the Inspire campaign, and specifically
about the Pinterest-related proposal. I was interested in the Pinterest
proposal too! I use Pinterest for fun. As far as I know, I was the only
one to endorse it (I am FeralOink on WP, Ellie Kesselman IRL).
Marie said this in her message on the GenderGap mailing list:
> "
> If the pitch to women were "learn code by editing Wikipedia" then I think
> there would be a greater take up...
> "
>
Yes, I agree that there would be a lot of interest from women if that were
true. However, editing Wikipedia and learning to code have nothing to do
with each other. Learning Wiki syntax for editing is something that can
take bona fide programmers a (brief) while to learn, as it is markup with
many additional Mediawiki-specific features. More to the point, Wiki syntax
isn't a programming language, nor does it closely resemble HTML or CSS,
which are not programming languages either. The only people who code on
Wikipedia are the Wikidata folks and those who build utilities (many in
Python, I think) for whatever the toolserver is called now. Most Wikipedia
editors are not going to have any interaction with these few folks, nor any
means to learn the skills they have.
I'm sorry for sounding negative, but I don't want to mislead women into
thinking they will learn a job skill like programming (coding) by editing
Wikipedia. There are many other things one may learn by editing Wikipedia,
but they aren't so easy to articulate and vary by individual.
--Ellie Kesselman (FeralOink)
This year's WisCon feminist science fiction conference/convention will
include a hands-on Wikipedia panel, which I have been invited to moderate.
Anyone on this list interested in the intersectionality between speculative
fiction, gender, sexuality, etc. should have WisCon on their calendar
anyway; but I especially invite Wikimedians to attend this panel with
devices in hand.
--
Michael J. "Orange Mike" Lowrey
"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and
clothes."
-- Desiderius Erasmus
FYI
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gregory Varnum <gregory.varnum(a)gmail.com>
Date: 20 April 2015 at 18:59
Subject: [Wikitech-l] Nominations being accepted for 2015 Wikimedia
Foundation elections
To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Greetings,
I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the
2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections. This year the Board and the FDC Staff
are looking for a diverse set of candidates from regions and projects that
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well as candidates with experience in technology, product or finance. To
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describing
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committee is accepting
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for
community members you think should run and will reach out to those
nominated to provide them with information about the job and the election
process.
This year, elections are being held for the following roles:
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responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value
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*Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud*
The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process,
investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and
summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an
annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this
role can be found at
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The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 20 to 23:59 UTC
May 5 for the Board and from 00:00 UTCApril 20 to 23:59 UTC April 30 for
the FDC and FDC Ombudsperson. This year, we are accepting both
self-nominations and nominations of others. More information on this
election and the nomination process can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015.
Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's
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Forwarding internship recruiting announcement from WMF Communications.
Please forward to current students and others who would be interested in
internships.
Pine
*This is an Encyclopedia* <https://www.wikipedia.org/>
*One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of
our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we
must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in
which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad
fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not
know.*
*—Catherine Munro*
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Juliet Barbara <jbarbara(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 8:24 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] WMF Communications is looking for interns!
To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hi everyone,
The WMF Communications team is recruiting interns for summer 2015! We’re
currently evaluating candidates and welcome any qualified individuals to
apply. Strong candidates have a deep appreciation for the Wikimedia
mission, excellent communications skills, and an interest in the field of
Communications. We encourage any community members to also share their
usernames and their favorite projects.
Open positions with links to job descriptions can be found below. To apply,
click the “Apply Now” button at the top right of the job description. We
strongly encourage a cover letter in addition to a resume. Internships last
at least three months and we are open to remote interns.
Communications Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56547?t=wast7k#.VTVcipPF_yB>
(general)
Multimedia Storytelling Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56546?t=3qvtgc#.VTVdQJPF_yA>
Design Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56551?t=mt3d56#.VTVcbJPF_yA>
Social Media Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56549?t=cs6ria#.VTVdVZPF_yA>
Research and Insights Intern
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/56557?t=2pe53k#.VTVdZpPF_yA>
Feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested.
Best,
Juliet
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Forwarding to the Treasurers mailing list in the hope that a community
member with a finance backround will run for a WMF Board seat, and
forwarding to the Gender Gap mailing list with the hope of encouraging
diversity-minded candidates to run.
Pine
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From: "Gregory Varnum" <gregory.varnum(a)gmail.com>
Date: Apr 20, 2015 3:58 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Nominations being accepted for 2015 Wikimedia
Foundation elections
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Cc:
Greetings,
I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the
2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections. This year the Board and the FDC Staff
are looking for a diverse set of candidates from regions and projects that
are traditionally under-represented on the board and in the movement as
well as candidates with experience in technology, product or finance. To
this end they have published letters
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Call_fo…
>
describing
what they think is needed and, recognizing that those who know the
community the best are the community themselves, the election
committee is accepting
nominations
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015#Informa…
>
for
community members you think should run and will reach out to those
nominated to provide them with information about the job and the election
process.
This year, elections are being held for the following roles:
*Board of Trustees*
The Board of Trustees is the decision-making body that is ultimately
responsible for the long term sustainability of the Foundation, so we value
wide input into its selection. There are three positions being filled.
More information about this role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Board_e…
.
*Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)*
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to
allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five
positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/FDC_ele…
.
*Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) Ombud*
The FDC Ombud receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process,
investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and
summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an
annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this
role can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/FDC_Omb…
.
The candidacy submission phase lasts from 00:00 UTC April 20 to 23:59 UTC
May 5 for the Board and from 00:00 UTCApril 20 to 23:59 UTC April 30 for
the FDC and FDC Ombudsperson. This year, we are accepting both
self-nominations and nominations of others. More information on this
election and the nomination process can be found at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015.
Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's
village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the
talk page on Meta, or sent to the election committee's mailing list,
board-elections(a)wikimedia.org
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
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My arm is in a cast/splint. Not in good spirits, not getting around well.
Got a request to participate in a survey re the Inspire campaign. Made me
wonder: What was the result? Which, if any, ideas are going to be supported.
I gave up on WikiProject Women because there was so much hatred thrown at
the idea and I had no idea how to proceed, even though a lot of people did
support it.
Finally: Could someone please tell me if this posts? I don't seem to get
things that I post to this list!
Lightbreather
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Carroll Wilkinson" <cwilkins(a)wvu.edu>
Date: Apr 18, 2015 7:33 AM
Subject: Rejected email
To: "Sydney Poore" <sydney.poore(a)gmail.com>
Cc:
> Hello -
> Sydney's observation recently that I would appreciate comments on my
proposal to get a Wikipedian in Residence established at West Virginia
University Libraries. Is correct. I am new to the Wikipedia community so I
will benefit from feedback during the rest of April. We are excited to
begin the work of addressing the Gender Gap in Wikipedia with the resources
of the University behind us. Thank you in advance for your perspectives and
advice.
>
> Carroll