Hey folks,
I've always thought that Val Henson's HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux is a
terrific document: it's well-researched, carefully-written and
comprehensive, and I think it works really well as an iconic, permanent
document. I've pointed lots of people towards it, and it's saved me saying
the same thing over and over again, many times.
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/
It occurred to me the other day that we could make something similar for
Wikipedia. So I wrote Val a note (Val may be on this list, I can't remember.
If so, hi Val!) asking how she'd feel about that, and she's completely
supportive. So I wonder: does anyone here want to volunteer to facilitate
the creation of a version of Val's HOWTO, adapted and customized for
Wikipedia? I'd be really happy to help, but I don't want its development to
be perceived as a Wikimedia Foundation initiative; I'd rather it be
understood as coming out of the Wikimedia community.
Thanks,
Sue
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