As said, we need a proper survey on the matter. Surveys are always going to be beset with statistical errors, but this seems a fairly vital thing. I think I mentioned before that, last year, the WMF did a general survey of people who had left Wikipedia and why. I think a good first step would be finding out where that data is and, if it included gender in the filled-out forms, comparing male and female reasons for leaving. If it did not, take the general statistical model and apply it again, including a gender entry, and compare the results.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:41 PM, Sandra ordonez <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:sandratordonez@gmail.com">sandratordonez@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I think it does affect women more, but this is just my personal observation. And I should have put &quot;typical response I ve gotten from women.&quot; This is why i love wikipedia - really helps you be very aware of your language. Thanks Oliver!! <br>
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<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Oliver Keyes <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:scire.facias@gmail.com" target="_blank">scire.facias@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">

Yah, that&#39;s what I meant; newbie ignorance isn&#39;t a problem. Our attitude to newbie ignorance is the problem :P. This is something I think all new editors are at risk of (being shouted at and falling off the grid as a result) - I&#39;m not sure why it would affect women more, or if it does at all.<div>

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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Dominic <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dmcdevit@cox.net" target="_blank">dmcdevit@cox.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">




  
    
  
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    Newbie ignorance is never a problem. All newbies are, by nature,
    ignorant of our policies and practices. We all started out that way.
    And the great thing about wikis is that that is okay and you can
    still contribute. If anything, the problem is intolerance of
    newbies. (That may be what you really meant anyway, but I think it
    is better to turn that phrase &quot;newbie ignorance&quot; around.)<br><font color="#888888">
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    On 2/11/11 5:49 PM, Oliver Keyes wrote:
    <blockquote type="cite">&quot;Typical response from some women&quot; should be &quot;a
      response from a woman&quot;. So the problem, then, is newbie ignorance
      about our rules and policies?<br>
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      <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Sandra
        ordonez <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:sandratordonez@gmail.com" target="_blank">sandratordonez@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
        wrote:<br>
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Just wanted to share. Yesterday I put
          something on my facebook re: gender gap. My friend from high
          school, who totally would be a woman who would enjoy editing
          an encyclopedia, posted the following: <br>
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          <span><br>
            &quot;Whenever I edit it usually gets taken down but some OCD
            nerd, that probably wants no one touching &quot;their&quot; site so I
            stopped bothering.</span>&quot; <br>
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