Several women actually wrote me offlist to thank me for speaking up the way I did so.... You win or lose either way. Lady Lazarus and all that.
--Maggie
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Thomas Koenig fossa@gmx.li wrote:
On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:58:12 +0200, Sue Gardner sgardner@wikimedia.org wrote:
A couple of months ago, I asked Sarah Stierch to help me administer this list. AFAIK, she's the only other list owner, at the moment. So I am going to leave this question in her hands, and in the hands of subscribers here. It's up to you, what kind of space you want this to be. I'd encourage you to talk about it :-)
It's a list about a contentious topic, so there will inevitably be some conflict. "Moderation" will not help, but harm an open debate, as it creates unequal power relationships between the moderators and "ordinary members". I don't read foundation-l, but I find it problematic to call a discussion "destructive", especially, if one does not refer to specific instances. Such talk creates an uneasy atmosphere, particularly, when it comes from persons in the position of power and authority.
Thomas aka Fossa
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