I've never particularly felt the "boys
club" atmosphere on Wikipedia
that apparently deters some women. However, I am very angry right now.
I tried to add [[date rape]] as a "see also" link to the very
incomplete article [[college dating]]. The relevance seemed obvious to
me. It was removed by two separate people, and when I took it to the
talk page, its relevance was questioned, and I was told to "prove it"
because it was "obvious to whom?" Fine. I've proven it with sourcing,
adding a small section. I think that needed to happen anyway, but I'm
infuriated that I could not just add a see also link to it and tell
the students who are really working on the article that a section
needed adding. (The people who removed the link are seasoned
Wikipedians, not members of the class developing the article.) Am I
crazy?
LadyofShalott
No, that is the usual reaction of biased editors of all persuasions, to
throw their mind out of gear, when obvious conclusions which contradict
their bias are advanced.
It would not have to be a gender related issue for this to occur.
Fred