On 8/19/11 1:36 PM, Ryan Kaldari wrote:
> Rather than just set up a channel and hope that people show up, why
> don't we try a weekly IRC meeting at a specific day and time. I guess
> #wikimedia-gendergap would be the logical channel name (unless someone
> has another idea). Any suggestion for a day and time? Should we log the
> discussion to post elsewhere or keep it "off-the-record"?
>
> Ryan Kaldari
>
> On 8/19/11 12:10 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Fred Bauder <
fredbaud@fairpoint.net
>> <mailto:
fredbaud@fairpoint.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Well, it is an excellent opportunity to talk without thinking and get
>> into trouble, but as I seldom bother with IRC, I would generally be a
>> no-show. I would go ahead, but unless a regular crew of women
>> shows up it
>> will be a bust.
>>
>>
>> Again, the point is to encourage dialogue and partnership with all
>> genders. I'm quite impressed with how diverse IRC actually is. And if
>> you're not participating, then you need not worry ;) It's also another
>> tool for female editors to utilize, and once you show people how to
>> use IRC (I hadn't used it in over 10 years, until yesterday, and all I
>> needed was a little guidance), it's just another place for people to
>> have community.
>>
>> I just think it'd be cool to have a place called home for those of us
>> interested. Just like we have this mailing list (which seems rather
>> male dominated, too!). :)
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>> --
>> GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for the Wikimedia Foundation