Twice during my short discussion about how to start a civility board, which turned into a long discussion about the word c*nt, an Admin gave the link to the Commons search results for that word, saying that showed that the "text" of the word isn't very offensive. WTF?!

On Jul 30, 2014 7:55 PM, "Sarah Stierch" <sarah.stierch@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Nope and I get consistent messages on and off wiki from women saying cheat sheets are poorly designed or people are too busy... But I don't think surveys are being done about workshops and the guides they pass out (I believe in throwing people into the pool to learn how to swim).
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> I Still stand by hand holding...personal out weighs what we attempt...
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> But perhaps I am old school in the world of wiki. I also lost a job to trolls who coincidentally also disagreed with my beliefs on commons...so I am particularly sensitive. Commons is a terrible and demoralizing place. 
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> The women's Commons revolution won't happen anytime soon.....
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> Sarah
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