Hello all,
I'm not sure if it is proper to introduce yourself upon joining this list, so I thought I would. My name is Derric Atzrott. I'm an editor on the English Wikipedia and feel that the gender gap on Wikipedia, and honestly in many places in general, is problematic and something needs to be done about it. I do a lot of informal outreach, though in the past month or two I've begun trying to do a bit more formal outreach, and have, since I realized there was a problem, tried to place an emphasis on getting females to become editors.
The news of the deaths of both Andrianne and Cynthia is heart breaking. While I didn't know either of them it always pains me to hear about members of our community dying. The death of both of them, who I understand were active on this list, has prompted me to try to step up my efforts as well, which is why I have joined this list.
Honestly, there is a good chance to I'll mostly just lurk on this list like I do wikitech-l and libraries, but if I see anything I can help with I'll do my best to do so, and if any of you know of anything I can help with, please ask.
Sorry if this email is inappropriate for the list.
Thank you, Derric Atzrott
Hi Derric -
Welcome and I'm sorry it had to be under these circumstances. We're glad to have you here.
-Sarah
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Derric Atzrott < datzrott@alizeepathology.com> wrote:
Hello all,
I'm not sure if it is proper to introduce yourself upon joining this list, so I thought I would. My name is Derric Atzrott. I'm an editor on the English Wikipedia and feel that the gender gap on Wikipedia, and honestly in many places in general, is problematic and something needs to be done about it. I do a lot of informal outreach, though in the past month or two I've begun trying to do a bit more formal outreach, and have, since I realized there was a problem, tried to place an emphasis on getting females to become editors.
The news of the deaths of both Andrianne and Cynthia is heart breaking. While I didn't know either of them it always pains me to hear about members of our community dying. The death of both of them, who I understand were active on this list, has prompted me to try to step up my efforts as well, which is why I have joined this list.
Honestly, there is a good chance to I'll mostly just lurk on this list like I do wikitech-l and libraries, but if I see anything I can help with I'll do my best to do so, and if any of you know of anything I can help with, please ask.
Sorry if this email is inappropriate for the list.
Thank you, Derric Atzrott
Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Hi Derric,
No, it's not at all inappropriate for you to introduce yourself -- people often do that here, and it's helpful.
Thanks for joining us -- and thanks for wanting to help with the gender gap :) Sue On 14 Apr 2014 11:08, "Derric Atzrott" datzrott@alizeepathology.com wrote:
Hello all,
I'm not sure if it is proper to introduce yourself upon joining this list, so I thought I would. My name is Derric Atzrott. I'm an editor on the English Wikipedia and feel that the gender gap on Wikipedia, and honestly in many places in general, is problematic and something needs to be done about it. I do a lot of informal outreach, though in the past month or two I've begun trying to do a bit more formal outreach, and have, since I realized there was a problem, tried to place an emphasis on getting females to become editors.
The news of the deaths of both Andrianne and Cynthia is heart breaking. While I didn't know either of them it always pains me to hear about members of our community dying. The death of both of them, who I understand were active on this list, has prompted me to try to step up my efforts as well, which is why I have joined this list.
Honestly, there is a good chance to I'll mostly just lurk on this list like I do wikitech-l and libraries, but if I see anything I can help with I'll do my best to do so, and if any of you know of anything I can help with, please ask.
Sorry if this email is inappropriate for the list.
Thank you, Derric Atzrott
Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap