Wondering if there is any particular relevance to the gender gap issue in the removal of one board member and protests against the new one? Or just a general "editor trust" issue, which makes many editors dis-trust any "close the gap" programs/initiatives by WMF?? (Or at least gives them an *excuse* to distrust them!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Heilman https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_Heilman_Removal http://www.examiner.com/article/the-doctor-is-out-says-wmf-board
AND
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnnon_Geshuri https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Vote_of_no_confidence_o... http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/editors-demand-ouster-of-wikimedi...
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I've always found James to be a good ally for those working to close the gender gap, Carol.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Carol Moore dc carolmooredc@verizon.net wrote:
Wondering if there is any particular relevance to the gender gap issue in the removal of one board member and protests against the new one? Or just a general "editor trust" issue, which makes many editors dis-trust any "close the gap" programs/initiatives by WMF?? (Or at least gives them an *excuse* to distrust them!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Heilman https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_Heilman_Removal http://www.examiner.com/article/the-doctor-is-out-says-wmf-board
AND
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnnon_Geshuri
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Vote_of_no_confidence_o...
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/editors-demand-ouster-of-wikimedi...
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While I believe that the issues raised in the changes in the Board of Trustees are important and worthy of attention for many reasons, it does not appear to me that there are issues specific to (or particularly relevant to) the gender gap, except in a very, very peripheral way.
Risker/Anne
On 26 January 2016 at 11:20, Carol Moore dc carolmooredc@verizon.net wrote:
Wondering if there is any particular relevance to the gender gap issue in the removal of one board member and protests against the new one? Or just a general "editor trust" issue, which makes many editors dis-trust any "close the gap" programs/initiatives by WMF?? (Or at least gives them an *excuse* to distrust them!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Heilman https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:James_Heilman_Removal http://www.examiner.com/article/the-doctor-is-out-says-wmf-board
AND
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnnon_Geshuri
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Vote_of_no_confidence_o...
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/editors-demand-ouster-of-wikimedi...
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