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(a)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_…
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/editors-demand-ouster-of-wikimed…
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