Hi Ian, Douglas, all,
Steve Virgin managed to jump in and do the interview - thanks anyway!
In terms of figures, the WMF have put out a couple of blog posts about this, which are
well worth reading:
Thanks,
Mike
On 8 Aug 2011, at 17:43, <iain.macdonald(a)wikinewsie.org> wrote:
<realises this was sent direct and hence reply didn't go thru-list>
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Subject: RE: [Wikimediauk-l] Urgent: interview request from BBC Radio
Scotland about women and Wikipedia
From: <iain.macdonald(a)wikinewsie.org>
Date: Mon, August 08, 2011 5:28 pm
To: "Douglas Gardner" <douglas(a)chippy.ch>
Ha! I'm a (bad) actor and I can think on my feet, so I could probably handle it...
But my inactivity makes me a poor choice.
Regarding what's been said about figures, I do seem to recall there was some kind of
survey done. That said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_survey is unhelpful in that regard, as is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BIAS - so maybe I'm wrong there. Actually,
it's quite telling that en:WP:BIAS scarcely mentions gender. A systemically biased
page on systemic bias...
Iain
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Urgent: interview request from BBC Radio
Scotland about women and Wikipedia
From: Douglas Gardner <douglas(a)chippy.ch>
Date: Mon, August 08, 2011 5:07 pm
To: iain.macdonald(a)wikinewsie.org
I cannot imagine you on radio. :P
Douglas
On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:01 PM, <iain.macdonald(a)wikinewsie.org> wrote:
If I was as active as I was a few years ago on
WP, I'd jump at it (I'm an
admin). As it is, nowadays I'm semiretired and not up to speed on what goes
on there - a shame; as a Scot, I'm ideal for them. Although, I'm busy much
of this afternoon owing to an urgent vet appointment.
I was planning to take myself off this list, it was only meant to be
temp.... But every so often, something catches my interest. :p
Iain (Blood Red Sandman onwiki).
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Urgent: interview request from BBC Radio
Scotland about women and Wikipedia
From: David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, August 08, 2011 2:46 pm
To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
On 8 August 2011 14:40, Michael Peel <michael.peel(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
"I'm writing to you from BBC Radio
Scotland's "Newsdrive" programme. We
spotted an article in today's press about Wikipedia's drive for more female
contributors and would like to requst an interview with Jimmy Wales. If
that's not possible, would there be anyone else from Wikipedia available to
talk to us at 17.45 UK time ? It would be a short interview over the
telephone (3.00-3.30 mins). We'd be asking why there's a shortage of female
contributors, and what subjects women might be more likely cover."
Probably not able to do this one myself ... but do we have talking
point answers on this one? Anything resembling actual data, not
surmise.
- d.
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