[Foundation-l] Introducing a new mailing list

[Puppy]

I strongly support this position. The question is, should /this/ be the 
list? Its unlikely to happen. If not this list, who would moderate? And 
what authority would they have?

And of course, as I've been saying all along, condemning such sexist 
comments as you found on Rfa would go a very, very long way.

Christophe Henner wrote:
> Creating a gender-free list isn't a way to solve the problem, it's
> just a way to run from it. Gender bias isn't only on the ml but on
> projects, so what's the next step? Making a gendre free project?
>
> There's a problem, I must say I never noticed it before this thread,
> and since I 've readen this thread, I've looked for bias. And in fact
> I found many, especially in a RfA, where the contributors had comments
> a male would never had...
>
> We are a comunity, and we have comunities problemes. Now it's about
> gender, I'm pragmatic, I don't think it would change in an instant. In
> fact it won't change in wikipedia till it doesn't change in real life.
> It's really sad to say a such thing, but I do think it's true. So, we
> must keep on speaking about this problem, but if female wanna have a
> restricted mailing list, why not, the only thing I'd like is not to
> open it only to female, let everyone be on this list, but ban those
> who make seixsts comments.
>