[Gendergap] Hello and a (small!) manifesto

[Marc Riddell]

> 
> On 2/6/11 11:02 AM, Marc Riddell wrote:
> 
>> You are absolutely right, Brandon. This is a systemic problem that has been
>> in existence nearly as long as the Project has. And it has been documented
>> countless times. If this were a technical problem it would have been solved
>> long ago. If it were a problem that the Foundation felt was affecting
>> financial contributions to the Project, it would have been a problem given a
>> high priority to solve. Instead, the problem involves people. And the powers
>> that be don't seem to know, and are not willing to learn, how to solve it.
>> The attitude seems to be, "If a person leaves, there are plenty to replace
>> them." There seems to be a high regard for content in the encyclopedia, but
>> a very low one for those who create it. This is a recipe for disaster.

on 2/6/11 2:16 PM, Brandon Harris at bharris at wikimedia.org wrote:
> 
> I think you're incorrect with this assessment, actually.
> 
> I am an employee of the Foundation, and I can tell you that my primary
> task is solving this problem (the overall "participation" issue, that
> is).

Brandon, the "overall 'participation issue'" is a large and complex one
involving many parts. I will be interested in how you approach the
person-to-person-interaction part. This is the part I am most concerned
about.

Marc