Yeah I stopped submitting DYK a long time ago...drama, rude people, too
"complex" of a process for something so simple...
On Jul 17, 2014 8:19 AM, "Rob" <gamaliel8(a)gmail.com> wrote:
DYK is pretty dysfunctional behind the scenes so I
don't think there's any
hope of changing DYK processes to address this issue. What can be done is
to encourage individual WikiProjects addressing the gender gap to include
submitting new and improved articles to DYK as a part of their regular
process of article improvement. It's very easy to get a good article onto
DYK once it is submitted there.
On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Rosiestep Wiki <rosiestep.wiki(a)gmail.com
wrote:
I've noticed this for years -- fewer
women's biographies vs. men's in an
average week at the DYK section of the main page. Maybe I've noticed this
because I'm a highly prolific contributor to DYK. But I've wondered how
many reader eyeballs land on the main page and notice the same thing?
Some statistics here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_additions
Annually, there's a preponderance of women's biographies in March
(Women's History Month). And during the rest of the year, there's the
occasional set (6-7 "hooks") or occasional day (2-3 sets) where the
majority of the biographies are regarding women. But it's an uncommon
occurrence over the course of a week. The reason seems simple: fewer
women's biographies are being nominated by editors, so fewer are promoted,
and fewer appear at DYK. It almost goes without saying that fewer women's
biographies are created/expanded compared to men's but it's actually
important to address this, as IMO, it's the crux of the problem. I am not
suggesting and would not support setting limits on the number of men's
biographies which appear at DYK. Instead, I'd like to believe that
issue/problem recognition is the first step before we brainstorm some
objectives, develop workplans (i.e. monthly edit-a-thons anyone?), and
measure outcomes.
I'm considering creating a proposal and applying for a grant to work on
this "percentage issue". Feedback?
-Rosie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosiestep
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