[WikiEN-l] Introducing a new mailing list

[Cormac Lawler]

On 12/4/06, Angela <beesley at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/4/06, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Get over the uncomfortable feeling and speak your mind. I want to hear those
> > female thoughts on the mailing list.
>
> It's this sort of "get over it" attitude that dissuades people from
> wanting to join this discussion. The sexism, discrimination, and bias
> present in the Wikipedia community isn't something to "get over".
>


Yes, not something to "get over", but hopefully to "profoundly
challenge". I think it's probably fair to say that this reflects Mgm's
wishes - but how we facilitate and realise those wishes is equally as
important.

Cormac