[WikiEN-l] Introducing a new mailing list
Steve Bennett
stevagewp at gmail.com
Tue Dec 5 02:39:34 UTC 2006
On 12/4/06, Angela <beesley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Following recent discussions on wikien-l where a number of women said
> they were not comfortable contributing to the discussion, a new
> mailing list has been created for female wiki editors to discuss
> issues of gender bias in wikis and ways to encourage more female
> editors, and just as a place that females can feel more comfortable
> posting to.
Personally, like others, I'm slightly saddened that there is a need
for this. However, there *being* a need for it, satisfying that need
is the right thing to do. Hopefully one day the list will disband from
lack of use.
Steve
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