> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 03:14, Fred Bauder <fredb...@fairpoint.net> wrote: >>> On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 22:22, John Vandenberg <jay...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> As Sarah Stierch points out, our images of sexuality and reproduction >>>> are crap, broadly speaking, and our paperwork/processes are >>>> self-evidently not good for attracting high quality photographs. >>>> What >>>> processes should we put in place to encourage good quality >>>> photographs >>>> of this kind. e.g. should we set up a separate OTRS queue to process >>>> the paperwork for these photographs? Should it be managed by >>>> verified non-anonymous women only? >>>> >>> This last point is an excellent suggestion. Lots of people would be >>> rightly reluctant to email a completely anonymous email address, read >>> by lots of people, about such a sensitive issue. If there were a >>> dedicated address, where the complaint would be read and handled only >>> by other women, that could make a huge difference. >>> >>> Sarah >> >> What shows up in a OTRS request is your username and your email >> address. >> However, the nature of most objectionable material usually reveals >> identity. My thought is that there should be a women's OTRS address >> which >> handles any request, including matters which do not relate to images, >> which women want to address only to women. If that makes it easier to >> approach us regarding delicate issues it should be available. I suppose >> there would have to also be women only review. >> >> However, I'm not real sure how material is assigned to queues within >> OTRS, so the possibility exists of a request being viewed by a man on >> its >> way to the women's queue. >> > Hi Fred, if it were an entirely separate address it would work, an > email address that is only ever read by women volunteers. > > Sarah >
That is the way we need to go with perhaps a panel of specialized OTRS volunteers, for this group, and any other which has a significant problem in communicating with us in the usual way. With respect to women with trust issues, it is inappropriate to expect resolution of those issues prior to offering accessible and effective oversight services. Fred _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
