I normally hate +1s, but I would like to echo this. Really exceptionally well crafted, and even for people following it's a very good writeup. Thank you, Sue.
~A On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 09:36, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks for the link Sarah. It's an outstanding post by Sue, and a > courageous one, too. > > Andreas > > > > > --- On *Thu, 29/9/11, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stie...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Sarah Stierch <sarah.stie...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Gendergap] Sue's new blog > To: "Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects" < > gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org> > Date: Thursday, 29 September, 2011, 7:47 > > > http://suegardner.org/2011/09/28/on-editorial-judgment-and-empathy/ > > > A lot of things I think about, and I'm sure a lot of other people here > think about. > > I'm sure this blog won't be well received on other WMF-related mailing > lists, but, I have to admit - for me - I feel like she's speaking for me. > > I don't want to be a censor, I just want people to have common sense, good > judgement, customer service and logic. And when people call *me* a censor, > it's just as offensive as the other names I've been called. > > I have beencalled a prude, bitch, agitator, bore, conservative, censor, > "anti-woman"... someone with an agenda...etc. I can only thank you Sue for > speaking on behalf of me - when I clumsily try to express myself on > Foundation-L and fear being shot-down and having my "Wiki" self-esteem torn > down.....I just feel like "giving up." > > Thanks. And I promise everyone, some of us are working towards this, and > working towards a change and a towards a conversation that is adult, logical > and respectful. > > <3 > > -Sarah > > > > -- > GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for Wikimedia <http://www.glamwiki.org> > Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American > Art<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch> > and > Sarah Stierch Consulting > *Historical, cultural & artistic research & advising.* > ------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.sarahstierch.com/ > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org<http://mc/compose?to=Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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