Hi Sandra, I didn't mean that your posting it to this list was "gossip", I was referring to the initial news reports. It doesn't take a lot of imagination to figure out that there was a secondary motive behind the "disclosure" of this information to the press.
Risker/Anne On 2 August 2012 00:54, Sandra ordonez <sandratordo...@gmail.com> wrote: > if i was a woman who wasn't familiar with Wikipedia, and I read this > article, I would be a bit put off. #JustSaying > > Maybe its my ADD creating that connection, but I obviously thought it > relevant enough to post. > > You don't have to agree with me, but I would appreciate you don't > discredit my opinion/thoughts by calling it gossip. thanks! > > > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Laura Hale <la...@fanhistory.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I have to be honest here, I'm not really certain what this thread has to >>> do with the gender gap. It just feels more like gossip than anything, >>> particularly as a significant portion of the reporting either (a) has >>> nothing to do with the purported subject of the articles and/or (b) is >>> inaccurate. >>> >>> Risker/Anne >>> >> >> This. No one has provided any solid evidence of a connection between the >> limited presence of a few pornographic pictures on Wikipedia and the >> gendergap. At best, the gender gap story here would be: This sort of story >> discourages women from becoming involved. >> >> -- >> twitter: purplepopple >> blog: ozziesport.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> > > > -- > *Sandra Ordonez* > *Web Astronaut* > (503)866-2697 > @Collaboracion > > "Helping you rock out in the virtual, collaborative world." > > *www.collaborativenation.com* > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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