Abusive comments are a gender thing. Stories about or by women are more likely to get abusive comments, in public and private, based solely on the gender of the subject or the author.
-VAL On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Emily Monroe <emilymonro...@gmail.com> wrote: > I doubt that the comments issue is even a gender thing. Comment sections are > pretty non-discriminatory in regards to starting up drama. > > From, > Emily > > > On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 10:01 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stie...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Never read the comments. Never . >> >> On Jul 8, 2014 6:50 PM, "Keilana" <keilanaw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> If only, Tom. I would be shocked if that ever got removed. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Tom Morris <t...@tommorris.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> That’s really cool. >>>> >>>> (Just don’t read the comments. Awful misogyny contained therein. Is >>>> there any way we can get that crap removed?) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tom Morris >>>> <http://tommorris.org/> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original message ----- >>>> From: Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com> >>>> To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects >>>> <gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org> >>>> Subject: [Gendergap] Adrienne Wadewitz featured in short piece about >>>> Gendergap on the English Wikipedia >>>> Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 12:54:55 +0200 >>>> >>>> In case you missed it, the Signpost this week gives a link to this: >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP8QCG7keQw >>>> _________________________________________________ >>>> Gendergap mailing list >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- Valerie Aurora Executive Director You can help increase the participation of women in open technology and culture! Donate today at http://adainitiative.org/donate/ _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap