We already have #wikipedia-en-help which is remarkably good for a volunteer help project. Links to join that IRC channel could be offered in multiple places. Other languages may have similar channels.
Pine On Aug 2, 2014 8:42 AM, "Jeremy Baron" <jer...@tuxmachine.com> wrote: > On Aug 2, 2014 11:01 AM, "LtPowers" <ltpowers_w...@rochester.rr.com> > wrote: > > And then there could be a little chat window allowing real-time > communication while the editor walks through her first edit. > > [originally didn't realize who you were replying to… also haven't read the > whole thread yet] > > That is technically feasible. Maybe would have new implications for > privacy (including WMF privacy policy). Unless the realtime chats were > publicly logged. (then same privacy as existing teahouse, etc) > > Essentially would be a more interactive version of teahouse? (i.e. shorter > wait for a reply and you're paired with someone that's known to be > available at that moment) would be a part of teahouse? > > How would you staff it? Shifts? > > Anyway, that does nothing for the case Kathleen describes. 25 people > (20f:5m) in a class and everyone getting that introduction to all things > wiki. Then 7 stay active for a year including all the men. (and only 2 of > the 20 women) > > I'm leaning towards thinking we as a community should (for now) focus more > on the retention gap than the recruitment gap. Then we're not recruiting > people just to (mostly) lose them in a month or two. But would be > interested to hear thoughts on that from someone with a more rigorous > analysis. > > -Jeremy (jeremyb) > > P.S. http://www.onthemedia.org/story/31-race-swap-experiment/ > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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