Re: [Gendergap] High-heeled shoes as a case study

2011-09-04 Thread Sydney Poore
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Toby Hudson tob...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Sarah, The principle of least surprise is roughly the following: People who go to a category/gallery/encyclopedia-article expecting something (shoes) should not be surprised by something they may find offensive (naked

Re: [Gendergap] High-heeled shoes as a case study

2011-09-04 Thread Sydney Poore
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: Just a follow up... It doesn't even matter, anymore. Some of these images have been nominated before, and been kept. They all just keep stating I don't know the policies and that they are in scope. Perhaps it all is

[Gendergap] Females and underrepresented students coming onboard

2011-09-04 Thread Karen Sue Rolph
Dear Colleagues, I am too busy right now to weigh in on everything I'd like to; I have expertise on gender and diversity, which is why I'm here. I am offering the gendergap list to my Wikipedia class (university) students effective next week, so please anticipate new faces. The

Re: [Gendergap] Females and underrepresented students coming onboard

2011-09-04 Thread Sydney Poore
Thank you Karen for letting us know that you are inviting your students to the mailing list. It would be great to hear their perspective on the topics related to gender and Wikipedia (and Wikimedia). So, I hope that they decide to participate. Sydney FloNight On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 1:42 PM,

Re: [Gendergap] High-heeled shoes as a case study (and what makes me mad about Commons)

2011-09-04 Thread Sarah Stierch
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDH9Jq5AWkQ It's this uncomfortable tension that I feel when I log into Commons. I'm on the Warriors side. ***(and rant below) I know that some of the images have been nominated before and kept, and some of the images have to be repeatedly re-categorized, too.