Re: [Gendergap] Marfan syndrome image

One way to obscure the face is, if you're not trying to illustrate facial features of certain genetic conditions, to crop the face out entirely. Also, I think the concern is more "Are the parents of the kids aware that the picture is on Wikipedia and are they okay with it?", and not copyright. I

Re: [Gendergap] Systematic tagging for deletion of articles created at Art And Feminism editathon

w, there were some unnecessarily unpleasant comments, but nothing > that struck me as sexist. But if I've missed something, I'd like to know. > -Pete > [[User:Peteforsyth]] > > On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Emily Monroe <emilymonro...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Do you think t

Re: [Gendergap] Systematic tagging for deletion of articles created at Art And Feminism editathon

aps it created a bit of a consensus, conscious or unconscious, that >> *creating new articles* was the main desired result. >> >> If so, this might be a bit of a one-time anomaly, may not indicate a need >> for major changes. >> >> -Pete >> [[User:Peteforsyth]

Re: [Gendergap] Systematic tagging for deletion of articles created at Art And Feminism editathon

In general, creating articles are very difficult. The learning curve is steep, and it may be best to have people expand/improve articles instead of creating them. From, Emily On Mar 12, 2016 11:48 AM, "Ryan Kaldari" wrote: > I find it disappointing that so many of the

Re: [Gendergap] Introducing myself

Welcome to the list! From, Emily On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Spike Lechat ekips3...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone. The email I received says I should introduce myself, so I guess I'll say a little something. I'm ekips39, or Spike, and I joined this list because I'd like to help with

Re: [Gendergap] [EE] [Wikitech-l] IRC web client for Wikipedia help

12, 2014 9:45 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think you realize how little helpers there actually are. A lot of responses, as is, go unanswered. We don't need increased participation in #wikipedia-en-help, unless it's increased participation from helpers and not helpees

Re: [Gendergap] [EE] [Wikitech-l] IRC web client for Wikipedia help

where a helpee can contact a helper 1:1 for this to work. From, Emily On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting. You were just talking about IRC and #wikipedia-en-help and not using research, and now you have seem to given up. From, Emily

Re: [Gendergap] [Wikitech-l] [EE] IRC web client for Wikipedia help

I often help out at en-help. Often, people who are new at IRC need to be told where to type. I would think this would qualify as failing hard. From, Emily On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 6:45 AM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: That proposal could be considered in the long term, but right now we

Re: [Gendergap] [Wikitech-l] [EE] IRC web client for Wikipedia help

:44 AM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.com wrote: I often help out at en-help. Often, people who are new at IRC need to be told where to type. I would think this would qualify as failing hard. From, Emily On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 6:45 AM, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: That proposal

Re: [Gendergap] [EE] [Wikitech-l] IRC web client for Wikipedia help

I don't think you realize how little helpers there actually are. A lot of responses, as is, go unanswered. We don't need increased participation in #wikipedia-en-help, unless it's increased participation from helpers and not helpees. From, Emily On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 11:30 PM, Pine W

Re: [Gendergap] Adrienne Wadewitz featured in short piece about Gendergap on the English Wikipedia

else would work if this is the case. Janine Emily Monroe wrote: Actually, I think that's true for all minorities--I know the comment section in the online edition of one of my local newspapers can turn pretty ugly if an article is written about a black guy getting arrested. That's less likely

Re: [Gendergap] Adrienne Wadewitz featured in short piece about Gendergap on the English Wikipedia

, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Valerie Aurora vale...@adainitiative.org wrote: 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

Re: [Gendergap] Moderation and the future of Gendergap-L

Oh. Oh my. You mean that there's a name besides Emily that people share? ;-) Back to your normal programming. From, Emily On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Jeremy Baron jer...@tuxmachine.com wrote: On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 2:03 AM, Marie Earley eir...@hotmail.com wrote: Gosh, I did make a

Re: [Gendergap] Hotties are always hot

Certainly there's a better way to critique notability in ways that aren't sexualized? From, Emily On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: Just for the record:

Re: [Gendergap] Hotties are always hot

Er, at least there's males listed under the see also section. That doesn't change my opinion of this essay, though. It's clearly sexist. Perhaps talk to GlassCobra about this? From, Emily On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: Stumbled across this

Re: [Gendergap] Hotties are always hot

What concerns me is that a newbie, with a penchant of getting on the weird sides of websites like I do, might find it. From, Emily On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: Meh, it's a relic of a different era on Wikipedia. Almost all of the people who have edited are,

Re: [Gendergap] Hotties are always hot

It might turn them off from editing Wikipedia if they believe in respecting women. From, Emily On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: What concerns me is that a newbie, with a penchant

Re: [Gendergap] moderation update

I only hope that the auto-filtering works as it should. Thanks for updating us. From, Emily On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: I entirely sympathize with the list moderators here; I moderate several other lists, and the amount of spam coming in has gotten

Re: [Gendergap] I f***ing love science

On the other hand, we need a secondary source that is more reliable than Facebook or Twitter. From, Emily On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Jane Darnell jane...@gmail.com wrote: Awesome! Nice article. I think she is OK on the notability front. Anyone who manages to accumulate more than 4

Re: [Gendergap] I f***ing love science

likes a challenge. On 3/30/13 12:58 PM, Emily Monroe wrote: On the other hand, we need a secondary source that is more reliable than Facebook or Twitter. From, Emily On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Jane Darnell jane...@gmail.com wrote: Awesome! Nice article. I think she is OK

Re: [Gendergap] Job offer: Secretary-General for Chapters Association

Just FYI, I'm not sure why, but this email was in my spam folder. I'm not sure why. From, Emily On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 5:18 AM, Nicole Ebber nicole.eb...@wikimedia.dewrote: Hi all, sorry for crossposting, but I think this job add is worth spreading throughout the whole movement – and

Re: [Gendergap] Free as in sexist? Free culture and the gender gap by Joseph Reagle

(I do realize that Asperger's and other afflictions along the autism spectrum are supposed to be somewhat gender-linked.) Just as clarification: As someone who has atypically-manifesting autism, I participate in an internet community for people who are in various points of having, needing,

Re: [Gendergap] Explosion in listings... Re: Category: Female Wikipedians

I added myself (I dream of horses) manually, if using HotCat can be seen as manual. But yeah, that is a bit suspicious. What happened? From, Emily On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Carol Moore DC carolmoor...@verizon.netwrote:

Re: [Gendergap] Explosion in listings... Re: Category: Female Wikipedians

Those infoboxes? You mean, the kind that I have on my userpage? Or userboxes? From, Emily On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: LOL. Wow, explosion is right. Yes, it looks like something magically added anyone who has those infoboxes to the list.

Re: [Gendergap] Explosion in listings... Re: Category: Female Wikipedians

So. The implications of this. Good, bad, or does it really achieve anything? From, Emily On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: On 9/24/12 3:35 PM, Emily Monroe wrote: Those infoboxes? You mean, the kind that I have on my userpage? Or userboxes

Re: [Gendergap] Explosion in listings... Re: Category: Female Wikipedians

Well, a few of my previous accounts may in there, but I put {{Abadoned account}} on all of them, so... From, Emily On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: On 9/24/12 3:37 PM, Emily Monroe wrote: So. The implications of this. Good, bad, or does it really

Re: [Gendergap] Explosion in listings... Re: Category: Female Wikipedians

researchers and our community to pursue interesting questions -- but by definition, we don't know what the questions are yet :) -Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]] On Sep 24, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote: On 9/24/12 3:37 PM, Emily Monroe wrote: So. The implications of this. Good, bad

Re: [Gendergap] Explosion in listings... Re: Category: Female Wikipedians

Well, I am a GED graduate on disability, if that helps. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 6:01 PM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 5:49 AM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.com wrote: So, what are the questions? Why do women start? Why do women quit

Re: [Gendergap] Explosion in listings... Re: Category: Female Wikipedians

a measurable benefit in itself, but it can support the emergence of things that are beneficial. -Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]] On Sep 24, 2012, at 4:02 PM, Emily Monroe wrote: Well, I am a GED graduate on disability, if that helps. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 6:01 PM, John

Re: [Gendergap] Category: Female Wikipedians

I think the argument behind deleting this category is WP:MYSPACE, which isn't really sexist. I mean, I think it's taking WP:MYSPACE too far, personally, but still. Just FYI, I just tried to search for male wikipedians and couldn't find it. Anyone have better luck? From, Emily On Sun, Sep 9,

Re: [Gendergap] Apologies from the Parlympic Games Opening Ceremonies for making others uncomfortable

I would like to thank the mod team for intervening, in any case. From, Emily On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Kevin Gorman kgor...@gmail.com wrote: I am sorry to see Laura go. Her leaving the list was not requested by the mod team here, and was not the desired or expected outcome of my

Re: [Gendergap] *thread kill* Re: Apologies from the Parlympic Games Opening Ceremonies for making others uncomfortable

* *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos* On 29 August 2012 19:56, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to thank

Re: [Gendergap] Reminder of Feminism Article Alerts

Kevin, I would like to thank you for this email. I think you expressed several things I was thinking a lot better than I would have been able to. From, Emily On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Kevin Gorman kgor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all - I've been in a significant academic time crunch for

Re: [Gendergap] Reminder of Feminism Article Alerts

It's probably better to avoid arguments of tone online, even if it's a tone you want to avoid yourself, because it's way too easy to misinterpret without tonal inflection, or other bits of non-verbal body language. You may have misinterpreted the tone you're trying to criticize, or they may have

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

I think the standard way to name a human subject of a Wikipedia article is by their bolded full name at the first mention (so *Dr. Maya [middle name(s)] Angelou*) and then by their last name (Angelou) by then on . From, Emily On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Valerie Aurora

Re: [Gendergap] Marketplace.org: Inside the sexual harassment in online gaming

Maybe we can learn how to (or how not to) deal with sexism from the gaming community, though. From, Emily On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:37 AM, Michelle Gallaway mgalla...@gmail.comwrote: Sexist harassment on Wikipedia is real, but the sort of stuff that normally goes on in the online gaming world

Re: [Gendergap] On Ms. Sarkeesian - tropes - and notability

on improving her article, but we don't need to worry about it being deleted. Andreas On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: I've read the strings and visited Ms. Sarkeesian's Wikipedia and self-published website, Feminist Frequency, as well as Kickstarter

Re: [Gendergap] page patroller intro Re: So what have you been working on lately article wise as a woman or about women?

? I think this would be the best appetizer :-) thanks cheers Claudia On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 14:31:33 -0500, Emily Monroe wrote I am a page patroller; whether it's recent change, new page, or random page patrolling, I've done it. For now, I am random page patrolling, with the occasional

Re: [Gendergap] Men's_shelter Re: New WikiProject Feminism Articles from WSG students

Is there a way to put information about men's shelters in the woman's shelter article, without violating civility standards? From, Emily On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:11 AM, pu...@killerchihuahua.com wrote: Couldn't hurt, and would give a place to direct people who try to insert Men's shelter

Re: [Gendergap] it seems to me... Re: Guns, Girls and Games

I think, in this context, verbal means using words to communicate, not using speech to communicate. So, verbal assault would be assault with words, not assault with speech. From, Emily On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Alison Cassidy coot...@mac.com wrote: On Jun 4, 2012, at 1:11 PM, Nathan

Re: [Gendergap] civility/behavioral standards

You know what, Beria? At the very least, you will have to respect Sarahs' authority. You're going to have the respect the authority of every moderator, male, female, or other, and respect the right of *everyone* to participate on this list. From, Emily On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Béria

Re: [Gendergap] civility/behavioral standards

, you need to earn it. _ *Béria Lima* *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos* On 8 May 2012 12:46, Emily Monroe emilymonro

Re: [Gendergap] civility/behavioral standards

acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos* On 8 May 2012 16:02, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.com wrote: Sarah has earned respect. Please give it. From, Emily On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Béria Lima beria.l

Re: [Gendergap] civility/behavioral standards

Nathan, I agree! From, Emily On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: A debate over civility and cultural definitions of due respect could go on forever and become quite contentious... This seems like it would be a good opportunity for Kevin or another moderator to

Re: [Gendergap] Article Cumshot in English and German Wikipedia

Excuse me, Beria, but I agree that your tone is, in fact, highly inappropriate. From, Emily On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Béria Lima beria.l...@wikimedia.pt wrote: Sarah, until i tell you to fuck off I'm being respectful to you. Actually the simple meaning of taking time in my volunteer,

Re: [Gendergap] Article Cumshot in English and German Wikipedia

/4f35923e34365_bitch-please.png ! _ *Béria Lima* *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos* On 6 May 2012 14:35, Emily Monroe emilymonro

Re: [Gendergap] Article Cumshot in English and German Wikipedia

While the picture could be described as somewhat pornographic, I'll have to agree with previous participants in this email conversation. This article IS porn-related, so a pornographic cartoon can be used to illustrate it, per WP:NOTCENSORED. From, Emily On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Carol

Re: [Gendergap] Article Cumshot in English and German Wikipedia

I'm not sure the technical term for it either, but the laymen's term is female ejactulation. *shrugs* From, Emily On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Carol Moore DC carolmoor...@verizon.netwrote: On 4/27/2012 3:45 PM, Andreas Kolbe wrote: I could have a go again, Carol. :) Gay porn is

Re: [Gendergap] On Notable Women in Wikipedia

You do realize that Wikipedia is a horrible way to get into the news? From, Emily On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Karen Sue Rolph karenro...@hotmail.comwrote: Wikipedia colleagues, I want to work within the accepted range of who rises to the level of notable women. The historical

Re: [Gendergap] On Notable Women in Wikipedia

Yeah, WikiNews might be a better idea. From, Emily On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Laura Hale la...@fanhistory.com wrote: On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: You do realize that Wikipedia is a horrible way to get into the news? From, Emily

Re: [Gendergap] New Moderator

Yay! Welcome! From, Emily On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: Hi everyone, I wanted to say welcome to our new moderator of the Gender Gap list - Kevin Gorman. Kevin is an advocate for minding the gap, as a student at UC Berkeley, he is the first

Re: [Gendergap] I'm fed up - was Re: article differentials/unnecessary drama

Sarah, I assume you're the list moderator? Then you should be able to decide who joins/stays on/posts on the list, and not have to resort to rants such at this one. From, Emily On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: And one think is discuss something -

Re: [Gendergap] I'm fed up - was Re: article differentials/unnecessary drama

So, if you're reluctant to moderate somebody who disrespects you, why be a moderator? From, Emily On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: On 12/26/11 10:43 AM, Emily Monroe wrote: Sarah, I assume you're the list moderator? Then you should be able

Re: [Gendergap] This list

Maybe create our own civility guidelines? From, Emily On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: I agree that several posts recently should have resulted in some sort of moderation. I'm not sure [[WP:CIVIL]] is the answer... That's an English Wikipedia policy, and

Re: [Gendergap] Nudity vs Islam in Western Europe

Hmm. Perhaps, Fred, perhaps. ;-) From, Emily On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Fred Bauder fredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: So you think we might get more done if we have the common sense not to discuss politics and religion? Fred Hi everyone, Apologies for my bad English. English is

Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix

I don't think I've heard/read chick for several years. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I've had a few conversations, and heard/read a number

Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix

and not written, it could very easily come off as 70s throwback. On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: I don't think I've heard/read chick for several years. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Sep

Re: [Gendergap] Nudity vs Islam in Western Europe

I wouldn't mind a religion-L list, if it means that the argument here ends. Michael, I wasn't defending people from being confronted, I was defending people from being confronted in a sarcastic manner, which is inappropriate in an online forum. From, Emily On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:31 AM,

Re: [Gendergap] 13 year old joins WP Pornography?

Here's a question: What if viewing pornography by anyone, of any age, is illegal where you live? Can you join WP:PORNOGRAPHY then? Not saying it's something you should risk, just saying. From, Emily On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 6:55 PM, carolmoor...@verizon.net wrote: For legal reasons you have

Re: [Gendergap] Nudity vs Islam in Western Europe

Michael Lowry, what you just said was said was sarcastic and potentially uncivil. Arnaud, (if you can read this) if you are serious about unsubscribing, be my guest, but if you should resubscribe, please don't threaten to unsubscribe. Just do it. I asked my question under the assumption that a

Re: [Gendergap] Nudity vs Islam in Western Europe

Personally, I really don't understand why people get upset about Islamic women *choosing* to wear hijabs, or niqabs, under the pretense of feminism. Part of what feminism fights for is the right to choose. This is the unintended consequence. I get the practical arguments (ie, I don't know who

Re: [Gendergap] Hairdresser

Yes! Go us! From, Emily On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 3:35 PM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: very nice. -- John Vandenberg ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap

Re: [Gendergap] Bikini example

How about using the German article to help out with the English one, and refactoring/deleting anything on the talk page that talks about anything except the article it's attached to? From, Emily On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Arnaud HERVE arnaudhe...@x-mail.netwrote: I just found an example

Re: [Gendergap] Projects/Ideas page in Wikipedia to address the gendergap

I wonder if there can be a gender gap task force, that can be headed by Wikipedia countering systemic bias. Maybe gender studies, women's studies, and feminism can help recruit people who are knowledgeable about closing gender gaps. From, Emily On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Sarah Stierch

Re: [Gendergap] Gendergap humor

Oh, funny wife. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 8:17 PM, Michael J. Lowrey orangem...@gmail.comwrote: I recently attended a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador training, in which almost all the experienced Wiki hands were male and bearded, and the newbies were both female and not. When I