Re: [Gendergap] Donkey punch

2012-02-10 Thread Steven Walling
a majority of female editors. That image is just awful as an encyclopedia illustration -- it's the kind of thing you see on Tumblr or 4chan. Practically speaking, I doubt Commons will delete it, but I think people who feel strongly should just comment on the Wikipedia talk page. -- Steven Walling

Re: [Gendergap] Commons Village Pump convo about female politicans category.

2011-09-02 Thread Steven Walling
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: A Commons user began deleting the category Female politicians and it was brought up on the Village Pump. The user even asked what the point of the category was, which entertains me.

Re: [Gendergap] es:wp contest to write biographies of women

2011-05-19 Thread Steven Walling
on es:wp: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiconcurso). The contest starts May 22. ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Wikipedia! -- phoebe This is really cool. Do I smell a good candidate for a Wikimedia blog post? Perhaps a bilingual one by Wikimedia Argentina? -- Steven Walling Fellow at Wikimedia

Re: [Gendergap] Outreach..was.. Proposal: Forking gendergap

2011-03-17 Thread Steven Walling
? Clear and direct invitations to join Wikipedia really matter, I think, which is why Carol's letter excites me. Who knows how many women who could be motivated to edit don't because they think we don't want or need their help? -- Steven Walling Fellow at Wikimedia Foundation wikimediafoundation.org