Re: [Gendergap] Gendergap achievement award (Second try)

2014-12-10 Thread Jim Hayes
wikimedia dc gave out some awards (no money involved, plaque) https://www.facebook.com/wikimediadc i'm sure Keilana could be prevailed upon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keilana i was trying to test a ribbon and barnstar (re-gifted from mindspillage)

Re: [Gendergap] Gendergap achievement award (Second try)

2014-12-02 Thread Carol Moore dc
Sorry about screwy formatting... Let's try that again... On 12/2/2014 11:22 AM, Carol Moore dc wrote: *Nathan* nawrich at gmail.com

Re: [Gendergap] Gendergap achievement award (Second try)

2014-12-02 Thread Nathan
I was thinking of something maybe a little more formal and prestigious, like a monetary award with a plaque, and a small committee reviewing nominations to select a recipient. Never underestimate the power a formal award has to both confer a sense of legitimacy and raise awareness of an issue. I'd