Re: [Gendergap] press coverage of Gamergate arbcom case

2015-01-30 Thread Daniel and Elizabeth Case
The litmus test is whether what they have said is not only 'offensive' but, 'grossly offensive'. Wikipedia's internal systems and thresholds would make no difference to the authorities in the UK. It would be interesting to see what the public fall-out would be if Wikipedia decided that no

Re: [Gendergap] Need for women as Wikipedians in Residence

2015-01-30 Thread Keilana
Sydney, I agree completely. As a fellow female WIR, I'm happy to answer questions and am always encouraging women to take on these positions! :) -Emily On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Sydney Poore sydney.po...@gmail.com wrote: One of the issues that faces anyone who tries to create Wikipedia

[Gendergap] The Signpost

2015-01-30 Thread Rob
Hello, I'm one of the new editor-in-chiefs of The Signpost, the community-written newspaper covering the English Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. While it is hosted on the English Wikipedia it is independent of the WMF. In March, we would like to include some content focusing on women's

Re: [Gendergap] press coverage of Gamergate arbcom case

2015-01-30 Thread LB
Marie I always find your replies so interesting. Glad you share. On Jan 30, 2015 5:46 AM, Marie Earley eir...@hotmail.com wrote: There is something I thought I should mention as a UK member of this list. Hate speech (including online) is illegal in the UK. When the Bank of England announced

Re: [Gendergap] press coverage of Gamergate arbcom case

2015-01-30 Thread Marie Earley
There is something I thought I should mention as a UK member of this list. Hate speech (including online) is illegal in the UK. When the Bank of England announced that Elizabeth Fry would be dropped from the new £5 notes and replaced with Winston Churchill, it meant that there would be no