Re: [Gendergap] The (non-existent) Farkhunda Wikipedia article--victim or rallying point

2015-03-28 Thread Neotarf
Re: [[Murder of Sherri Rasmussen]], the article is nicely done, and is indeed about the case itself, and the discovery of the facts in the case. Even better that it does not give oxygen and notoriety/recognition to criminals. In the case of individuals who become symbols for a cause, I don't see

Re: [Gendergap] The (non-existent) Farkhunda Wikipedia article--victim or rallying point

2015-03-23 Thread Ryan Kaldari
Is there an article on vaginal fistula? I would look it up myself, but I'm at work :) On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 3:03 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: It could just as easily be argued the other way, I think. It's presumptuous and perhaps insulting to purport to create a biography on a

Re: [Gendergap] The (non-existent) Farkhunda Wikipedia article--victim or rallying point

2015-03-23 Thread Nathan
It could just as easily be argued the other way, I think. It's presumptuous and perhaps insulting to purport to create a biography on a person, under her own name, while merely recounting a single tragic occurrence in her life. Since there is often not enough verifiable information to create a

Re: [Gendergap] The (non-existent) Farkhunda Wikipedia article--victim or rallying point

2015-03-23 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Ryan Kaldari rkald...@wikimedia.org wrote: Is there an article on vaginal fistula? I would look it up myself, but I'm at work :) There is indeed. And also rectovaginal fistula - its definitely a cluster of articles that can use some TLC, but the coverage is

[Gendergap] The (non-existent) Farkhunda Wikipedia article--victim or rallying point

2015-03-23 Thread Neotarf
Articles about women are getting lost. Lost that is, to Google searches. For the last two days, Afghanistan has been exploding in demonstrations over Farkhunda, a Kabul woman who was beaten to death and torched by a mob. Even though every major news source has done a piece on her, I can't find

Re: [Gendergap] The (non-existent) Farkhunda Wikipedia article--victim or rallying point

2015-03-23 Thread Neotarf
Hmm, it just occurred to me that Jesus was probably not notable until after his death. I wonder if anyone has ever tried to move Jesus = Murder of Jesus. Fistulas. Thanks for the comments about this. I created Fatimata Touré on Simple Wikipedia

Re: [Gendergap] The (non-existent) Farkhunda Wikipedia article--victim or rallying point

2015-03-23 Thread Daniel and Elizabeth Case
It could just as easily be argued the other way, I think. It's presumptuous and perhaps insulting to purport to create a biography on a person, under her own name, while merely recounting a single tragic occurrence in her life. Since there is often not enough verifiable information to create

Re: [Gendergap] The (non-existent) Farkhunda Wikipedia article--victim or rallying point

2015-03-23 Thread Daniel and Elizabeth Case
Hmm, it just occurred to me that Jesus was probably not notable until after his death. I wonder if anyone has ever tried to move Jesus = Murder of Jesus. I think the correct title would be “Execution of Jesus Christ”. Daniel Case___ Gendergap