Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-10 Thread Tiffany Smith
Hi all, I'm on the DC Chapter Board with Katie. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to discuss this. To Joanna's and others' questions (particularly in the DC area, but anyone's welcome!): one of the best ways to help out would be to join the Chapter, participate in events, and help us find ways

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-10 Thread Ryan Kaldari
As a member of the DC Chapter who does not live in DC, I would suggest allowing proxy voting to encourage broader participation. Ryan Kaldari On 10/10/11 6:39 AM, Tiffany Smith wrote: Hi all, I'm on the DC Chapter Board with Katie. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to discuss this. To

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-08 Thread Joanna Monastra
I live in the DC area, but so far I have not become active in the DC chapter. Is there some way I could help out? Joanna On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Sandra ordonez sandratordo...@gmail.comwrote: sooo, i've heard some buzz about what is going on in the d.c. chapter, and I've been thinking

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread Béria Lima
Sandra, can you provide more info? Like, what the buzz says, where you saw and so on... That might make the job easier to WMDC members to answer it ;) _ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal http://wikimedia.pt (351) 963 953 042 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread Sandra ordonez
Essentially, that someone has gotten a leadership position in the D.C. chapter who has been banned from editing Wikipedia for year for things like harassing people, disruptive behavior, and editing problems like copyright violations. Isn't the next Wikimania in D.C.? This sends out a horrible

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread Béria Lima
Well, whatever is he/she is not in the board: http://wikidc.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors _ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal http://wikimedia.pt (351) 963 953 042 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread aude
On Oct 7, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Sandra ordonez sandratordo...@gmail.com wrote: Essentially, that someone has gotten a leadership position in the D.C. chapter who has been banned from editing Wikipedia for year for things like harassing people, disruptive behavior, and editing problems like

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread Sandra ordonez
Aude - Thank you!! If there is anything we can do to help out, please let us know. As I said, when I was informed, I was deeply disturbed. I can't speak for everyone here, but myself and I am sure many other women/men on this list, have your back on this. Whatever you need, please let us know.

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread Pete Forsyth
In answer to Sandra's original question: Yes, I'm deeply concerned about the prospects for Wikimania given the present situation. However, Anne makes a good point below. There are a couple things it's important to keep in mind though: (1) Having a healthy Wikimania is something that's in all

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread Sydney Poore
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: I am saying that you are questioning the decision of an independent body to select a person for membership in the same way that he questioned the WMF for selecting a person he did not consider appropriate. In short, he sought

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread Sydney Poore
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Sydney Poore sydney.po...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: I am saying that you are questioning the decision of an independent body to select a person for membership in the same way that he questioned the WMF

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-07 Thread Risker
On 7 October 2011 12:03, Sydney Poore sydney.po...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: I am saying that you are questioning the decision of an independent body to select a person for membership in the same way that he questioned the WMF for