This anime image is not appropriate on the front page. Questions of art, of
education, and of publication, all require judgement. Judgement in these
matters is normal and necessary and is not of itself something which needs
apology. Here are some reasons why I think it is okay to decide NOT to put
I had a go at it, even though I am not as experienced an editor as would be
ideal.
Whiteghost.ink
On 28 May 2011 17:08, Sue Gardner sgard...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hey folks,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Strauss-Kahn_sexual_assault_case
This article is a bit of a disaster, and I
Thanks Patricia,
I utilised one of the quotes and bi-lingual references from the French site.
Whiteghost.ink
On 28 May 2011 22:58, patricia morales mariadelcarmenpatri...@yahoo.comwrote:
Dear Sue,
A good source for improving this article is to compare it with the article
in the French WP.
I have been editing [[Cordelia Fine]] because her book *Delusions of
Gender*is up for many awards. In case anyone is interested in the
nature/nurture
debate, Fine's book takes the nurture line (that is, men's and women's
brains are different). She is obviously a talented, intelligent and
I changed the image of a uniform example in the gallery of [[Neckline]] to
one showing the V-neckline in use by both sexes (and without the confusing
additional undershirt neckline). Hope that's more balanced, representative
and clear.
Gillian
On 18 September 2011 06:28, Emily Monroe
It has been concerning me for a while reading this discussion that the
accusations rest heavily on an expectation that everyone can and should
master English (and even American English) as well as write the language in
an acceptable tone. This is a huge ask. Getting the tone right demands a
very
Hi Sarah,
I love this idea and have always loved the phrase in its original use too.
I've passed on the request.
Gillian
On 3 October 2011 12:17, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I recently mentioned the idea of the Mind the Gap barnstar/award. The
term mind the gap
On the subject of female Nobel prize winners, I think it is worth spelling
out the extra difficulties for women in science in the early years. So I
have added a footnote to the article on [[Maria Goeppert-Mayer]]. Not sure
if this is the right way to go about this but it seems to fit with what was
On 27 October 2011 09:07, Daniel and Elizabeth Case danc...@frontiernet.net
wrote:
Ordinarily I would suggest that this thread is a little out of scope for
this list, but given that Sarah's survey shows that what it touches on is a
significant issue for some contributors who responded, I
Apologies for the formatting - the machine stripped the breaks that would
have made my post readable. G (I'm a workman blaming the tools ...) It
should have looked like this:
I’d like to agree with Daniel that “purgative rituals” should be added to
the repertoire of ways to deal with these
Dear All,
Since [[Catherine Hamlin]] was invited to lunch by the Queen last week
during her visit here, I thought her article ought to be improved.
(Hamlin's, that is.) It and its companion, the [[Addis Ababa Fistula
Hospital]] were a bit of a mess so I have separated them out and organised
them,
You were right. It's a complicated topic and the article needed a lot of
work. I rewrote it.
It's not a stub class any more. Perhaps you could reassess it?
-Gillian
On 9 November 2011 04:26, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote:
Stumbled across this while doing a bit of assessing for
On 7 December 2011 14:58, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote:
To be honest, I have my doubts as to the value of creating fancy charts
about the installation (and the women it names). There's more value in
ensuring each has a quality article than there is in focusing on their
representation in
Nifty work, Kaldari and Sarah. Impressive!
Gillian
On 14 December 2011 11:45, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello everyone,
I've been fiddling with the article and content for Judy Chicago's *The
Dinner Party* and as I've mentioned, I've wanted to clean up the list for
the
I concur with Lennart.
Gillian
On 20 December 2011 11:46, Carol Moore carolmoor...@verizon.net wrote:
Yes, it was a great event! Definitely a fun thing to do if you can get a
critical mass of people. (Three in my book :-)
Forced to leave my own narrow interest ghetto, I discovered a
Having been distracted by all things to do with the summer holidays -
Christmas cooking, long-distance driving, the beach, the Test cricket - I
am behind with all things WP, but would like to add, belatedly, that I for
one appreciate the way Sarah finds articles that need attention. It is
This is great because it means that all the excellent work on the
paralympics and paralympians can be moved to Sport where they belong.
Articles about women’s sport are not primarily GLAM articles, they are
sports articles, just as articles about women artists are primarily GLAM
articles.
at 12:34 PM, Gillian White
whiteghost@gmail.comwrote:
This is great because it means that all the excellent work on the
paralympics and paralympians can be moved to Sport where they belong.
Paralympic articles and Paralympians are already under sport. :D It is
fantastic that Australian
/move this conversation to the Cultural Partnerships Mailing
List, if you two don't mind? I think it's a pretty valuable conversation!
-Sarah
On 1/16/12 5:59 AM, Gillian White wrote:
Well, yes, sport or GLAM? It is arguable. “That which we call a rose by
any other name would smell as sweet
If anyone wants to follow up the development of these ideas, a report is
published on Outreach here: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/NEXT.
Whiteghost.ink
On 17 January 2012 06:58, Gillian White whiteghost@gmail.com wrote:
No, I don't mind. I am not on the Cultural Partnerships list
Apart from Valentine's Day, today is [[V Day]] (global movement to end
violence against women and girls).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Day_%28movement%29
I tried to sort out the disambig page for V Day - it had a lot of
repetition.
Here is a link to an interview with [[Eve Ensler]] broadcast
This is fantastic Already using it.
Gillian
On 8 March 2012 08:03, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote:
-- Forwarded message --
From: Donna Benjamin do...@digitisethedawn.org
Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:01 AM
Subject: A Digital Dawn - online today to celebrate IWD
To:
Always loved this image. Our history group used it at uni.
Thanks Tom
Gillian
On 9 March 2012 11:52, phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote:
I love it. I want a poster!
(But why not [[double brackets]]???)
Phoebe
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com
Bravo Caroline,
J'ai corrigé l'orthographe et la grammaire et a fait quelques petites
modifications d'autres pour une meilleure lisibilité.
Whiteghost.ink
On 2 April 2012 09:12, Caroline Becker carobecke...@gmail.com wrote:
I've written a Wikinews article about the first event :
Yes. I am happy. Thanks, Laura.
On 3 April 2012 11:31, Laura Hale la...@fanhistory.com wrote:
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Gillian White
whiteghost@gmail.comwrote:
My first contribution to Wikinews is published today. Yay! Interesting to
be in a whole new Wikiproject
Hello all,
Following on from recent WP editing workshops in Queensland (see* This
Month in GLAM*
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/March_2012/Contents/Australia_and_New_Zealand_report),
I wanted to write about it before I forgot. I am posting here because the
workshop
Sorry to say...
Right now, on the English Wikipedia main page did you know section, is
World Naked Gardening Day:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Naked_Gardening_Day
You will note on the talkpage of the article there's been a vigorous debate
about the choice of image used
On 6 April 2012 17:57, Gillian White whiteghost@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I have reformatted my comments about training so they are less a report and
more of a guideline, added some additional material and posted it here
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Best_practices_in_training_adults
I agree with what Thomas said in his explanation for removing the image and
also with what Carol said on the Discussion page - why doesn't someone go
out into their garden naked with a trowel and have their picture taken
enjoying doing the gardening - something with a better balance between
plants
Congratulations! You certainly are making an impact - we are starting to
see lots of women running onto the Wikipedia field!
Whiteghost.ink
On 27 April 2012 09:00, Laura Hale la...@fanhistory.com wrote:
Since mid-April, we've gone from
I like Sarah's idea. Could help a lot.
Gillian
On 7 May 2012 04:03, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/6/12 1:54 PM, Caroline Becker wrote:
Can we please focus on the idea and facts instead of (in)appropriate tones
?
I think that trying a professional Wiki Loves Women
This is a great thread and it's wonderful to see the wide range of
contributions people have been making.
For me, it's a busy time regarding real-life work but when I can, I have
been working on the biography of one of my favourite late nineteenth
century women, about whom, I was surprised to
for this information
do you have any suggesting as a positive action that members of this
list
might take, in this case as well as
generally?
open for suggestions,
Claudia
On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:33:38 +1000, Gillian White wrote
Hi All,
The Community is aware
The GenderGap list is about the gender gap - the gap in representation,
involvement, participation, and acceptance of women on Wikipedia. We are
concerned about it because of its impact on the encyclopaedia and on some
people working in good faith on it. The sexual orientation and indeed, the
sex
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