[Wikimediauk-l] Re: Call for Lightning Talks, WMUK Community Meeting

2023-10-04 Thread Sara Thomas
Hi Roger! Thanks for this - I'll reply off-list. (and yes, the women in the 1990s approaching 50% is great - although there's a lot of caveats to it, needing to exclude sportspeople etc, it's still a really encouraging trend :) ) All the best, Sara On Sat, 30 Sept 2023 at 09:42, Roger Bamkin

[Wikimediauk-l] Re: Call for Lightning Talks, WMUK Community Meeting

2023-09-30 Thread Robin Owain
This is really momentous. What Roger has done to Wikipedia is unique; cutting-edge stuff working quietly in the background like yeast in bread. I'm really proud to have worked with him, and the Women in Red group. A real inspiration for me and hundreds of others. Thanks Roger. > On

[Wikimediauk-l] Re: Call for Lightning Talks, WMUK Community Meeting

2023-09-30 Thread Roger Bamkin
Eight years of women in red, based talks? 280 online editathons. 70 training sessions in the UK. A budget of zero. Not a WMF affiliate. Sessions at BBC, UN, Several unis, 24 hour, different countries... Sister Projects in more than 30 languages. Every woman (ish) who was in the ODNB when WiR