Comments like that don't make me run out of commons, but they do get an eye roll from me at the very least. I don't see why that kind of comment is necessary.
The images or comments are not what keep me from participating in commons, it's not having a clear sense of whether or not comments like that are the norm on commons or considered acceptable, as well as not knowing the best way to respond. I spend most of my time on a smaller wiki, where I have a better sense of what the rules are and who to contact within that community for advice on how to handle that kind of thing. Since I don't have as good a sense of the issues on Commons, I usually don't comment. On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Béria Lima <beria.l...@wikimedia.pt> wrote: > Sarah > > Speak for yourself. I'm also a woman and i don't see that "you're not > welcome" in his comment, and also can't see why that particular comment > would in some way made girls run out commons. > _____ > *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 isso o que > estamos a fazer.* > > > 2011/5/23 Sarah <slimvir...@gmail.com> > >> On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 16:32, Bob Sponge >> <metzgerhandwerk.hat.tradit...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> > dear sarah >> > >> > i want to give you a small feedback about your entries here about a >> > comment i did. (i found this list with a notice on my userpage in the >> > german wikipedia) >> > >> > "Pro i like her big tits :-) Bunnyfrosch (Diskussion) 22:59, 2 January >> > 2011 (UTC)" >> > >> > there were 2 contra votes before, one argued not educational and >> > questioned: "Why manga woman rhymes with big tits?" the other replies >> > the "not educational" accusation. both arguments are bullshit in my >> > opinion. because all is educational or nothing, but i am to obliging >> > to told a another users his/her meaning is bullshit. for example if i >> > want to know how a piece of shit looks like, a picture of a piece of >> > shit ist educational, and if i want to know something about the >> > frontieres of texas, a picture of a map coult very >> > helpfully/educational. if people naming something not educational, >> > they want to say somthing diffrent. ( note this is my personal pov!) >> > but they vote this way, but really really often simply mean: "i hate >> > this pic" or "i hate this user" or "i hate every kind of nudity in the >> > commons" >> > >> > in german i often give persons a longer feedback, in english i spare >> > the longer feedback. (you can read why^^) so i choose a short pro >> > vote, applying to the first contra. and by the way, i am not addicted >> > to big or small boobs - i couldn't care less! >> > if i had choose a longer explanation for my vote, it would like: >> > "wikipedia needs well draught anime pictures, with common licences, >> > this one is a great animation of a girl or transsexual in a beautyfull >> > landscape". so, thats the reason i vote with pro. >> > >> > but there was no need for a argumentaion, when the contra-side argues >> > with "not educational" >> > >> > i hope this will help you, to understand my diction in the comment. >> > >> > best regards >> > le frog du rabbit >> > >> Bob, thanks for your explanation. It's appreciated. >> >> The thing is this: some of us would like to attract more women editors >> to Wikipedia, so that women have more of a voice, and perhaps also to >> change the culture of Wikipedia a little. >> >> It's arguably not in a woman's interests to hang around on a talk page >> where people are posting about big tits. It may be in the project's >> interests to have more women there, but it's hard to see how it could >> be in the interests of the individual women. >> >> It doesn't really matter what the intention is behind the words, >> because all we see are the words themselves. For some women (not all, >> but some), these words effectively mean, "The way you see the world is >> not represented here," or "Go away." >> >> That's one of the reasons it's a problem. >> >> Sarah >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > -- "Only the shallow know themselves." - Oscar Wilde
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