On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Kim Osman <kim.os...@qut.edu.au> wrote:
> > Hi, > > > > I edit Wikipedia a lot. I probably spend more time than I should editing > > Wikipedia. Can I ask where there is a prevalence of pornography on > > Wikipedia? I honestly can't think of a single time I have come across it > > when I wasn't directly looking for it. Misogny to a degree, yes. > > Discrimination against women's topics and topics outside the United > States, > > youbetcha. But pornography? Maybe I just don't edit articles where > > pornography is very prevalent? > > > > Hi Laura, > > I totally agree with you - I have never come across anything remotely > offensive in the course of editing or browsing. What I was trying to say is > that rather than being a reason more females don't edit Wikipedia (and > perhaps here my use of the word prevalence was wrong) the presence of > certain types of pornography on Wikipedia contributes to the culture which > results in the instances of misogny and discrimination you note. So I do > see the editorial decisions made around the type of content Larry Sanger > referenced as being part of a wider conversation about female participation. > > Cheers, Kim That, in a nutshell, was the point I was making. Andreas
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