[Gendergap] WikiChix
Hi everyone, I've had a few conversations, and heard/read a number of comments about the term WikiChix. Now I've never been much of a chick, and it seems other women tend to agree in the terminology as being a bit...hokey, old school and not the most contemporary. I'd like to see how we can re-develop the concept into something else. I've been using just the simple term of Women in Wikimedia etc, but I know that's not the most quirky or exciting sound term when it comes to trying to be clever at a luncheon or whatever. There's also the Women of Wikimedia but WoW...hehe... Oh is this a Warcraft meet-up? I also joined the WikiChix mailing list over a month and ago and there has been no activity. I'm starting to think perhaps we can retire the term for the sake of contemporary thinking. But, perhaps I'm just being uber and everyone thinks it's the cutest name ever and should be kept. Thoughts? -Sarah -- GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for Wikimedia http://www.glamwiki.org Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American Arthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch and Sarah Stierch Consulting *Historical, cultural artistic research advising.* -- http://www.sarahstierch.com/ ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix
I've been using the term wikiwoman for years now, and it was fine in the Hungarian Community. *~Orsolya* 2011/9/26 Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com Hi everyone, I've had a few conversations, and heard/read a number of comments about the term WikiChix. Now I've never been much of a chick, and it seems other women tend to agree in the terminology as being a bit...hokey, old school and not the most contemporary. I'd like to see how we can re-develop the concept into something else. I've been using just the simple term of Women in Wikimedia etc, but I know that's not the most quirky or exciting sound term when it comes to trying to be clever at a luncheon or whatever. There's also the Women of Wikimedia but WoW...hehe... Oh is this a Warcraft meet-up? I also joined the WikiChix mailing list over a month and ago and there has been no activity. I'm starting to think perhaps we can retire the term for the sake of contemporary thinking. But, perhaps I'm just being uber and everyone thinks it's the cutest name ever and should be kept. Thoughts? -Sarah -- GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for Wikimedia http://www.glamwiki.org Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American Arthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch and Sarah Stierch Consulting *Historical, cultural artistic research advising.* -- http://www.sarahstierch.com/ ___ 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
Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I've had a few conversations, and heard/read a number of comments about the term WikiChix. Now I've never been much of a chick, and it seems other women tend to agree in the terminology as being a bit...hokey, old school and not the most contemporary. I'd like to see how we can re-develop the concept into something else. I've been using just the simple term of Women in Wikimedia etc, but I know that's not the most quirky or exciting sound term when it comes to trying to be clever at a luncheon or whatever. There's also the Women of Wikimedia but WoW...hehe... Oh is this a Warcraft meet-up? I also joined the WikiChix mailing list over a month and ago and there has been no activity. I'm starting to think perhaps we can retire the term for the sake of contemporary thinking. But, perhaps I'm just being uber and everyone thinks it's the cutest name ever and should be kept. Thoughts? If you contribute to Wikisource, you can become a wikisourcerer, which has a nice ring to it.. -- John Vandenberg ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] wiki-women-empowerement
Wonderful to hear about your work Lantuszka. I look forward to hearing more about it - do you have any on-Wiki materials related to results, images, reports? I'd love to share it with folks. =) Sarah On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Lantuszka . lantus...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Last weekend we had celebrated 10th anniversary of polish Wikipedia. Definitly successful event gathered lot of Wikipedians, media attention as well as general audience. just to mention that among several very interesting subjects i got a chance to present also the issue of women and Wikipedia. the lecture was called female face of Wikipedia and was to sum up the discussions that started after February 2011 interview that Sue Gardner has given mentioning the gender gap problem. In the presentation i had briefed on many initiatives undertaken as immediate and later reaction to the interview (start of this mailing list, many local projects and workshops to empower women to become Wikieditors), underlined the question why it is important and what added values it brings as well as the question on if there is any substantial difference in the quality of article edited by woman or man (IMHO non what matters is the quality of work not really what gender is the author). the lecture - as all of that conference - has been shoutcasted online and video recorded and later the videos would be available online on free licences. The language of lecture was Polish. Not sure if the video would have subtitles in english - most probably not. for the upcoming 8th March we're planning again workshops for women (in several cities in Poland) on wiki-editing and wiki-values. shall you have any questions, comments about the lecture or would like to share your experience (good practices, weak points, suggestions for improvement) on workshops or other ideas especially for 8th March, you shall not hesitate to write and are more then welcome to share your experience. bests, Lantuszka ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap -- GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for Wikimedia http://www.glamwiki.org Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American Arthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch and Sarah Stierch Consulting *Historical, cultural artistic research advising.* -- http://www.sarahstierch.com/ ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] wiki-women-empowerement
As one of the organizers of the event I will do my best to find someone who will provide english subtitules for the recording Lantuszka's lecture. Her presentations is definitely worth sharing with a wider international audience :-) -- Magalia ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix
I don't think I've heard/read chick for several years. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I've had a few conversations, and heard/read a number of comments about the term WikiChix. Now I've never been much of a chick, and it seems other women tend to agree in the terminology as being a bit...hokey, old school and not the most contemporary. I'd like to see how we can re-develop the concept into something else. I've been using just the simple term of Women in Wikimedia etc, but I know that's not the most quirky or exciting sound term when it comes to trying to be clever at a luncheon or whatever. There's also the Women of Wikimedia but WoW...hehe... Oh is this a Warcraft meet-up? I also joined the WikiChix mailing list over a month and ago and there has been no activity. I'm starting to think perhaps we can retire the term for the sake of contemporary thinking. But, perhaps I'm just being uber and everyone thinks it's the cutest name ever and should be kept. Thoughts? If you contribute to Wikisource, you can become a wikisourcerer, which has a nice ring to it.. -- John Vandenberg ___ 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
Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix
Some of your probably already know this but the term chix references the LinuxChix movement. But if it's spoken and not written, it could very easily come off as 70s throwback. On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: I don't think I've heard/read chick for several years. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I've had a few conversations, and heard/read a number of comments about the term WikiChix. Now I've never been much of a chick, and it seems other women tend to agree in the terminology as being a bit...hokey, old school and not the most contemporary. I'd like to see how we can re-develop the concept into something else. I've been using just the simple term of Women in Wikimedia etc, but I know that's not the most quirky or exciting sound term when it comes to trying to be clever at a luncheon or whatever. There's also the Women of Wikimedia but WoW...hehe... Oh is this a Warcraft meet-up? I also joined the WikiChix mailing list over a month and ago and there has been no activity. I'm starting to think perhaps we can retire the term for the sake of contemporary thinking. But, perhaps I'm just being uber and everyone thinks it's the cutest name ever and should be kept. Thoughts? If you contribute to Wikisource, you can become a wikisourcerer, which has a nice ring to it.. -- John Vandenberg ___ 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 ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix
My older brother is a Linux nerd, but I haven't heard of the LinuxChix movement. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Nicole Willson artisticaltru...@gmail.comwrote: Some of your probably already know this but the term chix references the LinuxChix movement. But if it's spoken and not written, it could very easily come off as 70s throwback. On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: I don't think I've heard/read chick for several years. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I've had a few conversations, and heard/read a number of comments about the term WikiChix. Now I've never been much of a chick, and it seems other women tend to agree in the terminology as being a bit...hokey, old school and not the most contemporary. I'd like to see how we can re-develop the concept into something else. I've been using just the simple term of Women in Wikimedia etc, but I know that's not the most quirky or exciting sound term when it comes to trying to be clever at a luncheon or whatever. There's also the Women of Wikimedia but WoW...hehe... Oh is this a Warcraft meet-up? I also joined the WikiChix mailing list over a month and ago and there has been no activity. I'm starting to think perhaps we can retire the term for the sake of contemporary thinking. But, perhaps I'm just being uber and everyone thinks it's the cutest name ever and should be kept. Thoughts? If you contribute to Wikisource, you can become a wikisourcerer, which has a nice ring to it.. -- John Vandenberg ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix
http://www.linuxchix.org/ I suppose it sounds a bit more badass with Linux because..well..the x's and they have an awesome Tank Girl inspired mascot. We just have Wikipe-tan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipe-tan :( The personification of Wikipedia Turns out there is a Commons-tan also, who looks more like Strawberry Shortcake meets Raspberry Beret by Prince: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Commons-tan.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Shortcake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Beret -Sarah On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: My older brother is a Linux nerd, but I haven't heard of the LinuxChix movement. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Nicole Willson artisticaltru...@gmail.com wrote: Some of your probably already know this but the term chix references the LinuxChix movement. But if it's spoken and not written, it could very easily come off as 70s throwback. On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: I don't think I've heard/read chick for several years. From, Emily On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM, John Vandenberg jay...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I've had a few conversations, and heard/read a number of comments about the term WikiChix. Now I've never been much of a chick, and it seems other women tend to agree in the terminology as being a bit...hokey, old school and not the most contemporary. I'd like to see how we can re-develop the concept into something else. I've been using just the simple term of Women in Wikimedia etc, but I know that's not the most quirky or exciting sound term when it comes to trying to be clever at a luncheon or whatever. There's also the Women of Wikimedia but WoW...hehe... Oh is this a Warcraft meet-up? I also joined the WikiChix mailing list over a month and ago and there has been no activity. I'm starting to think perhaps we can retire the term for the sake of contemporary thinking. But, perhaps I'm just being uber and everyone thinks it's the cutest name ever and should be kept. Thoughts? If you contribute to Wikisource, you can become a wikisourcerer, which has a nice ring to it.. -- John Vandenberg ___ 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 ___ 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 -- GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for Wikimedia http://www.glamwiki.org Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American Arthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch and Sarah Stierch Consulting *Historical, cultural artistic research advising.* -- http://www.sarahstierch.com/ ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
