[Gendergap] diversity among male editors Re: what follows from "most editors do not gender-identify"
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:16:14 -0700 (PDT), Audrey Cormier wrote > I just want to add a suggestion that I haven't seen really discussed, and > that is the idea of > supporting more diversity among male editors as a way of making an > encyclopedia that > would be more inviting for potential female editors. this is an interesting point, I think, Audrey, even the beginning of your paragraph as standing by itself it reminds of a quote I came across a few weeks ago that may actually be of interest here: those who enjoy the benefits of democratic society bear the responsibility to develop the capacity for 'critical freedom', which includes cultivating "the ability to see one's own ways as strange and unfamiliar, to stray from and take up a critical attitude towards them and so open culture to question, reinterpretation, negotiation, transformation and non-identity." (Tully 1995:206), this passage as a whole is from Moira Gatens and Genevieve Lloyd: Collective imaginings. Spinoza, past and present. London : Routledge, 1999, p. 140 and they are quoting from James Tully: Strange multiplicity. Constitutionalism in an age of diversity. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995, p. 206 seeing this passage in the light of the point you are making, I guess, Audrey, brings me to the conclusion that James Tully's insight might indeed be interesting food for thought especially for a project like WP that is so hinged on "facts" - "factum", in Latin, meaning "something made" - and yes, anyone who helps others on and showing a relaxed critical attitude to their own ways is simply admirable, I think thanks & cheers, Claudia koltzenb...@w4w.net ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Clarification of topics
hm, reading the threads in the list archive is an option that I often use, too, and it is independent of any mail program ;-) example, by thread, this month: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2012-June/thread.html :-) cheers Claudia On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:50:17 +0100, Andreas Kolbe wrote > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Karen Sue Rolph > wrote: > > > Dear esteemed colleagues, > > > > > > > I recently referred to Anita S. I don't know her, don't know how she > > would be contacted, Andreas. I don't know if she contributes to Wikipedia, > > even. Anyone who might have weighed in without first exploring the nature > > of her work missed it's essence. Evidence is useful to this forum and its > > mission. > > > > KSRolph > > > > Dear Karen, > > I have contacted Anita, and hope she will have time to look in. > > (As for the threading of topics, I suspect that gmail handles the thread > structure better than hotmail. In gmail, all the posts that belong to a > given topic always appear together, in one long list, so it's easier to see > what preceded any given post.) > > Best, > Andreas ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Clarification of topics
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Karen Sue Rolph wrote: > Dear esteemed colleagues, > > I recently referred to Anita S. I don't know her, don't know how she > would be contacted, Andreas. I don't know if she contributes to Wikipedia, > even. Anyone who might have weighed in without first exploring the nature > of her work missed it's essence. Evidence is useful to this forum and its > mission. > > KSRolph > Dear Karen, I have contacted Anita, and hope she will have time to look in. (As for the threading of topics, I suspect that gmail handles the thread structure better than hotmail. In gmail, all the posts that belong to a given topic always appear together, in one long list, so it's easier to see what preceded any given post.) Best, Andreas ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Clarification of topics
Dear esteemed colleagues, I'm enjoying the gendergap list, but I'm getting confused about what each message is referring to. It might be good to state your topic instead of using, 'he', 'she', and 'they.' With a few relatively concurrent topics under discussion, which is fine, I want to make sure I am following, without having to go through several days of email strings. It doesn't seem like a bad idea to make that url on your topic available, either. As I scroll down, you lose me, I see no name for the person under discussion and no link either, might be hidden in the list underbrush... I recently referred to Anita S. I don't know her, don't know how she would be contacted, Andreas. I don't know if she contributes to Wikipedia, even. Anyone who might have weighed in without first exploring the nature of her work missed it's essence. Evidence is useful to this forum and its mission. KSRolph ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
