Re: [Gendergap] Women on the list: what have you been editing lately?
I've been creating articles about Feminism in... different countries, so far Germany and the Netherlands, and expanding Feminism in Italy. My ambition is to get through a few of these over the Summer. I'm enjoying the research, the history is always so different from country to country. Audrey (aka OttawaAC)___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Images of radical feminist protests
I'm wondering what the thinking is among list members concerning photos depicting more militant feminist protest activity. I've been searching for images on Flickr that relate to feminism worldwide, and selecting some to copy to Commons. I've come across a few that are definitely in the radical end of the spectrum. The photos themselves range from could be offensive to some people (e.g. topless demonstrators) to fully intended to be offensive to some/many people (e.g. anti-male graffiti, posters dealing with menstruation). Now, it's one thing to discuss militancy in an article, it's another to see photos. They have documentary value, and I'm of the mind to go ahead and add them to the Radical feminism article. Since they were intended to shock, though, I do hesitate to do it. Would they serve an article well, or detract? Opinions? Audrey (aka OttawaAC)___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Fw: message
http://www.shigouauto.com/phypwxnx/sijjl.tj?cckh Audrey Cormier 4/2/2013 2:10:26 PM q 4/2/2013 2:10:26 PM Audrey Cormier___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Kelly Wearstler, again...
I don't think an Admin should get any more weight as any other editor working on writing an article when they are contributing to it in an editor role (like POV-pushing over an info box, to demonstrate the high esteem in which they place pretty breasts). If they keep overriding other editors when the consensus is going against them, then why not complain to another Admin about their behaviour and have them sanctioned for it? The Admins are not above the rules, and it should be pointed out to them more often by regular editors when they decide to act like assclowns. I have the impression that a lot of the bias problems, whether sexism, elitism, racism, etc., whatever the expression of the bias, a lot of the time the root problem is all about inflated egos. Little tin god syndrome. Some people contributing to Wikipedia set themselves up to be an expert on a topic, say Widgets. It doesn't matter that they are really not a world expert on Widgets; they will shout down anyone else who challenges their POV or their perception of themselves as World's Foremost Authority on All Things Widget-Related Because They Control the Wikipedia Article on It and Therefore Influence All Global Knowledge On Widgets Sadly, as long as they can succeed at shouting down other contributors by abusing the system (using WP red tape and bureaucracy to their advantage), they are in fact kind of the owner of the WP article in Widgets, and in practical terms, they do have an overly weighty influence over world knowledge of widgets. I'd like to see the WP red tape streamlined, for sure... When it comes to writing an article on anything that might be perceived as less important to the male-dominated WP editing community than say Human Penis Size (one of Wikipedia's most-read articles), I take a few steps to try to make it less justifiable for any jerks to try to have it deleted. My main tactic is quantifying the subject as much as possible. A lot of guys think in terms of How long? How many? How often? How far? So, give lots of numbers: she earns $XX a year, the movie was seen by XX million people, the book was on the NY Times bestseller list for XX weeks, the song was Number 1 on Billboard for XX weeks, she increased sales by XX% last year, she has businesses in XX countries, she sold X units this year, etc., and cited the numbers properly with reliable sources. I know it's a double standard in demanding more extensive justification for a women's topic (or a minority topic, or a global south topic, etc.), but some people are idiots, that's just the way it is. Another good tactic is to include an official institution of any kind as a source of info on the subject -- is it possible to connect the article in any way to a museum exhibit? Or a university course, publication, etc.? Has the woman ever spoken at a large conference, or has the topic been the subject of a conference or lecture somewhere? Has the woman been cited as a possible expert source by another writer, in a book, newspaper article, interview, documentary, TV program, etc. (which would make them notable)? Hth... Audrey OttawaAC___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Gendergap Digest, Vol 10, Issue 4
Re: Suggestions for Improved Content on Wikimedia I was wondering if it would be a good idea to maybe approach some of the folks who have fashion blogs, to see if they'd be willing to donate older photos. Even photos that are more than a couple of years old would be very useful for illustrating different fashion-related articles. There might be personality-right problems, though, I don't know what the legalities would be. A solution to that might be having the images pixelated or adding the bar-across-the-eyes (like in the Glamour magazine dos-and-donts feature). Audrey From: quot;gendergap-requ...@lists.wikimedia.orgquot; lt;gendergap-requ...@lists.wikimedia.orggt; To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 9:08:56 AM Subject: Gendergap Digest, Vol 10, Issue 4 Send Gendergap mailing list submissions to gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap or, via email, send a message with subject or body #39;help#39; to gendergap-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org You can reach the person managing the list at gendergap-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than quot;Re: Contents of Gendergap digest...quot; Today#39;s Topics: 1. Re: Please delete gendergaps Googleable links about me -- (Federico Leva (Nemo)) 2. Mind the Gap(s)! Writing Styles of Female Editors on Wikipedia (Laura Hale) 3. Suggestions on improved content for Wikimedia Commons (Sarah Stierch) 4. Arizona Womens Heritage Trail (Sarah Stierch) 5. Interesting article that can use some help - Fallen woman (Sarah Stierch) 6. Women Fight back Trolls (Sandra ordonez) 7. Congratulations to WMF#39;s Sumana Harihareswara! (Sarah Stierch) 8. Re: Congratulations to WMF#39;s Sumana Harihareswara! (Sarah Stierch) -- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:05:37 +0100 From: quot;Federico Leva (Nemo)quot; lt;nemow...@gmail.comgt; Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Please delete gendergaps Googleable links about me -- To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects lt;gendergap@lists.wikimedia.orggt; Message-ID: lt;4eb4ee51.1000...@gmail.comgt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Migdia Chinea, 05/11/2011 06:01: gt; I#39;m very disturbed that my comments are now googleable. And I guess so gt; is this one I#39;m writing right now. There#39;s no context and it#39;s just ery gt; disturbing. My short has been seen in 25 film festivals around the gt; world and now it appears that any comment I make is googleable, which gt; will have a deleterious effect on me in terms of getting a job. Please gt; remove all my comments. I#39;m really upset -- I#39;m afraid of what I say. Until this is a public mailing list, see lt;https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/view/Remove_a_message_from_mailing_list_archive#Considerations_for_requestersgt; Nemo -- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:18:45 +1100 From: Laura Hale lt;la...@fanhistory.comgt; Subject: [Gendergap] Mind the Gap(s)! Writing Styles of Female Editors on Wikipedia To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects lt;gendergap@lists.wikimedia.orggt; Message-ID: lt;cagapgksdiijhzpvxrnnct6+btdzyo1cjgefo9sj48iatgwm...@mail.gmail.comgt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=quot;windows-1252quot; quot;...This analysis will focus on characteristics of female participants on English Wikipedia. The analysis will look to see if these participants are representative of the female English speaking population. The analysis will also explore, through some existing literature and in the conclusion, the question of whether these potential differences could matter when planning strategy to target the gender gap. ?quot; http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mind_the_Gap Sincerely, Laura Hale -- twitter: purplepopple blog: ozziesport.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/attachments/2007/a65926c9/attachment-0001.htm -- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 10:19:33 -0500 From: Sarah Stierch lt;sarah.stie...@gmail.comgt; Subject: [Gendergap] Suggestions on improved content for Wikimedia Commons To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects lt;gendergap@lists.wikimedia.orggt; Message-ID: lt;cakiglfod8d-7umzq3oxce1dqfs4g9mslk+bxh-4ivyfbk+y...@mail.gmail.comgt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=quot;iso-8859-1quot; Hi everyone, I#39;m starting a list of media (specifically still photography but with potential for video, as well) which needs improvement or doesn#39;t exist on Commons. Not specifically quot;women#39;s themesquot; (we all love to argue what that
[Gendergap] Women's Voices Women Vote | feminist lobby group wants help
I can add info from the draft to the article (under new title to reflect the organization's new name) this evening, if no one else has done it already. Will copy edit as well if needed. ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
