This point is so important I gave it its own subject line. Perhaps this
language can be worked into the statement of purpose of all the WMF
Gender gap projects... I also think Kerry should turn her whole
excellent statement into an essay for the WMF site and it should be
linked from GGTF
Hmm. I stopped editing the Dutch Wikipedia because it just wasn't any fun
anymore. I would never say I experienced barriers to entry or that there
were barriers to continued participation. It is more that there was a
continuous vacuum of silence that made participation feel like I was on an
island
Good points, Jane Part of a hostile editing environment is the either
they ignore you or they insult you phenomena. I'm sure a lot of women
do quit for just the reason Jane describes - being ignored.
I got that quoted phrase from a woman complaining about it in some
mainstream article a few
I do call the Dutch Wikipedia a hostile editing environment, but I am not
convinced that environment is more hostile to women than to men. It is
decidedly hostile to all newcomers and all outsiders, where I would
consider outsiders to be people who make edits less often than once per
month.
I
Sorry to read that, Sarah. But maybe you just need a new project! I must
admit I make way more edits on Wikidata than anywhere else these days - I
believe that is where I can make the most effective contribution. I can't
resist writing articles on Wikipedia now and then though.
On Tue, Dec 30,
Wikidata is the bommbbb!!
:)
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Jane Darnell jane...@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry to read that, Sarah. But maybe you just need a new project! I must
admit I make way more edits on Wikidata than anywhere else these days - I
believe that is where I can make the
totally!
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 8:04 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com
wrote:
Wikidata is the bommbbb!!
:)
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Jane Darnell jane...@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry to read that, Sarah. But maybe you just need a new project! I must
admit I make way more
