On Thursday, August 25, 2011, Daniel and Elizabeth Case wrote:
> +1, Sarah (and I say this with even more conviction having met you in
> person). Wasn't there some data recently showing that women who become
> admins are actually more likely to stick with it?
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>I think you'd make a darned fine admin, and would be glad to support
>you. We need more than just the technogeeks; indeed, virtually ZERO of
>what I do as an admin is technogeekery.
+1, Sarah (and I say this with even more conviction having met you in
person). Wasn't there some data recently sh
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:52 PM, wrote:
> First, note per my last message on stalkers, obviously the other editors
> on the issue in question were assumed to be or admittedly male.
>
> I identify with below. Some women are just more diplomatic than we may be;
> others have unconsciously gotten
On Aug 25, 2011, at 5:51 AM, "Michael J. Lowrey" wrote:
>
> I think you'd make a darned fine admin, and would be glad to support
> you. We need more than just the technogeeks; indeed, virtually ZERO of
> what I do as an admin is technogeekery.
>
We shall see...good to know all skills or "ty
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
> To be honest, I have a terribly low selfesteem when it comes to my work in
> Wikimedia - whether it's thinking I should apply for a job or fellowship, or
> it's applying for an admin position, or just speaking up in certain topics.
> I feel t
First, note per my last message on stalkers, obviously the other editors
on the issue in question were assumed to be or admittedly male.
I identify with below. Some women are just more diplomatic than we may
be; others have unconsciously gotten into the habit of always
apologizing for opining
(prepares to expose herself a bit, andbreaths)
I have absolutely dealt with this behavior. While no one has openly left
comments on my talk pages, I have been told a few strange things in my day
as a Wikipedian. From "I'll help you because I think you're hot"
(paraphrasing - I was actually jud
Hmmm. Looking at the edit summaries of talk pages of a couple of editors
who write exclusively on the Israel-Palestine issue, as opposed to me
who just gets sucked into a few specific articles over and over, usually
BLP-related for individuals or organizations...I seem to have a lot more
nasty
This situation from earlier today has already been resolved, so no drama
is necessary, but I thought I would post one of the diffs here as an
example for discussion:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Beria&diff=next&oldid=58432635
I think this is a good example of the "unw
