The reporter refers it as Wikipedia / Wikimedia on several times on the article, in case you haven't noticed it. http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HKL/2011/03/22/ArticleHtmls/Wiki-wants-women-22032011101054.shtml?Mode=1
I respect your opinion but for most part of world, Wiki means Wikipedia and not necessarily Wikileaks :) Please note that the article was written by journo ( err... journalist) from the media publication and not me. Regards Tinu Cherian On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Shlomi Fish <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi CherianTinu, > > On Tuesday 22 Mar 2011 13:34:18 CherianTinu Abraham wrote: > > FYI > > > > > > *The Hindustan Times ( Kolkata edition) : "Wiki wants Women"* > > > http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HKL/2011/03/22/ArticleHtml > > s/Wiki-wants-women-22032011101054.shtml?Mode=1 > > > > "Wiki wants Women". > > > > > *The international media is abuzz with the gender gap in Wikipedia > > contributors around the world. Also, a survey by Wikimedia Foundation > shows > > that English Wiki has only 13% women editors. To level this skewed ratio, > > "English Wiki". > > I would have taken this article more seriously, if it hadn't called > "Wikipedia" simply "Wiki": > > * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki > > * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiWikiWeb > > * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia > > Note that "wikip" is a useful shorthand for "Wikipedia" on IRC/IM/etc. but > not > simply "Wiki". This kind of mental sloppiness always makes me think that > the > person who say that is an idiot. > > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ > Understand what Open Source is - http://shlom.in/oss-fs > > I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ > in > mind. -- Alan Kay (Attributed) > > Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . >
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