> > I think a number of people here can relate to this sentiment. When I was a > child, one of my bedrooms was white with pink roses. I hated it so much, I > slept in a closet..literally, by choice. As a teenager I was raised by my > father and teal and black were the shades of choice. To this very day I wear > black most days and I prefer "fuchsia" over pink. But, I must admit, I love > the smell of roses. > > I don't believe any of us want an uber-femme Wikipedia to be a tool to > encourage contributors. I do really like the idea of expanding on skin > options, and I do think the option of having a "user friendly" look can help > improve contributions [snip] >
My point exactly! From, Emily On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Sarah Stierch <[email protected]>wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Emily Monroe <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> I find I'm not really girly girly all that much. Pink and purple used to >> be my absolute favorite colors, for example, but now "Pretty much shade of >> blue" fills a slot above them. Of course, at least in America, blue=baby >> boy, know what I mean? >> >> What I'm trying to say is, sometimes somebody who's comfortable with being >> a woman isn't always going to fulfill the "fluff, rainbow, unicorns, and >> sparkles!" stereotypical of how a woman should act. I don't want a backlash >> in response to this sort of concern severe enough that I feel uncomfortable >> editing. >> >> > I think a number of people here can relate to this sentiment. When I was a > child, one of my bedrooms was white with pink roses. I hated it so much, I > slept in a closet..literally, by choice. As a teenager I was raised by my > father and teal and black were the shades of choice. To this very day I wear > black most days and I prefer "fuchsia" over pink. But, I must admit, I love > the smell of roses. > > I don't believe any of us want an uber-femme Wikipedia to be a tool to > encourage contributors. I do really like the idea of expanding on skin > options, and I do think the option of having a "user friendly" look can help > improve contributions (just like the visual editor..which I have missed a > demo of..twice). > > In a fantasy world it'd be really neat to demo different skins and user > experiences with women of all ages - usability studies (like we do at the > Archives of American Art with researchers of all ages and experience > levels). I suppose that will be the only way we'll know if aesthetics, > functionality and usability matter when it comes to women contributing to > Wikipedia. > > -Sarah > (and yeah I like unicorns..) > > -- > GLAMWIKI Partnership Ambassador for Wikimedia <http://www.glamwiki.org> > Wikipedian-in-Residence, Archives of American > Art<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch> > and > Sarah Stierch Consulting > *Historical, cultural & artistic research & advising.* > ------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.sarahstierch.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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