Manypedia is a really cool thing. Best wishes,
Lennart Lennart Guldbrandsson, Wikimedia Sverige http://wikimedia.se Tfn: 031 - 12 50 48 Mobil: 070 - 207 80 05 Epost: [email protected] Användarsida: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anv%C3%A4ndare:Hannibal Blogg: http://mrchapel.wordpress.com/ > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:04:50 +0200 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Bikini example > > You can compare how different language Wikipedias use images in the > same article using Manypedia. > All images appearing in the articles are conveniently grouped on top > of it, and if you mouse over them, you can see a larger version. > > For example, below you find links of comparisons of the page "Bikini" > between English and Chinese, Czech, Persian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian > http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|zh > http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|cs > http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|fa > http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|ja > http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|ko, > http://manypedia.com/#|en|Bikini|lv > > But you can search any page in any language and compare it with any > other language just using the controls on top of the interface. > > We've created Manypedia with the goal of easing > cross-linguistic/cultural investigations so I would love to hear your > feedback about it. > Enjoy! ;) > > On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 5:57 AM, Emily Monroe <[email protected]> wrote: > > How about using the German article to help out with the English one, and > > refactoring/deleting anything on the talk page that talks about anything > > except the article it's attached to? > > > > From, > > Emily > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Arnaud HERVE <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> I just found an example which seems to me exemplary of a male dominated > >> disaster : > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini > >> > >> In the Article page what struck me as wrong was : > >> > >> 1) The Sports bikini in beach volleyball photo, which has non pertinent > >> erotic content imho > >> > >> 2) The chapter about male underwear, which seems to me so inappropriate > >> AND ridiculous I can't even begin to describe it. > >> > >> In the Discussion page there is totally male point of view discussion > >> about whether the girl in red is in good shape enough. > >> > >> Then there is the raging Outrage comment which I fear might become > >> systematic if you leave the door opened for that. I have never seen a > >> kid being shocked by going to the beach and seeing bikinis. That's a > >> perverse erotic assumption imho, under the guise of high morality. > >> > >> I took the time to have a look at the German page : > >> > >> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini > >> > >> 1) The first photo is semantically right, it shows better that bikinis > >> are used to go the beach and swimming > >> > >> 2) The history chapter is better developed > >> > >> 3) The gallery and the drawings aptly show different kinds of bikinis > >> > >> 4) No ridiculous male underwear content > >> > >> Also, there was a beach sports photo which seemed to me much better and > >> devoid of erotic content yesterday. But sadly it's been removed at the > >> moment I speak. It was this one : > >> > >> > >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beach_volleyball-Huntington_Beach-California_1.jpg > >> > >> Ah yes and also the discussion on the German page is more competent and > >> calm imho. > >> > >> So as a conclusion, the German bikini page represents for me a right > >> state of mind and proper educational content, fit to be used in a school > >> with students interested in fashion. The English page seems to me more > >> influence by more or less lunatic authors, or authors less interested in > >> knowledge. > >> > >> Arnaud > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Gendergap mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gendergap mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > > > > > > -- > -- > Paolo Massa > Email: paolo AT gnuband DOT org > Blog: http://gnuband.org > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
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