Hi Derric - Welcome and I'm sorry it had to be under these circumstances. We're glad to have you here.
-Sarah On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Derric Atzrott < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm not sure if it is proper to introduce yourself upon joining this list, > so I > thought I would. My name is Derric Atzrott. I'm an editor on the English > Wikipedia and feel that the gender gap on Wikipedia, and honestly in many > places > in general, is problematic and something needs to be done about it. I do > a lot > of informal outreach, though in the past month or two I've begun trying to > do a > bit more formal outreach, and have, since I realized there was a problem, > tried > to place an emphasis on getting females to become editors. > > The news of the deaths of both Andrianne and Cynthia is heart breaking. > While I > didn't know either of them it always pains me to hear about members of our > community dying. The death of both of them, who I understand were active > on > this list, has prompted me to try to step up my efforts as well, which is > why I > have joined this list. > > Honestly, there is a good chance to I'll mostly just lurk on this list > like I do > wikitech-l and libraries, but if I see anything I can help with I'll do my > best > to do so, and if any of you know of anything I can help with, please ask. > > Sorry if this email is inappropriate for the list. > > Thank you, > Derric Atzrott > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- Sarah Stierch ----- Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. www.sarahstierch.com
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