Unfortunately some made sure that i couldnt vote this year, partly because i was an outspoken critic of the incompetence of arbcom. There are several i would have supported and opposed.
Its also worth noting that the only openly gay candidate has been the subject of some pretty viscious attacks by Fram at ani. Reguyla Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device ------ Original message------ From: Fæ Date: Sun, Dec 7, 2014 9:04 AM To: GenderGap; Subject:Re: [Gendergap] Relevant election questions for Arbcom Following up on this, after my question a week ago to Arbcom candidates, it is now clear that there are *no* women standing for election to Arbcom this year who are prepared to say they are a woman. There is one openly non-heterosexual candidate standing, though the candidate guides make it look unlikely he will get elected. The feedback to my question seems to be that the majority do not understand why a lack of open candidates might be perceived as an issue, in fact in several places this has been interpreted as a threat against anonymity and even been dismissed as trolling. I corrected my comments at . Don't forget, today is the last day you can vote and make a difference to who will be on English Wikipedia's Arbcom next year. :-) Fae On 1 December 2014 at 19:24, Fæ wrote: > > On 1 Dec 2014 19:15, "Nathan" wrote: >> I'm not sure I love the idea of asking people to identify with a gender or >> sexuality when they haven't done so already. If they have already done so, >> then the question is superfluous. Better to ask them their position on the >> actual issue, and if they think there is anything arbcom or the project as a >> whole can do better. > > I understand that POV, however with only one woman candidate my question was > deliberate. The de facto 'don't ask don't tell' policy is a poor excuse for > failing properly to address the hostility that some of our contributors who > are open about their gender or orientation have experienced. > > We should not have to be forced into the closet to edit Wikipedia, and if > Arbcom members fear to be open, what hope is there for everyone else? > > Fae > >> On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Fæ wrote: >>> >>> In the light of the contentious Gender Gap Task Force case, I have >>> raised the following question for candidates in the current election: >>> "I'm having difficulty visualizing how Arbcom today represents the >>> diversity of our community. Would you like to identify yourself as a >>> woman or LGBT, and explain what life experience and values you would >>> bring to the committee when these become topics or a locus of >>> dispute?" >>> >>> I will be voting for women and open LGBT candidates that bring some >>> relevant and diverse life experience to committee, and against >>> everyone else. I am sure they will get enough votes from the majority -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote. _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
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