My question was about having an on-wiki, women-only project. Just discussing if/how it could be done. On Jan 1, 2015 6:16 PM, "Risker" <[email protected]> wrote:
> So perhaps the question is how many women would be interested in > participating in off-wiki...I'm not really sure entirely what exactly it > is, although hypothetically it's mentoring and... well, I keep coming back > to I'm not sure what it is. > > I have a hard enough time keeping up with my current load, and am not > particularly interested in going to more venues, but I may be the exception. > > Risker/Anne > > On 1 January 2015 at 19:49, LB <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you, Heather! This is what we run into on the WP GGTF every time we >> open something up for discussion. >> >> All I wanted to discuss the possibility of such a group. Are there any >> policies that would make it impossible? How would we determine who is a >> woman? Could inclusion/exclusion be automated? What might the benefits of >> such a group be? The liabilities? What would its scope be? It's goals? >> >> Can we discuss this? >> On Jan 1, 2015 5:30 PM, "Heather Walls" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Tim Davenport <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I for one would immediately be running the project through the >>>> Miscellany for Deletion process. >>>> >>>> You don't see anything slightly wrong with this idea? Really?!? >>>> >>>> This is 100% unadulterated identity politics. >>>> >>> >>> You say that as if identity politics is somehow inherently negative. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Tim Davenport >>>> Carrite on WP /// Randy from Boise on WPO >>>> Corvallis, OR >>>> >>>> >>>> >>Is it simply impossible to start a Wikipedia project that's open to >>>> women, >>>> or people who identify as women? (I'm sorry if I don't use the correct >>>> terms, but I haven't kept up with them in recent years.) >>>> >>>> >>I mean if we did it... what would the consequences be? >>>> >>>> >>Lightbreather >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gendergap mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, >>>> please visit: >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Heather Walls* >>> Communications Design Manager I Wikimedia Foundation >>> 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >>> visit: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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