Re: [Gendergap] uk chairman band

[Sandra ordonez]

if i was a woman who wasn't familiar with Wikipedia, and I read this
article, I would be a bit put off. #JustSaying

Maybe its my ADD creating that connection, but I obviously thought it
relevant enough to post.

You don't have to agree with me, but I would appreciate you don't discredit
my opinion/thoughts by calling it gossip. thanks!



On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Laura Hale  wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Risker  wrote:
>
>> I have to be honest here, I'm not really certain what this thread has to
>> do with the gender gap. It just feels more like gossip than anything,
>> particularly as a significant portion of the reporting either (a) has
>> nothing to do with the purported subject of the articles and/or (b) is
>> inaccurate.
>>
>> Risker/Anne
>>
>
> This.  No one has provided any solid evidence of a connection between the
> limited presence of a few pornographic pictures on Wikipedia and the
> gendergap.  At best, the gender gap story here would be: This sort of story
> discourages women from becoming involved.
>
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Re: [Gendergap] uk chairman banned

[Carol Moore DC]

I actually didn't read the first few posts because of the misspelling ;-)
But when I read in the telegraph article
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/7883064/MPs-scandals-covered-up-on-Wikipedia.html
*He's used multiple accounts
*Very interested in bondage
*Can be hostile to other users

I began to wonder if he was the editor who was so hostile to me in early 
2011 when someone brought me to WP:COIN on a completely different issue. 
I got so annoyed at the hounding and nitpicking defacto attacks from 
this editor whom I'd never run into before that I went to his 
contributions page to see what his POV was.  I saw articles all of women 
bondage related and then asked on his talk page if abusing women was how 
he got his jollies - this got me blocked for the first time.  There was 
a big WP:ANI brouhaha whose details I won't go into, but he did stop 
editing completely at that point.   Which makes me wonder if it was a 
sock who felt too much attention had been brought to him.


So if it IS the same individual, I certainly would understand the 
decision...  Power corrupts, even in Wikipedia. So it's good to 
"impeach" the powerful from time to time to keep them all on their best 
behavior.  (I'll have to check WP:ANI and see why my biggest nemesis 
Admin hasn't posted in two months, since we last had a policy dispute on 
an article, his last series of edits. Maybe I missed something.  Some 
one else high profile who had a nice long block a few years back that 
did somewhat improve his behavior, though he started getting worse again 
lately.)


CM:

PS: Just about ready to put my Wikimania 2012 blog report on my blog, 
but it might be too POV to "promote or advertise" among wikipedians.  
Comments on a number of Wiki issues, and my own naughtiness here and 
there, so guess I should just let people chance upon it...   :-)


Only one issue that was important enough to bring to a policy talk page 
as a question, with one response so far.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource_talk:What_is_Wikisource%3F#.22WikisourceLeaks.22

Ah the things women and feminists could leak from the places of power 
they need leaking from... sigh...


On 8/1/2012 9:53 PM, Pete Forsyth wrote:
In my opinion, it's very much within the remit of this list to share 
anything that creates an environment that is not welcoming to new 
contributors. It doesn't need to be proven every time, as far as I'm 
concerned, that women are disproportionately affected, for a topic to 
be germane to this list.


In this case, I consider it highly relevant information, considering 
that someone in a position of trust in our community (chair of the UK 
board) was found by English Wikipedia's highest authority:


* (unanimously) to have violated important policies meant to protect 
the health of the community (failing to disclose information about his 
past accounts that he was required to disclose)

* (by a slim majority) to have made "unacceptable personal attacks"
* (unanimously) to have made "ad hominem attacks to discredit others"
* to have "attempted to deceive the community" on more than one count
* was banned (indefinitely, with opportunity for appeal starting in 1 
year) from editing the encyclopedia


I am aware that this person has made a number of high quality 
contributions to our site, and is well respected for much of his work, 
and do not discount that in any way. But the fact that he would 
continue in a position of trust, as chair of the Board of the UK 
Wikimedia chapter, in light of these findings, is distressing to me. 
It seems to me that he, and the board that is supporting him (I'm 
unclear whether it's the UK or WMF board) is choosing to place his 
personal status above the interests of the movement, and choosing to 
accept the consequences of a story like this, which in my view will 
surely tend to discourage people from participating in the Wikimedia 
movement.


I don't carry any ill will toward this person, or wish to deny his 
efforts to continue to contribute to our projects. But it does 
distress me that he would continue to carry a Wikimedia business card, 
and represent our movement in a high-profile position of trust, in 
light of these findings.


And I'm glad to have information about something like this posted on a 
list dedicated to the removal of barriers to participation.


-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]]


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Laura Hale > wrote:




On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Risker mailto:risker...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I have to be honest here, I'm not really certain what this
thread has to do with the gender gap. It just feels more like
gossip than anything, particularly as a significant portion of
the reporting either (a) has nothing to do with the purported
subject of the articles and/or (b) is inaccurate.

Risker/Anne


This.  No one has provided any solid evidence of a connection
between the limited pre

Re: [Gendergap] Wikimania Feedback Comment on luncheon

[Pete Forsyth]

I've been following this thread with great interest -- this is a subject
that fascinates me, and that I've put a lot of thought into. In particular,
I looked into a variety of ways to approach introductions when working with
Sarah and Lori Byrd Phillips to plan GLAMcamp DC.

The consistent theme here, I think, is a desire to balance two things: (1)
a desire for everyone to be introduced to everyone else, and (2) a desire
to create a space for more intimate and participatory connections, that go
beyond a sentence or two.

At GLAMcamp DC, with some solid advice from Eugene Eric Kim (CC'd here), I
ended up choosing:

(1) a general BRIEF introduction, paired with:

(2) a more structured activity that allowed people to go into more depth in
smaller groups.

I know that adding this kind of structure to an event can feel cheesy and
forced, but I think it's worth considering anyway, if it helps you to
achieve objectives that are in tension. Without a bit of structure, and
with 100+ people (or even 30) in a short period of time, a less-planned
"everyone listens to everyone else" format means that everybody in the room
is spending A LOT more time listening than talking.

I blogged about how I came to this particular format here:
http://wikistrategies.net/glamcamp-dc-plan/

But the more useful links, probably, are the ones on the specific formats
Eugene suggested to me (any of which might be worth considering for the
WikiWomen's Lunch as well):

   - World Café : Small groups
   converse, in several rounds, mixing up groups between rounds, and taking
   notes to report back.
   - Fish Bowl 
Dialogue:
   A few people start a conversation in the middle of the room. The rest
   listen. An empty seat invites anyone to join the discussion at any time;
   but when one person joins, another must leave.
   - Merging 
introductions:
   This is the method I chose. People pair up for a few minutes, then the
   pairs combine, and then the groups of four combine. During the process,
   participants move from introducing themselves to exploring concrete ideas.
   Then, each group of eight reports back to the whole group.

I hope these ideas are useful -- and am very interested in any other
formats people might have experience with, or comments/questions on these
ones.

-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]]


On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Valerie Aurora
wrote:

> I do really like having these kinds of introductions - I am always
> amazed by the breadth and variety of interests that people have and it
> is a good lesson for me about my stereotypes and assumptions about
> women I haven't overcome yet.  It's also a great way to find people
> you want to meet.
>
> But I agree it took too long.  That introduction format worked really
> well at AdaCamp DC - for a variety of reasons that didn't apply at
> that lunch and I wasn't even aware of during the AdaCamp intros.  You
> can get through 125 introductions of that form very quickly if you
> have:
>
> * Good models to start the introductions off by adhering strictly to
> the (very short) format
> * Strict reinforcement of the format whenever people start to get wordy
> * Two microphones so you don't have mike-passing time in between intros
>
> I first saw this style of introduction at FOOCamp, which has it down
> to a science, but it's harder than it looks, as we found. :)
>
> My two cents is that the lunch should be longer!  I like to schedule
> at least an hour and half. :) Overall, I was thrilled with the whole
> lunch.
>
> -VAL
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Gillian White 
> wrote:
> > I agree that 125 introductions is not a productive or fun way to use a
> short
> > amount of time. In this instance, the process halted all conversation and
> > created a no-win situation for members of the audience - either try to
> > concentrate on an impossible-to-remember roll-call, or ignore the
> speakers.
> > Neither is good and leaving the room would be even more impolite.
> However,
> > it is good to have a problem that results from success!
> >
> > A solution depends on what the purpose of the meeting is. If the purpose
> > changes from a lunch meeting, different approaches could be used but
> > multiple meetings or more scheduled talks should probably become strands
> of
> > the conference. The trick is to balance structure and lack of structure
> in
> > line with the principles and purpose.
> >
> > Assuming the meeting continues to be a lunch meeting, I think the
> principles
> > that need to be remembered for such an event involving such a number of
> > people are:
> > - there is not much time and that time has to allow for eating (IMHO that
> > does not mean wandering around trying to hold food and talk at the same
> > time);
> > - anything repetitive is bound to be tedious;
> > - since there is a major conference in session, a

Re: [Gendergap] uk chairman band

[Pete Forsyth]

In my opinion, it's very much within the remit of this list to share
anything that creates an environment that is not welcoming to new
contributors. It doesn't need to be proven every time, as far as I'm
concerned, that women are disproportionately affected, for a topic to be
germane to this list.

In this case, I consider it highly relevant information, considering that
someone in a position of trust in our community (chair of the UK board) was
found by English Wikipedia's highest authority:

* (unanimously) to have violated important policies meant to protect the
health of the community (failing to disclose information about his past
accounts that he was required to disclose)
* (by a slim majority) to have made "unacceptable personal attacks"
* (unanimously) to have made "ad hominem attacks to discredit others"
* to have "attempted to deceive the community" on more than one count
* was banned (indefinitely, with opportunity for appeal starting in 1 year)
from editing the encyclopedia

I am aware that this person has made a number of high quality contributions
to our site, and is well respected for much of his work, and do not
discount that in any way. But the fact that he would continue in a position
of trust, as chair of the Board of the UK Wikimedia chapter, in light of
these findings, is distressing to me. It seems to me that he, and the board
that is supporting him (I'm unclear whether it's the UK or WMF board) is
choosing to place his personal status above the interests of the movement,
and choosing to accept the consequences of a story like this, which in my
view will surely tend to discourage people from participating in the
Wikimedia movement.

I don't carry any ill will toward this person, or wish to deny his efforts
to continue to contribute to our projects. But it does distress me that he
would continue to carry a Wikimedia business card, and represent our
movement in a high-profile position of trust, in light of these findings.

And I'm glad to have information about something like this posted on a list
dedicated to the removal of barriers to participation.

-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]]


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Laura Hale  wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Risker  wrote:
>
>> I have to be honest here, I'm not really certain what this thread has to
>> do with the gender gap. It just feels more like gossip than anything,
>> particularly as a significant portion of the reporting either (a) has
>> nothing to do with the purported subject of the articles and/or (b) is
>> inaccurate.
>>
>> Risker/Anne
>>
>
> This.  No one has provided any solid evidence of a connection between the
> limited presence of a few pornographic pictures on Wikipedia and the
> gendergap.  At best, the gender gap story here would be: This sort of story
> discourages women from becoming involved.
>
> --
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> blog: ozziesport.com
>
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Re: [Gendergap] uk chairman band

[Laura Hale]

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Risker  wrote:

> I have to be honest here, I'm not really certain what this thread has to
> do with the gender gap. It just feels more like gossip than anything,
> particularly as a significant portion of the reporting either (a) has
> nothing to do with the purported subject of the articles and/or (b) is
> inaccurate.
>
> Risker/Anne
>

This.  No one has provided any solid evidence of a connection between the
limited presence of a few pornographic pictures on Wikipedia and the
gendergap.  At best, the gender gap story here would be: This sort of story
discourages women from becoming involved.

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Re: [Gendergap] uk chairman band

[Risker]

I have to be honest here, I'm not really certain what this thread has to do
with the gender gap. It just feels more like gossip than anything,
particularly as a significant portion of the reporting either (a) has
nothing to do with the purported subject of the articles and/or (b) is
inaccurate.

Risker/Anne

On 1 August 2012 18:03, Jeremy Baron  wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Sandra Ordonez 
> wrote:
> > the uk chairman band was mentioned in daily dot today
> http://dly.do/M9K4Sv
>
> Ugh, please, please, please just start a new thread from scratch (send
> an email to gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org ) if it's unrelated to an
> existing thread. (You did change the subject which was nice but not
> enough!)
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy
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Re: [Gendergap] uk chairman band

[Jeremy Baron]

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Sandra Ordonez  wrote:
> the uk chairman band was mentioned in daily dot today http://dly.do/M9K4Sv

Ugh, please, please, please just start a new thread from scratch (send
an email to gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org ) if it's unrelated to an
existing thread. (You did change the subject which was nice but not
enough!)

Thanks,
Jeremy

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Re: [Gendergap] uk chairman band

[Andreas Kolbe]

Also coverage of varying quality in ...

The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9439046/Chairman-of-Wikipedia-charity-banned-after-pornography-row.html

Civil Society (media outlet focused on charities)

http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/13090/wikimedia_chairman_banned_from_editing_wikipedia

Gizmodo

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/07/bondage-porn-links-earn-uk-wikipedia-charity-boss-a-ban-from-editing-the-site/

Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/08/01/50-shades-wikipedia-uk-head-banned-after-bondage-porn-ties/


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Sandra Ordonez wrote:

> the uk chairman band was mentioned in daily dot today http://dly.do/M9K4Sv
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 1, 2012, at 6:16 AM, Cynthia Ashley-Nelson 
> wrote:
>
> My own thoughts echo those expressed by others. Great job, Christine! No
> surprise though, I think your work is outstanding!
>
> Cindy
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Sydney Poore wrote:
>
>> Christine, that's truly awesome. :-)
>>
>> I've watched you working on the Maya Angelou topic for years now, and
>> thrilled to see that you've got her biography to FA. It will be fantastic
>> for her article to be on the main page on her birthday as a feature article!
>>
>> Sydney
>> User:FloNight
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Christine Meyer <
>> christinewme...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been doing my part in addressing the gender gap in en.Wikipedia,
>>> and this week marks a major accomplishment for me in this area and for me
>>> as an editor.  [[Maya Angelou]] is now a featured article.
>>>
>>> I've been literally working on Angelou's article for years; my very
>>> first edit of it was early in my WP-editing career, in September 2007:
>>> [diff
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maya_Angelou&diff=prev&oldid=158867180].
>>>  It took this long mostly because I do have a life, most of the time.  When
>>> I came across it, I realized that Angelou's work and life was sorely
>>> underrepresented and not at all comprehensive, way before I came to
>>> understand the gender gap in this project.  I also realized that in order
>>> to do the subject justice, I needed to become a MA-expert, something
>>> I definitely was not at the time.  I realized that at the very least, I
>>> needed to read her six autobiographies, and while I was at it, write
>>> articles about them.  Only one article existed at the time: her first
>>> autobiography  [[I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]], which was in
>>> a pitiable state.  A year's worth of research, a lot of assistance from
>>> some of the most premiere editors in the project, and 3 FACs later, it
>>> became an FA.
>>>
>>> In the ensuing years, I created and wrote articles about Angelou's five
>>> remaining autobiographies (one is a FA, the others are GAs), some ancillary
>>> articles about her other works, and a couple of lists.  ([[Works of Maya
>>> Angelou]] is currently up for FLC.)  After I completed the article about
>>> Angelou's final autobiography, I worked to get her bio up to snuff, and it
>>> had a relatively easy FAC, my first FA to pass in its first candidacy.  I
>>> think that was due to the fact that the article was truly prepared before
>>> it was submitted.  For anyone who wants to drive an article through the FAC
>>> process, that's my advice: make sure it's ready to be reviewed, and do not
>>> use FAC (or GAC, even) to review it.  There are other places for that, so
>>> use them before bringing it to FAC.
>>>
>>> My next goal is to create a Maya Angelou Featured Topic.  There are some
>>> things that need to be accomplished before that; my goal is to get there
>>> before Dr. Angelou's 85th birthday in April.  I'm certain, at the very
>>> least, that her bio will on the front page.  Ironically, this is the week I
>>> started researching the article about another elderly and important woman:
>>>  [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], co-creator of Sesame Street.
>>>
>>> Christine
>>> Username: Figureskatingfan
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

[Christine Meyer]

Wow, how nice is this.  As a WP editor, you don't expect any recognition so
I appreciate your kind words and the kind words of others who have
responded.

Christine


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Sarah Stierch wrote:

>  I second everyone's comments before mine! I was actually out with a
> friend and was saying "oh wow, Figureskatingfan has been working on Maya
> Angelou.." and was bragging (for lack of a better word!) about how awesome
> your work is with Wikipedia and how amazing your new news about Miss
> Angelou is.
>
> Your work is inspiring and so amazing!!!   Congratulations !!!
>
> -Sarah
>
>
> On 8/1/12 3:16 AM, Cynthia Ashley-Nelson wrote:
>
> My own thoughts echo those expressed by others. Great job, Christine! No
> surprise though, I think your work is outstanding!
>
> Cindy
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Sydney Poore wrote:
>
>> Christine, that's truly awesome. :-)
>>
>> I've watched you working on the Maya Angelou topic for years now, and
>> thrilled to see that you've got her biography to FA. It will be fantastic
>> for her article to be on the main page on her birthday as a feature article!
>>
>> Sydney
>> User:FloNight
>>
>>  On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Christine Meyer <
>> christinewme...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  I've been doing my part in addressing the gender gap in en.Wikipedia,
>>> and this week marks a major accomplishment for me in this area and for me
>>> as an editor.  [[Maya Angelou]] is now a featured article.
>>>
>>>  I've been literally working on Angelou's article for years; my very
>>> first edit of it was early in my WP-editing career, in September 2007:
>>> [diff
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maya_Angelou&diff=prev&oldid=158867180].
>>>  It took this long mostly because I do have a life, most of the time.  When
>>> I came across it, I realized that Angelou's work and life was sorely
>>> underrepresented and not at all comprehensive, way before I came to
>>> understand the gender gap in this project.  I also realized that in order
>>> to do the subject justice, I needed to become a MA-expert, something
>>> I definitely was not at the time.  I realized that at the very least, I
>>> needed to read her six autobiographies, and while I was at it, write
>>> articles about them.  Only one article existed at the time: her first
>>> autobiography  [[I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]], which was in
>>> a pitiable state.  A year's worth of research, a lot of assistance from
>>> some of the most premiere editors in the project, and 3 FACs later, it
>>> became an FA.
>>>
>>>  In the ensuing years, I created and wrote articles about Angelou's
>>> five remaining autobiographies (one is a FA, the others are GAs),
>>> some ancillary articles about her other works, and a couple of lists.
>>>  ([[Works of Maya Angelou]] is currently up for FLC.)  After I completed
>>> the article about Angelou's final autobiography, I worked to get her bio up
>>> to snuff, and it had a relatively easy FAC, my first FA to pass in its
>>> first candidacy.  I think that was due to the fact that the article was
>>> truly prepared before it was submitted.  For anyone who wants to drive an
>>> article through the FAC process, that's my advice: make sure it's ready to
>>> be reviewed, and do not use FAC (or GAC, even) to review it.  There are
>>> other places for that, so use them before bringing it to FAC.
>>>
>>>  My next goal is to create a Maya Angelou Featured Topic.  There are
>>> some things that need to be accomplished before that; my goal is to get
>>> there before Dr. Angelou's 85th birthday in April.  I'm certain, at the
>>> very least, that her bio will on the front page.  Ironically, this is the
>>> week I started researching the article about another elderly and important
>>> woman:  [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], co-creator of Sesame Street.
>>>
>>>  Christine
>>> Username: Figureskatingfan
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

[Sarah Stierch]

I second everyone's comments before mine! I was actually out with a 
friend and was saying "oh wow, Figureskatingfan has been working on Maya 
Angelou.." and was bragging (for lack of a better word!) about how 
awesome your work is with Wikipedia and how amazing your new news about 
Miss Angelou is.


Your work is inspiring and so amazing!!!   Congratulations !!!

-Sarah

On 8/1/12 3:16 AM, Cynthia Ashley-Nelson wrote:
My own thoughts echo those expressed by others. Great job, Christine! 
No surprise though, I think your work is outstanding!


Cindy

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Sydney Poore > wrote:


Christine, that's truly awesome. :-)

I've watched you working on the Maya Angelou topic for years now,
and thrilled to see that you've got her biography to FA. It will
be fantastic for her article to be on the main page on her
birthday as a feature article!

Sydney
User:FloNight

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Christine Meyer
mailto:christinewme...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I've been doing my part in addressing the gender gap in
en.Wikipedia, and this week marks a major accomplishment for
me in this area and for me as an editor.  [[Maya Angelou]] is
now a featured article.

I've been literally working on Angelou's article for years; my
very first edit of it was early in my WP-editing career, in
September 2007: [diff

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maya_Angelou&diff=prev&oldid=158867180].
 It took this long mostly because I do have a life, most of
the time.  When I came across it, I realized that Angelou's
work and life was sorely underrepresented and not at all
comprehensive, way before I came to understand the gender gap
in this project.  I also realized that in order to do the
subject justice, I needed to become a MA-expert, something
I definitely was not at the time.  I realized that at the very
least, I needed to read her six autobiographies, and while I
was at it, write articles about them.  Only one article
existed at the time: her first autobiography  [[I Know Why the
Caged Bird Sings]], which was in a pitiable state.  A year's
worth of research, a lot of assistance from some of the most
premiere editors in the project, and 3 FACs later, it became
an FA.

In the ensuing years, I created and wrote articles about
Angelou's five remaining autobiographies (one is a FA, the
others are GAs), some ancillary articles about her other
works, and a couple of lists.  ([[Works of Maya Angelou]] is
currently up for FLC.)  After I completed the article about
Angelou's final autobiography, I worked to get her bio up to
snuff, and it had a relatively easy FAC, my first FA to pass
in its first candidacy.  I think that was due to the fact that
the article was truly prepared before it was submitted.  For
anyone who wants to drive an article through the FAC process,
that's my advice: make sure it's ready to be reviewed, and do
not use FAC (or GAC, even) to review it.  There are other
places for that, so use them before bringing it to FAC.

My next goal is to create a Maya Angelou Featured Topic.
 There are some things that need to be accomplished before
that; my goal is to get there before Dr. Angelou's 85th
birthday in April.  I'm certain, at the very least, that her
bio will on the front page.  Ironically, this is the week I
started researching the article about another elderly and
important woman:  [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], co-creator of Sesame
Street.

Christine
Username: Figureskatingfan


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[Gendergap] Today deadline for Travel Bursaries to attend Open Knowledge Festival: Track on gender and diversity in openness

[Fuster, Mayo]

Dear GenderGappers!

I hope that you are all fine. 

It was great to see some of you at Wikimania, the women luncheon was a very 
happy experience! 

Let me also make you notice that some of us are involved in the organization of 
a track on gender and diversity in openness at the Open Knowledge Festival 
(Helsinki 17-22 September 2012). It will be a great opportunity to keep the 
conversation and move forward the gender conscientiousness in technological and 
open circles. The Festival is absolutely fantastic, plus, see that there is a 
possibility to apply for Travel Bursaries 
http://okfestival.org/travel-bursaries/ (deadline today 1st August!!! unless 
you are from a developing country in which case it is August 8th). It would be 
great that many women attend the Festival (okfestival.org), join the gender and 
diversity track (http://okfestival.org/gender-and-diversity/) and could take 
advantage of this Bursaries opportunity 
(http://okfestival.org/travel-bursaries/).

Kisses! Mayo

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Fellow Berkman center for Internet and Society. Harvard University.
Researcher. Institute of Govern and Public Policies. Autonomous University of 
Barcelona.
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On Aug 1, 2012, at 6:16 AM, Cynthia Ashley-Nelson 
mailto:cindam...@gmail.com>> wrote:

My own thoughts echo those expressed by others. Great job, Christine! No 
surprise though, I think your work is outstanding!

Cindy

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Sydney Poore 
mailto:sydney.po...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Christine, that's truly awesome. :-)

I've watched you working on the Maya Angelou topic for years now, and thrilled 
to see that you've got her biography to FA. It will be fantastic for her 
article to be on the main page on her birthday as a feature article!

Sydney
User:FloNight

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Christine Meyer 
mailto:christinewme...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I've been doing my part in addressing the gender gap in en.Wikipedia, and this 
week marks a major accomplishment for me in this area and for me as an editor.  
[[Maya Angelou]] is now a featured article.

I've been literally working on Angelou's article for years; my very first edit 
of it was early in my WP-editing career, in September 2007: [diff 
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maya_Angelou&diff=prev&oldid=158867180].
  It took this long mostly because I do have a life, most of the time.  When I 
came across it, I realized that Angelou's work and life was sorely 
underrepresented and not at all comprehensive, way before I came to understand 
the gender gap in this project.  I also realized that in order to do the 
subject justice, I needed to become a MA-expert, something I definitely was not 
at the time.  I realized that at the very least, I needed to read her six 
autobiographies, and while I was at it, write articles about them.  Only one 
article existed at the time: her first autobiography  [[I Know Why the Caged 
Bird Sings]], which was in a pitiable state.  A year's worth of research, a lot 
of assistance from some of the most premiere editors in the project, and 3 FACs 
later, it became an FA.

In the ensuing years, I created and wrote articles about Angelou's five 
remaining autobiographies (one is a FA, the others are GAs), some ancillary 
articles about her other works, and a couple of lists.  ([[Works of Maya 
Angelou]] is currently up for FLC.)  After I completed the article about 
Angelou's final autobiography, I worked to get her bio up to snuff, and it had 
a relatively easy FAC, my first FA to pass in its first candidacy.  I think 
that was due to the fact that the article was truly prepared before it was 
submitted.  For anyone who wants to drive an article through the FAC process, 
that's my advice: make sure it's ready to be reviewed, and do not use FAC (or 
GAC, even) to review it.  There are other places for that, so use them before 
bringing it to FAC.

My next goal is to create a Maya Angelou Featured Topic.  There are some things 
that need to be accomplished before tha

[Gendergap] uk chairman band

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On Aug 1, 2012, at 6:16 AM, Cynthia Ashley-Nelson  wrote:

> My own thoughts echo those expressed by others. Great job, Christine! No 
> surprise though, I think your work is outstanding!
> 
> Cindy
> 
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Sydney Poore  wrote:
> Christine, that's truly awesome. :-)
> 
> I've watched you working on the Maya Angelou topic for years now, and 
> thrilled to see that you've got her biography to FA. It will be fantastic for 
> her article to be on the main page on her birthday as a feature article!
> 
> Sydney
> User:FloNight
> 
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Christine Meyer  
> wrote:
> I've been doing my part in addressing the gender gap in en.Wikipedia, and 
> this week marks a major accomplishment for me in this area and for me as an 
> editor.  [[Maya Angelou]] is now a featured article.
> 
> I've been literally working on Angelou's article for years; my very first 
> edit of it was early in my WP-editing career, in September 2007: [diff 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maya_Angelou&diff=prev&oldid=158867180].
>   It took this long mostly because I do have a life, most of the time.  When 
> I came across it, I realized that Angelou's work and life was sorely 
> underrepresented and not at all comprehensive, way before I came to 
> understand the gender gap in this project.  I also realized that in order to 
> do the subject justice, I needed to become a MA-expert, something I 
> definitely was not at the time.  I realized that at the very least, I needed 
> to read her six autobiographies, and while I was at it, write articles about 
> them.  Only one article existed at the time: her first autobiography  [[I 
> Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]], which was in a pitiable state.  A year's 
> worth of research, a lot of assistance from some of the most premiere editors 
> in the project, and 3 FACs later, it became an FA.
> 
> In the ensuing years, I created and wrote articles about Angelou's five 
> remaining autobiographies (one is a FA, the others are GAs), some ancillary 
> articles about her other works, and a couple of lists.  ([[Works of Maya 
> Angelou]] is currently up for FLC.)  After I completed the article about 
> Angelou's final autobiography, I worked to get her bio up to snuff, and it 
> had a relatively easy FAC, my first FA to pass in its first candidacy.  I 
> think that was due to the fact that the article was truly prepared before it 
> was submitted.  For anyone who wants to drive an article through the FAC 
> process, that's my advice: make sure it's ready to be reviewed, and do not 
> use FAC (or GAC, even) to review it.  There are other places for that, so use 
> them before bringing it to FAC.
> 
> My next goal is to create a Maya Angelou Featured Topic.  There are some 
> things that need to be accomplished before that; my goal is to get there 
> before Dr. Angelou's 85th birthday in April.  I'm certain, at the very least, 
> that her bio will on the front page.  Ironically, this is the week I started 
> researching the article about another elderly and important woman:  [[Joan 
> Ganz Cooney]], co-creator of Sesame Street.
> 
> Christine
> Username: Figureskatingfan
> 
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Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

[Cynthia Ashley-Nelson]

My own thoughts echo those expressed by others. Great job, Christine! No
surprise though, I think your work is outstanding!

Cindy

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Sydney Poore wrote:

> Christine, that's truly awesome. :-)
>
> I've watched you working on the Maya Angelou topic for years now, and
> thrilled to see that you've got her biography to FA. It will be fantastic
> for her article to be on the main page on her birthday as a feature article!
>
> Sydney
> User:FloNight
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Christine Meyer <
> christinewme...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've been doing my part in addressing the gender gap in en.Wikipedia, and
>> this week marks a major accomplishment for me in this area and for me as an
>> editor.  [[Maya Angelou]] is now a featured article.
>>
>> I've been literally working on Angelou's article for years; my very first
>> edit of it was early in my WP-editing career, in September 2007: [diff
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maya_Angelou&diff=prev&oldid=158867180].
>>  It took this long mostly because I do have a life, most of the time.  When
>> I came across it, I realized that Angelou's work and life was sorely
>> underrepresented and not at all comprehensive, way before I came to
>> understand the gender gap in this project.  I also realized that in order
>> to do the subject justice, I needed to become a MA-expert, something
>> I definitely was not at the time.  I realized that at the very least, I
>> needed to read her six autobiographies, and while I was at it, write
>> articles about them.  Only one article existed at the time: her first
>> autobiography  [[I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]], which was in
>> a pitiable state.  A year's worth of research, a lot of assistance from
>> some of the most premiere editors in the project, and 3 FACs later, it
>> became an FA.
>>
>> In the ensuing years, I created and wrote articles about Angelou's five
>> remaining autobiographies (one is a FA, the others are GAs), some ancillary
>> articles about her other works, and a couple of lists.  ([[Works of Maya
>> Angelou]] is currently up for FLC.)  After I completed the article about
>> Angelou's final autobiography, I worked to get her bio up to snuff, and it
>> had a relatively easy FAC, my first FA to pass in its first candidacy.  I
>> think that was due to the fact that the article was truly prepared before
>> it was submitted.  For anyone who wants to drive an article through the FAC
>> process, that's my advice: make sure it's ready to be reviewed, and do not
>> use FAC (or GAC, even) to review it.  There are other places for that, so
>> use them before bringing it to FAC.
>>
>> My next goal is to create a Maya Angelou Featured Topic.  There are some
>> things that need to be accomplished before that; my goal is to get there
>> before Dr. Angelou's 85th birthday in April.  I'm certain, at the very
>> least, that her bio will on the front page.  Ironically, this is the week I
>> started researching the article about another elderly and important woman:
>>  [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], co-creator of Sesame Street.
>>
>> Christine
>> Username: Figureskatingfan
>>
>>
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Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

[Sydney Poore]

Christine, that's truly awesome. :-)

I've watched you working on the Maya Angelou topic for years now, and
thrilled to see that you've got her biography to FA. It will be fantastic
for her article to be on the main page on her birthday as a feature article!

Sydney
User:FloNight

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Christine Meyer
wrote:

> I've been doing my part in addressing the gender gap in en.Wikipedia, and
> this week marks a major accomplishment for me in this area and for me as an
> editor.  [[Maya Angelou]] is now a featured article.
>
> I've been literally working on Angelou's article for years; my very first
> edit of it was early in my WP-editing career, in September 2007: [diff
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maya_Angelou&diff=prev&oldid=158867180].
>  It took this long mostly because I do have a life, most of the time.  When
> I came across it, I realized that Angelou's work and life was sorely
> underrepresented and not at all comprehensive, way before I came to
> understand the gender gap in this project.  I also realized that in order
> to do the subject justice, I needed to become a MA-expert, something
> I definitely was not at the time.  I realized that at the very least, I
> needed to read her six autobiographies, and while I was at it, write
> articles about them.  Only one article existed at the time: her first
> autobiography  [[I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]], which was in
> a pitiable state.  A year's worth of research, a lot of assistance from
> some of the most premiere editors in the project, and 3 FACs later, it
> became an FA.
>
> In the ensuing years, I created and wrote articles about Angelou's five
> remaining autobiographies (one is a FA, the others are GAs), some ancillary
> articles about her other works, and a couple of lists.  ([[Works of Maya
> Angelou]] is currently up for FLC.)  After I completed the article about
> Angelou's final autobiography, I worked to get her bio up to snuff, and it
> had a relatively easy FAC, my first FA to pass in its first candidacy.  I
> think that was due to the fact that the article was truly prepared before
> it was submitted.  For anyone who wants to drive an article through the FAC
> process, that's my advice: make sure it's ready to be reviewed, and do not
> use FAC (or GAC, even) to review it.  There are other places for that, so
> use them before bringing it to FAC.
>
> My next goal is to create a Maya Angelou Featured Topic.  There are some
> things that need to be accomplished before that; my goal is to get there
> before Dr. Angelou's 85th birthday in April.  I'm certain, at the very
> least, that her bio will on the front page.  Ironically, this is the week I
> started researching the article about another elderly and important woman:
>  [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], co-creator of Sesame Street.
>
> Christine
> Username: Figureskatingfan
>
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