Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

Sorry it's taken me a little while to respond to this thread; I was out of town. How Dr. Angelou should be referred to in her bio article has actually been an issue in the past. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Maya_Angelou/Archive_1#Honorifics. Of course, this was early in the article's de

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

While Angelou apparently has adopted the use of the "doctor", "*It is not customary, however, for recipients of an honorary doctorate to adopt the prefix 'Dr'* " and "many universities, however, request that an honorary graduate refrain from such practice". See Honorary degrees

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

I think the standard way to name a human subject of a Wikipedia article is by their bolded full name at the first mention (so *Dr. Maya [middle name(s)] Angelou*) and then by their last name (Angelou) by then on . From, Emily On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Valerie Aurora wrote: > On Sat, Aug 4,

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Pete Forsyth wrote: > On Aug 1, 2012 11:09 AM, "Sarah Stierch" wrote: >> Miss Angelou > > Sorry to be a nitpicker, but while in high school I had the privilege of > meeting DOCTOR Angelou (through a Facing History and Ourselves program), and > it was impressed on u

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

On Aug 1, 2012 11:09 AM, "Sarah Stierch" wrote: > Miss Angelou Sorry to be a nitpicker, but while in high school I had the privilege of meeting DOCTOR Angelou (through a Facing History and Ourselves program), and it was impressed on us early and often (and effectively, it seems) before that meeti

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

A belated note of admiration - what I love about this work is the rigour, persistence, diligence and intellectual effort that has been applied to produce such a fine result. In other words - dare I say it - the whole thing is so scholarly! Whiteghost.ink On 2 August 2012 04:26, Christine Meyer w

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

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 > frie

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

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

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

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

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

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, 20

Re: [Gendergap] Maya Angelou

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 9:24 PM, 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. This is amazing work! Congratul

[Gendergap] Maya Angelou

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