Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-07-05 Thread Jane Darnell
From: jane...@gmail.com To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Gendergap] men on lists I agree with Moriel in that I don't know if we can deal or attempt to fix the gendergap issues in Wikipedia without engaging the men. and there is a Wikimania submission that deals

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-07-04 Thread Lennart Guldbrandsson
kunskap. Det är vårt mål. Jimmy Wales Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 13:08:25 +0200 From: jane...@gmail.com To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Gendergap] men on lists I agree with Moriel in that I don't know if we can deal or attempt to fix the gendergap issues in Wikipedia without

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-07-03 Thread Pine W
Hi Moriel and others, Do you have a list of realistic changes in mind for the community? I hear almost no one say that the typical state of (in)civility on wiki or on Wikimedia-l is good enough or that people are being hypersensitive, so I get the sense that there's a lot of agreement that we

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-07-03 Thread Amanda Menking
. gendergap@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Gendergap] men on lists Hi Moriel and others, Do you have a list of realistic changes in mind for the community? I hear almost no one say that the typical state of (in)civility on wiki or on Wikimedia-l is good

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-07-03 Thread A. Mani
On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 4:03 AM, Valerie Aurora vale...@adainitiative.org wrote: and our mailing lists were more enjoyable and fulfilling for men looking for emotional boosts than for women looking for a supportive environment where they could talk about Linux. Do you have a study backing

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-07-02 Thread Valerie Aurora
On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:15 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 6:29 AM, Valerie Aurora vale...@adainitiative.org wrote: Hi Derric, This list is not for the purpose of improving people's communication skills. If you would like to help women in Wikimedia

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-07-02 Thread Pine W
Valerie's interesting comments are in line with one of the reasons I've stayed off of this list in the past. I am ok with women having a space without men around, just like I feel men should be able to have a space without women around. I'm familiar with a workplace where at least one employee

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-29 Thread Marielle Volz
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:05:00 -0400 Subject: Re: [Gendergap] men on lists Would anybody object to me hijacking this thread to use as a sort of meta thread for what just happened? I have further questions and things to explain and get feedback on. I

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-25 Thread Carol Moore dc
On 6/24/2014 4:02 PM, Kevin Gorman wrote: If there is a problematic situation that the list moderators have missed (which are currently me, Sue Gardner - who tends to be busy enough to not be an active moderator, and Liz Kent,) I would encourage anyone concerned about it to bring it to our

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-24 Thread Kevin Gorman
Hi all - Speaking as one of the list moderators, I unfortunately don't always have time to proactively reach out to problematic members, or even to read all list traffic on a timely basis at all times. (For instance, because I'm in the process of setting up a new house - I haven't read the

[Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-23 Thread Kathleen McCook
There is a tendency of men to disregard women's discussion of issues that affect them so, yes, men on a list like this can undermine its purpose. --Kathleen On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry Derric, but I think the topic of this thread is the notion

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-23 Thread Derric Atzrott
I'm sorry Derric, but I think the topic of this thread is the notion that many men, including those in administrator roles (e.g. list moderators) simply don't even recognize misogyny, and don't recognize the importance of providing systems by which women (and others, for that matter) can

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-23 Thread Risker
Derric, if I may suggest - the best way to get a mailing list back on topic is to write to the topic, not to remind people of the rules. Risker/Anne On 23 June 2014 11:49, Derric Atzrott datzr...@alizeepathology.com wrote: I'm sorry Derric, but I think the topic of this thread is the notion

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-23 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Ok, I shouldn't have said two women but two members, the gender was unimportant. Risker, 23/06/2014 18:02: Derric, if I may suggest - the best way to get a mailing list back on topic is to write to the topic, Sure, and of course the topic is throwing judgements on who missed the point:

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-23 Thread Carol Moore dc
On 6/23/2014 11:45 AM, Kathleen McCook wrote: There is a tendency of men to disregard women's discussion of issues that affect them so, yes, men on a list like this can undermine its purpose. --Kathleen FYI, for those who want to read the early archives, they are linked from the bottom

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-06-23 Thread Derric Atzrott
Would anybody object to me hijacking this thread to use as a sort of meta thread for what just happened? I have further questions and things to explain and get feedback on. I can start another thread if wanted. This whole situation sort of reminds me of when I tried suggesting on Wikitech-l