[Gendergap] Washington DC Meetup - Feb 28

Hi ya'll, If you are in the Washington, D.C. region this upcoming week, a group of us are meeting together for beers (or not) and conversation! I'll be in town, come join us! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC_34 Hope to see you there - and please forward to any interested part

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

On Oct 10, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Ryan Kaldari wrote: As a member of the DC Chapter who does not live in DC, I would suggest allowing proxy voting to encourage broader participation. We are considering various options, such as mail-in voting. Also, DC updated it's legal code in July giving mor

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

As a member of the DC Chapter who does not live in DC, I would suggest allowing proxy voting to encourage broader participation. Ryan Kaldari On 10/10/11 6:39 AM, Tiffany Smith wrote: Hi all, I'm on the DC Chapter Board with Katie. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to discuss this. To Jo

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

Hi all, I'm on the DC Chapter Board with Katie. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to discuss this. To Joanna's and others' questions (particularly in the DC area, but anyone's welcome!): one of the best ways to help out would be to join the Chapter, participate in events, and help us find ways

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I live in the DC area, but so far I have not become active in the DC chapter. Is there some way I could help out? Joanna On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Sandra ordonez wrote: > sooo, i've heard some buzz about what is going on in the d.c. chapter, and > I've been thinking of writing a post about

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

On 7 October 2011 12:03, Sydney Poore wrote: > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Risker wrote: > >> I am saying that you are questioning the decision of an independent body >> to select a person for membership in the same way that he questioned the WMF >> for selecting a person he did not conside

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Sydney Poore wrote: > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Risker wrote: > >> I am saying that you are questioning the decision of an independent body >> to select a person for membership in the same way that he questioned the WMF >> for selecting a person he did not

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Risker wrote: > I am saying that you are questioning the decision of an independent body to > select a person for membership in the same way that he questioned the WMF > for selecting a person he did not consider appropriate. In short, he sought > a non-project sa

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

In answer to Sandra's original question: Yes, I'm deeply concerned about the prospects for Wikimania given the present situation. However, Anne makes a good point below. There are a couple things it's important to keep in mind though: (1) Having a healthy Wikimania is something that's in all of

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

Got it and totally understandable. im fine letting go of conversation now that i know something is being done to remedy this situation. Just wanted to alert crew just in case nothin was happening. (im a firm believer that secrecy fuels dysfunctional behavior, so my instinct was to make sure peep

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

I am saying that you are questioning the decision of an independent body to select a person for membership in the same way that he questioned the WMF for selecting a person he did not consider appropriate. In short, he sought a non-project sanction for on-project activities/concerns. I do not see a

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

I don't know the situation here at all, but I think Anne's point is that this is a sensitive area and best discussed outside of mailing lists. There is also a point that on-wiki behaviours, problems and sanctions do not necessarily translate into off-wiki activity. (though normally I notice this t

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I dont understand what ur trying to express. Can u possibly clarify. Are you saying that this person should be allowed to represent the community in an official capacity even though he has been recently banned for inappropriate behavior and breaking community guidelines? I just want to make su

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

I would recommend considerable caution in discussing this issue on this mailing list. One of the key "harassment" issues was that the now-banned user attempted to contact the WMF about another user whom he believed to beemployed by the WMF under some form of grant or contract. It raises an interest

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Currently banned and I think it wasn't that long ago. lets wait till aude responds to see if there is a way this list can help. On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Michael J. Lowrey wrote: > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 6:49 AM, Sandra ordonez > wrote: > > Essentially, that someone has gotten a leader

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 6:49 AM, Sandra ordonez wrote: > Essentially, that someone has gotten a leadership position in the D.C. > chapter who has been banned from editing Wikipedia for year for things like > harassing people, disruptive behavior, and editing problems like copyright > violations. B

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

Aude - Thank you!! If there is anything we can do to help out, please let us know. As I said, when I was informed, I was deeply disturbed. I can't speak for everyone here, but myself and I am sure many other women/men on this list, have your back on this. Whatever you need, please let us know. Wou

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

On Oct 7, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Sandra ordonez wrote: Essentially, that someone has gotten a leadership position in the D.C. chapter who has been banned from editing Wikipedia for year for things like harassing people, disruptive behavior, and editing problems like copyright violations.

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

Well, whatever is he/she is not in the board: http://wikidc.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors _ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal (351) 963 953 042 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É is

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Essentially, that someone has gotten a leadership position in the D.C. chapter who has been banned from editing Wikipedia for year for things like harassing people, disruptive behavior, and editing problems like copyright violations. Isn't the next Wikimania in D.C.? This sends out a horrible mess

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Sandra, can you provide more info? Like, what the buzz says, where you saw and so on... That might make the job easier to WMDC members to answer it ;) _ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal (351) 963 953 042 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de te

[Gendergap] washington dc

sooo, i've heard some buzz about what is going on in the d.c. chapter, and I've been thinking of writing a post about it, bc frankly if the buzz is accurate, i'm a little disappointed. Does anyone know what is going on there? Thought this might be a good place to ask before I open my big mouth. ___