> The point is that the number of women editors is far smaller than men. > Is this not true, based on the statistics? > I am giving some reasons why many capable new contributors may withdraw > due to the response they receive from some editors. > Every woman is not Molly Ivins and when women leave as contributors > process > it is because they do not want to suffer the experience a second time > once > they are made to feel inadequate or not credible or whatever harsh > language > has been used when their work has been rejected. The community loses many > good contributors due to the meanness of the process. I am speaking from > the experience of some women students who were not comfortable with the > taunting, aggressive response they received if one of their contributions > was deleted. > > There is no reason for anyone to feel intellectually abused. It is > perfectly possible to reject, undo or request changes in a manner that is > civil and does not make the contributor feel diminished.
True, but simply making rules and trying to enforce them strictly does not solve the problem. What is required is development of a community culture of civility, patience, and kindness. Fred _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
