I am not disputing that and don't for a second doubt that. ;-) Down south here in South Africa "interact" would not be understood the way she meant it.
So, I have learnt two things: that (interacting on WP), and <grin> as an alternative for ;-) A great week to all Rui PS: emoticons would not be a bad idea on the talk pages - they would certainly alleviate tensions and tone down fights. 2014-06-01 21:16 GMT+02:00 Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com>: > Hoi, > <grin> Jane is in my top 1% of most accomplished Wikimedians </grin> She is > VERY effective on both Wikipedia, Commons and WIkidata. > Thanks, > GerardM > > > On 1 June 2014 21:13, Rui Correia <correia....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Well, from your previous post I was left the distinct impression that > > neither you nor your female friends edit the Wikipedia. So I have gone > back > > and reread your post to see what I missed. I see that you and your > friends > > "interact". For the life of me I thought that by "interact" you meant go > on > > the internet and interact with people - on social media etc. Nothing in > it > > implied that you meant editing the WP. > > > > And no, I have never edited on an iPad - why should I, if I work on as > big > > a screen as I can get that is still small enough to pack into a travel > > bakpack? ;-) > > > > Rui > > > > > > 2014-06-01 20:47 GMT+02:00 Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com>: > > > > > I'll bet you have never tried to edit Wikipedia on an iPad > > > > > > 2014-06-01 20:25 GMT+02:00, Rui Correia <correia....@gmail.com>: > > > > Jane > > > > > > > > I think we are talking about two different things. Ownership of or > > access > > > > to equipment with access to the internet is not the same thing as we > > are > > > > talking about. If anything, the fact that more women own any such > > > equipment > > > > only goes to reinforce what we already know, which is that not many > > > girls/ > > > > women are taking part in editing the Wikipedia. > > > > > > > > Rui > > > > > > > > > > > > 2014-06-01 9:30 GMT+02:00 Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > > >> Of course I am just a sample of one, but in my personal circle of > > > >> female friends, most of them only interact with a smartphone or > tablet > > > >> and though they may own a full-fledged computer, they only interact > > > >> with that machine for certain boring and obligatory tasks such as > > > >> filing taxes and printing. This is in and of itself, a reason not to > > > >> edit, in my mind. Research into the use of tablets in 2012 in the > > > >> Netherlands did indicate that more women were active on them than > men, > > > >> and a simple google search picked this 2013 BBC article up about the > > > >> same holding true for women in the UK: > > > >> "Women own most of the UK's tablet computers says study" > > > >> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23355944 > > > >> > > > >> Disclaimer: I am a frequent user of an iPad-1 that my mother (of all > > > >> people!) gave me for my birthday. > > > >> > _________________________ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Work Consultant Bridge to Angola - Angola Liaison Consultant Mobile Number in South Africa +27 74 425 4186 Número de Telemóvel na África do Sul +27 74 425 4186 _______________ _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
