Great, glad someone did it. Doug On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ian, Douglas, all, > > Steve Virgin managed to jump in and do the interview - thanks anyway! > > In terms of figures, the WMF have put out a couple of blog posts about this, > which are well worth reading: > http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/07/15/shedding-light-on-women-who-edit-wikipedia/ > http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/03/31/campus-ambassador-program-tackles-gender-gap/ > http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/02/01/wikipedias-gender-gap/ > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 8 Aug 2011, at 17:43, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> <realises this was sent direct and hence reply didn't go thru-list> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: RE: [Wikimediauk-l] Urgent: interview request from BBC Radio >> Scotland about women and Wikipedia >> From: <[email protected]> >> Date: Mon, August 08, 2011 5:28 pm >> To: "Douglas Gardner" <[email protected]> >> >> Ha! I'm a (bad) actor and I can think on my feet, so I could probably handle >> it... But my inactivity makes me a poor choice. >> >> Regarding what's been said about figures, I do seem to recall there was some >> kind of survey done. That said: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_survey is unhelpful in that >> regard, as is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BIAS - so maybe I'm >> wrong there. Actually, it's quite telling that en:WP:BIAS scarcely mentions >> gender. A systemically biased page on systemic bias... >> >> Iain >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Urgent: interview request from BBC Radio >> Scotland about women and Wikipedia >> From: Douglas Gardner <[email protected]> >> Date: Mon, August 08, 2011 5:07 pm >> To: [email protected] >> >> I cannot imagine you on radio. :P >> >> Douglas >> >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:01 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > If I was as active as I was a few years ago on WP, I'd jump at it (I'm an >> > admin). As it is, nowadays I'm semiretired and not up to speed on what goes >> > on there - a shame; as a Scot, I'm ideal for them. Although, I'm busy much >> > of this afternoon owing to an urgent vet appointment. >> > I was planning to take myself off this list, it was only meant to be >> > temp.... But every so often, something catches my interest. :p >> > Iain (Blood Red Sandman onwiki). >> > >> > -------- Original Message -------- >> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Urgent: interview request from BBC Radio >> > Scotland about women and Wikipedia >> > From: David Gerard <[email protected]> >> > Date: Mon, August 08, 2011 2:46 pm >> > To: [email protected] >> > >> > On 8 August 2011 14:40, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> "I'm writing to you from BBC Radio Scotland's "Newsdrive" programme. We >> >> spotted an article in today's press about Wikipedia's drive for more >> >> female >> >> contributors and would like to requst an interview with Jimmy Wales. If >> >> that's not possible, would there be anyone else from Wikipedia available >> >> to >> >> talk to us at 17.45 UK time ? It would be a short interview over the >> >> telephone (3.00-3.30 mins). We'd be asking why there's a shortage of >> >> female >> >> contributors, and what subjects women might be more likely cover." >> > >> > >> > Probably not able to do this one myself ... but do we have talking >> > point answers on this one? Anything resembling actual data, not >> > surmise. >> > >> > >> > - d. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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