Sigvardsson seemed to be suggesting that we need to do something to
"fix" the gender imbalance issue on Wikipedia. I think that nothing
can be done, people will and should come and go as they please,
regardless of gender. I'm not really sure what kinds of ideas
Sigvardsson might have other than, as Barrett pointed out, quotas,
which are totally ridiculous and unnecessary in these circumstances.
Sorry if my inference was incorrect/mangled.
On 11/12/06, Phil Sandifer <Snowspinner(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Nov 12, 2006, at 3:38 PM, Ryan Wetherell wrote:
I'm sorry, but the last thing we need on
Wikipedia is affirmative
action.
To equate a concern over the fact that there is an imbalance in the
representation of various groups on Wikipedia with "affirmative
action," a term so broad as to have minimal meaning beyond the
pejorative, is unnecessary, and serves largely to stifle legitimate
discussion and concern.
Is there a specific proposal or course of action on the table that
you object to? Or are you throwing heated terms into the debate for
the fun of it?
-Phil
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