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How Can Wikipedia Woo Women Editors?

Posted April 08, 2014 9:18 AM

From BBC News - Technology:

A push is on for more women editors on Wikipedia Women make up only 9% of Wikipedia editors. Educators say raising that number is key to improving the online encyclopaedia, and have started campaigns to do just that.

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04/08/2014 11:26 AM

How Can Wikipedia Woo Women Editors?

How about some Frank Sinatra....or maybe Neil Diamond.

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04/08/2014 8:25 PM

Chocolates? Roses? Dinner at 'Olive Garden'.

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04/09/2014 8:02 AM

When?

(Hopping in the shower now - should be ready in...oooh ... an hour or 2)

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04/09/2014 8:01 AM

Neil Diamond - yes

Frank Sinatra - no thank you

Deep Purple/Rush/Iron Maiden - yes please

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04/08/2014 12:00 PM

Wikipedia War on Women aka, WWoW

This is wrong,................I think we need an executive order on this to correct it.......... Why, because its the right thing to do!................. said sarcastically!

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LOL

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04/09/2014 8:12 AM

Seriously now, they could help my making the sign up and editing process much less long winded. I am signed up as an editor, but have never gone back after that first session because it was a ball-ache (and I haven't got any!).

Ultimately, I need to care enough about the incorrect/omitted facts that about the time taken to sort things. Currently, that transaction is in the red as far as wiki is concerned - my time is more valuable than the truth being out there on wiki

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Well then,,,,,could you give money??

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I agree, but then again, you lost me at "Seriou....."

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