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Thanks for trying to get the use of " progesterone" correct in Wikipedia articles. What do you think about the term progestogen? -- JWSchmidt 5 July 2005 06:25 (UTC)
You wrote: Rename railroaded I see, after a rapid pair of discussions, the last [1] extremely superficial, with one lone response, it is now a done deal that this gets renamed Gender Transitioning, despite the fact that it isn't our gender identity (commonly abbreviated to simply Gender) that changes, but instead our sexual phenotype (in the case of transsexualism), or at the least some aspect of Gender Role, in other cases. Did that simply get overlooked, or is this just another little victory for those who think its all just about messing with gender? Bluegreen
I happened to cast the only vote on the rename issue for the CfR. Well, I think you can reasonably assume the nominator voted the same. I was disappointed that other editors like yourself did not choose to participate in the CfR request too. I do think the renaming was the best (or at least a quite good) choice, but would certainly rather have been joined by other editors in voting. The notice requesting votes was prominently displayed on the category page for a couple weeks (as well as listed in the regular administrative pages with other CfRs).
But the CfR followed an earlier CfR suggesting "->Transexual transitioning". There was unanimous consensus that the "Topics related..." verbal form is wrong for WP categories. So the fact that it should be renamed to something was obvious. But a number of voters in that first CfR proposed several different options. Several editors there felt that "transexual" was overly narrow in excluding non-op (or even pre-op) transgender folks. "Gender transitioning" was not endorsed by the clear consensus of voters (partially because proposals were made throughout the voting period), but it was the phrase that seemed to have the widest support.
It's really insulting to complain of "railroading" because you chose not to vote on a very public CfR.
It's not clear what you would propose for the category name in the affirmative (rather than just sniping at the name found by working editors). But I generally think that your comments do not represent a full understanding of the facets involved in the concept "gender". Whatever your understanding though, I don't know how you think WP admins and editors are supposed to read your mind about it if you don't bother stating it in the vote. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 16:17, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi Bluegreen!
I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate!
It's an independent survey, done by me, as a fellow volunteer Wikimedian. It is not being done on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope you'll participate!
Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google!
Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. Also, feel free to share this any other female Wikimedians you may know. It is in English, but any language Wikimedia participants are encouraged to participate. I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch ( talk) 20:49, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
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Welcome!
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, please be sure to sign your name on Talk and vote pages using four tildes (~~~~) to produce your name and the current date, or three tildes (~~~) for just your name. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! -- Ragib 5 July 2005 05:29 (UTC)
Thanks for trying to get the use of " progesterone" correct in Wikipedia articles. What do you think about the term progestogen? -- JWSchmidt 5 July 2005 06:25 (UTC)
You wrote: Rename railroaded I see, after a rapid pair of discussions, the last [1] extremely superficial, with one lone response, it is now a done deal that this gets renamed Gender Transitioning, despite the fact that it isn't our gender identity (commonly abbreviated to simply Gender) that changes, but instead our sexual phenotype (in the case of transsexualism), or at the least some aspect of Gender Role, in other cases. Did that simply get overlooked, or is this just another little victory for those who think its all just about messing with gender? Bluegreen
I happened to cast the only vote on the rename issue for the CfR. Well, I think you can reasonably assume the nominator voted the same. I was disappointed that other editors like yourself did not choose to participate in the CfR request too. I do think the renaming was the best (or at least a quite good) choice, but would certainly rather have been joined by other editors in voting. The notice requesting votes was prominently displayed on the category page for a couple weeks (as well as listed in the regular administrative pages with other CfRs).
But the CfR followed an earlier CfR suggesting "->Transexual transitioning". There was unanimous consensus that the "Topics related..." verbal form is wrong for WP categories. So the fact that it should be renamed to something was obvious. But a number of voters in that first CfR proposed several different options. Several editors there felt that "transexual" was overly narrow in excluding non-op (or even pre-op) transgender folks. "Gender transitioning" was not endorsed by the clear consensus of voters (partially because proposals were made throughout the voting period), but it was the phrase that seemed to have the widest support.
It's really insulting to complain of "railroading" because you chose not to vote on a very public CfR.
It's not clear what you would propose for the category name in the affirmative (rather than just sniping at the name found by working editors). But I generally think that your comments do not represent a full understanding of the facets involved in the concept "gender". Whatever your understanding though, I don't know how you think WP admins and editors are supposed to read your mind about it if you don't bother stating it in the vote. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 16:17, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
Hi Bluegreen!
I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate!
It's an independent survey, done by me, as a fellow volunteer Wikimedian. It is not being done on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope you'll participate!
Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google!
Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. Also, feel free to share this any other female Wikimedians you may know. It is in English, but any language Wikimedia participants are encouraged to participate. I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch ( talk) 20:49, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
WikiWomen Unite! | |
---|---|
Hi Bluegreen! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative. As a WikiWoman, we'd love to have you involved! You can do this by:
We can't wait to have you involved, and feel free to drop by our
meta page (under construction) to see how else you can participate! |