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*sigh* From an article about sexual harassment on reddit: "Reddit is a notoriously male-dominated forum. According to Google's DoubleClick Ad Planner, Reddit users in the U.S. <https://www.google.com/adplanner/site_profile#siteDetails?uid=domain%253A%2520Reddit.com&geo=001&lp=false> are 72 percent male. Reddit subgroups include r/mensrights and the misogynistic r/chokeabitch, perhaps in part prompting another popular thread that asked recently, "Why is Reddit so anti-women?" <http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/x5oac/why_is_reddit_so_antiwomen_outside_of_rgonewild/> In April, a confused 14-year-old user took to the site in a desperate attempt to seek advice after she had been sexually assaulted <http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/smbgv/i_think_i_might_have_been_raped_on_420please_help/>. Jezebel chronicled the backlash, as commenters attacked the young victim for overreacting <http://jezebel.com/5904323/reddit-is-officially-the-worst-possible-place-for-rape-victims-to-seek-advice>. Given its reputation, the site may seem less than appropriate as a forum for effective dialogue."[1] Which doesn't mean that we should boycott reddit, but it is good to know the make-up and culture of tools that you use. And I think I have yet to find a thread on ANY TOPIC on slashdot that doesn't have the word "tits" in it somewhere. I just read the post about the possible move to a $1 coin in the US, and the first post is about strippers. FIRST POST. *sigh* Although perhaps the question now is: which will happen first - acceptance of a $1 coin in the US or a Slashdot thread that isn't sexist? kc [1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/30/reddit-rapists_n_1714854.html On 11/30/12 9:51 AM, Shaun Ellis wrote: > Mark and Karen, yes, the DIY and take-initiative ethos of Code4Lib > leads to a lot of channels. I think this is a good thing as each has > its strengths. But it creates chaos without more clarity on what > platforms are best for certain types of communication? > > We have similar issues when it comes to our own internal documentation > attempts at Princeton. Wiki? Git? Git Wiki? IRC? Blogosphere? Reddit? > Listserv? Twitter? Why should I use any of them?!? > > I will say that I like Reddit for potentially controversial or > philosophical discussions. It's built to keep the conversation on > track and reward the most insightful/best comments with more visibility. > > So, anyway, I've posted this discussion on the subreddit: > http://www.reddit.com/r/code4lib/comments/1426fn/the_diy_and_takeinitiative_ethos_of_code4lib/ > > > I also added a post on mentorship to the subreddit, since I'm > particularly interested in that. Karen, while I think your comments > on "promotion" and "giving credit" are important, I'm not sure how > they are related to mentorship. Would love to hear more about that in > the subreddit. > > -Shaun > > On 11/30/12 12:30 PM, Mark A. Matienzo wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> Wow. We could not have gotten a better follow-up to our long thread >>> about >>> coders and non-coders. >>> >>> I don't git. I've used it to read code, but never contributed. I even >>> downloaded a gui with a cute icon that is supposed to make it easy, >>> and it >>> still is going to take some learning. >>> >>> So I'm afraid that it either needs to be on a different platform for >>> editing, OR someone (you know, the famed "someone") is going to have >>> to do >>> updates for us non-gitters. >> >> Karen, I've added instructions about how to add contributions without >> knowing Git to the README file: >> https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/README.md >> >> If you'd like, I'm happy to have feedback as to changes here. A small >> handful of people have also asked if we could move this to another >> platform such as the Code4lib wiki. I'd be happy to get feedback if >> that would be a preferable option. >> >> Mark >> > -- Karen Coyle [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet