*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
>>
>
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