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Go netaudio instead. You get publicity be giving away music and then you get gigs due to people knowing you and listening to your music.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=788073
It's still a waste of time.
No, you flatly denied there is a problem.
"I also pointed out that Wikipedia editors are not people of large influence and not having enough women editors is unlikely to have a societal impact."
Wikiepdia is the #1 educational resource right now for most people. When did you check your Google results the last time? No if this isn't societal impact what elese is?
"And now suddenly we're talking about male dominance, women's suffrage, and archetypes. That's a pretty big leap."
It's a small step for you but indeed it's a big issue for at least half of humanity.
"I'm actually a feminist."
LOL. How that? Let me know.
"* We don't need a 50/50 split of women and men in everything."
Who is we? We "men"?
"* Men and women are different and not inherently equal in every which way (this goes both directions)."
At least they should have the choice to determine themselves in what way they want to be equal.
"* Making ridiculous claims and accusations just hurts the cause. Note how quick you were to accuse me."
Now because I don't agree with you and you don't see a problem with women being marginal on Wikipedia my point is ridiculous? Well, you're a great feminist it seems.
"* Picking your battles is important and Wikipedia editing is probably not an important battle."
See above, tell me another single Website on the Web beside Google that has more impact than Wikipedia right now.
"And no, for the record I have never made an edit on Wikipedia."
So maybe you should try that to determine why it's actually a problem for women.
"...irrational behavior..."
Again, just because I'm disagreeing and you make me angry with your ignorance while pretending to be a feminist doesn't mean I'm irrational.
You said you're a feminist. Try reading this about self proclaimed male feminists:
""Feminist Men": Oxymorons, or Simply Morons?" http://girlbomb.typepad.com/blog/2006/01/feminist_men_ox.htm...
Contributing to Wikipedia is a constant fight, that's why women don't participate. You contribute something and almost immediately your stuff gets deleted unless you engage in some tedious "discussion" why it shouldn't get deleted.
No wonder women don't contribute in such a hostile atmosphere.
Are you a regular Wikipedia contributor? Why do I ask? You sound like one. It's exactly this type of hostility I mean.
Btw. the reasons for invading Serbia back then have been debunked as propaganda later on in the same way the Iraq war excuses have been debunked. There were no Serbian concentration camps etc.
- You mean the day 9 months before our son was born?
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Enjoy it while it lasts.
She anticipates about 200 children ages 3 to 8 will be able to enroll."
Scary. Why test on animals if you can use children?
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