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| *Quitting a website over other people is a really dumb move in my opinion. For every idiot out there you will come across someone who is supportive and helpful. I know my words will prob have little meaning and I know you don't know me at all but I really wish you would just stay here at Misplaced Pages as there are people who value you here. - ] (]) 04:16, 19 October 2014 (UTC) | *Quitting a website over other people is a really dumb move in my opinion. For every idiot out there you will come across someone who is supportive and helpful. I know my words will prob have little meaning and I know you don't know me at all but I really wish you would just stay here at Misplaced Pages as there are people who value you here. - ] (]) 04:16, 19 October 2014 (UTC) | ||
| *You will be missed. Your farewell message above reflects underestimation of your accomplishments. I am not a Christian, but I appreciate the strength, wisdom, and humanity of those able to ]. ] (]) 00:17, 7 November 2014 (UTC) | *You will be missed. Your farewell message above reflects underestimation of your accomplishments. I am not a Christian, but I appreciate the strength, wisdom, and humanity of those able to ]. ] (]) 00:17, 7 November 2014 (UTC) | ||
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| |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your contributions to the ]. Even though you are "missing in action" in the line of duty, your contributions to Misplaced Pages are appreciated. May there always be new editors who will pick up where you left off, and continue to make Misplaced Pages the kind of place your granddaughters can be proud of. —] (]) 14:29, 10 November 2014 (UTC) | |||
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| After over seven years of editing - over one year of active editing - I am throwing in the towel. Of my edits, 50% of the 11,000+ were to the mainspace. I worked, hard, to balance the POV on gun-control related pages. Ditto for porn coverage. (I wasn't very successful at either.) I was just getting started on some feminism and sexism pages. I also worked hard to see civility improved in the editing environment, to align with the civility policy. The gun-control and civility discussions were some of the most aggressive, uncivil "discussions" that I have experienced in my nearly 40 years as an adult and as a professional communicator. I sure hope Misplaced Pages becomes more welcoming and diverse before my granddaughters grow up. There are a lot of men here, and some women too, who have their heads in the sand regarding how the aggressive, uncivil editing environment on Misplaced Pages effects not only the makeup of the editorial body, but also the quality of the encyclopedia's content. - Lightbreather, 12 October 2014 |
Retiring?
I don't like to see anyone retire from the 'pedia. Please reconsider. GoodDay (talk) 23:04, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
- Agreed, don't want to see you go; leaves progressive people trying to change things with fewer allies, though this is typical - progressives in general tend to not like fighting, when they do, they pick the wrong target, it boomerangs, and so they quit. (Frustrates me a great deal) Nonetheless, I hope you do not view me as one of the "women with my head in the sand"; I just know what works here and what does not, who to go into battle against and who is not worth the bother. By my view, WP is full of drama queens of all genders, and no more uncivil than some of the old right-wing boards I used to engage on in the old days of bbs systems, before online chat. The online world has always been harsher and less civil than the real world. But IMHO, WP is less uncivil than some online arguments I've gotten into the gun nuts and the right to life crowd. Doesn't mean it should be this way, but we ARE dealing with a base of predominantly as the Guardian puts it, "what you get in Wikimedia is the world according to the young white western male with a slight personality defect." Montanabw 17:51, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
- I have my head in the sand too, but that's also because my butt looks so great. Don't go, Lightbreather. Drmies (talk) 18:48, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
I'm sorry you have decided to leave. I think the only way that Misplaced Pages can be more welcoming and diverse is if we help it along by our very presence and action. It's really amazing how one person can change the world. For example, if you decided to stay here and be welcoming and encourage diversity, you could be the change you desire. If you don't believe me, try this experiment where you live: decide on a certain day when you wake up, that you will smile at everyone you see and meet, whenever you are. That means smiling at people on the street, smiling at people at work, and smiling at cashiers and other service people you encounter. Try it and, and see what happens. And then consider whether you might still have an impact on Misplaced Pages. Viriditas (talk) 00:17, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
GOCE October 2014 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors October 2014 newsletter is now ready for review. Highlights:
– Your project coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis. |
I just want to say...
- Quitting a website over other people is a really dumb move in my opinion. For every idiot out there you will come across someone who is supportive and helpful. I know my words will prob have little meaning and I know you don't know me at all but I really wish you would just stay here at Misplaced Pages as there are people who value you here. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:16, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
- You will be missed. Your farewell message above reflects underestimation of your accomplishments. I am not a Christian, but I appreciate the strength, wisdom, and humanity of those able to turn the other cheek. Thewellman (talk) 00:17, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
For your contributions on behalf of Gender Gap
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Mind the Gap Award | |
| For your contributions to the Gender Gap Task Force. Even though you are "missing in action" in the line of duty, your contributions to Misplaced Pages are appreciated. May there always be new editors who will pick up where you left off, and continue to make Misplaced Pages the kind of place your granddaughters can be proud of. —Neotarf (talk) 14:29, 10 November 2014 (UTC) |