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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:45:12 +1100
To: donate@wikimedia.org
Subject: Problems donating

To Whom It May Concern,

I have, in the past, donated money to support wikipedia.

However, this:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/23/wikipedia-bans-editors-from-gender-related-articles-amid-gamergate-controversy
http://internet.gawker.com/wikipedia-purged-a-group-of-feminist-editors-because-of-1681463331

is the last straw.

Until you fix wikipedia's systemic bias against women, you will not get another penny from me. Before you say "we are not responsible" -- you are, because you are *financing* this toxic atmosphere. The buck stops with you.

Kathryn Andersen

Current Mood: angry
Crossposts: http://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1020438.html

Just got an email from my-brother-the-Wycliffe-Bible-translator, requesting that people donate... Time Magazines... specifically, the July 29th issue, to Wycliffe. Now, before you go off and say "I'm not a Christian, why should I care?", while Wycliffe's primary goal is the translation of the Bible into local languages, they are also strong advocates of the preservation of local languages, wanting to help prevent them dying out. And there's an article in that issue of Time that can actually help with this issue... if local peoples have copies to read. I know many of you are interested in Diversity, and diversity of language and culture is another kind of diversity which needs support. So if you are interested, read on...
( Here's the letter )