"The average Wikipedian on English Wikipedia (1) is male, (2) is technically-inclined, (3) is formally educated, (4) speaks the English language to an extent, (5) is White, (6) is aged in their twenties, thirties or forties, (7) is from a predominantly Christian country, (8) is from an industrialized nation, (9) is heterosexual, and (10) is more inclined toward intellectual pursuits than toward practical skills or physical labor."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias
9 out of 10 ain't bad?
Also
"Viewpoints of individuals who are focused on other projects, e.g. their work or life, will tend to be underrepresented."
Damn those time-consuming projects!
2 comments:
I got nine out of ten too!
All this time.. have you secretly been a black man?
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