ve to get more contributors. >> >> The short answer: > > <snip> > this seems like a whole lot of unfounded (and fairly offensive) > generalizations? If you're really making a class-based argument, then > yes, I think the privileges of having free time, a decent education > and good internet access are all class-correlated to some extent and > are all likely prerequisites for becoming a Wikipedian -- and that's > applicable everywhere. But class cuts across ethnicity and gender; you > can make the same arguments about poor white people, or whoever. (For > what it's worth, I grew up in a rural area that was lily-white but > very poor, and very poorly educated; urban demographics aren't the > only part of the U.S. to consider). > > -- phoebe >
I doubt many white people of any nationality from an impoverished background edit either. Poor education, restricted interests, etc. Fred Bauder _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
