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Archive 1

Proposed Barnstar

I thought a nice barnstar could help recognize editors' efforts, raise morale and help us take pride in what are some of the most important articles on Misplaced Pages. Please take a look and comment. I'm open to suggestions and will definitely modify it if there's a consensus. --Simon Speed (talk) 22:19, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I think I've improved it. Feedback, boys & girls? --Simon Speed (talk) 21:02, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

OK, so if anyone wants to use it just copy and paste the following line into the editor's discussion page replacing "YOUR MESSAGE HERE" with something sensible:-

{{subst:HumanSexualityBarnstar|YOUR MESSAGE HERE, ~~~~}}

--Simon Speed (talk) 01:07, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

I very much like the idea of a barnstar for sexuality. I also very much like the symbols you used in this one. My only concern is that the symbols and textures get lost because of the dimensions in which the whole barnstar has to fit. Something with less detail pattern might be more attention-getting. Perhaps starting with the usual symbols for male (circle with the arrow coming out of it) and female (the circle with the cross at the bottom), but replacing the circles with barnstars?
—MarionTheLibrarian (talk) 22:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. I did think of something like you've said at 1st, but the idea's already used by Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Gender Studies. I tried to go for something a bit different (Satin Chic and Bonny Doone) and it has suffered a bit because I didn't quite appreciate the effects of scale. Nevertheless I think its suggests more than it depicts and sort of works. --Simon Speed (talk) 23:46, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

BDSM WikiProject?

• Would anyone be interested in collaborating on a BDSM WikiProject? Voyager640 (talk) 17:44, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

• Or perhaps a Task Force within this WikiProject?

Feedback requested for Erotic Asphyxia page

Hi, folks. Although I am decently well read in sexuality, I am new to writing for wikipedia. I have revised much of the erotic_asphyxiation page; any feedback to that page's talk page would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance.
—MarionTheLibrarian (talk) 22:36, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Reproductive medicine task force

A "Reproductive medicine" task force has been proposed. It would be hosted by WikiProject Medicine, but would also have as parent projects WikiProject Sexology and sexuality and WikiProject Pharmacology. Comments are welcome at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Medicine/Task forces#Reproductive medicine. Lyrl _C 21:57, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

This task force has been created. The task force's page is here and all interested editors are welcome. Please also consider listing this as a related project/task force on your main page. WhatamIdoing (talk) 21:31, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Protecting sex pages?

I think we all wish the editors involved and will at least try to help to fight off the tide of vandalism and censorship. --Simon Speed (talk) 09:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

I suspect that sexology and sexuality pages are disproportionately targeted for vandalism. It might be worth asking that many of them to be protected.
—MarionTheLibrarian (talk) 15:01, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Orgasms during sexual assault or rape

The article Orgasm contains a brief section on involuntary orgasm during sexual assault or rape. It is supported by a citation of a literature review paper in the (peer-reviewed) Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine. User:Supriyya attempted to remove this section on the grounds that it was only a "claim", that the person who wrote it must have been a rape apologist, and finally that s/he didn't believe that it was possible to have an involuntary orgasm, so clearly when anyone who claimed to have been raped but had an orgasm, if they had "escape into experiencing their own pleasure, because he or she is unable to get away, then that means that the victim has participated in having the orgasm". I am stating policies over and over and feel like I'm not being listened to; if anyone would like to weigh in on either side you'd be welcome. The Wednesday Island (talk) 19:00, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Weighed in.-Wafulz (talk) 01:45, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Rape fantasy

Can I get a third opinion on the title of rape fantasy? I moved it to forced sex fantasy a while back because that title better describes the scope of the article. It's been reverted since then.-Wafulz (talk) 21:11, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Rape fantasy is what it is called in most cases, I don't think forced sex fantasy would be an accurate title. Darrenhusted (talk) 08:37, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

seeking opinion

Seeking input on Talk:Biology and sexual orientation#Awful wording whether the use of the word etiology in discussing the causes of sexual orientation implies that homosexuality is a disease. TIA. Pete.Hurd (talk) 20:29, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Personally, I'm fine with it. The term is used mostly by medical and behavioral researchers, and the people who investigate the biological causes of sexual orientation are (unsurprisingly) medical and behavioral researchers (a great many of whom are openly gay).
—MarionTheLibrarian (talk) 21:32, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks for the response... wikipedia: learn something new everyday, eh? Pete.Hurd (talk) 03:53, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

That's my favorite part.
—MarionTheLibrarian (talk) 12:57, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

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