Ian,

Thanks for the responses. I saw your earlier comments about how one (4%) of the blogs you listed had some female bloggers. Why do you think that changes anything?

The repeated pattern here almost-completely-male "most influential" lists. (It's not just you; that thread also talks about The Economist, TechCrunch, the Berkman Center, Dissent, and the Telegraph.)

It would be great to discuss that, rather than whether it's "only" 96%-98% male.

Do you think there are influential women out there?

If so, why didn't you as Managing Editor give Richi feedback that the list wasn't representative?

jon

PS: If anybody here hasn't read Scott Page's The Difference, you should. Its treatment of the importance of diversity for problem solving and prediction is especially relevant for "Industry Players" given the Industry Standard's all-male staff and the currently-all-male nature of Ian's "Industry Standard Connections". More on the "Industry Player" self-description in the thread on Liminal States.