On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Maysara Omar <maysara.omar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
And now I ask you, what is YOUR position?
:)
My position, since you asked, is that if we can (and should) hold
Wikimania in Egypt, we can also do so in Israel. Just like Wikimedians
had to make accommodations with the cultural and political situation
in Egypt, so must they do so in Israel. That accommodations must be
made is not sufficient reason to undo a decision already announced and
planning already begun. The bid team in Israel has said they will
provide whatever assistance they can, and I'm sure they will. If some
simply can't make it to Israel, then I hope they can make it to the
following event.
Nathan