On 7/31/10 5:21 PM, Amir E. Aharoni wrote:
But all of the above are nice dreams about the
future. Is there any
proven experience from the past that demonstrates why personal
meetings between Wikimedians are not just fun for them, but actually
beneficial to the Wikimedia community, the Internet, the Humanity? Can
anyone here give me solid examples of successful projects that were
born thanks to past Wikimanias?
Children...
I know that for a fact :)
Delphine met Arne whilst going to Germany to prepare first Wikimania
ever. Look now: two children. Our future :)
Angela & Tim are also due to produce any day.
The most important benefits are the intangible ones in an expanding
circle of trust. When you have met someone at Wikimania you are more
likely to respect his approach to the problems we encounter.
Ray