On 9/29/06, Brad Patrick <bradp.wmf(a)gmail.com> wrote:
We can do a better job with this procedurally, but
honestly, there is
only one winner in such a situation. It is ultimately a
winner-take-all competition. To the extent this runs counter to the
community culture of wikilove, I don't there is an alternative.
I don't think it runs counter to wikilove, but perhaps we need to make
it clearer to people that, yes, they may spend weeks on preparing a
bid that will not be accepted. And as has been pointed out time and
again, Wikimania cannot, should not and will not be the only Wikimedia
event happening in a single year.
Organizing events is very much within the domain of chapters, and we
have a UK chapter. Is there a reason some of the lessons from
preparing the bid could not be used to prepare a more focused wiki
event in the UK? (*draws wiki youth camp idea from hat*)
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Peace & Love,
Erik
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