The Wikimania meetup from August 4-6th (http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org) will draw people from all of the Wikimedia projects. It's a chance to meet your fellow contributors and discuss issues affecting the projects:
* Fair use: should we eradicate fair use, or encourage the fair use of copyrighted images?
* Voting: impractical and harmful, or a necessity for some discussions?
* Verifiablity: requiring sources for all new information, or supporting the contribution of first hand information?
* Dealing with trolls: do we ban pov pushers, or encourage their voices to be heard?
* Dealing with vandals: delaying edits from suspicious users, or finally inventing the device that allows you to poke people over the internet?
* Content: death to fancruft, or expanding the scope of Wikipedia to cover all human knowledge?
* Arbitration: the best thing since sliced bread, or a merely adequate online alternative to a dunk tank?
Register today at wm06reg.wikimedia.org -- only $70 until July 9th for 3 days of in-depth community discussion, presentations, autographs from and to Jimbo, and fun.
--SJ
PS - you can start discussions or add to them on the conference wiki: http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Discussions
On Jun 27, 2006, at 9:15 PM, SJ wrote:
The Wikimania meetup from August 4-6th (http:// wikimania2006.wikimedia.org) will draw people from all of the Wikimedia projects. It's a chance to meet your fellow contributors and discuss issues affecting the projects
So, basically, it's this mailing list, except with less idiots and the ability to punch in the nose those who do show up? Damn, if I could make it I'd go!
G'day SJ,
Register today at wm06reg.wikimedia.org -- only $70 until July 9th for 3 days of in-depth community discussion, presentations, autographs from and to Jimbo, and fun.
$70 plus God-knows-how-much for accomodation, travel, booze ... Jimbo will have to do without my autograph this time 'round.
On 6/28/06, Mark Gallagher m.g.gallagher@student.canberra.edu.au wrote:
G'day SJ,
Register today at wm06reg.wikimedia.org -- only $70 until July 9th for 3 days of in-depth community discussion, presentations, autographs from and to Jimbo, and fun.
$70 plus God-knows-how-much for accomodation, travel, booze ... Jimbo will have to do without my autograph this time 'round.
Travel is pricey, it's true. We have a deal for university dorm housing for $40/night, which is about as cheap as it gets in a US urban area. Booze may or may not be expensive, depending on your tastes :) But we're charging $70 for the 3 days of community discussion, plus presentations from all these people: http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Program and all these people: http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proceedings:Index
I would encourage you to try and find a cheaper conference with as much content. best, phoebe
On 6/28/06, SJ 2.718281828@gmail.com wrote:
The Wikimania meetup from August 4-6th (http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org) will draw people from all of the Wikimedia projects. It's a chance to meet your fellow contributors and discuss issues affecting the projects:
Since I can't make it, I'll save you some time on the discussion by giving you the answers in advance.
- Fair use: should we eradicate fair use, or encourage the fair use of
copyrighted images?
Encourage.
- Voting: impractical and harmful, or a necessity for some discussions?
Harmful.
- Verifiablity: requiring sources for all new information, or
supporting the contribution of first hand information?
Allow, but discourage, first-hand information labelled as such.
- Dealing with trolls: do we ban pov pushers, or encourage their voices
to be heard?
Troll != POV pusher, allow POV pushers while their presence is a net benefit
- Dealing with vandals: delaying edits from suspicious users, or finally
inventing the device that allows you to poke people over the internet?
Delaying.
- Content: death to fancruft, or expanding the scope of Wikipedia to cover all
human knowledge?
Somewhere in the middle.
- Arbitration: the best thing since sliced bread, or a merely adequate online
alternative to a dunk tank?
Neither.
Register today at wm06reg.wikimedia.org -- only $70 until July 9th for 3 days of in-depth community discussion, presentations, autographs from and to Jimbo, and fun.
That's cheap air travel!
Steve