On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:52 PM, CasteloBranco michelcastelobranco@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, James, you're probably right. It was a joke, of course, but also a kind of invite to a reflexion.
If we want to improve the participation of people from Middle East, Africa, India, Latin America, it doesn't make any sense to make choices thinking on what it's comfortable for all the rest, but not for them. Or even on what it's traditional.
I think this is a real concern for strategy, and we can discuss it better for the next times. Wikimania shouldn't be held always in July or August. This is not the law, isn't written in stone. Before trying to change the world, we should be able to change ourselves.
Just my two cents.
I totally know what you're getting at. It would make more sense, for instance, if Wikimania 2012 were held in March or April because the summer here is not all that comfortable. (It's actually just fine, but I'm probably used to it.) We didn't, however, feel like deviating from Tradition! in this instance, and we're not going to change it now.
Castelo
Em 20/07/2011 21:27, CasteloBranco escreveu:
Because... ?? xD
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Em 20/07/2011 21:25, James Hare escreveu:
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:21 PM, CasteloBranco michelcastelobranco@gmail.com wrote:
Em 20/07/2011 14:38, Thomas Dalton escreveu:
I agree, avoiding Ramadan isn't really feasible. Wikimania is always held in the summer, and I don't think we should change that.
In the south hemisphere, the summer begins on December. Just a remark.
Castelo
Wikimania is always held during Northern summer / Southern winter.
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