> Well, to be honest I think we first should think about the general
> time schedule. Do we want to hurry or do we first want to reconsider
> what kind or conference we want in the coming years and build the
> wikimanias around that idea. It means a lot whether we want a very
> unofficial conference or whether we want a more serious conference
> which could for instance mean more possibilities for finding sponsors
> and having a serious media look during the conference, more results
> with respect to the main goals we have etc etc... I do know that at
> least the program committee needs a huge evaluation (as soon as Jakob
> and me are home, we will do that I guess) and I assume also other
> teams want to do that, before we would do a wikimania wide evaluation,
> and draw results from that.
>
> So a few big questions ahead, which can very much influence the choice
> of the city. Personally I'd not want to rush anything until we know
> that.
>
> On the page you created, which is of course a draft, it has been
> assumed almost that we choose the early schedule, even though it is
> still a draft (you could also make changes there, and still call it a
> draft, even though the main window has been set).
>
> I sincerely hope we can have an open discussion *first* on whether we
> need evaluation, together with local team, committees, WMF etc, and
> then see how long we need for that to draw conclusions etc.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Lodewijk
>
> 2008/7/23 Cary Bass <
cbass@wikimedia.org>:
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>> effe iets anders wrote:
>> | Ehm? Did you decide on the timeline now? :S
>> |
>> | Just for the record, is this a WMF decision, or just what we call in
>> | Dutch a "proefballon", a little test to taste the reactions.
>> |
>> | as explained in my previous email, I see barely advantages and a lot
>> | of disadvantages. I sincerely hope this time schedule will not be
>> | close to what it will be, especially not without a little more
>> | rationale?
>> |
>> | Best regards,
>> |
>> | Lodewijk
>> |
>>
>> Perhaps you missed the page title "Draft Timeline". Or my comment, "It
>> *is* a wiki". That is, I anticipate much discussion and explanation as
>> well as consensus about the timelines. I believe Damien Finol has
>> already begun the talk page.
>>
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