Hi,
For the sake of the discussion on "it's way better in my country", please look what your country's visa policy really is. For instance, check https://www.passportindex.org/byWelcomingRank.php or relative (English) Wikipedia articles. The former gives the following figures: (Five latest Wikimania hosts) * Canada: 51 country can enter visa-free, visa on arrival, ETA or equivalent * Mexico: 67 * UK: 91 * Italy: 93 * Hong Kong: 144 (Some other countries mentioned here) * Australia: 34 * Thailand: 78 * Israel: 96
Yes, that means that Canada is the least visa-friendly Wikimania host in the last 5 years. And yes, Thailand is less visa-friendly than the UK. And yes, Australia is the least visa-friendly country with an established Wikimedia chapter.
Thus please do refer to facts when qualifying a country as a visa-friendly or not, and not to your own perception of a country's visa policy.
Thanks Mykola (NickK)
--- Оригінальне повідомлення --- Від кого: "DaB." wp@dabpunkt.eu Дата: 2 липня 2017, 23:19:44
Hello, Am 02.07.2017 um 13:37 schrieb cs:
a country like Thailand where I live
you mean a country which is currently a military dictatorship (for the second time in 10 years)? A country that was THIS close to a open civil war? And if not a civil war, maybe a real war with Cambodia?
Visa problems are problematic, but it is 10 times better than to give the Wikimania to an instable country – we are not the FIFA.
Sincerely, DaB.