Re: [Wikimania-l] 300-word abstracts@: too much

-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk On Mar 29, 2014 11:52 PM, "Steven Walling" steven.walling@gmail.com wrote: > > > On Saturday, March 29, 2014, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk > wrote: > >> I'm drafting a couple of submissions for sessions at Wikimania, and >> (having successfully made submissions for Wikimania 2012, for >> Wikimedia UK AGMs, and for other conferences) have come to the >> conclusion that 300 words is too much text to require. > > > To be honest I always ignore this requirement. It's silly. A well-written > proposal should be concise. > > >> >> What is the thinking behind this figure? >> >> -- >> Andy Mabbett >> @pigsonthewing >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >