Concerning photographs, it would be easier if they were generally limited
to some kind of "official photographers" & group photographs during those
events. I'm new to Wikimedia events, and only attended two, last WMCON in
Berlin and Big Fat Brussels. In Brussels we were asked to not photograph
the participants unless it was explicitly allowed (such as in group
photographs), which I found quite reasonable - and, frankly, it was a
relief.
As for touching, I'm a bit shy myself, and feel somewhat uneasy when
someone hugs or touches me, but I would never ask someone to not do what
generally is a genuine proof of affection & friendship, let alone denounce
that person. When it's too close that it becomes embarassing, one can just
ask the other to stay a bit farther. We just need to ask, to communicate -
it doesn't seem that hard, that difficult. And doesn't seem at all the kind
of thing that would grant a report to the Safety team, and even less some
kind of reaction from them.
All the best,
Paulo
2018-08-06 10:21 GMT+01:00 Pierre-Selim <pierre-selim(a)huard.info>fo>:
Le lun. 6 août 2018 à 09:34, CS <cs(a)edubkk.org>
a écrit :
I concede your points, but people who don't
want to be photographed at an
event which of its very nature is much photographed, just need to be aware
of that and stay out of range of the viewfinder. That is not a Herculean
task.
The goal of Wikimania is not to produce pictures of Wikimania, but to
attend to conferences and share experiences, build new projects with
others, etc.
And Even with the OK photo lanyard, it does not mean people like to be
photographed in ridiculous situation or when eating food, etc.
So this is not an herculean task, but it's up to the photographer to get
it right, not the other way around.
--
Pierre-Selim
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