There has been some discussion about things we could do, but I think the most promising idea was the creation of a Commons and Wikisource site for the hosting of the huge amount of Canada-related content that is restricted to not-for-profit use.  Once that site was off the ground, people from across Canada could contribute, but I agree with Alan that we need some people who live near each other to have in-person meetings to get things started.  I spend most of my time between Victoria and Ottawa, and while I'm in the GTA several times per year, I would not be able to commit to Alan's suggestion of six meetings per year.
-Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome)


On 2010-01-18, at 4:34 PM, Alan Walker wrote:

The key issue here is the lack of an organized group who are dedicated enough to form the corporation.  I wasn't speaking about the raising of funds. As well, what is the purpose of the organization.  That was completely lost in all the debates about policy.  Organizing a local bid for Wikimania would at least bring the people together for a purpose that had a tangible result.

2010/1/18 Ray Saintonge <saintonge@telus.net>
brian.chick@left-button.com wrote:
> Hi Alan,
>
> I'm not sure what the status is, but I for one have been following
> this thread, but haven't had much to say. I'm still interested in MWC
> but haven't heard much in the way of updates lately either.
>
> As for Wikimania, I don't know enough about it to comment
> intelligently. Having an organizing body (like MWC) might make a
> coordinated bid a little easier, no?

It would help, but is not essential.  The organizing committee for the
successful city would still need to maintain separate accounts to avoid
miscegenation of funds. The long term interests of WMC should take
precedence over a single event.  Unlike the Olympics a Wikimania cannot
and should not depend on bottomless sources of funds.

Ray

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