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Thank you for a lovely conference!
*Regards,Itzik Edri* Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment!
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:09 PM, Andrea Zanni zanni.andrea84@gmail.com wrote:
[sorry for cross-posting]
Hello everyone, I would like spend a minute thanking Wikimedia Deutschland for organizing the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin, and thanking everyone who participated in it.
I'd like to say out loud that I really liked the atmosphere, that I enjoy more and more the simple fact that when we are together (chapters, WMF, affiliates, user groups, everyone) we feel like a movement, we act like a movement, we work and eat and drink and dance together and we argue much less than when we are online, typing in front of screens.
Yes, it not easy and cheap to travel half the world just to meet in person. Yes, there are differences and past and present disagremeents, but when we can actually *talk* they just fade back.
I think it is important (at least sometimes) to use wikimedia-l (as other mailing lists) to discuss things that work :-), to express gratitude and say out loud things that pleased us.
I, for example, learned a lot about the ongoing transformation of the Wikimedia Foundation: many things are changing, they are working a lot, and very often we as affiliates do not notice these things. I saw many changes towards a better, more open and more collaborative Foundation, and I don't know many times I heard WMF employees asking for feedback and help.
So. This is a open and shameless request for assumption of good faith, request I'd like to make to all of us. We'll have plenty of time to argue and discuss again, but let's take a moment to celebrate what we are and the fact that with our collaborative effort the world sucks a little less. It's time that we rebuild the a "we", as in "We, Wikimedia".
Have a nice weekend.
Aubrey
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