Hoi, Exactly. It is the whole community that meets and it is regularly in a different country because in this way we have been in all continents but Australia and it has been wonderful to see the different outlook from the local Wikipedians. When Wikimania is not about outreach we could have it always in the same location. As it is, we have been in many countries that each bring a different aspect to the sum of all knowledge.
The point I have been making is that we should be prudent but not afraid. We should go where we meet important parts of our community, parts where we aim to grow our base. When I arrived at Taiwan airport, I was welcomed with big signs in the airport that people who smuggle drugs will be executed. I do not do drugs so that was no problem. I have been sniffed at at many border crossings and they are anxious moments. I am prudent so I know that I am clean. I goto hotel, goto conference goto bed. (I am knackered after a day at a conference).
It has always been worth it. I found that it is EXACTLY meeting new people with their ideas that brings us forward. I am anxious when I go abroad but it will not stop me. I consider what I have to do, how to behave and it works for me. It can work for all of us. Even the Quran allows for people to wear inconspicuous cloths in order to be safe. My point is that we all can be ourselves at the conference itself and when we are at official events.
We can be afraid but fear should not rule us.
NB when there are no sources, consider that for some things do not need to be written down to be valid. My expectations of Wikimania and Wikipedia is often contrary to common held opinions. They come from the fact that Wikipedia and English is not my priority. Sharing the sum of all knowledge is. Thanks, GerardM
On 10 November 2016 at 15:45, James Heilman jmh649@gmail.com wrote:
I see the primary point of Wikimania as an opportunity for the community to meet in person once a year. Many important initiatives for our movement have grown out of Wikimania including but not limited to: Wikivoyage, the copyright detection bot, our collaboration with the World Health Organization, our collaboration with Cochrane, our collaboration with the NIH, efforts at offline distribution, etc. That the events garner attention from local press is definitely a plus though :-)
James
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 7:15 AM, Gerard Meijssen < gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hoi, In that case what is the point of Wikimania. Thanks, GerardM
On 10 November 2016 at 14:25, Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 3:00 AM, Gerard Meijssen < gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hoi, You do not get it. Wikimania is first and foremost about spreading
the
word
about what we do and who we are.
{{citationneeded}}
The reality is Wikimania is largely a community event first, with the public outreach element an enhancement or afterthought.
The Wikimania meta page doesn’t include the words “spread”, “outreach”, “public”, or “educate” at all.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania
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