Hoi, When you have been to as many Wikimania's as I have been, you will know that it is exactly the interaction with staff that enables a lot of things. They have the consistency (in time) to make a difference, they are embedded in an organisation that has always cared about what it is that is said. This does not imply that it is often that you can make a real difference, typically things change gradually and, that is good.
When Wikimania is only for volunteers, I do not need to come (I am a volunteer). Thanks, GerardM
On 16 February 2016 at 14:48, Henning Schlottmann h.schlottmann@gmx.net wrote:
On 09.02.2016 16:40, Gerard Meijssen wrote:
When you cap Wikimania, who is not to come?
Employees of the WMF and the chapters, other than WMF's community engagement team and maybe - just maybe - selected speakers as speakers, not as general participants.
Wikimania is not for and about employees, they should not be welcome.
Check out the speakers of the last few years: Employees have hijacked this volunteer event.
Make Wikimania a volunteer conference again. Let volunteers share experiences and ideas, not listen to employees telling them what to do and how to do it.
Ciao Henning
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