On 6 October 2015 at 01:56, Gnangarra gnangarra@gmail.com wrote:
the wording is unhappy because I'm unhappy with the process and there is nothing public about Montreal even being on the radar for Wikimania
I can understand your frustration, and to a degree share it.
Perhaps its time to take a sideways step, and not let Wikimania be such a big thing? As I type, WikiConUSA is running, and earlier this year I was honoured to be invited to speak at WikiArabia's first such event.
The OSM community also has both an international event (State of the Map; not held this year) and regional equivalents (State of the Map US; State of the Map Scotland, etc)
Perhaps the future for the Wikimedia movement is national or continent- focussed events, with more occasional Wikimanias? Flying speakers in, if need be, but addressing a more local audience, many of whom would not get to attend Wikimania?
Why not organise WikiOz, or WikiOceana?