Yes... we have small local meetups, and the international conference. Something in between would be good.
On 9/28/06, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
On 9/29/06, Brad Patrick bradp.wmf@gmail.com wrote:
We can do a better job with this procedurally, but honestly, there is only one winner in such a situation. It is ultimately a winner-take-all competition. To the extent this runs counter to the community culture of wikilove, I don't there is an alternative.
I don't think it runs counter to wikilove, but perhaps we need to make it clearer to people that, yes, they may spend weeks on preparing a bid that will not be accepted. And as has been pointed out time and again, Wikimania cannot, should not and will not be the only Wikimedia event happening in a single year.
Organizing events is very much within the domain of chapters, and we have a UK chapter. Is there a reason some of the lessons from preparing the bid could not be used to prepare a more focused wiki event in the UK? (*draws wiki youth camp idea from hat*) -- Peace & Love, Erik
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