Jimmy Wales wrote:
Anthere wrote:
One problem I have with your list and with Jimbo's list is that they propose very few great candidates from Korea or Madagascar.
I agree with this concern, but how to address it? I do not know of any prominent leaders either "outside" or "inside" Wikipedia from either Korea or Madagascar... or similar places.
It is not hard to find community leaders in France and Germany and Holland and Italy and... all of the countries where the "international crowd" has good connections.
Since you have been travelling all over the world for now 2 years at least, I suppose you met some of those community leaders yourself.
Have you some names to suggest which we could hack ?
Well, I haven't been to Korea or Madagascar. :)
My travels have been mostly in Europe and the US.
In Taiwan, I met and liked very much Theodoranian and KJ. (I met many more Wikimedians there too, but those are the two with whom I spent the most time).
In India, I met no Wikipedians who are very active.
In Brazil, I met no Wikipedians at all... but I am going there next week (so is Soufron) and hopefully there will be a meetup in Rio.
The truth is, I am as Eurocentric as anyone, both in my travels and in my community friendships.... with possibly a bit more as mentioned above.
Okay. But all the people you suggested to put on the board are americans (unless I am wrong about one). If you are Eurocentric, you surely have met some interesting personnalities whose experience would be valuable for us. Can you cite some names ?
Ant