--- Gatto Nero gattonero@gmail.com wrote:
Should we deny that sj said Taipei was chosen 'cause "in the end they had the most surplus sponsorship, in fact"?
The above makes me think of an uncomfortable question or two.
Will any member of the jury be employed by Wikimania 2007? Will any member of jury be in a position to decide how sponsorship monies are spent (i.e. drafting budgets or who receives scholarships)?
Now a positive answer to one of those questions does change that Taipei was chosen in good faith. The people on the jury are some of the most experienced Wikimania organizers here. So it would be natural they would be selected for the jury, and equally natural that they will be heavily involved in organizing Wikimania 2007. However, I would certainly like to see that future Wikimania juries are selected with a negative answer to these questions in mind. Any possible perception of corruption should be avoided at all costs.
Birgitte SB
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