On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 08:35, Cary Bass <cary@wikimedia.org> wrote:

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phoebe ayers wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Hank Chapot <hchapot@igc.org> wrote:
>> After five years of what I thought were positive contributions, I got
kicked
>> off wikipedia by some editor with whom I disagreed, a little too
strongly it
>> seems. You get me reinstated as a bay area editor
> ...
>
> Hi Hank,
>
> Sorry to hear you're having troubles on Wikipedia. Thankfully though,
> real-life get-togethers don't have much to do with online editing; a
> common interest in Wikimedia projects is all that is required. You are
> of course welcome to come to the meetup if you feel like attending.
>
> best,
> Phoebe

I might add that an indefinitely banned editor showed up at the DC
meetup this last weekend along with arbcom members, past and present,
a staff member, a board member, admins, regular editors, random IPs
and everyone had a great time, in spite of it.

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Cary Bass
Volunteer Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation

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