Okay, I've created https://wikimedia.pentabarf.org/submission/wikimania2008/event/18
PLEASE let me know when you've signed up via the link given below and I'll try and figure out how to add you to the Wikimania event so you can edit it.
As I've already commented I want at least three or four Wikinewsies on the ground at the event. Yes, we'll do a panel on the project and kick someone off it to do the original reporting on our event. That's probably going to be the hardest part of having people there.
Depending on circumstances, sponsorship to get there may be available, so do NOT say, "I can't afford it, I won't get involved". Even if prior commitments make it impossible for you to attend then you can still contribute to our event/session "bid". This is effectively a sales pitch on how we can participate in a more noticeable way than previous years. There will likely be opportunities to interview people such as Jimmy and Florence as well as keynote speakers.
Making it international has to be an aspect of this; if we can get people from non-en wikis involved it'd be great. The obvious case here is some of the Polish guys, or BrockF5 from Taiwan. If there are issues where these people may require visas prior to departure I'd be happy to pretend to be the chief editor again or hassle WMF and Wikimania people to write letters of recommendation.
Brian McNeil -----Original Message----- From: wikinews-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikinews-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Casey Brown Sent: 26 February 2008 23:44 To: Wikinews mailing list Subject: Re: [Wikinews-l] Wikimania 2008
Should be in the normal way (as described on the http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submission page), just add all the information there with a link that page (external URL). Then, make sure that everyone has accounts and when they do, go to the "persons" tab and add them and their positions. I think this will give them read/write access to that event.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org wrote:
Brian McNeil wrote:
I will now dig up Mark's link to the appropriate page on the 'mania wiki
to
add a link to this to.
It isn't a wiki, it's some bizarre piece of junk that doesn't seem to let you collaborate.
How the hell do I put [[WN:WM2008]] into it?
Brian McNeil
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