[Foundation-l] Taipei chosen to host Wikimania 2007

[Birgitte SB]

I don't know what happened with snipping of this
message but I did not write the text in support of
rotating Wikimania.  I don't have a firm opinion on
that issue.  

Birgitte SB

--- Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:

> valdelli at bluemail.ch wrote:
> > I strong support three different Wikimania: one
> for Europe/Africa, 
> > one for Asia/Australia, one form America.
> >
> > The Asia has got many problems and one Wikimania
> cannot solve them, 
> > but also the core of Wikipedians are in the
> Europe, but also the 
> > Digital Divide is a big problem in Africa, etc.
> >
> > Any choose will be always a "long long"
> discussion.
> >
> > Ilario
> >
> >
> > ----Messaggio originale----
> > Da: saintonge at telus.net
> > Data: 02.10.06 2.19
> > A: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing
> List"<foundation-l at wikimedia.org>
> > Oggetto: Re: [Foundation-l] Taipei chosen to host
> Wikimania 2007
> >
> > Birgitte SB wrote:
> >
> >
> > I support the principle of rotating Wikimania
> around three broad 
> > geographical regions (Europe/Africa, The Americas,
> Asia/Australia), 
> > but 
> > this should not create a situation where we must
> accept a city's 
> > clearly 
> > inferior bid just because it is the only one from
> its region.
> Hoi,
> Apparently Wikimania is only for Wikipedians or
> people with an interest 
> in Wiktionary, Wikinews or Wikibooks have more money
> to spend. Truly 
> Wikimania is NOT about Wikipedia. Both Frankfurt and
> Boston welcomed the 
> other projects as warmly..  I am sure they will be
> as warmly welcomed in 
> Taipei.
> Thanks,
>     GerardM
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