[Foundation-l] Taipei chosen to host Wikimania 2007

[Birgitte SB]

--- Birgitte SB <birgitte_sb at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> --- Gatto Nero <gattonero at 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.  
 
Excuse me

Now a positive answer to one of those questions does
*not* 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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