[Foundation-l] Wikimania 2008 will happen, in Alexandria, Egypt
Jimmy Wales
jwales at wikia.com
Sun Oct 14 18:37:37 UTC 2007
Jason Safoutin wrote:
> 4) Who are these people on the "jury"? I mean I know their names, but
> who are they. Are they wealthy? Travel the world frequently? Seems like
> it because in my opinion this place was picked because it was somewhere
> they decided it would be nice to visit. More than half of all
> wikimedians will likely NOT be able to afford the trip, in some cases
> from literally on the other side of the globe. Might as well rob a bank
> for the finances.
Well, actually, no matter where we hold Wikimania in the future, a lot
of people will find it a long way to travel. Such is the nature of a
global project.
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