[Foundation-l] (Flashback) A short (and revised) FAQ about Wikimania in Alexandria

[Thomas Dalton]

On 19/04/2008, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester at gmail.com> wrote:
> What kind of question is that? Seriously?  The report suggests that
>  Jews should not wear yarmulka. It does not suggest anything about the
>  palestine conflict. Are you having trouble with seeing the problem
>  that the Wikimedia Foundation is hosting a conference, with the
>  warning "Oh by the way, don't "look" jewish, you might get hurt"?

You go to a country which is involved in a conflict and wear something
which shows an affiliation with the other side, you may get into a
spot of bother. That's common sense. It seems your problem isn't with
the advice, but rather with the choice of host country - if that's the
case, then say what you mean.