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

[Geoffrey Plourde]

I fully understand and have no intention of causing pointless strife. I simply do not think that the Eygptian police have proven themselves trustworthy.  



----- Original Message ----
From: Jon <scream at datascreamer.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:47:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] (Flashback) A short (and revised) FAQ about Wikimania in Alexandria

I just wanted you to keep in mind that this list is global, and some 
terms probably need rephrasing, or not phrased at all. 

Warmly,
Jon

Mark Williamson wrote:
> Underdeveloped is a very judgemental term.
>
> On 20/04/2008, Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  
>> Apologies for offending anyone, would underdeveloped be better?
>>
>>
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>>  ----- Original Message ----
>>  From: Jon <scream at datascreamer.com>
>>  To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>>  Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 6:51:14 AM
>>  Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] (Flashback) A short (and revised) FAQ about Wikimania in Alexandria
>>
>>
>> Geoffrey Plourde wrote:
>>  > Unfortuantely, I will have to agree with Dan. Asking people with a vested interest is never a good idea. I would recommend hitting up a travel agent/academic expert/security consultant specializing in the Middle East for information that should be incorporated. Also, I wouldn't have blind faith in the police in a third world country.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  Especially in our global community, the term "Third world country" may
>>  not be appropriate, in this context.  Let's keep that in mind.
>>
>>  Warm,
>>  Jon
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