[Foundation-l] Concern for the safety of Wikimedians at Wikimania in Alex...

[Oldak Quill]

On 04/03/2008, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi,
>  Is it really that obvious ? I would happily go to Eritrea or Cuba. Somalia
>  is something else again.
>  Thanks,
>      GerardM
>
>
>  On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 11:36 PM, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  > As regards Africa, IANAE, but I always got the impression that there
>  > were certain places on every continent we would certainly prefer to
>  > hold in terms of safety, for example Seychelles, Mauritius, or Cape
>  > Verde. If this means preferring Canada when we look to North America,
>  > I don't care - why not hold it in Canada? For example, if we hold it
>  > in Central America (although technically part of North America), why
>  > wouldn't we hold it in Costa Rica?
>  >
>  > On the flip side, there are people who argue that we NEED to have it
>  > in oppressive countries, that this is a good thing.
>  >
>  > Why don't we hold it in Somalia then? How about Eritrea? Why don't we
>  > have a Wikimania Tripoli?
>  >
>  > When it comes to South America, why aren't we planning a Wikimania Havana?
>  >
>  > Obviously, that is an invalid argument. Outreach in such countries may
>  > be important, but that does not equate to holding our Wikimania there.

I had not considered Wikimania Havana before, but that could be a
_very_ exciting prospect. I don't suppose there's a Chapter or Cuban
Wikimedian organisation to make a proposal though.

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Oldak Quill (oldakquill at gmail.com)