[Wikimania-l] [Foundation-l] Floating a notion: permanent Wikimania committee?

[Ray Saintonge]

phoebe ayers wrote:
> Right, and the nature of what the Foundation has done has changed over 
> the last few years, so that's actually been in flux (what was true for 
> us in 2006 is totally different now, re: scholarships etc). Which 
> makes it even harder to get an authoritative answer!

That makes them out to be just like a government. ;-)
>
> Basically: the community & the Foundation have certain expectations 
> for Wikimania, but it's up to the local team to implement them. 


Indeed, the insidious thing about expectations is that those of whom 
they are expected can be blissfully unaware of that fact, and are easily 
blind-sided

In a much larger context, the internet has provided opportunities for 
unprecedented participation in democratic processes, but not without the 
irony that those with that newfound power often ask their adversaries 
what to do with it.

Ray