[Wikimania-l] [Foundation-l] Wiki train.

[Abbas Mahmoud]

Hi

Just enquiring whether the proposed wiki train plan is still on.

Regards,
Abbas. 

> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:01:13 -0700
> From: saintonge at telus.net
> To: wikimania-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] [Foundation-l] Floating a notion: permanent	Wikimania committee?
> 
> 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
> 
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