Lodewijk, 04/10/2015 22:12:
Why do we want a Wikimania? What is its general purpose? What do we want to accomplish. Not quite the question you quote - although I know from experience that you do ask that question yourself.
I would have liked to see that discussion
We never have enough, but this discussion has been ongoing for at least a couple years now. :) See for instance * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario/Pillars * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario/Target * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario/Sessions * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/Scholarships/Vision_2015 and all surrounding discussions on Meta, mailing lists, other wikis and Wikimania itself.
Nemo