Dale: There are academic conferences that cover LGBT issues. A booth could do that at such a conference. The assumption is that the people attending this conference are "political activists" seeking to change the status quo rather than to document the status quo. Hence, the POV concern. (It is the difference between having a booth at a conference of political scientists vs. a booth at the Democratic National Convention.)
If the organizing group is not a 501(c)(3) but rather a PAC, neither the chapter nor WMF should put funds toward the booth. Thanks, --Bob
I don't think it needs to be about pushing a POV at all. Why can't the booth highlight examples of ways to improve coverage and depth/breadth of LGBTI related articles, highlight LGBTI wikiprojects, maybe even do an impromptu workshop on how to edit an article that you have strong opinions about, etc.
On 1/11/12, bob@racepacket.com bob@racepacket.com wrote:
Perhaps we should rethink our "recruiting" strategy.