It's interesting how much this thread reinforces what Sumana said in her keynote at the conference!
Chris On 8 Jun 2014 08:15, "Craig Franklin" cfranklin@halonetwork.net wrote:
As someone who usually wears a suit and tie to Wikimedia events when I go (Hong Kong last year was the exception to that for the most part, way too humid), my advice to people would be to wear whatever the hell you feel comfortable in, subject to the normal standards of decency and the local climate. If you feel comfortable in a hoodie, then wear one. If you feel comfortable in a tie and monocle, then go right ahead. Picking on people for their choice of clothes at a conference seems awfully petty to me. Ultimately, you'll contribute more and be able to absorb more from others if you're not worrying about how tight your tie is or fretting over whether you'll be asked to leave for violating a dress code.
Cheers, Craig "That Guy In A Suit" Franklin
On 8 June 2014 15:50, Peter Southwood peter.southwood@telkomsa.net wrote:
And I associate hoodies with people wanting to keep their heads warm.
-----Original Message----- From: wikimedia-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: wikimedia-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of edward Sent: 07 June 2014 04:37 PM To: Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikiconference USA in the media
On 07/06/2014 15:18, Fæ wrote:
So good luck to pizza stained t-shirts, wear them with pride.
See my previous post. I thought the point was not that they had pizza stained t-shirts, but rather that the Wikipedian who was interviewed (Kevin) was explicitly dividing his kin into those who wear such stained shorts, and those who dress in a 'chill' way, which as Mr McBride
explains,
means 'cool and hip'.
these [i.e. volunteers wearing hoodies] are the people most likely to
make a meaningful difference to open knowledge within the Wikimedia movement.
I don't see what the 'hoodie' bit has to do with it. I associate 'hoodies' with people who want to remain anonymous, possibly to escape
the
attention of police, government agents or other responsible members of
the
enforcement community charged with keeping the world safe from terrorism
or
violence. Why would such people make a meaningful difference to open knowledge within the Wikimedia movement?
I'm puzzled.
, E
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