Haha.. great.
Wellcome back Brion.
I am just a lurker on this mail list, but your post are always so full of energy. I love if that energy is the energy of mediawiki.
I hope that energy inspire others to not just the day to day process but the crazy things you mention. I remember when the idea of a wiki (a website any visitor can edit?!) was totally freak, alien to everyone, I hope projects like MediaWiki still mantain a open door to things that can freak us again.