When you use Wikimania and Isreal or Wiki(M/P)edia with the word Isreal there will be 3 bots telling you not to go :-(
2011/6/28, Kim Bruning <k...@bruning.xs4all.nl>: > > At least 1 BDS Activist has been running around on twitter telling people > not to go to wikimania. > http://twitter.com/_____C > > Our article on BDS: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott,_Divestment_and_Sanctions > > BDS view and action on wikimania: > > http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/economy-of-the-occupation/3439-bds-action-tell-wikimedia-not-to-hold-2011-annual-conference-in-israel- > > In particular, they state: > " On the information page for the upcoming conference, the organizers also > say, “Haifa is also easily accessible to the Palestinian > community, which is often left out of conferences such as Wikimania due to > special difficulties. This community has a high rate of > Internet usage but little first-hand acquaintance with Wikipedia and other > Wikimedia projects.” > > The statement, however, is not true. Participation for individuals from Gaza > and the West Bank is impossible, unless they receive > special permits from the Israeli military to enter Israel in order to > attend." > > To be able to actively counter this claim, can we confirm that all > palestinian wikimedians who want to come are indeed coming? > > sincerely, > Kim Bruning > > -- > [Non-pgp mail clients may show pgp-signature as attachment] > gpg (www.gnupg.org) Fingerprint for key FEF9DD72 > 5ED6 E215 73EE AD84 E03A 01C5 94AC 7B0E FEF9 DD72 > > -- Verzonden vanaf mijn mobiele apparaat Kind regards, Huib Laurens WickedWay.nl Webhosting the wicked way. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l