[Wikimania-l] Re: Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 176, Issue 1

2021-12-15 Thread Risker
do right now, since the planning needs to be done *now*. Risker/Anne On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 at 20:47, Betty Wills wrote: > It’s time to bring the live event back and restrict it to fully vaccinated > attendees only. Others can attend virtually. Perhaps we should have a > poll?? > > Hap

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2019 Early Bird Registration is Now Open!

2019-06-04 Thread Risker
gh to know that if we as a movement were to do that, the conference would be even more heavily weighted with voices from Europe and North America. Risker/Anne On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 at 00:29, Wilfredo Rodríguez wrote: > There must be a coherent explanation. It is possible that there is an > alli

Re: [Wikimania-l] Personal stories about Wikimedia / free portrait photos

2017-08-02 Thread Risker
several sock rings with several hundred sock accounts, bur probably only 2-4 people actively editing. Risker/Anne On 2 August 2017 at 14:12, cs <c...@edubkk.org> wrote: > We are not statisticians - we leave that to the people who are paid to > make stats ;) > > However, a look

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections

2017-07-30 Thread Risker
is a Canadian citizen, he can probably still travel, and should contact the Ministry of Immigration and Citizenship directly. Risker/Anne On 30 July 2017 at 22:51, Ranjith S <ranjith.saj...@gmail.com> wrote: > On a conversation with ViswaPrabha he confirmed that he got visa rejection > f

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections

2017-06-23 Thread Risker
company, and you will be missed. Risker/Anne On 23 June 2017 at 21:28, Kerry Raymond <kerry.raym...@gmail.com> wrote: > So an organisation P in country Q writes a letter of support to country R > to grant a visa to person S from country T on the basis that organization P > think

Re: [Wikimania-l] Granting Scholarship to same persons every year

2017-05-22 Thread Risker
should go, or for that matter which wiki it should go on; the rules for this round of scholarships is on the Wikimania wiki, while the list of successful candidates is on Meta. So...Scholarship Committee, where do you want suggestions to go? Link to a particular page please. Risker/Anne On 2

Re: [Wikimania-l] Granting Scholarship to same persons every year

2017-05-21 Thread Risker
On 21 May 2017 at 20:12, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm sorry, Pinebut no. It's naming and shaming. If Praveen had >> wanted to highlight the frequency of Wi

Re: [Wikimania-l] Granting Scholarship to same persons every year

2017-05-21 Thread Risker
here might be a risk of de-anonymising [unsuccessful] applicants when trying to identify number of applications and scholarships from each size wiki community. I think the WMF could probably also identify number of people who were awarded grants but could not accept them. Risker/Anne [1] Disc

Re: [Wikimania-l] Granting Scholarship to same persons every year

2017-05-19 Thread Risker
gamed the system, or that there is a systemic error if someone gets a scholarship more than once. Risker/Anne (who received a partial scholarship once, long ago) On 19 May 2017 at 22:35, Gnangarra <gnanga...@gmail.com> wrote: > If there is a general opinion based on facts that

Re: [Wikimania-l] WMF Scholarships to attend Wikimania

2017-04-18 Thread Risker
entity. Risker/Anne On 19 April 2017 at 01:04, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja <pavan...@vishvakannada.com> wrote: > > > I don't think that publishing a list of the committee's decisions is a > high-risk decision. Grants committees publish their decisions, and I don't > see why there

Re: [Wikimania-l] WMF Scholarships to attend Wikimania

2017-04-18 Thread Risker
Pavajana, it's the user names that are confidential in this case. Nothing stops unsuccessful candidates from publishing their own names, if they wish. How many do you think will do that? Risker/Anne On 18 April 2017 at 23:56, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja <pavan...@vishvakannada.com> wrote: >

Re: [Wikimania-l] WMF Scholarships to attend Wikimania

2017-04-18 Thread Risker
select recipients from the pool of WMF-sponsored scholarship applicants. Of course, there is an easier way to affect the outcome of these discussions. Sign up in late 2017/early 2018 to become a member of the scholarship committee. Risker/Anne On 18 April 2017 at 23:32, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.

Re: [Wikimania-l] WMF Scholarships to attend Wikimania

2017-04-18 Thread Risker
that just about every member of the community will disagree with one or more decision made by the committee. So no, please don't publish any details of any application, or how any individual candidate was assessed. That's not transparency. Risker/Anne On 18 April 2017 at 22:51, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania - annually, with South Africa in 2018?

2016-07-09 Thread Risker
from the Hackathons or other pre-conference activities. Risker/Anne On 9 July 2016 at 21:50, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Andrew and Leila, > > There are quite a few ways of looking at the numbers (which is one reason > that I'm hoping for a thorough analysis.) Pleas

[Wikimania-l] The Weather in Esino Lario

2016-06-17 Thread Risker
ur of rain, and maybe some sunscreen too. Looking forward to seeing everyone in a couple of days. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] accommodation details

2016-06-16 Thread Risker
s was one of the reasons I wanted to know where I was staying, because I would have asked this very question myself if I'd been assigned to "specialty lodging". Risker/Anne [1] https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Getting_ready#Staying_in_Esino:_Hotel.2C_Guesthouse.2C_speciality_lodging_a

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania women

2016-06-16 Thread Risker
Are we doing a Wiki-Women's lunch together this year? This has always been a highlight of Wikimania in my opinion. Risker/Anne On 16 June 2016 at 17:41, Matthew Flaschen <mflasc...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > On 06/16/2016 06:29 AM, Florence Devouard wrote: > >> Hello everyone &g

Re: [Wikimania-l] Accommodation

2016-06-13 Thread Risker
- knowing that my destination address is well identified in association with my luggage is a Big Deal. Again, just "Esino Lario" isn't going to cut it. An actual address is required. Risker/Anne On 13 June 2016 at 08:24, Iolanda Pensa <iola...@pensa.it> wrote: > dear all >

Re: [Wikimania-l] [SPAM] Re: Comitato Wikimania Esino Lario 2016

2016-03-26 Thread Risker
attendees will have sufficient fluency in German. I still don't think we've received a good answer to the question of whether this is a membership in perpetuity or it is a time-limited membership (i.e., the membership only lasts until the end of June 2016 or some other specified date). Risker/A

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Community consultation on the future of Wikimania

2015-12-03 Thread Risker
three major community consultations all at the same time could turn out to be counterproductive, especially at a time of year when so many community members are also deeply involved in activities within their personal life. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimania-l maili

Re: [Wikimania-l] Did you ever attend Wikimania with your money? Talk to us!

2015-09-11 Thread Risker
I think it might have been useful to ask questions about what might make people not attend a Wikimania (e.g., location, dollars, not interested in programming, poor cost to potential benefit ratio). Risker/Anne On 11 September 2015 at 10:35, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemow...@gmail.com>

Re: [Wikimania-l] How to get a pre-paid SIM card for Wikimania in 15 easy steps

2015-07-14 Thread Risker
Wikimania without trying to find the shops and investing precious time on a transaction, worrying about whether you'll have problems, etc. I'm a simple person. My plan is already on my phone. Risker/Anne On 14 July 2015 at 20:27, Katie Chan k...@ktchan.info wrote: Or walk around hoping

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania Documentary Done

2014-12-15 Thread Risker
/+Nkansahrexford Thank you for sharing this, Nkansah. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] Call for Volunteers: Wikimania Jury to review bids for 2016

2014-09-29 Thread Risker
Bumping this because of questions about when the email was sent and the criteria for jury membership. Risker On 13 August 2014 11:13, Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch wrote: Dear all, soon we will starting the bidding process for Wikimania 2016. Soon the Wikimania Committee

Re: [Wikimania-l] Call for Volunteers: Wikimania Jury to review bids for 2016

2014-09-29 Thread Risker
No worries :D - so many of us have overflowing mailboxes it's easy to miss one or two. There was a follow-up email on August 23 specifying that the nominations would close in 24 hours. Risker On 29 September 2014 10:21, Béria Lima berial...@gmail.com wrote: Oh Thank you Risker for solving

Re: [Wikimania-l] Least expensive way to travel from Heathrow Airport

2014-07-28 Thread Risker
an Oyster card). More expensive still is the Heathrow Express, with a shorter total journey time, but a higher train fare. Risker/Anne On 29 July 2014 00:31, Allan Aguilar ral...@vmail.me wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello all. I will arrive in London on August 6

Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration to the hackathon

2014-07-01 Thread Risker
Well, I chose the hackathon option because I'm pretty sure I'll stick my nose in during the course of those two days - but I'm guaranteed not to write a line of code. Someone could pretend to be me... not that there are many people who could pass for me :) Risker On 1 July 2014 14:09

Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration to the hackathon

2014-07-01 Thread Risker
of questions on the forms is not quite identical. PayPal version doesn't ask for first line of the badge, for one thing.) I was asked for the first line of my badge using Paypal... Risker ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration payment options

2014-06-04 Thread Risker
the currency conversion costs are significantly lower than that charged by credit card companies. Risker/Anne On 4 June 2014 10:33, Stuart Prior stuart.pr...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Hi Martijn, Yes, it is the only payment option. I appreciate that there are effective and commonly used bank

Re: [Wikimania-l] Registration payment options

2014-06-04 Thread Risker
at least Paypal as an acceptable alternative payment. Risker On 4 June 2014 14:03, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: Roan, I don't mean to sound daft, but Chip PIN cards are (at least here) MasterCard/Visa cards with 16-digit numbers. The two are the same? The reason

Re: [Wikimania-l] List of scholarship attendees

2014-05-02 Thread Risker
Just as an aside, there is something wrong with the charts on that page. Risker/Anne On 2 May 2014 14:11, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.com wrote: Ellie Young, 02/05/2014 19:29: This will go up when registration goes live next week. It is an opt-in list and we will encourage

Re: [Wikimania-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Notification about Wikimedia user account security issue

2013-10-03 Thread Risker
password and account could still hypothetically be compromised. I agree with others that the risk is very, very small; nonetheless, it is not non-existent. Risker/Anne On 3 October 2013 05:36, Orsolya Gyenes gyenes.orso...@wiki.media.huwrote: Yeah, I already gotten my mail... great

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

2013-08-15 Thread Risker
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Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimania 2013] Too many people accessing the website at this time. Please try later.

2013-04-14 Thread Risker
their paypal accounts to ensure that they were properly debited. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] No updates on Google+?

2013-01-22 Thread Risker
, it's resource-intensive to maintain, and most of the target audience on Google+ is also present on at least one of the other locations that are regularly being maintained. I'd not consider it a priority. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania

Re: [Wikimania-l] No updates on Google+?

2013-01-22 Thread Risker
in adding Google+ to their social media presence, I'll fully support their doing so: they're in the best position to understand their resources. If they don't, I'll fully support that too. Risker/Anne On 22 January 2013 16:51, Nkansah Rexford nkansahrexf...@gmail.com wrote: I wish to learn about

Re: [Wikimania-l] Here Comes your Programme Committee Scholarship Committee

2013-01-04 Thread Risker
On 4 January 2013 23:35, Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan y...@wikimedia.hkwrote: James Forrester Perpetual Wikimaniac Perfect. :-) Thank you to all of the volunteers who have agreed to take on these responsibilities. Risker/Anne ___ Wikimania-l mailing

Re: [Wikimania-l] Thank you!!!

2012-07-16 Thread Risker
Indeed, thanks for all your work. I'm really glad I had the opportunity to meet so many Wikimedians from around the world, and find out about so many other projects. Risker/Anne On 15 July 2012 21:55, Claire clairel...@yahoo.com wrote: This is a shout out to all the planners and volunteers