Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 166, Issue 1

I may be basically retired from en.Wiki, but as a seasoned Wikimaniac, a 20-year resident of Thailand, and knowing Bangkok like the back of my hand, if all goes well for 2021, I'll be there and more than willing to lend a helping hand. I would welcome the opportunity to meet some more users for

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand

southw...@telkomsa.net>> wrote: > > Enjoy, > P > > -Original Message- > From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org > <mailto:wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>] On Behalf Of CS > Sent: 12 June 2019 14:31 > To: Wikimania g

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

My position is the same as that of One/Risker, except that I am a retiree on a small budget. I have self-financed all but one of my Wikipedia trips, but roughly $3,000 for a trip to Sweden for me is totally out of the question. While I realize that opportunities need to be

Re: [Wikimania-l] Friendly Space Policy (was: Sad news)

gt; > Especially in the context of a discussion around a friendly space policy, i > am of the opinion that this would be a dangerous direction. > > Lodewijk > > On Sun, Aug 5, 2018, 23:24 cs mailto:c...@edubkk.org>> > wrote: > In which case, those people shou

Re: [Wikimania-l] Friendly Space Policy (was: Sad news)

everyone to publish (sometimes not very > elegant) photos of them should treat themselves as second rank participants. > > Especially in the context of a discussion around a friendly space policy, i > am of the opinion that this would be a dangerous direction. > > Lodewijk &

Re: [Wikimania-l] Friendly Space Policy (was: Sad news)

e event. > > On 6 August 2018 at 11:11, cs mailto:c...@edubkk.org>> > wrote: > I’ve been to a great many international conferences in my career - but > not so many since I retired. I can’t recall people wearing ‘Don’t > touch me’, ‘Don’t photo me’, ‘

Re: [Wikimania-l] Friendly Space Policy (was: Sad news)

I’ve been to a great many international conferences in my career - but not so many since I retired. I can’t recall people wearing ‘Don’t touch me’, ‘Don’t photo me’, ‘Don’t come near me’, ‘Don’t talk to me’ badges. Do they do it nowadays already? We’ll porbably

Re: [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '18

I mentioned about Esino Lario being top heavy on WMF presentations. Not everyone is likely to write in and make formal complaints on the lines they discussed personally with each other during the Wikimania conferences. Furthermore, the configuration and timing of the many

Re: [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '18

No oversight, Nathan, and please don’t exaggerate. FWIW there is already an in-depth article in progress about Wikimania that was begun before that very short ‘In the news’ mention. It’s being written by another editor who first mentioned the mailing list and will be published in

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 146, Issue 1

hip, the program committee can recommend that we offer them support > via the Wikimania budget. > > Ellie Young > WMF Event Manager > > > On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 9:12 PM, cs mailto:c...@edubkk.org>> > wrote: > I am surprised to learn that the jury’s selection i

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 146, Issue 1

wikimania-l-request@lists. wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimania-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org> >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> wikimania-l-owner@lists. wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimania-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org> >>

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 146, Issue 1

>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>wikimania-l-request@lists. wikimedia.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >>wikimania-l-owner@lists. wikimedia.org >> >> When replying, please edit your

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 146, Issue 1

can reach the person managing the list at >> wikimania-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org >> <mailto:wikimania-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org> >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Content

Re: [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '18

I have attended several Wikimanias. I would have thought that with the Wikipedias being voluntary contributed and managed projects, that the conference shoud have a sharp focus on attendance and presentations by the communities. However, this is not the case. Presentation time is,

Re: [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '18

ebr...@kitano.nl>> wrote: > I think this is the point where we are deviating from the original issue, and > where I feel things are getting way too personal. Can we please stay in a > general topic and refrain from analyzing who in particular may or may not be > getting the lo

Re: [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '18

I am also concerned about the same people repeatedly receiving scholarships, and this is by no way of complaining that I did not receive one. As I said last year however, I believe it is also inappropriate to inform applicants that they have been placed on a short list. Not

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2017 Social Telegram group

I seem to have missed it: could someone post the details for the live streaming of all the presentations so that the people who were denied scholarships or visa can follow the conference from home. Thanks. Kudpung > On 8Aug, 2017, at 20:09, Siebrand Mazeland

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

<le...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:45 AM, cs <c...@edubkk.org> wrote: >> >> if you knew the extent of paid editing, blackmail, and extortion we are >> discovering and trying to combat you’d fall off your chair or drop your >> camera. &

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

st, > Lodewijk > > On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 7:45 PM, cs <c...@edubkk.org <mailto:c...@edubkk.org>> > wrote: > ‘All of the articles on Wikipedia are written by volunteers’ > > You’ll need to correct that for your next video - if you knew the extent of > paid editing

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections

Sound pretty much like it is for a Brit trying to get a visa for Australia these days through their visa agency in Bangkok - and we once used to own the place ;) I’ve stopped visiting my relations there because of the hassle getting in. I think it’s due to my passport showing stamps for every

Re: [Wikimania-l] WMF Scholarship Recipients for Wikimania '17

I wish everyone a very successful conference. I feel sorry for those whose visa applications were denied or could not be processed by the Canadian government in a timely manner. I am of course disappointed that I was not on the list. A lot of people will go to a North America venue. It would

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections

> On 3Jul, 2017, at 04:19, DaB. <w...@dabpunkt.eu> wrote: > > Hello, > Am 02.07.2017 um 13:37 schrieb cs: >> a country like Thailand where I live > > you mean a country which is currently a military dictatorship (for the > second time in 10 years)? A country th

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections

I think this another good argument for holding Wikimania in a country like Thailand where I live, that has one of the most open travel doors in the world. The nationals of most countries can arrive here without any special documentation except of course a valid passport, and

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa rejections

That’s one of the reasons why I proposed Bangkok, Thailand, for 2019 - apart from its extremely tolerant social cultures and very low cost, while being a very modern hi-tech city easily accessible by direct flights from most parts of the world. Almost everyone can enter the country

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

I think it’s most inappropriate that people are being named and shamed. If this was happening on-Wiki there would be serious issues.Having been on the scholarships selection committee twice, I can confirm that selecting candidates is an exceptionally difficult task. No decision is made by  an

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

I don’t believe it is a to inform people that their scholarship application has passed Phase 1. It raises false hopes and gets some people working hard to develop a presentation or workshop they intended to make and making preliminary tentative arrangements to comply with their domestic and

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2017 call for submissions

;> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > From my earlier experience of Wikimania Program Commitee, you can still > submit a presentation even if you were a member of PC. > In that case, you can exclude yourself from the decision of your presentation > as "Conflict of Interest".

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2017 call for submissions

presentation is not a priority. Regards, Chris > On 15Feb, 2017, at 08:17, cs <c...@edubkk.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > Do I understand from this that the Sumbission Committe has been > composed? From your earlier communication I would have thoght that > c

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2017 call for submissions

Hi, Do I understand from this that the Sumbission Committe has been composed? From your earlier communication I would have thoght that candidates for the committee would have been notified. Have I missed an email? Regards, Chris > On 14Feb, 2017, at 22:10, phoebe ayers

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wiki (not) Mania?

Salut Hélène, Je pense que l'idée c'est que tout comme Wikipedia est l'encyclopédie que n'importe qui peut éditer, tout le monde est bienvenu à Wikimania. En 2014, je me suis occupé du stand d'exposition WMUK dans le hall de la Barbican à Londres toute la semaine, et j'ai été ravi de parler

Re: [Wikimania-l] Future Wikimanias

ive here as > opposed to the new Suvarnabhumi Airport. > > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 4:27 PM, cs <c...@edubkk.org> wrote: >> There are very few countries that need a visa for visiting Thailand for up >> to 15 days and the nationals of most Western countries can stay

Re: [Wikimania-l] Future Wikimanias

g > distance? > > WSC > > On 17 October 2016 at 07:33, cs <c...@edubkk.org <mailto:c...@edubkk.org>> > wrote: > I am seriously interested in organising a Wikimania in Bangkok. > The Thai Wiki does not have a functional chapter, but there is a user group

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] LGBT+ safety considerations for conference venues

Bangkok is not only an excellent geo location for a conference, the cost of living here in this ultra modern city is only one sixth of that of the Western and Westernised world (that will raise a smile for the WMF), and it is, due to Thailand's very old and very special 3-gender culture,

Re: [Wikimania-l] Future Wikimanias

I am seriously interested in organising a Wikimania in Bangkok. The Thai Wiki does not have a functional chapter, but there is a user group chaired by a professor at Thailand’s major Medical College, and we have collaborated on various projects. With our combined knowledge we could get a team