Re: [Wikimania-l] Which Wikimania list should I use?

2010-05-07 Thread Lodewijk
and at the same time... realizes that - how unrealistic that may sound - not everybody adores soccer. Lodewijk 2010/5/7 Liam Wyatt liamwy...@gmail.com: It must be possible to turn this bug into a feature. With such an international gathering in Gdansk, and with the farewell party that evening

Re: [Wikimania-l] Early and late arrivals to the Wikimania in Gdańsk

2010-05-25 Thread Lodewijk
low to them. Best, Lodewijk 2010/5/25 Marcin Cieślak mar...@wikimania2010.pl Hello, A quick note regarding early or late accommodation in Gdańsk. The budget accommodation we have now reserved in student dormitories and similar facilities is booked from 7th till 13th of July. This includes

Re: [Wikimania-l] Regarding the VISA Invitation Letter

2010-06-17 Thread Lodewijk
hi, as far as I understand, this is not about Brasil, but about India. As far as I know, Indians DO need a visa for Schengen - but please correct me if I'm wrong. Lodewijk 2010/6/17 bvh vh1...@terra.com.br correcting myself: I forgot the word need between not and a. bvh wrote: As far

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Foundation-l] Floating a notion: permanent Wikimania committee?

2010-06-18 Thread Lodewijk
etc. even if in another language. Also, we should try to get at least two continents on the committee. The committee would have a contact person at staff, the organizing teams and maybe even (if budget gets involved) at board level. best, Lodewijk 2010/6/18 Harel Cain harel.c...@gmail.com I do

Re: [Wikimania-l] My Registration

2010-07-03 Thread Lodewijk
anth...@anthere.org wrote: I Got a confirmation email this morning (worked !) Flo Sent from my iPhone On Jul 2, 2010, at 9:59, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org wrote: original confirmation email? I didn't have any email at all. Does that mean I got less emails than others (ie

Re: [Wikimania-l] Airport Pickup

2010-07-05 Thread Lodewijk
at the airport) Lodewijk 2010/7/5 Michel Castelo Branco michelcastelobra...@gmail.com I am in Gdansk, already. It is a beautiful city, I`m enjoying the trip. When can I go to the event hotel? Now I`m in a hostel. Thanks CasteloBranco 2010/7/4 Ray Saintonge sainto...@telus.net I'm leaving

Re: [Wikimania-l] new airport bus

2010-07-05 Thread Lodewijk
you'll find plenty of options to get to gdansk. If you have some small cash zlotys, you can take the bus to Gdansk Glowny, which is a lovely 10 minute walk to the river. Just ask people to show you the river, you'll be able to make yourself understandable :) 2010/7/5 Jodi Schneider

Re: [Wikimania-l] biking tour gdansk

2010-07-07 Thread Lodewijk
, schrieb Ralf Roletschek: when do you want to bike? I'd like it also. 2010/7/7 Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org mailto:lodew...@effeietsanders.org hey all, maarten liam and I will be taking a biking tour, and i just ordered three bicycles here outside the venue

Re: [Wikimania-l] biking tour gdansk

2010-07-07 Thread Lodewijk
their locks aren't very good, but you can rent indeed for a few days too. -- l 2010/7/7 Jeromy-Yu Chan (Jerry~Yuyu) jerry.tschan...@gmail.com Are there any service, that we can rent a few days (better locks included), then we can use it in the town? On 07/07/2010, Lodewijk lodew

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimedia Foundation filming in Gdansk

2010-07-07 Thread Lodewijk
opportunities when you want to roll something out on a more world wide level - and it would allow people to more freely express what they feel without having to translate in the mean while etc - which might limit them. best, lodewijk 2010/7/8 Jay Walsh jwa...@wikimedia.org Hi folks

Re: [Wikimania-l] Power outlets

2010-07-09 Thread Lodewijk
does this mean that the jazz hall will become the most popular room, irrespective from the sessions? 2010/7/9 Daniel Kinzler dan...@brightbyte.de jazz hall has quite a few along the walls there are some upstairs in the reception area too, along the walls to the sides -- daniel Brianna

[Wikimania-l] Wikiguys lunch - today, Lounge area

2010-07-10 Thread Lodewijk
Hi! Today we are going to have a lunch for men and boys in Wikimedia. Editors, staff, academics etc are all welcome to attend. It looks like we will have it in the Lobby on the first floor, so at lunch time grab your food and then stay there. cheers Lodewijk

[Wikimania-l] thank you

2010-07-13 Thread Lodewijk
arranged! I dont dare to call out the specific people, being afraid of missing several - I have only seen so much of it. I do hope to have the opportunity of seeing many of you irl again soon! many hugs, Lodewijk ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] thank you

2010-07-15 Thread Lodewijk
dont forget the beach! 2010/7/15 Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/15/2010 07:07 AM, Austin Hair wrote: I've said it many times, but 90% of it is just getting a few hundred Wikimedians together in the same building. And into their hotel

Re: [Wikimania-l] TRIVIA tonight!

2010-07-20 Thread Lodewijk
2010/7/20 Aphaia aph...@gmail.com in addition to general gratitude for the conference organization, I'd like to thank you all who organized this quiz show and the party itself as well. It made a fun ... including the experience missing the last tram! I was really amazed my flesh and blood had

Re: [Wikimania-l] TRIVIA tonight!

2010-07-20 Thread Lodewijk
I assume they didn't put those iron bars in thr ground for decorative purposes :) 2010/7/20 Florence Devouard anth...@anthere.org On 7/20/10 9:54 AM, Lodewijk wrote: 2010/7/20 Aphaia aph...@gmail.com in addition to general gratitude for the conference organization, I'd like to thank you

Re: [Wikimania-l] TRIVIA tonight!

2010-07-20 Thread Lodewijk
organized? Separate files, or one file with a question slide followed by an answer slide? Peter On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:54 AM, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.orgwrote: 2010/7/20 Aphaia aph...@gmail.com in addition to general gratitude for the conference organization, I'd

Re: [Wikimania-l] TRIVIA tonight!

2010-07-21 Thread Lodewijk
just for the record... the answer to the board question seems to be incorrect :) It should be 19... (but I guess that this file was prepared before the announcements :) ) 2010/7/21 Ray Saintonge sainto...@telus.net Harel Cain wrote: There would also be a 24-hour lounge right at the venue

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 54, Issue 48

2010-07-21 Thread Lodewijk
.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Notafish ). Then find at the left side of the page, under toolbox, the button E-mail user. You will get a webform to email the user. Best regards, Lodewijk Gelauff 2010/7/21 Roan Kattouw roan.katt...@gmail.com 2010/7/21 Anisha Pucadyil anisha...@gmail.com: Dear all

Re: [Wikimania-l] Problematic aspects of hosting the next conference in Haifa, Israel

2010-08-11 Thread Lodewijk
they would listen to your problems and potential solutions. They will do what is reasonably possible to make it possible and likely for people from all over the world to attend the conference. Thank you for your help. With kind regards, Lodewijk Gelauff 2010/8/11 Maysara Omar maysara.o...@gmail.com

Re: [Wikimania-l] Videos from Gdansk

2011-01-10 Thread Lodewijk
/me suggests to pass on phone number actually 2011/1/11 Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com I will do this if someone will pass me their email :-) On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: Any update on the videos? Perhaps someone who knows them should ping

Re: [Wikimania-l] What to do about 2012, and the future

2011-01-19 Thread Lodewijk
the audience. best, Lodewijk 2011/1/19 theo10011 de10...@gmail.com I agree to some extent, a biannual event is an eventuality we have to consider. But would making it biannual have any effect on the quality of the bids, the benefit of having such a diverse community implies that the two teams hosting

Re: [Wikimania-l] Помогите придумать название для нашей фирмы?!

2011-04-27 Thread Lodewijk
Hi, Wikimania is an annual conference around Wikipedia and Wikimedia, Wiki's and open knowledge. I have the impression that your message does not fit that description. If it does, please try to rephrase. With kind regards, Lodewijk 2011/4/27 Simona Kehler simonakeh...@gmail.com Добрый день

Re: [Wikimania-l] minor issue with languages

2011-07-11 Thread Lodewijk
I think Kim was originally referring to the registration form. Personally, I don't think it is a big issue, and suggest that Kim takes a pencil with him to edit his badge on the spot ;) Lodewijk 2011/7/11 dror1...@icqmail.com Hmmm... That's interesting. According to the criterion Deryck

Re: [Wikimania-l] About the Wikimania 2011: Important Information for your Upcoming Participation

2011-07-23 Thread Lodewijk
is there any specific reason why your time tables only start at 8? (since a lot of flights arrive way before that - I'm for example arriving around 3am) Lodewijk 2011/7/24 Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch Hi all, Am 23.07.2011 11:55, schrieb Harel Cain: It's a good idea

Re: [Wikimania-l] The weather this week

2011-07-30 Thread Lodewijk
To those who don't know what is meant by considerably hotter and pretty hot (;-))... according to wunderground.com the maximum temperatures are around 30-33 centigrades with some clouds. See also http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/40155.html . Kind regards, Lodewijk ps: for the people

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Lodewijk
Trains: http://www.rail.co.il/EN/Pages/HomePage.aspx From: Ben Gurion Airport To: Haifa etc. it runs through the night although not frequent. Lodewijk 2011/7/30 Harel Cain harel.c...@gmail.com Please consult the train schedule. Trains from the airport go all night long (though of course

Re: [Wikimania-l] Shuttles schedule

2011-07-31 Thread Lodewijk
It was sent on the 27th of july with the topic Wikimania 2011 - Shuttle schedule. hope that helps, Lodewijk 2011/7/31 rupert THURNER rupert.thur...@gmail.com i would find it thrilling if you could provide short versions of the most important information via email, as people have

Re: [Wikimania-l] Antw.: What to do tonight

2011-08-02 Thread Lodewijk
Definitely ask the bus driver to drop you off at Carmel Center Auditorium or you may be dropped off at the very bottom and you have to walk up the mountain quite far :) Just sayin' Lodewijk 2011/8/1 Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch Hecht House is right next to the Haifa

Re: [Wikimania-l] Shopping

2011-08-04 Thread Lodewijk
yes - if you exit the conference center, go left - right after the stairs, on your left there is a mall (before crossing any street). Go down the escalator and you'll find a supermarket. (via Amir) Lodewijk 2011/8/4 Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com And are there any supermarkets? I was asked

[Wikimania-l] shuttles

2011-08-05 Thread Lodewijk
I understand that the shuttles tonight are already leaving at 19:30 and there will be no other public transport? (wondering about the mentioned free time activities and how realistic that is, in that light :) ) Lodewijk ___ Wikimania-l mailing list

Re: [Wikimania-l] vegetarian and vegan food

2011-08-05 Thread Lodewijk
Hi, it seems that some of the waiters confuse vegetarian with vegetables. I found asking for no meat, no fish? more helpful so far - that usually lead me to the right food parts. Lodewijk 2011/8/5 KIZU Naoko aph...@gmail.com I was satisfied with hot eggplants and pastas. Awesome. Thank you

Re: [Wikimania-l] Shopping

2011-08-07 Thread Lodewijk
stamps are still available. You can buy them from the stamp machine at the outside (also outside office hours) on the post office near the venue for at least today (who knows for how long). Just ask someone for the nearest post office. Best, Lodewijk 2011/8/6 Jeromy-Yu Chan (Jerry~Yuyu

Re: [Wikimania-l] Thanks for all the fish... and lessons learned

2011-08-09 Thread Lodewijk
might be helpful. I never realized how many there were until they finally were all on stage. Lodewijk 2011/8/9 Roan Kattouw roan.katt...@gmail.com 2011/8/9 Delphine Ménard notafi...@gmail.com: * Badges: badges should be recognizable at a glance. Especially for press. But also for organizers

Re: [Wikimania-l] Thanks for all the fish... and lessons learned

2011-08-09 Thread Lodewijk
Personally, I found it a nice experience to not have all those titles thrown into my face every time I saw a badge. But then I know most of the people already, so maybe I'm not a fair person to consider there :) Lodewijk 2011/8/10 Roan Kattouw roan.katt...@gmail.com On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 11

Re: [Wikimania-l] Stroopwafels

2011-08-10 Thread Lodewijk
I was going to make one, but had to give priority to my Wikimedia Chapters presentation - the preperation of which got a little bump in the road the weeks before and was more exhausting than expected :) No updated poster hence. Lodewijk 2011/8/10 Béria Lima berial...@gmail.com Well, there were

Re: [Wikimania-l] Stroopwafels

2011-08-10 Thread Lodewijk
Actually, they sold kosher stroopwafels (I am not familiar with kosher rules, but I cant find any way how stroopwafels would be unkosher based on their ingredients at least) at the Talia dorms! Also a supermarket in Haifa sold them. Best, Lodewijk 2011/8/11 KIZU Naoko aph...@gmail.com On my

Re: [Wikimania-l] Mail from fina...@wikimania.org.il

2011-08-15 Thread Lodewijk
Thanks for the note on the list. I actually assumed it was a scam/fake and emailed the OTRS team about it (no reply yet) - I'm always a bit suspicious about this kind of unexpected emails without any explanation in a relevant language :) Lodewijk 2011/8/15 Harel Cain harel.c...@gmail.com I

Re: [Wikimania-l] Videos!

2011-08-16 Thread Lodewijk
See the relevant thread on foundation-l for more information. Lodewijk 2011/8/16 Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch On 15.08.2011 23:46, Kim Bruning wrote: I'm curious if the videos are online yet? I can't find them on the WikimediaIL channel so far. here it is: http

Re: [Wikimania-l] CD

2011-08-16 Thread Lodewijk
Interesting - with us they couldnt care less. Not even a hello was availablle - as long as we kept moving and stood nicely in queue. Lodewijk 2011/8/16 James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.com wrote: Mathias Schindler, 15/08

Re: [Wikimania-l] Partial scholarship system

2011-08-17 Thread Lodewijk
The current setup does not seem to target non-attendees if I read the questions - none the less one of the querstions does give it as an option... *confused* 2011/8/17 aude aude.w...@gmail.com On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:27 PM, maarten deneckere maartendeneckere+wikima...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 - Request for Bids and Jury nominations

2011-12-15 Thread Lodewijk
Nah, lets not wind ourselves up unnecessarily. There is still plenty of time - as long as the winners are known around june/july. A full year should be enough to organize a Wikimania. Lodewijk No dia 15 de Dezembro de 2011 11:42, Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch escreveu: Dear

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 - Request for Bids and Jury nominations - A full year should be enough?

2011-12-15 Thread Lodewijk
only takes off a few months after the previous Wikimania - hence my remark. Of course when people think they need much more time I guess we can move the process forward, but that is not what I have read and seen so far. Lodewijk No dia 15 de Dezembro de 2011 14:01, WereSpielChequers werespielchequ

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 - Request for Bids and Jury nominations - A full year should be enough?

2011-12-15 Thread Lodewijk
application time I have heard is ~6-9 months, which is still easily within a 12 month process if you plan well :) But this is only for some people anyway. Lodewijk No dia 15 de Dezembro de 2011 14:27, WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com escreveu: Hi Lodewijk, Perhaps what we need

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 - Request for Bids and Jury nominations

2011-12-26 Thread Lodewijk
reason, I'm all for taking a little extra time.) Lodewijk No dia 15 de Dezembro de 2011 12:15, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.orgescreveu: Nah, lets not wind ourselves up unnecessarily. There is still plenty of time - as long as the winners are known around june/july. A full year should

Re: [Wikimania-l] Looking for admins attending

2012-03-07 Thread Lodewijk
Hi, DQ, are you limiting yourself to the English Wikipedia or all projects? I think such a panel would mainly be interesting if you have a wide diversity. Lodewijk No dia 7 de Março de 2012 09:20, Sonia Newton-Shostakovich though.poppies.b...@gmail.com escreveu: For clarification, this is re

Re: [Wikimania-l] IRC public meeting

2012-03-23 Thread Lodewijk
if that is an extremely uncomfortable time for any of the bidding teams. A confirmation of the exact time will likely follow by James somewhere the coming days. Best, Lodewijk (jury member) No dia 23 de Março de 2012 17:22, Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.comescreveu: Dear jury, moderators and all

Re: [Wikimania-l] IRC public meeting

2012-03-23 Thread Lodewijk
For all clarity: Only that meeting will be moved with one week, the rest of the schedule will remain intact. Lodewijk No dia 23 de Março de 2012 17:28, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.orgescreveu: Hi Deryck, apologies for the lack of communication. We agreed within the jury that this date

Re: [Wikimania-l] IRC public meeting

2012-03-23 Thread Lodewijk
Unless James tells you otherwise, please assume that all other deadlines and dates remain intact. Best regards, Lodewijk No dia 23 de Março de 2012 17:33, Benny bknl...@yahoo.com escreveu: I've updated the meta page. Will the last day of finalising the bidding page moved to 6 April

Re: [Wikimania-l] Airfare Discount to Wikimania 2012

2012-04-12 Thread Lodewijk
That is where the message was sent first :) El 12 de abril de 2012 18:04, Steven Walling steven.wall...@gmail.comescribió: Should this be forwarded to Wikimedia-l? Steven On Apr 12, 2012 7:02 AM, Nicholas Michael Bashour nicholasbash...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, Wikimedia District of

[Wikimania-l] Announcement two finalists for Wikimania 2013

2012-04-22 Thread Lodewijk
to the promises more thoroughly. We may be needing a few days extra compared to the original timeline, but hopefully not too much. With kind regards, for the Wikimania 2013 jury, Lodewijk Gelauff ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-23 Thread Lodewijk
:) Because yeah, this amount per night is what I would ideally spend on a whole Wikimania for staying etc. Best, Lodewijk El 23 de abril de 2012 03:51, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com escribió: I and every American will concede the U.S. tax code does not make sense. (Technically this is the D.C

Re: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship and early registration

2012-04-23 Thread Lodewijk
is on this mailing list (by far). Lodewijk El 22 de abril de 2012 16:39, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com escribió: It does seem like we're being mute about things, and I do regret that. But as a personal rule I don't like announcing things before they're done. You have a right to complete information

Re: [Wikimania-l] Badges

2012-04-23 Thread Lodewijk
Are you sure an apostrophe is required and that it is not Parkinsons Law of Triviality? El 23 de abril de 2012 16:09, Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk escribió: Ladies and gentlemen, I fear we may be in danger of falling afoul of Parkinson's Law of Triviality here

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania's 78-year-old sponsor

2012-05-07 Thread Lodewijk
My gut feeling is that percentage is higher in chapters than in the WMF - based on who I know. But I doubt anyone can get you any quick solid numbers on it though. Lodewijk 2012/5/7 Nicholas Michael Bashour nicholasbash...@gmail.com Thanks for this information, Roan and Joady :) Sincerely

Re: [Wikimania-l] Capital BikeShare

2012-05-28 Thread Lodewijk
rides of up to an hour. Other Bike rentals seem to cost about 25-35 dollar per day. http://www.bikewashington.org/rentals/index.php Lodewijk 2012/5/28 Shujen Chang i...@blue.cat Where can I borrow a bike and how much is it? Thanks! On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Anonyme cautio...@gmail.com

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa assistant

2012-06-09 Thread Lodewijk
is 'sub-optimal', so perhaps there is a larger issue playing here. Not to blame anyone, but to keep in mind when responding to inquiries like this. Lodewijk 2012/6/9 Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com There is really no point sending loads of emails to the mailing list spread across several

Re: [Wikimania-l] Recommendations for communication?

2012-06-17 Thread Lodewijk
Maybe I;m the only one that needs this - but if you just want a simple SIM card for a simple gsm for calling and sms only - prepaid only? What would be the best option? I'm planning to stick in the area between DC, New York and New England with maybe short trips outside. Lodewijk 2012/6/17

Re: [Wikimania-l] WikiExpedition

2012-06-29 Thread Lodewijk
Do I understand correctly we have to choose between the expedition and sessions on the conference? Or is is in the evening mostly? 2012/6/29 Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com Fun! Is there a team size limit? I just signed the wmf board up as team Board Gamers... 2012/6/29 Sebastian Wallroth

Re: [Wikimania-l] bus NYC-washington

2012-07-04 Thread Lodewijk
i am assuming that if you subscribed for the wikibus, and you didn't get any word - you're just in, right? No need to wait for a positive confirmation? Lodewijk 2012/7/4 Jeremy Baron jer...@tuxmachine.com On Jul 4, 2012 11:19 AM, Kim Bruning k...@bruning.xs4all.nl wrote: Is anyone else

Re: [Wikimania-l] Updated Sat July 7 NYC itinerary

2012-07-07 Thread Lodewijk
about hitting an off-off broadway production. Any tips? Lodewijk 2012/7/7 Pharos pharosofalexand...@gmail.com Here is the updated NYC itinerary for Saturday July 7, with a particular emphasis on the Wiki World's Fair on Governors Island: ***11am ferry ride*** at Battery Maritime Terminal

Re: [Wikimania-l] Updated Sat July 7 NYC itinerary

2012-07-08 Thread Lodewijk
So, just fyi: it was a great and very funny show :) It's 30 short sketshes of all types and worth the effort going there! (I'm really curious if they make up the promise to buy everyone pizza if it sells out ;-)) Best, Lodewijk 2012/7/7 Jeremy Baron jer...@tuxmachine.com On Jul 7, 2012 5:43 PM

Re: [Wikimania-l] Are you staying at HI in NYC and taking the wikibus?

2012-07-08 Thread Lodewijk
would be quite early, considering the bus won't leave before 09:30? Anyway, being early didn't hurt anyone I guess... 2012/7/8 Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com Sorry to keep sending NYC specific emails to the general wikimania list. We all go to DC tomorrow, so there won't be many more!

Re: [Wikimania-l] Are you staying at HI in NYC and taking the wikibus?

2012-07-08 Thread Lodewijk
The official (well, official?) email I got from Richard clearly states 09:30. I've heard different rumours now about other times, which is rather confusing. Lodewijk 2012/7/8 Joseph Fox josephfoxw...@gmail.com We're expected there for 9am, and it can't hurt to grab brekkie first, I suppose

Re: [Wikimania-l] Tours! -badly organized

2012-07-10 Thread Lodewijk
yes, here: http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tours#United_States_Capitol 2012/7/10 Doraemon ka...@live.hk Is it necessary to register before if wish to join this tour? (2012/07/10 22:49), Evngeline Han wrote: At which floor is the lobby of Marvin Center? -Evangeline On Wed, Jul

Re: [Wikimania-l] Not using your hotel shampoo?

2012-07-13 Thread Lodewijk
am I glad to be in the hostel - which simply has shared showers and shared shampoo dispensers :P 2012/7/13 Thomas Morton morton.tho...@googlemail.com Cue moral discussion on whether putting the shampoo on your head, in in a charity bin, has moral or functional difference to the hotel :) Tom

Re: [Wikimania-l] Why?

2012-07-15 Thread Lodewijk
Probably you decided to go there at some point. If someone kidnapped you and took you there, I suggest to contact the conference hotline. But even though you may not remember, the first sounds way more likely. 2012/7/15 Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com I have just got back to my hotel from

Re: [Wikimania-l] Feedback

2012-07-19 Thread Lodewijk
Something I would personally appreciate as an improvement, is a block of 2 hour around lunch with NO INTERNET! That ought to improve the mingling :) Also speeddating seems to be an effective method (there are many ways to accomplish that). Lodewijk 2012/7/19 Katherine Casey fluffernutter.w

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Lodewijk
It looks like only the logos have been targeted - probably in fear of copyright violations? Anyway, the logo here is also freely licensed, so please feel free to keep them 'correct' :) Best, Lodewijk 2012/8/21 Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nl Thanks for posting these! What did you use

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Lodewijk
Oh, and by the way - could someone replace Tomasz Kozlowski in that description with Lodewijk Gelauff? Tomasz was supposed to do that session, but he didn't make it to Wikimania so I replaced him. Lodewijk 2012/8/21 Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org It looks like only the logos have been

Re: [Wikimania-l] UK budget plan for 2014 Wikimania bid

2012-08-25 Thread Lodewijk
have a different opinion about it, and would rather make the conference more professional, less risky, more fancy etc. I prefer it to be a lower key community event. Lodewijk 2012/8/25 Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com On 25 August 2012 20:28, Itzik Edri it...@infra.co.il wrote: Sorry

Re: [Wikimania-l] UK budget plan for 2014 Wikimania bid

2012-08-25 Thread Lodewijk
in their bid. That doesn't discharge us from thinking about the future. Lodewijk 2012/8/25 Joseph Fox josephfoxw...@gmail.com I don't think this is a suitable topic for such a public mailing list at this time, regardless. Hong Kong comes before a bid that hasn't actually been finalised. Joe On 25

[Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2014 and further: what should it look like?

2012-08-26 Thread Lodewijk
the general discussion about what we would like to see for 2014 and further. Based on that, we can indeed try to draw conclusions. Lodewijk 2012/8/26 WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com I agree that it would be wrong for chapter money to go into Wikimania bids, especially as some bid teams

[Wikimania-l] videos 2012

2012-10-21 Thread Lodewijk
Hey, it seems not all videos have been uploaded yet to youtube, and the last one was added a month ago. Do you know if the videos that are still missing will still be coming, or is there some problem with those? Thanks! Lodewijk ___ Wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] videos 2012

2012-10-21 Thread Lodewijk
Thanks for the update, I'll just wait then :) Please let us know when everything is online. Best, Lodewijk 2012/10/21 James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com They are still being edited. I will correspond with our production company. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 21, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Lodewijk

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimedia Loves Monuments Takes Gabz City

2012-10-31 Thread Lodewijk
a look at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/WLM2013 . Thanks, Lodewijk 2012/10/31 Nkansah Rexford nkansahrexf...@gmail.com Hi Oarabile Since the official WLM is ended, i think uploading photos to Commons under the name of the WLM won't be possible. however, you can still upload the photos

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania, or other events done by a third party?

2013-05-17 Thread Lodewijk
Hungary seems ideally situated to host a Conference for Eastern Europe in 2015? If you organize it properly, it could be pretty big. 2013/5/17 Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com (regional events are usually not called 'wikimania' but something else, however - like Wiki Conference India :) On

Re: [Wikimania-l] Proposed prohibition of local uploads and deletion of non-free-licence working documents of Wikimedia events

2013-05-29 Thread Lodewijk
it for your own purposes (i.e. with the numbers of a different chapter) etc - as long as you're clear and honest about what you're presenting. Lodewijk ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-asia-chapters] Flights for Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong

2013-06-17 Thread Lodewijk
Thanks for the update! Do you have an indication how much the difference would be? (so that people can check if it is worth while) Lodewijk 2013/6/17 Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan y...@wikimedia.hk I finally got the notifications from Cathay Pacific the offer for us is finally available

Re: [Wikimania-l] All discord set aside

2013-07-19 Thread Lodewijk
Aside from it being a bit long, I have never seen any problem with it. Thanks for the background info, it is always helpful. Lodewijk 2013/7/19 Teemeah . teemeah.wikipo...@gmail.com I personally like the tagline and look forward to Wikimania. Timea 2013/7/19 Andrew Lih

Re: [Wikimania-l] [Wikimedia-l] Questions for the WMF Board of Trustees?

2013-07-29 Thread Lodewijk
to arrange that somehow? We could then flag those discussion topics during the QA even. Best, Lodewijk 2013/7/29 phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com Hi all, Every year at Wikimania the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees hosts a panel where they take questions from the audience

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania DevCamp

2013-07-30 Thread Lodewijk
? Thanks, Lodewijk ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wifi is really not stable

2013-08-07 Thread Lodewijk
to that try to use it as much as possible, to relieve the wikimania network a bit. Lodewijk 2013/8/8 Joseph Fox josephfoxw...@gmail.com It's been pretty good thus far for me in M108. Can get quite slow, though, perhaps understandably. Joe *Joseph Fox* enwp.org/user:foxj On 8 August

Re: [Wikimania-l] Live video streams?

2013-08-08 Thread Lodewijk
I was told yesterday by the organizers that there /will/ be live streams (deo volente). I do not know details unfortunately. Best, Lodewijk 2013/8/9 Steven Zhang cro0...@gmail.com I haven't heard anything about live streams for this year, I might be wrong though. Last year it was a few

Re: [Wikimania-l] Pdf Schedule

2013-08-08 Thread Lodewijk
You could export the wiki page I guess? Lodewijk 2013/8/9 Mateus Nobre mateusfno...@gmail.com Is there any schedule in .pdf format? Thanks in advance -- _ *M*ateus*N*obre Free knowledge, free software, free culture, open data. *Freedom

Re: [Wikimania-l] Extra microphones

2013-08-09 Thread Lodewijk
Probably best to bring the suggestion directly to the main organizing team - it might very well be that they don't read this mailing list as actively. Best, Lodewijk 2013/8/9 Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org Hi. I notice the conference rooms don't have extra microphones, for questions

Re: [Wikimania-l] Board members available today, 16:30, pq304

2013-08-10 Thread Lodewijk
too much into a board QA. Lodewijk 2013/8/10 phoebe ayers phoebe.ay...@gmail.com To be clear we will discuss anything, not just transparency :) if you are just curious what the board does, feel free to ask us as well in the session. And yes, the government transparency report should also

Re: [Wikimania-l] How to unsubscribe from the mailing list?

2013-08-12 Thread Lodewijk
evident as we thought - and we need to fix that process. Lodewijk 2013/8/12 Leinonen Teemu teemu.leino...@aalto.fi Hi all, I am already back at home - thank you all for the great Wikimania. I was trying to unsubscribe from the list with all the standard ways, but do not get any confirmation

[Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

2013-08-14 Thread Lodewijk
will be evaluated separately too). Looking forward to your thoughts, Best, Lodewijk ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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

2013-08-14 Thread Lodewijk
Hi Maarten, Manuel, all great suggestions/feedback, but I was wondering: what are your thoughts about the break events specifically? Did you visit any? Did they make your day more smooth or exhausted? Lodewijk 2013/8/14 maarten deneckere maartendeneckere+wikima...@gmail.com Hey, remember

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

2013-08-14 Thread Lodewijk
OK, so if I understand correctly you feel it should not happen in breaks, but rather as part of the regular schedule? Do you think that they should be replaced in the breaks by other events, or should the breaks remain event free in general? Lodewijk 2013/8/14 Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei

[Wikimania-l] A thought: Different tracks

2013-08-15 Thread Lodewijk
could be somewhat run like you suggested (with someone preparing the discussion etc) and should indeed of course be documented! I just don't think the whole schedule should be like that. Lodewijk 2013/8/15 Risker risker...@gmail.com On 15 August 2013 00:03, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Wikimania-l] Visa Acquisition Assistance

2013-08-16 Thread Lodewijk
Please read this in context: compared to normal US visa procedures. 2013/8/16 Nkansah Rexford nkansahrexf...@gmail.com ..-Wikimania had the support of the state department so the bureaucracy was handled quite smoothly Really? You think so? I don't think so. On Aug 16, 2013 8:59 AM, Deryck

Re: [Wikimania-l] A thought: Different tracks

2013-08-17 Thread Lodewijk
separated. Again, this difference is most prominent with round table discussions and perhaps lightning talks. Lodewijk 2013/8/17 WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com I like Lodewijk's suggestion for a single organising table, but I disagree with organising the tracks by format. For me

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2014: On journalism

2013-08-21 Thread Lodewijk
It might also be interesting to see a similar podcast in Spanish too! As the technical setup will be there anyway, it would mostly mean an extra hour or so and a few native spanish speakers? 2013/8/20 Ivan Martínez gala...@gmail.com I can support the coverage in spanish and english-to-spanish

Re: [Wikimania-l] Recordings

2013-08-25 Thread Lodewijk
Yes, I have seen plenty of cameras. Lodewijk 2013/8/25 Federico Leva (Nemo) nemow...@gmail.com Federico Leva (Nemo), 09/08/2013 18:03: Time for the customary recordings thread. :) There isn't any information about recordings on the wiki, apart from a link in main page to the streaming

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania Budget (related to chapters and WMF)

2013-08-25 Thread Lodewijk
' it is definitely cost to the movement. Lodewijk 2013/8/25 Itzik Edri it...@infra.co.il Hi, I know it may be too early to ask that, but I promise to send another notification related this issue in the coming months :) We started last year to make the Wikimania costs more transparent. Wikimania

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania Budget (related to chapters and WMF)

2013-08-26 Thread Lodewijk
and harder to measure or even estimate. Lodewijk 2013/8/26 WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com Be careful how you measure things, sometimes there will actually be savings here, often there will be costs that would have been incurred regardless of Wikimania. For example two chapter

Re: [Wikimania-l] WMHK Videos?

2013-08-29 Thread Lodewijk
. They do their best - keep your suggestions constructive please. Thanks, Lodewijk 2013/8/29 Nkansah Rexford nkansahrexf...@gmail.com 2TB? So you're gonna dump all that on WM Commons? For who to watch? In fact, all those videos can be stripped down to less than 100 Gig (even down to 50Gig

Re: [Wikimania-l] Chapters Village – hot or not?

2013-09-16 Thread Lodewijk
Hi Nicole, please also consider the feedback provided on this very list just after the conference. Best, Lodewijk 2013/9/16 Nicole Ebber nicole.eb...@wikimedia.de Hey hey Wikimaniacs, now that everyone is back to normal (or back from vacation ;)), we would like to ask you for some

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