Hi Romain, I haven't met you in person but you have been very helpful to me and my team on countless occasion.
I am really sad to hear this news. I am not in Capetown, I would have love to meet you. Members of Wikimedia User Group, Shola and Sam are in Capetown and may reach out to you. Regards, Isaac On Jul 19, 2018 8:48 PM, "Jane Darnell" <[email protected]> wrote: Sad news indeed! So sorry to read this and I can at least say that I am only grateful for your thoughtful help and clear explanations at Wikimedia events I have attended in the past. On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 9:40 PM, Luca Martinelli <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know what to say, except for "think it again tomorrow morning" and > "don't do it". > > Hugs, > > L. > > Il gio 19 lug 2018, 21:31 Romaine Wiki <[email protected]> ha > scritto: > >> Dear all, >> >> Right now I am feeling much hurt after a conversation I just had. >> >> What has happened? >> - People say I have been talking to loud, however I do not know where >> that was, but for those who complained about that: I am very sorry, not my >> intention. Please be aware I have a hearing problem and I do hear myself >> much less, as well as I have periodically tinnitus >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus>. >> I would appreciate it very much if anyone who notices I speak to loud, to >> tell me, I do not want to disturb or invasive or ... >> >> - People have said that with some people I have been standing to close to >> them or I may have touched a shoulder. I am very very sorry if that gave >> anyone a bad feeling. Such is never my intention. Because of my bad hearing >> I might also stand closer to people. >> I am pretty sensitive myself to this as well, and I always try to respect >> the personal space of others as I would love anyone at the conference to >> feel well. >> >> About two years ago I was the subject of harassment myself, resulting in >> that I felt horrible for two weeks and couldn't do anything in the >> movement. Having it experienced myself, I am feeling horrible that I >> brought others in the situation that made them feel terrible. >> It feels for me really bad with helping someone that it results in the >> other having an uncomfortable feeling. >> >> >> Also during the day I walked in a room during a session to hand out, on >> request, something to the someone in the room, and left almost immediately. >> Some hours later I heard that one of the presenters in the room got >> stressed by my short presence in the room. I feel sorry if I may have >> disturbed this session in some way, and hope that the presenter will not >> hold a grudge. I am open for a conversation if needed. >> Either way, this resulted in an official complaint on my address. >> >> Because of these complaints, it was demanded to step down as a volunteer >> organiser for this year's Wikimania. >> >> I am very sorry that it has influence on my support of this conference, >> but I will be around. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Romaine >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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