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 real after 
years of happy collaboration.

Chris
(Kudpug)

> On 1 Aug 2020, at 23:12, Betty Wills <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I share your melancholy, Phoebe. While I’ve attended 2 WikiCons (2018 & 2019) 
> this would have been my first Wikimania, and I was sooo looking forward to 
> it. 😢  I try to keep up with things via the mailing lists and online meetings 
> but life keeps getting in the way.  I’d like to carve out a little niche for 
> myself as a useful volunteer at the events so add me to whatever list you 
> think I’ll fit. I’m a retired tv producer/documentary filmmaker/photog/video 
> photog but I can also pull weeds, plant seeds, wash dishes and cook. 😊
> 
> Best wishes!
> 
>    
> Betty Wills (Atsme on Wikipedia)
> https://www.bettywills.com <https://www.bettywills.com/> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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>> Dearest Wikimaniacs,
>> 
>> I've found myself this week catching myself at various times feeling
>> melancholy. Yes, there's a lot (a lot) of stuff going on the world and it's
>> been a very, very hard year. But there's one particular thing that I've
>> been thinking about this week, which is - this was supposed to be Wikimania
>> week, starting in a few days.
>> 
>> If the pandemic hadn't happened, I (and perhaps you) would be on our way to
>> Bangkok soon, to celebrate the 16th Wikimania. We'd be connecting in person
>> about all the things our movement does, online and off. We'd be making new
>> friends and renewing old friendships and getting rejuvenated once again for
>> the work we do.
>> 
>> I miss you all terribly, and I also want to celebrate that we've had 15 --
>> and counting -- amazing, life-changing movement-wide conferences, held all
>> around the world.
>> 
>> Andrew, Richard and I are starting a new podcast series to celebrate
>> Wikimania and our history, called "Wikipedia: year by year". We'll be
>> chatting with invited guests to discuss the world of Wikimedia each year,
>> seen through the lens of Wikimania. We're starting with Wikimania 2005, of
>> course -- the very first Wikimania, held this week (well, August 4th) in
>> 2005 in Frankfurt, Germany.
>> 
>> Tune in this Sunday, 19:00 UTC (3PM EST) to listen to us and some special
>> guests talk about that Wikimania, why it was so cool, and what the world of
>> Wikimedia was like in 2005. Send us questions and comments on social media,
>> add your own experiences to the etherpad, and watch live (or watch the
>> stream afterwards).
>> Info on tuning in:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Weekly_Network/Year_by_Year
>> etherpad for comments & story-telling, before or during the episode:
>> https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikipedia_Year_by_Year__2005
>> 
>> And regardless of whether this year would have been your 16th Wikimania,
>> your first Wikimania, or you weren't going to attend in person: let's
>> remember and celebrate the strength and the joy of our movement in any way
>> we can. Let's celebrate the late nights and the dance parties and the
>> multilingualism and the hacking and... staying up to make just one more
>> edit.
>> 
>> I miss you!
>> Phoebe
>> 
>> p.s. our hope is to not stop with 2005, but go through all of the years,
>> building towards the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia on Jan 15, 2021. Help us
>> build out the series and ideas for episodes (and guest suggestions) on
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