Where was this anonymous edit made? Could someone provide a link? Jason
On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Jason Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > I would love to see the conference in Seattle, but only when the time is > right. We should not take on this project until we have the stability and > capacity to do so. I have been adamant about this, especially when east > coast Wikimedians suggest we should host. The truth is, we are not as > organized... YET! There is certainly no harm in entertaining the idea, but > I think it is in our best interest in grow slowly and smartly rather than > bite off more than we can chew. > > Jason > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 11:03 PM, Raymond Leonard < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> While I think that the effort to host WikiConference USA would help >> Cascadia Wikimedians itself scale up regardless of the year, I also believe >> that an anonymous edit adding Seattle to the list of Wikimania 2016 bidders >> is unconscionable without first getting a consensus within the user group. >> Even with a consensus, there should be no IP posts "volunteering" Seattle, >> anyway. That's just avoiding taking responsibility. >> >> BTW, does anybody have any thoughts about when & where to have the first >> Cascadia Wikimedians user group meeting? >> >> Peaceray >> >> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> We've discussed hosting WikiConference USA in 2016, but someone using an >>> IP went a step further and added Seattle to the list of potential bidders >>> for Wikimania 2016. I understand how scaling up makes sense, especially if >>> we have strong U.W. support and are able to hire an event planner, but the >>> main reason I have not suggested scaling up the event is that we are a >>> young group and we need to grow in a sustainable way; Wikimania is a very >>> large event that may distract us from the kinds of work we have already >>> planned to pursue like forming local partnerships, so I feel that Wikimania >>> would be a more appropriate event for us to host in 2017 or 2018 when we >>> have a firmer foundation and perhaps more numerous local Wikimedians and >>> partners who will assist with coordinating the event. Thoughts? >>> >>> Pine >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia >> >> >
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