As someone who usually wears a suit and tie to Wikimedia events when I go (Hong Kong last year was the exception to that for the most part, way too humid), my advice to people would be to wear whatever the hell you feel comfortable in, subject to the normal standards of decency and the local climate. If you feel comfortable in a hoodie, then wear one. If you feel comfortable in a tie and monocle, then go right ahead. Picking on people for their choice of clothes at a conference seems awfully petty to me. Ultimately, you'll contribute more and be able to absorb more from others if you're not worrying about how tight your tie is or fretting over whether you'll be asked to leave for violating a dress code.
Cheers, Craig "That Guy In A Suit" Franklin On 8 June 2014 15:50, Peter Southwood <peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote: > And I associate hoodies with people wanting to keep their heads warm. > > -----Original Message----- > From: wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: > wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of edward > Sent: 07 June 2014 04:37 PM > To: Wikimedia Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikiconference USA in the media > > On 07/06/2014 15:18, Fæ wrote: > > So good luck to pizza stained t-shirts, wear them with pride. > > See my previous post. I thought the point was not that they had pizza > stained t-shirts, but rather that the Wikipedian who was interviewed > (Kevin) was explicitly dividing his kin into those who wear such stained > shorts, and those who dress in a 'chill' way, which as Mr McBride explains, > means 'cool and hip'. > > >>these [i.e. volunteers wearing hoodies] are the people most likely to > make a meaningful difference to open knowledge within the Wikimedia > movement. > > I don't see what the 'hoodie' bit has to do with it. I associate > 'hoodies' with people who want to remain anonymous, possibly to escape the > attention of police, government agents or other responsible members of the > enforcement community charged with keeping the world safe from terrorism or > violence. Why would such people make a meaningful difference to open > knowledge within the Wikimedia movement? > > I'm puzzled. > > , E > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7638 - Release Date: 06/07/14 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
