It's interesting how much this thread reinforces what Sumana said in her keynote at the conference!
Chris On 8 Jun 2014 08:15, "Craig Franklin" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > And I associate hoodies with people wanting to keep their heads warm. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > [email protected]] 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 > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?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 > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
