+1. Thank you for a lovely conference!
*Regards,Itzik Edri* Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:09 PM, Andrea Zanni <[email protected]> wrote: > [sorry for cross-posting] > > Hello everyone, > I would like spend a minute thanking Wikimedia Deutschland for organizing > the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin, and thanking everyone who participated > in it. > > I'd like to say out loud that I really liked the atmosphere, that I enjoy > more and more the simple fact that when we are together (chapters, WMF, > affiliates, user groups, everyone) we feel like a movement, we act like a > movement, we work and eat and drink and dance together and we argue much > less than when we are online, typing in front of screens. > > Yes, it not easy and cheap to travel half the world just to meet in > person. > Yes, there are differences and past and present disagremeents, but when we > can actually *talk* they just fade back. > > I think it is important (at least sometimes) to use wikimedia-l (as other > mailing lists) to discuss things that work :-), to express gratitude and > say out loud things that pleased us. > > I, for example, learned a lot about the ongoing transformation of the > Wikimedia Foundation: many things are changing, they are working a lot, and > very often we as affiliates do not notice these things. > I saw many changes towards a better, more open and more collaborative > Foundation, and I don't know many times I heard WMF employees asking for > feedback and help. > > So. > This is a open and shameless request for assumption of good faith, request > I'd like to make to all of us. > We'll have plenty of time to argue and discuss again, > but let's take a moment to celebrate what we are and the fact that with > our collaborative effort the world sucks a little less. > It's time that we rebuild the a "we", as in "We, Wikimedia". > > Have a nice weekend. > > Aubrey > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wmcon15_wikimedia.de mailing list > [email protected] > https://ml06.ispgateway.de/mailman/listinfo/wmcon15_wikimedia.de > > _______________________________________________ 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>
