On 4 October 2012 22:05, Steven Walling <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for starting this thread. > Thanks Deror Lin for the idea :) > It's cool to hear thinking about Wikimania 2013 speaker options early > on. I really like the categories Andrew proposed, and I think it will help > clarify the thinking around what different speakers can bring to the table. > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 1. Ray Chan, 9gag. Certainly 9gag has made a splash in the geekier >> Internet community, but it would be good to see what he'd want to talk >> about first and whether it had any relevance to Wikipedians and free >> culture. Important to remember: Wikimania is first and foremost a community >> event, not just a great speaker series. >> > > In addition to what Andrew said... > > To be totally honest: 9gag is viewed by many Internet communities, such as > Reddit and 4chan, as a leech which contributes very little to these > communities. There are often rules that explicitly disallow use of 9gag > stuff on some of these sites. I don't think we necessarily want to align > ourselves with 9gag, and I don't think they would have much of substance to > say about how read online community is formed or operates. > > If we want a general meme-ery speaker, Chris Poole of 4chan and Canvas > fame would be fantastic, though like Andrew said, the direct connection is > somewhat tenuous. > Ray Chan was proposed because he is the most world-famous internet entrepreneur born and bred in Hong Kong, ie. on the premise of "local and world famous" rather than on the merits of 9gag. Thanks for the ideas though. > > >> 2. Charles Mok, certainly relevant to the conference, but not sure how >> exciting a speaker he is. >> >> 3. Arianna Huffington. Not really a fan of this pick. Can get quite >> political, and not obvious the overlap between her site and free culture. >> > > +1. Too American-centric, too political. > > >> 4. Thomas Crampton is a good pick. He was a respected working journalist >> and may be able to set the table on what Wikipedia and free culture mean >> across Asia. >> >> 5. Don't know much about Ada Wong. >> >> That said, how about some other ideas: >> >> 1. Joi Ito. He's a great friend of Wikipedia, and spoke in 2007 Wikimania >> in Taiwan. He's now MIT Media Lab director, and could give great Asia >> perspectives. >> > > Joi also has a strong free culture perspective. I think as far as someone > who can balance a global and regional perspective, he's a great pick. > > Maybe a wiki page about the options would be a good place to store a list > for consideration? > > > http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keynotes&action=edit&redlink=1:) > Would prefer to keep the discussion on Wikimania-l so that it'll be a public consultation but not too Googlable. I don't think Arianna Huffington will be impressed if she sees on [[wm2013:keynote]] "Arianna Huffington: too America-centric, we don't like her" :) Deryck
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