Oh, whoops. I moved the pre-amble down to be "notes", and somehow it's back. My apologies.
Everything between "== Preamble ==" and "However, no real discussion has taken place, and it's clear" can be ignored. J. On 10 February 2013 18:22, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this email has been corrupted... > > On Feb 11, 2013 2:15 AM, "James Forrester" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> [Please note that I send this as a volunteer, and in no connexion to >> the Wikimedia Foundation.] >> >> Dear all, >> >> == Preamble == >> >> Last year, after some discussion on this list[0] and other places, I >> felt we as a community had said we were unhappy with the traditional >> ad-hoc system for selecting the location for each year's Wikimania, >> and wanted something different, a process that involved the community >> and was more transparent, clearer and possibly set out candidate areas >> or countries rather than inviting interested bids alone. In the hope >> that the community would self-organise along these lines, I haven't >> done anything to re-run the existing system. >> >> However, no real discussion has taken place, and it's clear >> >> >> >> [0] - >> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2011-November/003225.html >> etc. >> >> >> It's getting towards the end of November, which means it is time to >> run the Wikimania bidding process for 2013[0]. >> >> Given the traditional absence of a formal system, I'm putting myself >> forward as Jury[1] co-ordinator - a non-voting person who helps the >> Jury form and Bids get started up, sets the timeline[2], and hopefully >> makes sure everything happens smoothly. >> >> In this role, I would like to make two requests: >> >> Firstly, I'm sure the whole Wikimedia community would love to see as >> many good bids as possible. There are already a few bids[3] on Meta, >> but if you or your local community are thinking about putting one in, >> I'd urge you to get started now - there's not much time left before >> new bids will not be accepted. Making a good bid for Wikimania can be >> a lot of work, but we all benefit from there being a strong field of >> bids. >> >> >> Secondly, [Please note that I send this as a volunteer, and in no >> connexion to the Wikimedia Foundation.] >> >> Dear all, >> >> I write again to ask for people to submit bids to host Wikimania in >> 2014[0], and also to serve on the Jury to select which bid will be >> chosen, in my traditonal . >> >> >> == Request for bids == >> >> As always, the whole Wikimedia community would love to see as many >> good bids as possible. There are only two bids[1] on Meta, so if you >> or your local community are thinking about putting one in, or >> re-submitting one that is now withdrawn, I'd urge you to get started >> right away - there is very little time left. Making a good bid for >> Wikimania can be a lot of work, but we all benefit from there being a >> strong field of bids. >> >> I have updated the timeline[2] to have an (extremely) foreshortened >> pre-bidding process, which means that all provisional bids must be >> created by 23:59 UTC 3 March 2013 at the latest - i.e., three weeks' >> time from when this e-mail was written. I appreciate that this is >> short notice, but it's very important to give the winning bid the time >> to make a success, and the idea of bidding for Wikimanias should not >> be completely new to everyone by now. >> >> >> == Request for Jury volunteers == >> >> I would like to invite volunteers to serve on the Wikimania 2014 Jury. >> There is a list of general requirements on Meta[4], but to summarise: >> >> * The Jury will be mostly community volunteers with possibly some >> Wikimedia Foundation staff or Board members; >> * We of course want a mix of people from a diverse range of >> backgrounds, sexes, cultures and regions of the world; >> * We want to represent the community across the different projects and >> activities; >> * You can't be on the Jury if you are closely involved in a Bid (it's >> a conflict of interest); and >> * You need to have some free time during the selection period >> (March-April). >> >> If you wish to be involved in the Jury, please e-mail me (off-list) at >> jdforrester at gmail.com - I will announce the Jury in one week's >> time, so please contact me immediately. >> >> >> == Note == >> >> Last year, after some discussion on the Wikimania list[4] and other >> places, I felt we as a community had said we were unhappy with the >> traditional ad-hoc system for selecting the location for each year's >> Wikimania, and wanted something different, a process that involved the >> community and was more transparent, clearer and possibly set out >> candidate areas or countries rather than inviting interested bids >> alone. In the hope that the community would self-organise along these >> lines, I haven't done anything to re-run the existing system. >> >> However, no real discussion has taken place, and the process is now >> four months overdue[5]. It's clear that a community-agreed system >> won't magically snap into existence in the next few days. I would >> implore the community to work to establish a selection system for 2015 >> and beyond, but we cannot wait for 2014. Therefore, on the basis that >> I've done this before, I am running the process for Wikimania 2014 as >> before, as a non-voting organiser like the previous times. I would >> hope that this is the last time. >> >> >> >> Please also consider passing this message on (and translating it!) for >> your wiki's community forum for those that don't read these mailing >> lists. >> >> Thank you, and good luck to all Bids. >> >> >> [0] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014 >> [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014/Bids >> [5] - >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bid_selection_timeline?oldid=5233347 >> [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_jury >> [4] - >> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/2011-November/003225.html >> etc. >> [5] - >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bid_selection_timeline?oldid=5042528 >> >> Yours, >> -- >> James D. Forrester >> [email protected] >> [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal >> capacity) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > -- James D. Forrester [email protected] [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] (speaking purely in a personal capacity) _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
