Maybe it's because it's 2:30 am here, but I can't figure out how to follow those instructions. Can you just fix it and resend? On Feb 11, 2013 2:25 AM, "James Forrester" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >
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