--- On Wed, 8/11/10, wiki-l...@phizz.demon.co.uk <wiki-l...@phizz.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> From: wiki-l...@phizz.demon.co.uk <wiki-l...@phizz.demon.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Partecipation in Wikimania 2011 > To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 1:27 PM > Yaroslav M. Blanter wrote: > >> Isn't there supposed to be a boycott? > >> > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2006/jun/20/internationaleducationnews.highereducation > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > This is bullshit. There are always people who for > instance never take an > > air flight - should we also complain that they do not > have an opportunity > > to travel to Wikimania which is on a different > continent? > > > > OH I was just pointing out that there is an academic > boycott of Israel, > of course one is at liberty to break or not participate in > such, just > like those who turned up at Sun City. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artists_United_Against_Apartheid > > One has to decide where one stands on such issues, does one > not? > There seem to regularly be similar issues. Boston there was people from some countries who could not get visas - People have suggested Wikmania never be held in US because not everyone would be allowed to enter Taipei there were diffculties for some PRC residents. Alexandria there were boycotts/ethical issues over the executions of LBGT Egytians - People suggested Wikimania never be held in a country where LBGT folks are persecuted These issues are not really good arguments for never having Wikimania in certain countries. They are good arguments for rotating Wikimania amoung a large variety of different sorts of countries. Birgitte SB _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
