Hoi,
When you have been to as many Wikimania's as I have been, you will know
that it is exactly the interaction with staff that enables a lot of things.
They have the consistency (in time) to make a difference, they are embedded
in an organisation that has always cared about what it is that is said.
This does not imply that it is often that you can make a real difference,
typically things change gradually and, that is good.
When Wikimania is only for volunteers, I do not need to come (I am a
volunteer).
Thanks,
GerardM
On 16 February 2016 at 14:48, Henning Schlottmann <h.schlottm...@gmx.net>
wrote:
> On 09.02.2016 16:40, Gerard Meijssen wrote:
>
> > When you cap Wikimania, who is not to come?
>
> Employees of the WMF and the chapters, other than WMF's community
> engagement team and maybe - just maybe - selected speakers as speakers,
> not as general participants.
>
> Wikimania is not for and about employees, they should not be welcome.
>
> Check out the speakers of the last few years: Employees have hijacked
> this volunteer event.
>
> Make Wikimania a volunteer conference again. Let volunteers share
> experiences and ideas, not listen to employees telling them what to do
> and how to do it.
>
> Ciao Henning
>
>
>
>
>
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