Talk:Wikimania
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[edit] Academic?
Is Wikimania an academic conference? Citation would be useful. Are Wikimania papers published in academic journals?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 20:46, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
- Answered here. Thanks!--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 00:34, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wikimania 2007
Germany and the US were logical countries for the first two Wikimanias. But where is the next one to be held? Spain and Japan seem good options. And should I keep certain dates free? Is this already being discussed anywhere? DirkvdM 12:42, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
- Don't forget other English speaking countries.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:44, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 2007
When will the 2007 Wikimania take place? Will it also be from the 4th to the 6th of August? | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 01:34, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Notability?
So what? At the risk of appearing inflammatory, a conference was held, notable people and sponsors came, the NYT maybe wrote something, and this article says that this was all significant because....?? Canuckle 18:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sounds a bit "ad"ish
This article sounds a bit adish as if it were made to advertise Wikimania rather than give encyclopedic information about the confrence. Marlith T/C 02:19, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. And I know any edits will be reverted, as it's a lost cause dealing with a pet project of junior woodchucks. James1906 (talk) 21:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Wikimania 2008
It's time for wikimania 2008 section.--TheEgyptian 17:24, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Numbers
Do we know how many people attended each conference? 2007 section gives the number 440, but the previous ones have no number. Geographical distribution of the visitors would be nice, too.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 18:08, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- I see 2006 numbers were added; what about 2005? And is anybody going to try to get info on 2008? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 23:43, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Wikimani 2008 Logo
Does Wikimania 2008 have an official logo? I see the Toronto and Atlanta bids are using the same logo. Greenman 13:18, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
- Technically, we're not using "the same logo," as we altered the colors to reflect the event being held in America. But what I understand is that it's more de facto than de jure. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 07:24, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 2008 dates
could someone please add in the dates of the alexandria conference - they have been set now (and I can't for the life of me find them). They are not listed on the 2008 homepage (oddly enough). Cheers, Witty Lama 03:23, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
- Done. Key to the city (talk) 11:41, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Lead nonsense
This, the last sentence of the lead, is nonsense: "Researchers and speakers presented studies and experiments on Wikipedia and other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, on wiki culture and technology." It is not at all clear what "on wiki culture and technology" is doing there. Is it the last two of three subjects of the "studies and experiments"? And what are "experiments on Wikipedia"? I would have fixed it when I added the mandatory commas, but I don't know what it's supposed to be saying. --Milkbreath (talk) 15:42, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
- It used to say "and on the world of free knowledge" after that. I'll try to reword. –Pomte 18:41, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
