[Wikipedia-l] Different community dynamics for this Mediterranian Wikipedia

Sat Apr 23 12:48:53 UTC 2005

Mark Williamson wrote:
> The community dynamic is very different from any existing Wikipedia
> because these people have all seen each other, and if nessecary can
> meet face-to-face to discuss problems without much hassle.

It's worth noting that when the Dutch wikipedia had their symposium last
fall, there was a similar effect -- esp. since Waerth came all the way
from Thailand to be there.  That is, the vast majority of major
contributors and "famous people" were all there... even ones who were
not getting along well at the time.

This is one of the disadvantages that en has compared to many other
languages -- there is no realistic hope of ever getting together all the
most famous people on en at the same time.  (Unless someone wants to
donate a huge amount of money to sponsor a conference where the travel
for them is paid!)

--Jimbo