[Foundation-l] [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2008 will happen in Alexandria, Egypt

Fri Oct 12 21:12:29 UTC 2007

Hoi,
ALL wikimedians have to consider that "when in Rome do as the Romans do".

It has little to do with sexual or whatever orientation; you have to adapt.\

Now for some risk analysis; you go to the Wikimania site, you arrive by
plain, take public transport, check in to the accommodations and you are
with people that are Wikimedians all the time. You go to presentations with
them, have something to eat with them, you are never alone. you are all the
time with Wikimedians.. truly these are people that just acquired a face,
you know them because of there being a @ in their name. Within a week you
are away...  Consequently you have hardly time to go outside of this bubble
of Wiki-dom, you hardly meet the locals and you meet them always with
others.

The risc is minute, this is based on how I have experienced three
wikimanias.

Thanks,
     GerardM

On 10/12/07, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/10/2007, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 12/10/2007, Gatto Nero <gattonero at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 2007/10/12, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>:
> > > > On 12/10/2007, Gatto Nero <gattonero at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Ah, I forgot. Even implying that some people are complaining
> 'cause
> > > > > their interest is to have sex with local gays is offensive.
> > > > > Homosexuals are not such sex-maniac-decerebrate.
> > > >
> > > > Have you heard of the phrase "straw man"?
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
> > > I can read.
> > > But I can say that we've seen a "straw man" even when I've seen people
> > > responding to concern of LGBT people with "As long as you don't make
> > > sex..."
> >
> > No-one except you has said or implied that homosexuals are
> > "sex-maniac-decerebrates". Advising somebody not to do something does
> > not imply that you think they had any intention to, it's simply
> > advice.
>
> GLBT Wikimedians should not have to be given this advice when
> attending Wikimania.
>
> --
> Oldak Quill (oldakquill at gmail.com)
>
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