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User:Ilya (usurped)/Wikimania

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(my very random thoughts about Wikimania)

What is Wikipedia?

  • dream about free knowledge
  • society's board for archieving consensus

Thesis:

we are in the state of transition from encyclopedia as a sum of existing knowledge to the new space that will create new knowlegde. Goal for WM'06: to create a link between 'persons' (editors of wp) and 'society' (formal structures)

Projects for Wikimania 2006:

  • ecology board
  • scientific circle
  • future society discussion event

Motto - Edit the World

Why Boston?

  • US, MA, Boston, Harvard, MIT share same fundamental values - symbolic
  • possibility of strong scientific programme (lots of people can talk, although need to prove to them that it's worth that)

Some points:

  • I've heard that many people don't like politics of the US - but you should separate between government and people (not liking government would be a very strange reason to refrain from going to a wiki conf); moreover, Commonwealth of MA is often labeled 'free' state and in that respect is very like Wikipedia!
  • crimes in Cambridge do occur, but you should take common sense precautions (don't walk in the night alone)
  • housing is a hard problem, but we have nearly a year for planning!