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Wikimania'06 Kicks Off Next Week

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-your-wiki-on-or-around-or-betwixt dept.

Vivek writes "Following on the heels of its first international conference, the Wikimedia Foundation is ready to kick off the second Wikimania 2006 International Conference next week (August 4-6) in Cambridge, MA. Last-minute Registration is still open and volunteer positions are available. Among the prominent speakers this year are Jimmy Wales and Lawrence Lessig. Other conference events include hack fests, parties, film festivals, field trips and more!"

2 of 20 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Woah by RingDev · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I find [ctrl]-A useful when reading excessively linked Wikis. I appreciate the ability to shoot off easily on so many tangents, but it can be challanging to read when every word is a link.

    -Rick

    --
    "Most people in the U.S. wouldn't know they live in a tyrannical state if it walked up and grabbed their junk." - MyFirs
  2. Link noise by mnemonic_ · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Talk about link noise. Excessive linkage nullifies the use of a link as a highlight of key words. What a mess.